Some DJs and producers align themselves to a rigidly defined formula. Baobinga & ID see no such boundaries. Through their productions and DJ sets, they reveal the common thread that runs through an increasingly fragmented dance music scene, from techno, through breaks, house and garage, on to drum and bass.
Baobinga is one of the most respected names in the breakbeat scene, known for anthems as diverse as ‘The Bashment Track’, the Alter-Ego does Prince rocker ‘Know Ya’ (with 30Hz) on Supercharged, and the digital ragga vibes of ‘Style & Trend’ featuring Tayo & MC Spyda, on the legendary Soul Jazz imprint. His productions with fellow Mancunian ID have also been setting standards in breakbeat since their first release ‘The Feeling’ (Hardcore Beats, 2004), which won single of the month in DJ Mag and Knowledge, and was snapped up by Electronic Arts for their multi-million selling ‘FIFA Street 2’ game. The latest stage in their musical evolution is the ‘Big Monster’ project on Fat Records, which launched in 2006 with the epic ‘Rite Of Passage’ and which won them immediate acclaim from across the scene for their innovative use of emotive techno and house influences. It resulted in one of the biggest singles of the year – “The Machine”, which was included on the Stanton Warriors’ FabricLive CD.
2007 saw a stellar increase in the profile of this hardworking pair. Starting the year with ‘Hood Thang’ on Pure Filth, which was hammered by everyone from Rennie Pilgrem to Freq Nasty, they then lit up floors with the house-inspired ‘Recognise’ and the Baltimore/Grime mash up that is ‘Jump Up Get Hype’ featuring Virus Syndicate – a track which has been on constant rotation on 1Xtra, as well as receiving plays on Radio 1 and stations across Europe.
Tracklisting:
1. Stereotyp Feat Edu K & Joyce Muniz – Jece Valadao (Man Recordings)
2. Crookers – Aguas De Parco (Big Sur Recordings)
3. Baobinga & I.D. Present Big Monster – Recognise (Fat!)
4. Elektrons Feat Pete Simpson & Soup – Get Up (Herve Remix) (Wall Of Sound)
5. Maelstrom – Rock Steady (Menu Music)
6. Baobinga & I.D. Present Big Monster – Jump Up Get Hype Feat Virus Syndicate (Fat!)
7. Pharoahe Monch – Body Baby (Sinden Remix) (Island)
8. 30Hz – Daddio (Lot 49)
9. Debonaire Samir – Samir’s Theme (Sneakerz)
10. Cave – The Revenge (Hertz Remix) (Hz Trax)
11. Rico Tubbs – Knuckle Sandwich (Baobinga & I.D. Present Big Monster Remix) (Menu Music)
12. Rejected – Let’s Go Juno (Rejected)
13. Introspective – Polekat (30Hz Remix) (Sinister)
14. Cave – Street Carnival 2007 Remix (Spilo)
15. Baobinga & I.D. Present Big Monster – Jewelz (Fat!)
16. Marc Ashton – Size 3 (Skream Remix) (Leftroom)
17. I.D. – Once Again (Dub)
18. Juju – Punks (Narco Hz)
19. DJ Godfather Vs Rich Boy – Throw Some D’s (Remix) (Databass)
Australian tour dates:
2nd May – Breaks N Enter, Brisbane
3rd May – Roxanne Parlour, Melbourne
9th May – Ambar, Perth
16th May – Code, Auckland
17th May – The Cross, Sydney
