Slamboree’s Freear & Kathika host an intimate bass celebration of all things stompy and delicious.
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Nicky D’Silva is a cornerstone of the UK’s breakbeat story. As co-founder of CTRL-Z, he helped push the mid-2000s tear-out sound from London basements to global festival rigs, cutting explosive records like “Chemistry / The Tunnel” (Hardcore Beats) and contributing to the Hardwired series. CTRL-Z’s high-impact engineering and raw bass ethos became a calling card, culminating in their heavyweight re-cut “Ruffneck ’09” with The Freestylers & Navigator on Never Say Die, a crossover that connected breaks to the rising bass movement.
Nicky no longer works with Tom; today he’s channeling that legacy into new solo output and label leadership. He runs Breakbeat Connection, a West London imprint/platform dedicated to the future of bass-heavy breakbeat — releasing UK-leaning, jungle-influenced material and spotlighting both veterans and new blood. Live and in the studio he keeps the energy rough, rolling and road-tested, staying true to the culture that raised him while pushing it forward.
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Slamboree Soundsystem is the pocket-sized, globally-mobile, missionary commando unit that we use to prepare the World for a full-scale Slamboree invasion.
Comprising the dynamic duo of Musicman Mike Freear and powerhouse vocalist Kathika, the Soundsystem packs all the essential Slambo elements into a concentrated dose of fun.
Over the years Freear and Kathika have set dance floors alight from USA to Australia, Panama to Russia and everywhere in-between.
This high energy bass-filled behemoth is not one to be missed
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Dnkz, winner of mix of the year funk and filth,
Signed by Krafty Kuts, and instant vibe records, first ep, was a hit no1 in the breaks beatport genre, now Continuously creating intricate, tracks, and verging on the tech house borderlines, he is excelling in audio productio ultimately now a giver of insaine, Productions and mixes that keep you on the edge, of never wanting to leave the dance floor.
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NIGHT SHIFT (Drum & Bass)
A dedicated focus on the more aggressive, bass-heavy, and dancefloor-driven side of 170 BPM music. The sound is characterized by tough, cutting drum edits, relentless basslines, and a clear influence from the raw energy of jungle and dancefloor D&B.
The project has found a home on prominent D&B imprints, most notably The Prototypes' Get Hype Records and BeatsBassLife (Sigma's label), signaling a clear commitment to high-calibre, system-testing tracks. NIGHT SHIFT is known for collaborations with respected vocalists and MCs in the scene and has built a reputation for delivering consistent anthems, securing features on major channels like UKF and receiving radio play on BBC Radio 1.
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