Foreshadows is proud to present its first international booking, THE BODY SNATCHERS feat 30hz and Baobinga, fresh from the UK. Fresh from headlining the 2007 Breakspoll awards, the Body Snatchers hit One A.M. for bullshit hot breakbeat!
30Hz
Tough electro edged breakbeat from Bristol UK. In the all too often bland world of breaks 30Hz has a unique sound and style that sets him apart from the crowd. Taking influences from techy drum & bass, electro and the hip hop of his native America, 30Hz has built up his label Vertical Sound into one of the leading breakbeat imprints, releasing artists such as Circuit Breaker, Baobinga & Id, Smithmonger and of course his own productions. He has also released on some of the biggest labels in breakbeat and electro such as Supercharged, Satamile and Cyberfunk and has several singles forthcoming on Lot49 later this year. His music has been featured in everything from Xbox games to prime time UK television to BBC radio 1 airplay and will feature in the Universal film “Children of Men” which is released in September.
In gigs around the world, 30Hz has shocked crowds with his trademark fast mixing style, assaulting the audience with energetic and bass heavy performances. As with his productions, his DJ sets showcase a wide range of styles that reflect his open minded tastes regardless of genres. This summer has seen 30Hz touring Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Israel and will be rounding it all off with a tour of America.
Over the past year 30Hz has been collaborating with Manchester based artist Baobinga to form The Body Snatchers mixing ghetto tech attitude with breakbeat energy and electro house production. Forthcoming The Body Snatchers releases will include a remix 12 of Ferry Corsten featuring Guru of Gangstar fame for Positiva. Other upcoming collaborations include a 12” with Vlad Sokolov, and one with Lot49 owner Meat Katie
Baobinga
Worldwide gigs, including appearances at London’s Fabric, Ministry of Sound, The End, San Francisco’s 1015 – and many a sweasty basement inbetween! A BBC Radio 1 guest mix. Tunes that appear on hugely successful compilations, multi-million selling computer games and in the boxes of all the big names in breakbeat – and beyond. Releases on the top tear-out labels and a double nomination in the 2005 breakspoll awards. All this, AND a cheeky grin… everyone loves Manchester’s Baobinga!
In the past two years, Baobinga has gained a reputation for pushing a unique and versatile sound that refuses to recognise boundaries. His sets take in everything from techno, dubstep, garage, house, breaks, hip-hop and D’n’B, and his productions have a similarly wide range of influences. From the anthemic ‘Bashmment Track’, which featured on the massive Freestylers Fabric Live CD, the amen-based monster that is ‘The Session’ (licensed to the Shut Up And Dance ‘Breakbeat Elite’ CD) through to the 4/4 stomp of ‘Shake Yer Head’ (the fourth release on Aquasky’s 777 label) and the glorious swagger of ‘The Feeling’ (picked up by Electronic Arts for their FIFA Street computer game), Baobinga has become one of the names to watch for anyone interested in exciting, energetic breakbeat. His release on Supercharged, ‘Know Ya / All Up In Your Head’ was a collaboration with 30Hz and became a firm favourite with the Plump DJs and Atomic Hooligan, and just about everyone else! His recent collaborations with I.D. as ‘Big Monster’ are being released on the legendary Fat! label and have turned heads for their blend of tough breaks with emotive techno influences – as witnessed on Rite Of Passage and new single The Machine.
New projects on the pipeline include his Pablo Beatz alias, pushing the breakstep sound to new levels and attracting support from J Da Flex, The Plump DJs, Rossi B and Oris Jay, and an electro-house influenced album project with 30Hz as ‘The Bodysnatchers’ – the first fruits of which were picked up by Rennie Pilgrem for his Radio 1 Essential Mix (the utterly tuff yet superemely funky ‘Rip Shit Up’) and have already attracted the attentions of dance uber-label Positiva. 2006 will see Baobinga continuing to elude pigeon holes, push boundaries and get crowds jumping to his unique blend of beats and bass, worldwide.
