The Kings of Drum n Bass
The bands first track was from Chase and Status on the label Renegade Hardware and featured with big tracks such as Love’s Theme, Iron Fist and Hoodrat on upcoming record labels such as Bingo, BC Presents and Habit. DJ’s: Andy C, Mampi Swift, Friction, Zinc, Pendulum, Fabio and Bad Company have shown massive support for their genre which has only been further proven by nonstop shows on The Radio
Since the creation of their drum and bass career in 2004, chase & status have increasingly been moving further in the dnb scene. Their style is a mix of melodic dubstep and drum n bass and they have remixed dozens of new songs by different artists imputting their own style. Some have said their genre even borders on dream trance. Chase and Status have been influenced by artists of the same genre such as Prodigy but really set a name for themselves in the last three years especially 2007 and 2008. Once the small genre of the mix of dnb and dubstep became mainstream they really launched forward and began to top the charts. They still have not caught on outside of the UK in markets like the USA however the trend seems to show that they will. Their myspace official site shows that they have received over 200,000 listeners and their Lastfm page shows that they have over 100,000 listeners that have scrobbled tracks with the lastfm player. Definitely awesome.
Already interested and want to hear more? There are countless videos online that you can check out. You can find a couple tracks at the following urls and begin your journey into the world of dubstep today.
White Lies – Death (Chase and Status Remix)
Nneka – Heartbeat (Chase and Status Remix)
Starting their DJ career in London over nine years ago, Chase & Status have launched constant stylistic changes the industry has been through. Their sets reflect on a wide spectrum of DnB. Currently, Chase and Status are on tour in various locations accross the United Kingdom.
Oxford Regal (April 28)
London Koko (29)
Manchester Academy (30)
Glasgow O2 ABC (May 1)
Birmingham Custard Factory (2)
Leeds O2 Academy (4)
Sheffield O2 Academy (5)
Bournemouth O2 Academy (6)
Cornwall Eden Project (7)
Bristol O2 Academy (8)
Cardiff University Great Hall (9)
Nottingham Rock City (11)
Norwich UEA (12)
Lincoln Engine Shed (13)
