Full Cycle Recordings
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Full Cycle Recordings was a record label
based in Bristol
, England
specialising in drum and bass
. The label was a sister label of V Recordings
and is owned and run by Daniel Kausman (DJ Die
), Paul Southey (DJ Suv), Keith Thompson (DJ Krust
) and Ryan Williams (Roni Size
). Their first release was in 1993.
The Full Cycle camp is almost directly synonymous with drum'n'bass's "Bristol sound", both being primarily associated with Roni Size
, DJ Die
, DJ Suv and DJ Krust
. This quartet formed half of the Mercury Music Prize
winning band Reprazent
. Reprazent vocalist Dynamite MC is also associated with the label. Over the years, the label has also released other artists, such as Surge, DJ Clipz and Tali.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
specialising in drum and 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...
. The label was a sister label of V Recordings
V Recordings
V Recordings is a drum and bass record label, based in London. Started by DJs Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost, V Recordings is one of the longest-running Drum and Bass imprints, with a large catalogue of releases stretching back to 1993...
and is owned and run by Daniel Kausman (DJ Die
DJ Die
DJ Die , is a British music producer and DJ. He was a founder of drum and bass label Full Cycle Recordings and a member of acts Reprazent and Breakbeat Era....
), Paul Southey (DJ Suv), Keith Thompson (DJ Krust
Krust
Krust or DJ Krust is an English drum and bass producer and DJ who is part of the Bristol based Reprazent collective, as well as releasing his own solo material such as "Burnin" which was released on Kickin Records.Krust was interested in hip hop, acid house and rave music as a youth, and was a...
) and Ryan Williams (Roni Size
Roni Size
Roni Size is a British record producer and DJ, who came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective...
). Their first release was in 1993.
The Full Cycle camp is almost directly synonymous with drum'n'bass's "Bristol sound", both being primarily associated with Roni Size
Roni Size
Roni Size is a British record producer and DJ, who came to prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective...
, DJ Die
DJ Die
DJ Die , is a British music producer and DJ. He was a founder of drum and bass label Full Cycle Recordings and a member of acts Reprazent and Breakbeat Era....
, DJ Suv and DJ Krust
Krust
Krust or DJ Krust is an English drum and bass producer and DJ who is part of the Bristol based Reprazent collective, as well as releasing his own solo material such as "Burnin" which was released on Kickin Records.Krust was interested in hip hop, acid house and rave music as a youth, and was a...
. This quartet formed half of the Mercury Music Prize
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British...
winning band Reprazent
Reprazent
Reprazent is a British drum and bass act formed by Roni Size. Their debut album New Forms won the Mercury Music Prize in 1997. Their follow-up album In The Mode featured artists including Rahzel, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine and Method Man.Roni Size resurrected Reprazent in 2008...
. Reprazent vocalist Dynamite MC is also associated with the label. Over the years, the label has also released other artists, such as Surge, DJ Clipz and Tali.
See also
- List of record labels
- List of jungle and drum n bass record labels
- V RecordingsV RecordingsV Recordings is a drum and bass record label, based in London. Started by DJs Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost, V Recordings is one of the longest-running Drum and Bass imprints, with a large catalogue of releases stretching back to 1993...