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Growing up on a diet of pirate radio in north London, UK, Ben XO began actively DJing in 1998 and is well known for his series of DJ demos that are regularly released onto the internet.

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Listen to “I Feel You” (XPOE002)

Justin Todd was born and grew up in Northern Canada, lived in an igloo for most of his formative years and, as is customary in that part of the World, had to wrestle a Polar Bear in order to pass his 11+ exam. Happily married with a dog called Barley (which is different than married to a dog called Barley), he enjoys bike trials, making beats in his underwear, camping trips, late night swims in the Pacific Ocean, eating massive amounts of olives and strange cheese and he also likes to eat breakfast at dinner time!

Justin’s early forays into producing tunes came just over two years ago and ‘I Feel You’ on Xposure is his first outstanding release alongside Soma. Justin doesn’t DJ as he finds producing 100% satisfies his artistic needs (or a deeply harboured desire to be loved through audiological means – he should really see someone about that).

Subsequent to hearing Hive’s ‘Ultrasonic Sound’ on the Matrix soundtrack he said (and I quote) “WTF kind of crazy music is this? It’s #$&?ing awesome! I fell in love with D&B immediately” his favourite kind of crazy music is D&B with a bit of melody, which is nice. He hooked up with Soma after reading an article about him and his mad soft-synth creations in his favourite magazine: Computer Music.

From this collaboration the rather sublime ‘I Feel You’ was born, and quickly snapped up by DJ XO!

Listen to “I Feel You” (XPOE002)

Zack B, or Soma to Xposure fans, is best known as Sz0n1ck, this moniker is a amalgamation of the word ‘sonic’ using Zack B’s own Christian name and the 0’s and 1’s that form the primary building blocks of his beloved digital audio. He holds a unique place in the intersection of Drum & Bass music, signature sound design and custom software development (yes, we thought that sounded well posh too).

Soma is his brand new and amazing alias whose debut D&B dancefloor destroyer has been snapped up by DJ XO for Xposure. The majority of Sz0n1ck’s diverse work is released through his own Freestyle Recordings imprint and Zack also heads ‘FSR Audio Development’ an influential audio software sub-imprint, with high profile users such as Maldini, Optiv and Spor. He also tells us; “I’m an operative in the Church of the Sub-genius Organization… we basically make undercurrents in all forms of media to hypnotize unsuspecting hipsters to do our bidding. All manner of girls in cat’s eye glasses have been hypnotized for the sexual pleasure of the Sub-genius!” To which we replied “Pics or STFU!”

Besides his outstanding work as a sound designer and software engineer, Zack is a self confessed espresso addict with a penchant for spicy food. He has three ‘studio’ cats called Pebbles, Picasso and Miho… it is not clear what their role is, perhaps they help with mixdowns using their superior hearing, or perhaps they sit there like lazy sods as cats often do! We are also under the impression he has been known to abandon his studio duties to go trekking in the wilderness with hippies… nice.

Listen to “Musik” (XPOE002)

L Plus started his childhood career in music taking training in Flute and Guitar, but made his mark as a Drum & Bass DJ in 1998 at the University of Architecture in Bratislava where he founded the Trademark DJ crew with two close friends. He started to play at local parties and although the Slovakian D&B scene was small he soon became extremely well known throughout the Slovak and Czech scenes. L Plus has played at many festivals, clubs and radio-shows around Europe and once even appeared on Slovakia’s version of Big Brother… OK, no he didn’t!

He did however win the Jim Beam DJ contest in 2002 and became the proud owner of a brand spanking new pair of Technics turntables. In the same year he saw his first ever release on vinyl, DJing at the record’s release party in ST Petersburg. In the last two years his musical output has been picked up by many more of D&B’s bigger names, Trace has picked up ‘Sposbob’ and ‘Elektrina’ for DSCi4, Micky Finn has grabbed ‘H2O’ for his massive new Urbanism project and DJ XO has snapped ‘Musik’ up for Xposure Records.

But enough of that boring stuff, let’s tell you a bit more about L Plus ‘the man’, he enjoys eating oranges although his favourite food is Steak Tartare, his favourite colour is Steel Blue and he doesn’t know any Slovakian jokes. Despite his lack of Slovak slanted smile makers, he assures us that he could easily take on a tiger in an office environment armed only with a cricket bat; which is good to know.

Listen to “Imbalance” (XPUE002)

Motion tells us that music has always run in his family; his granddad was a classical composer and performer and apparently owns a bizarre collection of retro wooden Harpsichords that he keeps in his basement: “My uncle was also a keen music lover being a top 40’s DJ since the start of the ‘60s right through to the present day. He has a record collection of over 100,000 rare 7″ as well as thousands of CDs!” explains Motion, obviously keen to point out the size of his family’s musical wang.

Citing his brother’s love of electronic music as the reason for becoming corrupted by the DJing and producing bug, his first studio set up being a set of pots and pans stolen from the kitchen and his brother’s guitar effects pedal! Soon it was time to take things more seriously and with only a slightly more hi-tech studio he created five tracks of which two were instantly snapped up by J Majik for Infrared.

It has been some years since and Motion has been hiding away in his studio, quietly making emotive Drum & Bass that satisfies his artistic expression, but now cool cats such as ASC and Xposure owner DJ XO are picking up on the sound he’s made his own. It’s his love of mixing D&B and organised religion that’s really exciting him though:

“I have sampled religious vocals in the past which sounded great, only being caught out after, finding out the words translated into ‘Moses led the Hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread, which is bread made without any ingredients’ Although I am thinking about starting up the church of drum and bass, where people would come down on a Sunday and discuss the recent bassline developments in the week and to enforce the 10 D&B commandments.”

Listen to “Only Here” (XPUE002)

OK, if you’ve read any of the other Xposure biographies you will no doubt be aware that they are littered with lies, falsities and other such made up nonsense in order to promote both comedy and entertainment value. Do not be fooled into thinking we have fabricated this fact though: Kiro, producer of the amazing ‘Only Here’ on Xposure Records, used to make Happy Hardcore!

Don’t let that put you off this amazing Drum & Bass release though, Kiro has been producing and engineering since 1992 and professionally since ’95 so you can rest assured he knows his tune making onions. Previously going under the guises of DJ DNA, D-Mo, Dream Sequence, Edit V and Genetix, Kiro has had more releases than you could count on 27 hands (even if you had 13½ people with willing hands to donate). Having worked with some of Dance Music’s biggest labels and across many genres of music, it’s clear that Kiro knows exactly how to make a multitude of massive monster mashers aimed straight for the dancefloor, which is exactly what his latest offering for Xposure brings.

In 2001 Kiro laid his most well known alias, DJ DNA, to rest, after having over 100 releases under this moniker Kiro felt it was time to move on and now concentrates fully on professional engineering work and making and DJing Drum & Bass. What is next for this amazing producer: Fame? Fortune? Fillet O’Fish? Who knows, but what we do know is with his outstanding production skills and ear for perfect mixdowns and unrivalled energy, is that whatever it is, it will be exciting!

Listen to “Never Far From Right (Subsonik Mix)” (XPUE001)

Brian Abbey (not to be confused with Brian Adams) is without doubt one of the most elusive and mysterious characters in the Xposure story. Little is known about this shadowy figure that hides behind a shroud of perpetual anonymity and perplexing myspace quotes:

“Inspiration is a funny thing; you never know when or where it’s going to hit you. Driving down the road, watching the sunset or sunrise, going through a break-up, losing someone close to you, having the adventure of a lifetime, the moment you realize that you’ve fallen in or out of love with someone. Life happens and music is an expression of perceptions and feelings that cannot be conveyed by words alone. Some words I live by: Live with Intention, walk to the edge. Listen hard. Laugh. Practice wellness and play with abandon. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Choose with no regret. Do what you love and above all else, live as if this is all there is.”

Interesting stance Mr Abbey, but what else can we find out about you? Nothing, zip, zilch… nada! So instead we turn to the world of fiction and make believe, like lost children wandering through an endless dreamland of fabricated facts. Brian Abbey helped create the incredibly brilliant ‘Never Far From Right’ alongside vocalist Aaron Simpson and remixer of choice Subsonik (this fact is not fabricated), he enjoys long walks in the countryside and once won a signed copy of a Des O’Connor album at a church fete.

Written and researched by Captain Jeryl Wilton of the Third Cyberspace Brigade (Home Guard)

Listen to “Never Far From Right (Subsonik Mix)” (XPUE001)

Aaron Simpson is a born and bred Drum & Bass DJ, raised in the forest by Jamaican wolves (lie #1). He began his career in 1999, initially honing his chosen craft heavily influenced by Andy C, Friction, J-Majik and many more, but quickly his own understanding and love for the music shone through in his energetic performances. So accomplished is Sir Simpson that he already has a massive collection of mix CDs under his belt and is in high demand to DJ at events both big and small. His unique selection of intelligent rhythms and liquid bass lines elevate traditional Drum and Bass to new heights and push the genre itself outside the box. Technical skills second to none, his signature sound of musical Drum and Bass is gaining popularity across the world.

Not content with being ‘just a DJ’ though, Aaron spent several years at the top of Tibet’s highest mountain, meditating upon his musical career (lie #2)… Aaron decided to step into the murky world of Drum & Bass production, his first effort to be snapped up is the terrifically Trancey, bassbin busting monster ‘Never Far From Right’ featuring Brian Abbey and remixed by the up and coming Subsonik, a tune which caused Xposure label owner to exclaim “Ooh, that’s really a rather nice tune” when he heard it (lie#3, he actually said “omglikewhoa!”).

Simpson has warmed up dance floors across the west coast for Ed Rush & Optical, Dara, Dieselboy, AK1200, Dillinja, Chris Renegade, and Lemon D, as well as many other heavyweights. He also performs regularly on Seattle’s only Dance Music Radio Station, C89.5 FM, receives plenty of airtime on Australia’s Plastic Age Radio, and is Seattle Powerhouse Next Level’s only Drum and Bass resident. Factor that in with his recent outstanding productions and the future looks good for this talented young rapscallion!

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Listen to “Grins’n'Games” (XPOE001)