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└────────┘ 09.08.2008
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artist: Qumulus
album: Music Keeps Me and Move On
label: Zen Recordings
cat: ZEN002
year: 2008
genre: Drum & Bass
source: Vinyl
grabber: Cool Edit 2000
encoder: LAME 3.97 V2 --Vbr-New -V 2
quality: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
size: 18,7 MB
link: n/a
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│tracklist.
no. time track title
01 06:44 Qumulus - Music Keeps Me
02 07:12 Qumulus Feat Pete Rann - Move On
total time: 13:56 min
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│release notes.
Born and raised in West London, Qumulus has moved through all
genres of music coming full circle back to drum and bass. Citing a
broad spectrum of influences from soul to electro and early house,
he was a keen audiophile for many years before attempting to enter
the world of djing, which for him was an inevitable path.
Starting out initially as a hip hop dj renowned for playing the
local parties in West London, he gradually progressed to warehouse
raves and pirate radio. Hailing from West London, his youth was
musically enriched with all of Londons pirate stations, many of
whom he contributed guest appearances, interviews and dj sets.
Throughout his foray into the music scene, Qumulus has experimented
with most genres of music adopting the Norman Jay or Giles Peterson
philosophy of simply wanting to play and hear good music.
His university years bought a flurry of activity which he utilised
to develop connections within the dance music industry and catalyse
involvement in various nights in and around London. Some may recall
his shows on World Wide fm (deep house, filter house, techno)
although he was predominantly known for his regular drum n bass
show (Journey sessions) which saw a myriad of guests over the
years. This show led to various stints in and around London whilst
also holding a residency at a regular night (Upfront) at
university.
Some may also remember the Definitive sessions at Ministry of Sound
at which he played all manner of house from deep to tech house not
to mention stints at The Lost Weekend and subsequently the Blu Note
club at which he helped launch and host the Wax drum n bass nights
with Pete Rann and Oracle.
Gradually, he entered the world of production after initially
starting off with a Yamaha drum machine to which he later added a
Roland-303.
Its the case in production sometimes that you start with a few bits
of kit and eventually get them all talking to each other, next
thing you know, youre programming compositions.Im still learning
about production all the time, as is everyone else I guess.
Although, I think it will be years, if ever, when Im happy with my
sound
In 2005, Qumulus signed several tracks to a record label started by
Nookie, one of the most influential name's in Drum and Bass. He
formed this label, Strictly Digital Records
(www.strictly-digital.com) in order to provide exposure to all of
the unheard future heroes of drum n bass and create an outlet for
their unsigned material. Since signing tracks to this label,
Qumulus has enjoyed a larger and more widespread exposure to the
public and the dance music scene in general. It has catalysed
interest in his production and his dj'ing leading to various guest
spots and remix projects. He has subsequently gone on to sign
further tracks to Vibration Records(www.vibrationrecords.com) who
has also developed a loyal and creative following over the years.
It is hoped that this kind of exposure will inspire the future
heroes of tomorrow to bring forth thier creations to the public and
the loyal punters
It isnt possible to elect a point in time where I can say
definitively that I was largely influenced by one song or one
particular album. I think it somewhat pretentious to say that my
life changed after I heard a certain track/album. As a passionate
music enthusiast, it was a culmination of experimentation and
discovery that led me to the doorstep of different music scenes.
This wasnt because I aimed to be all things to all people, but
because of the gift that music is there to be enjoyed and that is
exactly what I aim to do. Music remains the greatest uniting force
it is a medium through which valuable alliances are formed that
shape our lives to come. I only hope that this is the philosophy
people adopt when they listen to it...journey your mind some more
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