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Ben Payne (AKA) and Joe Wills (Statik) have spent most
of their lives living and breathing music. Living in Bristol
has certainly helped, with its strong underground scene
providing unrivalled inspiration. Approaching drum n bass
from their hip hop roots, they first decided to make music
aged 15. Soon realising they both had the same passion
for music; they decided to continue producing tracks,
leading to their first release on local label Tribe in
2001.
In 2002 they released
a number of singles on Renegade, Frontline, Blue Box
and Pivotal, which found their way into the boxes of
many of the scene's top DJs including: Fabio, LTJ Bukem,
Goldie, Bryan Gee, Nookie, Hype, DJ Addiction, Patife
& High Contrast. This year they have releases scheduled
for Defunked, Breakbeat Science and Nu Directions, as
well as further material due on Renegade and Frontline.
A combination of their fresh and soulful approach to
mixing and their dubplate heavy tune selection has secured
them residencies at Bristol nights Drive By, Metric
and Enter. They also promote their own night Intrigue,
a platform for deep and soulful drum n bass, similar
in vibe to Fabio’s legendary Swerve. This is held
fortnightly Wednesdays at the intimate Bar Latino in
Bristol. Residents are DJ Addiction, The Insiders, Danny
Byrd and Gerard.
AKA hosts a fortnightly Insiders show on Burst Radio,
bringing you the freshest drum n bass cuts. For further
info and to tune visit the Burst
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