Join us at Vibes from 95 to celebrate the UK’s rave culture. Named after the iconic DJ VIbes visit to Ripley in 1995 our music policy is hardcore, old school and jungle from 1992 onwards. For our green night we welcome former Vibealite and Pleasuredome resident DJ Rush & Hyper-On Experience of Moving Shadow and Kniteforce Records.
DJ Rush was one of the resident DJ's at UK raves Vibealite and The Pleasuredome in the nineties.
Well known for his unique scratching and perfect mixing skills and eclectic track selection.
Alex and Danny (Hyper On Experience) met when Alex moved to Beccles aged 14. They became friends along with JMJ (Jay Hurren) & Richie (Andrew Riches) and started going out raving, DJing and producing. In 1990 Alex wanted to update his studio, Danny got a loan to enable them to do this and Hyper On Experience was born. They split up in 1994, with Alex being asked to record an E-Z Rollers album with JMJ and Danny going solo as Flytronix.
The duo of Jay Hurren and Alex Banks defined the easy-rolling two-step of Moving Shadow Records during the late '90s with their recordings as E-Z Rollers, after developing hardcore breakbeats earlier in the decade as JMJ & Richie and Hyper On Experience. Both were originally involved in the mid-'80s rare-groove and hip-hop scene around their native East Anglia, promoting shows and DJing as well. They moved into house as well after the rave explosion, and while Banks increasinly concentrated on production work in his home studio during the early '90s, Hurren continued to mix at events, usually billed as JMJ.
The duo began recording (separately at first) after meeting emerging jungle don L.T.J Bukem -- Banks with Hyper On Experience and Hurren with JMJ & Richie (as well as the solo project Parallel World). Hurren and Banks' various singles for Rob Playford's Moving Shadow and Bukem's Good Looking -- "Montana" and "Universal Horn" as JMJ & Richie, "Thunder Grip" and "Lords of the Null Lines" as Hyper-On Experience -- helped write the template for smooth drum'n'bass with plenty of jazz texture but swift rhythms to keep the vibes moving in clubs.
After meeting up with vocalist Kelly Richards at one of their gigs, Hurren and Banks decided to form E-Z Rollers around the threesome. Their debut album Dimensions of Sound appeared in mid-1996, followed by several additional singles for Moving Shadow and the full-length follow-up Weekend World. Hurren and Banks have also worked on production for Foul Play and Peshay.
We welcome Alex Banks of Hyper On Experience & EZ Rollers
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