| Air Recordings / Music Blog |  | | Air Recordings | Ali B established Air Recordings as the recording arm of his infamous Air
parties, which have been running since the mid nineties at venues across
London, including The Blue Note, 333, Mass, Electrowerkz, Rhythm
Factory and its current home, Cargo. Air is now a worldwide name taking
on arenas at festivals such as Glastonbury, Global Gathering, Hi-Fi, Two
Tribes (Australia) and more. It is widely acknowledged as the biggest
force in British beats regularly playing host to artists including The Plump
DJs, Stanton Warriors and The Freestylers.
Musically, Air Recordings covers a wide range of leftfield sounds.
Releases have included Finish electro breaks duo Mr Velcro Fastener, US
stalwarts, Tony Faline and DJ Love, the UK’s Will Saul (with Ursula
Rucker), and rising stars, Janette Slack and Diverted, alongside Ali B himself who’s
recent track with The Jungle Brothers propelled Air Recordings into the
major league. ‘Beats On A String’ was play-listed on BBC 6 in the UK and
Australia’s national Triple J radio station. The first album released on Air
Recordings, ‘Ali B Presents Air Breaks’, is a definitive snapshot of the
worldwide breaks scene in 2006.
Ali B is a prominent member of London’s leftfield scene. Over the last
decade he has held down residencies at the capital’s two most influential
clubs. He spent his teens working at the Acid Jazz label and then as a DJ,
made his mark as resident at the legendary Blue Note club. He now
resides at Fabric where he has been from the day it opened. He also
hosted a weekly radio show on Capital FM for five years, the UK’s biggest
commercial radio station. Ali’s own artist productions, including his recent
track with Jungle Brothers, and remixes for the likes of Positiva, Multiply,
Sony and Cheeky, have taken him, and breaks, to an international
audience.
The next single releases on Air Recordings will come from DJ Love, and
new signings and future stars, Janette Slack and Diverted. | | 2007-05-04 16:58:49 | | BLOG ARCHIVE
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