Counterstrike (drum and bass group)
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Counterstrike, is a drum and bass
producer duo from Cape Town
consisting of Justin Scholtemeyer and Eaton Crous. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the South Africa
n drum 'n bass
scene. Counterstrike are known for their composition
of raw, high energy sound mostly inspired by Metal, Techno
and early Techstep.
DJ’s / Producers
since the mid Nineties. Collectively producing since 1998, the duo drew attention for their releases on various high profile labels such as Rob Playford's Moving Shadow
, Dieselboy’s
Human Imprint
, Barcode Recordings and Dylan's Obscene.
Algorythm Recordings, their own imprint, was re-launched in 2005 and includes releases from artists such as Current Value, Limewax
, SPL and T.Z.A.
and the United States
, playing at events and clubs such as Therapy Sessions
, Respect (LA
), Kings Of The Jungle, Homegrown
(Cape Town
), and Renegade Hardware
at The End
(London
).
Counterstrike have performed across the globe in countries including Russia
, United Kingdom
, Sweden
, Austria
, Netherlands
, Germany
, United States
, Estonia
, South Africa
, Belgium
, Spain
, Lithuania
, Croatia
, Switzerland
, Poland
, Portugal
, Czech Republic
and Ukraine
.
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
producer duo from Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
consisting of Justin Scholtemeyer and Eaton Crous. They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n drum 'n bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
scene. Counterstrike are known for their composition
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
of raw, high energy sound mostly inspired by Metal, Techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
and early Techstep.
Biography
Counterstrike also known as Animal Chin and 500 Mills, have been active drum 'n bassDrum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
DJ’s / Producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
since the mid Nineties. Collectively producing since 1998, the duo drew attention for their releases on various high profile labels such as Rob Playford's Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow was a UK-based jungle/drum and bass record label that was started in 1990 by Rob Playford. Alongside such labels as Suburban Base, Formation Records, D-Zone, Reinforced, and Metalheadz, Moving Shadow grew to become one of the best-regarded and longest-lived labels in its genre,...
, Dieselboy’s
Dieselboy
Dieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint which launched in September 2010...
Human Imprint
Human Imprint
Human Imprint Recordings is an American drum and bass record label founded by Damian Higgins in New York City in 2002...
, Barcode Recordings and Dylan's Obscene.
Algorythm Recordings, their own imprint, was re-launched in 2005 and includes releases from artists such as Current Value, Limewax
Limewax
Limewax is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, whose style tends towards the harsher sounds of hardstep and darkstep. However he is most recognisable as a Skullstep artist....
, SPL and T.Z.A.
Singles
- 2001: Pressure / Questions (featuring Tasha) on Allied Recordings
- 2003: Doom Prophet / Damaged on Core Productions
- 2003: Candy Flip / Existenz on Invader
- 2003: Monster Munch / Tortured Soul on Outbreak Limited
- 2003: Synergy / End of Line on Cell Recordings
- 2003: Metalgear (aka Counterstrike) & Impact - Evil Eye / Broken Crystal on Dynamic Recordings
- 2003: Stickfight / Metal Gear on Leet Recordings
- 2004: Sentinel / IO on Drop On Request
- 2004: V / Misfit on Cell Recordings
- 2004: Africanism / Bloodline on Outbreak Limited
- 2004: Never Enough (feat. Soma) / Aeons (feat. Drop Bass) on Revolution Recordings
- 2004: Spinal Tap (feat. Impact) / Diablo (feat. Psyke & Manta) on Cell Recordings
- 2004: Pierced on Revolution Recordings
- 2005: Killswitch / Enemy on Algorythm Recordings
- 2005: Ghost / Nemesis (feat. Sunchase & Tasha) on Revolution Recordings
- 2005: Bodybag / Mutilation on Obscene
- 2005: Deathstar / Truth on Algorythm Recordings
- 2005: Everchanging on Revolution Recordings
- 2006: White Light on Evol Intent Recordings
- 2006: The Power to Distort / Motherfucking Skulls (with Eye-DEye-DEye-D is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ from Goes. Eye-D's sound is known for its hardcore influences.-Biography:Eye-D, also known as Frank Nitzinsky, has been active as a drum & bass and hardcore DJ and producer since 1991. He got his professional start with his first hardcore release on...
) on PRSPCT Recordings - 2006: Revelation on Ohm Resistance
- 2006: Snuff / Timewarp on Algorythm Recordings
- 2006: Counterstrike & Genr8 - Grey Matter on Evol Intent Recordings
- 2006: Triggerhappy on Guerilla Recordings
- 2007: Counterstrike & Mumblz - Sickness & Suffering on Future Sickness
- 2007: Counterstrike & Eye-DEye-DEye-D is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ from Goes. Eye-D's sound is known for its hardcore influences.-Biography:Eye-D, also known as Frank Nitzinsky, has been active as a drum & bass and hardcore DJ and producer since 1991. He got his professional start with his first hardcore release on...
- The Grind on Prspct Recordings
EPs
- 2005: Counterstrike – Phantasm / Merciless / Zulu Warrior / Zaire on Moving ShadowMoving ShadowMoving Shadow was a UK-based jungle/drum and bass record label that was started in 1990 by Rob Playford. Alongside such labels as Suburban Base, Formation Records, D-Zone, Reinforced, and Metalheadz, Moving Shadow grew to become one of the best-regarded and longest-lived labels in its genre,...
X
- 2005: Counterstrike – From Beyond The Grave EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
feat. SPL, LimewaxLimewaxLimewax is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, whose style tends towards the harsher sounds of hardstep and darkstep. However he is most recognisable as a Skullstep artist....
, T.Z.A on Algorythm Recordings
Albums
- 2004: Counterstrike - Can't Let Go - Biolological Warfare LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
on Outbreak - 2005: Counterstrike - Gateway - Us Against The World LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
on Barcode Recordings - 2008: Counterstrike - Insubordination LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
on Algorythm Recordings
Remixes
- 2000: Krushed & Sorted - King Of The Swingers (Animal Chin RMX) on African Dope
- 2003: Counterstrike - Candy Flip (Monkey & Large RMX) / Dimension Intrusion on Invader
- 2003: Counterstrike - V (Resonant Evil RMX) / Synergy (Raiden RMX) on Cell Recordings
- 2004: Counterstrike - Doom Prophet VIP / Damaged (Magna Karta RMX) on Core Productions
- 2004: Su3ject - Rage (Counterstrike Remix) on Trickdisk
- 2004: Muffler - Wreck (Counterstrike Remix) on Disturbed
- 2006: KC - Extreme Steel (Counterstrike Arena Remix) on Human ImprintHuman ImprintHuman Imprint Recordings is an American drum and bass record label founded by Damian Higgins in New York City in 2002...
- 2007: DJ G-I-S - Inner Demons (Counterstrike Remix) on Intransigent
- 2008: Counterstrike & Mumblz - Sickness & Suffering (Donny Remix) on Future Sicness
- Counterstrike Vs. Josh Wink - I'm Ready VIP
CDs
- 2005: Various Artists - Us Against The World on Barcode Recordings
- 2005: Counterstrike - From Beyond The Grave on Algorythm Recordings
- 2008: Various Artists - Substance DSubstance DSubstance D is a drum and bass compilation album mixed by Dieselboy. The first disc is mixed and the second disc is unmixed. The CD art was designed by Akira Takahashi...
on Human ImprintHuman ImprintHuman Imprint Recordings is an American drum and bass record label founded by Damian Higgins in New York City in 2002... - 2008: Counterstrike - Insubordination on Algorythm Recordings
Featured Compilations
- 2001: Various Artists - Biogenesis mix CD on Algorythm Recordings
- 2001: Krushed & Sorted - Acid Made Me Do It on African Dope
- 2004: Counterstrike - Drum 'n Bass Singles 2002-2004 CD on Algorythm Recordings
- 2004: Various Artists - Biological Warfare CD mixed By Resonant Evil on Outbreak Recordings
- 2004: Various Artists - CD mixed by Temper D on Cell Recordings
- 2005: Various Artists – Kmag51 - Mixed By Rawkiss on Knowledge Magazine
- 2005: Various Artists - First Contact - Mixed By Audio on Invader Recordings
- 2005: Various Artists - Us Against The World - Mixed by Evol IntentEvol IntentEvol Intent is a hardstep drum and bass group formed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. in 2000. The group is composed of The Enemy , Knick , and Gigantor ....
on Barcode Recordings - 2006: Various Artists – Kmag60 - Mixed By SPL & LimewaxLimewaxLimewax is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, whose style tends towards the harsher sounds of hardstep and darkstep. However he is most recognisable as a Skullstep artist....
on Knowledge Magazine - 2007: Various Artists - 66 Minutes Of Sickness - Mixed By Panacea on Resident Magazine
- 2007: Various Artists - Kmag70 - Mixed By Manifest on Knowledge Magazine
- 2008: Timewarp VIP, N/V/D (Counterstrike Zentraedi Remix) - Mixed By DieselboyDieselboyDieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint which launched in September 2010...
on Substance DSubstance DSubstance D is a drum and bass compilation album mixed by Dieselboy. The first disc is mixed and the second disc is unmixed. The CD art was designed by Akira Takahashi...
Tours
Apart from their busy production schedule Counterstrike still find the time to regularly perform in EuropeEurope
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and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, playing at events and clubs such as Therapy Sessions
Therapy Sessions
Therapy Sessions is a franchise of drum and bass events created by Anger Management booking agency and UK based label Freak Recordings.The first Therapy Sessions event happened at the Herbal club in London in 2003, and from then it has expanded worldwide with shows in the United States, Romania,...
, Respect (LA
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
), Kings Of The Jungle, Homegrown
Homegrown (drum and bass event)
Homegrown is a monthly drum and bass event held at Mercury Live, Cape Town. It has featured several international and local acts, including Dieselboy, Pendulum, Counterstrike, Donny, Raiden, Eye-D, Matt Impact, Robyn Chaos, Temper D, Nymfo, SFR and Hyphen....
(Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
), and Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware is one of the major record labels in the drum and bass music industry.-History:Creatively born in 1995 Renegade Hardware has without question cemented itself as one of the most pioneering Drum & Bass labels in the world....
at The End
The End (club)
The End was a nightclub in the West End of London, England. Started in December 1995 by DJs Layo Paskin and Mr C, The End was world-renowned. It was also responsible for the label End Recordings....
(London
London
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).
Counterstrike have performed across the globe in countries including Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Austria
Austria
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, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, United States
United States
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, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Belgium
Belgium
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, Spain
Spain
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, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, Croatia
Croatia
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
External links
- Algorythm Recordings Official Website
- http://www.myspace.com/counterstrikeCounterstrike on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
] - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Counterstrike/8914166001Counterstrike on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
] - http://www.myspace.com/animalchincounterstrikeAnimal Chin on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
] - http://www.myspace.com/500millscounterstrike500 Mills on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
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See also
- List of jungle and drum'n'bass artists
- List of jungle and drum'n'bass record labels
- History of drum and bassHistory of drum and bassDrum and bass is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle...