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All DJ Bookings / EnquiriesBIOGRAPHYSimon Shackleton’s Elite Force project began way back in 1996, debuting on his own newly founded Fused and Bruised label with a series of peerless 12s and remixes. After a successful five years,he put Fused and Bruised on the backburner to concentrate on production work, and following several years with Whole9Yards and Moonshine he became a mainstay recording artist for Adrift Recordings (formally known as Kingsize Records) before moving on to set up his own Used & Abused imprint.
Often credited for being a lynchpin in the developing the tech-funk genre (an amalgamation of breaks, house, techno and electro) he has released a series of highly successful singles in the past few years, finding broad support from DJs and musicians across the board, including the likes of James Zabiela, the Plump DJs, Laurent Garnier and Damian Lazarus. In addition to these solo singles, Meat Katie has been a regular collaborator with Elite Force, a relationship that had begun in 2003 with the massive-selling 'Toba'. As a remixer, Elite Force has always been in considerable demand, with re-workings for the likes of Grandmaster Flash, Crystal Method, Jungle Brothers, Stereo MCs, UNKLE, Infusion, Rennie Pilgrem, Shiloh and Dylan Rhymes all contributing to his reputation as one of the most creative and effective remixers around. Elite Force's music has also been the soundtrack to many a movie, with a huge list of impressive A-list credits to his name, including the likes of the Matrix, Charlie's Angels, Arlington Road, Mortal Kombat, Crow, The Bone Collector, The Jackyll, Spiderman 2 and his music has appeared on a wide array of TV shows, from CSI to Top Gear, from Football Focus to LA Doctors. He's also soundtracked a number of computer games, including no fewer than 5 FIFA games, several of the Wipeout series, The Matrix,and Motorstorm 1, and he is currently writing some bespoke music for the sequel to one of the biggest games of all time...... On the decks, Elite Force has been a prime mover since 1990 when he cut his teeth playing huge student nights and self-promoted acid house nights in the South West of England, before moving up to London and ultimately gravitating towards his tech-funk style, with which he now has a full diary of global bookings and has become known as one of the top technicians on a circuit that has included massive shows in Hungary, Australia, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, India, Turkey, Spain, Japan and China, as well as numerous festival slots including Glastonbury, Coachella and the Glade. His bi-weekly strongarm sessions webcasts have become something of an intraweb institution since their inception back in 2001, and the most recent archives should be your first stop if you've not come across the Force in action before :) LATEST FROM THE ROAD ... 27/oct-07 : Opel Halloween @ Mighty, San Francisco, USA I flew in to the US during the day, and that night played after my good friend Dylan Rhymes at one of the best parties of the year in San Fran. The costumes were simply out of this world, and that alone upped the energy levels by a good few notches. 06/oct-07 : Sfinks Club, Sopot, POLAND. First time for me at the lovely Sfinks Club in Sopot, part of the tri-city in Poland, and was a great, excitable night. I was on the 6am flight home though, which hurt like hell! 30/sep-07 : Babyface, Shanghai, CHINA. Okay, so I've played several times at Babyface in Shanghai and they've always been good shows, but this one was a little special as it was the start of the Chinese National Holiday, which lasts a week and saw the club absolutely mobbed. My good friend and excellent host, Anders, took thousands of photos and these are just two of my favourites from the night. 23/mar-07 : Angel Club, Beijing, CHINA This was the first time I'd played in Beijing despite having been to China a few times, and it was a superb night all round - at one point people were shaking the booth so hard I thought the whole lot was gonna collapse! 17/feb-07 : La Serata, Juarez, MEXICO. Awesome night over the border from El Paso in Juarez and my first time playing in Mexico. The club was packed, killer soundsystem and the people were party ANIMALS :) 25/nov-06 : Harbourlife, Sydney, AUSTRALIA. This was an amazing day. First up I flew out of Melbourne to arrive in Sydney for a late afternoon set at the mangificent Harbourlife (pictured), and then straight from there to Brisbane to play at the MoonBar, which was another highlight of a tour for which the term 'an embarrassment of riches' could have been coined. 21/oct-06 : The crazy crowd @ Switch in Tbilisi, GEORGIA. Had been looking forward to my first trip to Georgia for as long as Meat Katie'd been raving about the crowds out there. And I wasn't disappointed :) Some of the friendliest, most passionate & committed people I've met. Have A Break @ Cinema Club, Kiev, UKRAINE More on this on the new blog, but it was a wicked night all round - played for two & a half hours with loads of new stuff to throw at the crowd after another long week in the studio. DISCOGRAPHY albums No Turning Back Whole9Yards Modern : Primitive (october 2006) Adrift 12" singles Mainframe Wrekka Fused & Bruised Cool Like The Man (Remixes) (12") Fused & Bruised Turf Wars Vol.1. Derailed This is Latinamyl EP Fused & Bruised Call it Brisco EP Fused & Bruised Bombin' the Subway Fused & Bruised Here Come The Flow / Krushyn / Godfather with a Groove Fused & Bruised Gasoline Alley (remix by Dylan Rhymes) Whole9Yards Curveball / Haiku Whole9Yards Crew One / Killer Elite Moonshine US Hi 5 / Midnight Sun Moonshine US Vapour Trail / Give it to the People Whole9Yards No Turning Back / Body Electric Whole9Yards Melodik Hypnotik / Jack the Joint Kingsize Destination Australia EP EQ/Stomp AUS Driving Me Crazy (remix by Rennie Pilgrem & Elite Force) TCR Peyote Road / White Lightning Kingsize Shadowbox / Ghetto Fabulous Kingsize Pure & Free / Reclaim the Airwaves (PMT remix) Lot 49 Mindfunkpsychedelic (remixes by Jesse Rose) Adrift (re-released onU&A Heart of Darkness (remixes by Dylan Rhymes & Madox) Adrift (re-released onU&A You (remixes by Hybrid, Perc, Elite Force & Double Black) U&A Return2Mindfunk (remixes by Vandal, Double Black & Blende) U&A I Don't Think So Lot49 Used & Abused (remixes by Zodiac Cartel, Klaus Hill & Dopamine, SpeculumU&A Melodik Hypnotik [Re:Vision 001] (remixes by Miles Dyson, Riva Starr & Elite Force)U&A Ghetto Fabulous [Re:Vision 002] (remixes by Dopamine & Fine Cut Bodies)U&A 12"s with Meat Katie Toba Kingsize Juju TCR The Answer (with Roland Clark) Kingsize Fabulous Mint 400 Kingsize Nu-Tron / All Night Long Adrift Divine (with Roland Clark) Adrift selected other aliases & collaborations Lunatic Calm - Metropol (album) Universal/MCA Lunatic Calm - Breaking Point (album) V2/City of Angels Lunatic Calm - Centista Universal/MCA Lunatic Calm - Roll The Dice (12") Universal/MCA Lunatic Calm - Leave You Far Behind Universal/MCA Double Black - Double Black / Pipedream Thrust Killer Elite - Triggaman TCR Killer Elite - Mezkal Blue Black Elite Force - You (Double Black mix) U&A Elite Force - Return2Mindfunk (Double Black mix) U&A Elite Force & Jem Stone - Outta SightThrust Elite Force & Lee Coombs - Right Side of Wrong Thrust REMIXOGRAPHY Ajello - It's True Moving Target Blak Twang - Travellin' Unreleased Buffalo Daughter - Rhythm & Basement Grand Royal Crystal Method - Starting Over Virgin Downpressor - Nine Ritmic Dylan Rhymes - On the Dancefloor Blue Black Dylan Rhymes - Superstar Adrift Fine Cut Bodies - Trekk Far Chi GDR - Powder 12 inch Recordings Grandmaster Flash - White Lines Warner Brothers Groove Armada - Get Down Sony Hybrid - I Choose Noise Distinctive Jungle Brothers Vs Elite Force - Lose It Music (Elite Force mix) unreleased Keoki - Jealousy Moonshine Killer Elite - Triggaman TCR Klaus Hill & Dopamine - Ah Baby! Title Fight Kraymon - Who Wants Some? En:Vision Los Paranoias - Lies, Lies, Lies Faith & Hope Lunatic Calm - Centista City of Angels Mach One - Rip Chord P.A.C.K. Music Madoka - Plataforma Release Elements Madox - El Magnifico Mantra Meat Katie - Next Life Kingsize Mild Mannered Janitors - Shoom 74 Fused & Bruised Oblong - Playing on my Mind Exceptional PMT - Gyromancer 10 Kilo Quinn Whalley - Hold Tight W9Y Recycler - FUH115 Nation Redlight - Play Proton Rennie Pilgrem - Drumma TCR Rhythm Division - No Messing W9Y Rogue Element - Let Me Breathe Exceptional Shiloh - Mana Electrofly Simply Jeff - Funk Deluxe Phonomental Speculum - Nympho Used & Abused Stereo MCs - Set it Off Unreleased Surreal Madrid - Flatline Rock Fused & Bruised Surreal Madrid - Girls of the Nite Fused & Bruised Surreal Madrid - Insanity Sauce Fused & Bruised Toob - The Miscreant Lo Recordings UNKLE - In a State Universal Island |
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Music:Member Since: 2/2/2006Band Website: eliteforcemusic.co.uk Band Members: Elite Force :: DJ Shows_____________________________ Compilation :: Lot49 Presents Elite ForceMonday 4th February marks the long-awaited release of the Lot49 Presents Elite Force mix album.Lot49 continue its window on the world of dark, sweaty nightspots with its second instalment of "Lot49 Presents", this time enlisting the talents for what is (unbelievably) the first DJ Comp from none other than Elite Force, despite his regular Strongarm Sessions webcasts being amongst the most successful online shows for electronic music. If you've seen Shack (as he's known to many) DJ you'll know what to expect; a seamless and almost alchemic blend of styles, quick fire cuts as well as melodic overlays and most importantly an energy that portrays his 14 years at the cutting edge of production and djing. Whether frontman for electronic punk outfit Lunatic Calm, film/video game-music producer extraordinaire, adored DJ (if you've seen this man play you'll know why) or underground dance producer, Elite Force is a name synonymous with quality. On Lot49 Presents Elite Force, the big man demonstrates exactly why his name is held in such high esteem. Kicking off with the steady pulse of Audiojack’s Hijacked rework, the mix rolls seamlessly through man-of-the-moment Dubfire’s rendition of Stop The Revolution before taking things up a notch courtesy of Lot49 head honcho Meat Katie, who contributes the exclusive What The Hell Is Wrong With You?. From there, things accelerate through an exhilarating blend of breaks and house, taking in red-hot material from the likes of Santos, Trevor Loveys, Blende and The Rogue Element before climaxing with a super fresh, straight-out-the-studio offering from Hyper entitled Computer Says No! A perfect snapshot of all that is exciting in electronic music at the moment, ‘Lot49 Presents Elite Force’ sees Shack at the height of his musical powers; collecting together cutting edge music from established producers as well as up-and-coming talent, straddling genres and bringing it all together - as only he knows how. Grab your copy of the mid-priced CD here:LOT49 STORE JUNO AMAZON UK HMV And if you fancy getting your mitts on these tunes and mixing it up, the Elite Force Sampler is out NOW on vinyl featuring..... Zodiac Cartel 'Devil's Music' Vandal & Blende 'Healthy Boy' (Re-edit) Meat Katie & Elite Force 'Fabulous Mint 400' (Richard Dinsdale Remix) Dylan Rhymes 'Near Madness' STREETWISE JUNO RECORDS Elite Force :: Video Feeds16-nov-07 at the Roxy in Prague, Czech Republic 01-dec-07 in Mariupol, Ukraine - what a night! Wild times at Industrial Copera, Granada, Spain on 26th May 2007 An awesome night at Feel.Net in Guangzhou, China, 24/Mar-07 Elite Force live Orlando 2/17 Add to My Profile | More Videos The end of the set at La Serata, Juarez, Mexico on 17th February 2007. A great night!! Influences: Aside from the music I'm known for making, my tastes are pretty broad to be honest...here's a random selection doing the rounds on the iPod at the moment: Underworld, Sonic Youth, Elbow, Howe Gelb, Etta James, Ry Cooder, Trentemoller, Aphex Twin, Debussy, Krzysztof Penderecki, Richie Hawtin, Grandaddy, Terry Riley, Renegade Soundwave, Akufen, Massive Attack, Primal Scream, Ulrich Schnauss, Alex Reece, Emergency Broadcast Network, Metallica, Detroit Escalator Company, Pavement, Nathan Fake, Fela Kuti, Switch, Angelo Badalamenti, Terry Riley, Korn, M.A.N.D.Y., ...and on it goes. None of that probably makes any sense of what my music sounds like.... Sounds Like: STRONGARM ARCHIVES :: Tuesday 13 MayExclusive one-hour mixes from your host, Elite Force, and tech-funk legend, Lee Coombs.Before I get to the download links, just a quick plug for a couple of recent Elite Force & U&A Recordings releases that, if you haven't already picked up, can be found exclusively on Beatport at the following locations:Elite Force - Ghetto Fabulous (Dopamine / Fine Cut Bodies Mixes) [Re:Vision 002] [UAA009] Elite Force - Melodik Hypnotik (Miles Dyson/ Riva Starr Mixes) [Re:Vision 001] [UAA008] SHOW DOWNLOAD DETAILS: DOWNLOAD MP3 (Sendspace Link) DOWNLOAD MP3 (Megaupload Link) STRONGARM SESSIONS RSS FEED Here are some other options to download the mp3: DOWNLOAD MIRROR (Russia) DOWNLOAD MIRROR (Tibilisi, Georgia) SUBSCRIBE TO THE STRONGARM SESSIONS PODCAST (some issues with this at present - resolved soon - use the RSS feed) :: Lee Coombs Mix ::1. Elite Force - Ghetto Fabulous - Dopamine remix [U&A]2. Herve - JBs Blow your head booty [CDR] 3. Unknown – Unknown (Crookers Mix) [CDR] 4. 30Hz - Consume Daphne - Lee Coombs remix [Lot49] 5. Drama Society - Crying Hero [Turbo] 6. Plastic - Santos edit [CDR] 7. Lee Coombs and Nick Thayer - TFM [Lot49] 8. Larry Tee and Princess Superstar - Licky - Herve goes low remix [iO music] 9. Dopadox - Ballistic [Mantra] 10. Bassnectar - Riddiculous Wobble - Lee Coombs remix [OM] 11. Lee Coombs feat Katherine Ellis - Control [Lot49] 12. UberCoombz - Right Now [CDR] 13. Dopamine - Come Closer [Titlefight] :: Elite Force Mix ::
01 Joseph Capriati & Mattheo Spedicati - Candysucker (Original Mix) [CMYK Music] 02 Luke Solomon - Ghouls (Claude VonStroke Mix) [Rekids] 03 Butch - Mushroom Man (Original Mix) [AFU Limited] 04 Magik Johnson - Work the Walls (Dub) [CDR] 05 E. Annan & Ed Solo - Hands up (Stantons Mix) (EF dub edit) [CDR] 06 Nathan Vice - Whole Lot of Nonsense [CDR] 07 Filthy Rich - Freaq (Miles Dyson Mix) [CDR] 08 Richard Dinsdale - Blitzkrieg (Mic Newman Mix) [Spinout] 09 Ido Ophir & Miki Litvak - Shnorkel [eVapour8] 10 Lee Mortimer - Ordinary Girl (Zodiac Cartel Mix) [CDR] 11 Bjoern Scheurmann - Muscimol (Maxime Dangles Mix) [Affin] 12 Jaksaw - Punk Mo Fo [Union] 13 Acidkids - Combat Rock (Original Mix) [CDR] 14 The Count & Sinden - Beeper (Fake Blood Mix) [CDR] 15 Lee Coombs - Control (Rogue Element Mix) [CDR] 16 Kardinal & Lowkey - Mammoth (Djedjotronic mix) [Spicy Cut] 17 ?? - Dark & Deep [CDR] ::: end of transmission ::: Latest Elite Force ReleasesElite Force - Ghetto Fabulous (Remixes) [Re:Vision 002] [UAA009] |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Breakbeat / House / Electronica) |
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Elite Force - Engine *OUT NOW* |
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| ELITE FORCE - ENGINE *OUT NOW*As of Wednesday 28th May, Lot49 have released the much anticipated Elite Force track, "ENGINE" which was first aired to rapturous responses on the Strongarm Sessions last... Posted by Elite Force on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:20:00 PST |
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Elite Force - Modern Primitive (Remixes) (Re:Vision 003) [UAA010] *OUT NOW* |
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| Elite Force - Modern Primitive (Remixes) (Rogue Element / Dan F / Double Black Mixes) [Re:Vision 003] [UAA010][OUT NOW :: Exclusively at BeatportU&A are proud to release the third in the Re:Vision se... Posted by Elite Force on Mon, 19 May 2008 03:12:00 PST |
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Strongarm Archives (May ’08) : Elite Force & Lee Coombs |
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| STRONGARM ARCHIVES :: Tuesday 13 May Exclusive one-hour mixes from your host, Elite Force, and tech-funk legend, Lee Coombs.Before I get to the download links, just a quick plug for a couple of recent... Posted by Elite Force on Thu, 15 May 2008 03:44:00 PST |
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Elite Force - Ghetto Fabulous (Remixes) [UAA009] *OUT NOW* |
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| Elite Force - Ghetto Fabulous (Remixes) [Re:Vision 002] [UAA009]OUT NOW :: Exclusively at BeatportHot on the heels of the recent re-workings of 'Melodik Hypnotik', Elite Force returns with the next in... Posted by Elite Force on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:46:00 PST |
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G.D.R. - Powder (Elite Force Mix) *OUT NOW* |
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| Just released on Beatport, is the remix of G.D.R.'s 'Powder' on Miles Dyson's 12 inch Recordings.OUT NOWExclusively at Beatport... Posted by Elite Force on Fri, 02 May 2008 04:24:00 PST |
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Melodik Hypnotik (Miles Dyson & Riva Starr Remixes) *OUT NOW* [UAA009] |
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| Elite Force - Melodik Hypnotik(Miles Dyson/ Riva Starr Mixes) [Re:Vision 001] [UAA008]OUT NOW :: Exclusively at BeatportThe eighth release on U&A Recordings sees the release of the first in a series o... Posted by Elite Force on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:59:00 PST |
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Elite Force Live Set : Future Music Festival, Sydney, 2008 |
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| Hey all - here's a link to a live set I did last month at Future Music Festival in Sydney on the Area 21 stage. The idea of this was to give people a chance to do something a bit different from what t... Posted by Elite Force on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:45:00 PST |
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TWO new Elite Force Remixes *OUT TODAY* |
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| *TWO* new Elite Force Remixes *OUT NOW* Hey folks ... like waiting for a bus, there are two brand new Elite Force remixes out now on Beatport : the badass breakbeat remix of Rennie Pilgrem’s &rs... Posted by Elite Force on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:37:00 PST |
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Hyperion (Oz) - On the Expressway [UAA006] (OUT NOW) |
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| Hyperion (Oz) - On The Expressway (+ General Midi & Zodiac Cartel Mixes) [UAA006]RELEASED : MONDAY 31 MARCH :: Exclusively at BeatportClick the link below >>Hyperion - On The Expressway (Original Mix)... Posted by Elite Force on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:14:00 PST |
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[NEW RELEASE] Butter Party - Wriggle (+ Zodiac Cartel Mixes) [U&A] |
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| Butter Party - Wriggle / Fidget (+ Zodiac Cartel Mixes) [UAA005]OUT NOW :: Exclusively from BeatportClick the link below >>Butter Party - Wriggle (Original Mix)Butter Party - Fidget (Original Mix)Butt... Posted by Elite Force on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:41:00 PST |
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