Friction vs Camo & Krooked
Friction vs Camo & Krooked
Genres: Drum and bass, breakbeat, liquid funk
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About Friction vs Camo & Krooked
CAMO & KROOKED: Both Rietsch and Wagner have been producing music since 2002. They met at one of Rietsch's gigs and collaborated to form Camo & Krooked in 2007. Their first release was in 2008 with Play It / Hidden Edge / Drop It!. Due to Camo & Krooked success with Above & Beyond released in February 2010, they won Best Newcomer DJ's at the 2010 Drum & Bass: Arena Awards, and put out two mixes for BBC Radio 1‘s Annie Nightingale, Fabio & Grooverider. Grooverider later quoted that Camo & Krooked are “one of the biggest talents in Drum & Bass”. Both of these mixes bring to the table Camo & Krooked‘s usual varying sub-genres of Drum & Bass. Camo & Krooked were signed by Hospital Records on the December 4th 2010 to join the likes of Netsky, High Contrast and Danny Byrd. On 3 June 2011, Camo & Krooked released their first single from their upcoming album, "All Fall Down / Breezeblock" ventured into new genres for them into the realms of Dubstep, "All Fall Down" reached number 97 on the UK Singles Chart and number 14 on the UK Dance Chart. During 2011, due to the success and the release of "All Fall Down" and their growing Discography of songs, they played live at Festivals throughout Europe. Some of these gigs were alongside big names of the genre like Chase & Status & Sub Focus, They performed at the Relentless's Nass festival and also at the Global Gathering festival, both in July 2011. In addition, they also headlined the Strongbow stage at the V Festival in August 2011. The second single of Camo & Krooked's second album, "Make The Call" was released on 12 September 2011 with "In The Future" as the second track. "Make The Call" was their last released single prior to the album's release in the latter months of 2011, which in August 2011 was revealed to be named "Cross The Line". In BBC Radio 1's show of Fabio & Grooverider (12 September), Camo & Krooked announced the album will be released on the 3rd of October. The Album is available on 12″ Vinyl, CD and by Digital Download, the album was available for pre-order on iTunes. "Cross The Line" was released on 3 October 2011. On December 1, 2011, Camo & Krooked were awarded with the Best Producer title at the 2011 Drum and Bass Arena Awards. The third single of Camo & Krooked's second album, "Cross the Line", the title track, was released on 14 November 2011. FRICTION: Brighton-raised Friction is one of only a handful of drum and bass DJs to utilise three decks to mash up his mixes, creating a unique sound. As a teenager Friction was busy playing and promoting events in Brighton when he began collaborating with local producers Stakka & K-Tee who were heavily involved in Andy C's Ram Records label. In 1998 Friction released his debut single Critical Mass under the name 'Kinnetix', attracting the attention of major labels. Soon he was releasing tracks on renowned labels such as Valve, Tru Playaz, Trouble On Vinyl, 31 Records, Hospital, Charge and Renegade Hardware alongside his own Shogun Audio imprint. Friction is regarded as one of the biggest DJs in the drum and bass scene, with an extremely fast rise to success in the last 5 years. Highly regarded for his various mix CDs and releases on labels like Hospital, Tru Playaz and Renegade Hardware. One of his biggest tracks was the "Back To Your Roots Remix" on Shogun Audio in 2007. He is label manager of Shogun Audio, and was a regular DJ on the BBC 1Xtra D&B M1X Show. Friction is not to be confused with the Asian DJ Friction who specialises in Hip Hop, or Bobby Friction of the BBC Asian Network. On 10 January 2012, BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe made Friction's song "Led Astray" his Hottest Record in the World. From April 2012, Friction will present host his own drum and bass show on BBC Radio 1 on Mondays from 2am to 4am.
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