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Commix Origin Cambridge, United Kingdom Genres Drum and Bass, Liquid Funk Labels Metalheadz / Hospital Records Website http://www.myspace.com/commix Members Guy Brewer, George Levings Commix is a drum and bass duo from Cambridge, UK.[1]
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History
Based in Cambridge, Commix originally comprised George Levings, Guy Brewer and Conrad Whittle.[2] As a DJ/production team, they began working together in 2002 and the trio released a series of 12-inch singles on the Aquasonic, Tangent Recordings, Good Looking Records, Creative Source and Brand.nu labels, with notable tracks including 2003's "Feel Something", and 2004's "Herbie" and "Surround".[2] After Whittle's departure, Commix was signed to Goldie's label Metalheadz in 2005. The trio met when they were at an international pokemon competition.[citation needed]
Commix's signature track, "Satellite Song", was featured on the Metalheadz compilation Winter Of Content, while two other club favourites ("Urban Legend" and "If I Should Fall") were paired up on a 12-inch single. Their debut album, Call To Mind, was released in summer 2007, to generally positive reviews.[3][4][5][6] Call To Mind was the second release of an artist album on Metalheadz, after Goldie's Rufige Kru alter-ego's Malice in Wonderland.[7] The duo has also notably remixed tracks by artists including Bebel Gilberto, Adam F and DJ Die.[8]
Influences
Commix's sound has been influenced by many different musical genres. Their sound features elements of liquid funk,[9] techno, soul and even house. Levings previously played saxophone, flute and piano, before venturing into the hip hop and electronic music scenes.[citation needed] Similarly, Brewer had a wide-ranging interest in music before being introduced to drum and bass.
Discography
Albums
- Call To Mind (2007)
- FabricLive.44 (Feb 2009)
- Re:Call to Mind (2010)
Singles
- "Feel Something" (2003)
- "Herbie" (2004)
- "Surround" (2004)
- "Satellite Song" (2005)
- "Urban Legend" (2005)
- "If I Should Fall" (2005)
- "How You Gonna Feel" (feat. Steve Spacek)
- "The Perfect Blue" (2006)
- "Be True / Satellite Type 2" (2007)
- "Faceless (Marcus Intalex Remix) / Solvent" (2007)
- "Talk To Frank / Electric" (2007)
- "Envious / Justified" (2009)
Remixes
- DJ Fresh - When The Sun Goes Down (Commix Remix) (2004)
- Bebel Gilberto – Aganjú
- (Commix Vocal Mix) (2004)
- (Commix Dub Mix) (2004)
- DJ Die - Autumn (Remixed by Commix) (2004)
- Suv – Suenos Different (Commix Remix) (2004)
References
- ^ "RA News: Commix ready their Fabriclive mix". Residentadvisor.net. http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=9984. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. Commix at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ Jeffries, David. Call to Mind at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "RA Reviews: Commix - Call To Mind (Album)". Residentadvisor.net. http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=5004. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Are Commix the future of drum'n'bass?". Metro.co.uk. 2008-06-18. http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/183061-are-commix-the-future-of-drumnbass. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Commix in the Studio". XLR8R. 2011-07-03. http://www.xlr8r.com/features/2007/11/commix-studio. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Metalheadz discography @ rolldabeats - dance music discography resource". Rolldabeats.com. http://www.rolldabeats.com/label/metalheadz/releases. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ a b "Commix Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2009-04-07. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Commix#t=Credits_Remix&q=&p=1. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Commix Live - Festivals 2011". Festivalsearcher.com. http://www.festivalsearcher.com/artists.aspx?artist_id=Commix. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
External links
Categories:- Drum and bass music groups
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