Dee Kline & Morph – Shake It

Botchit Breaks 4 (Part II)
Artista: Nick Annand, Mike Wallis
Sello: Botchit & Scarper – bos2lp013pt2
Formato: 3 x Vinilo, 12", 33 RPM, 45 RPM
País: UK
Publicado: 2001
Género: Electronic
Estilo: Breakbeat, Breaks



Profile:
Nick Annand, Deekline is a British producer and DJ of breakbeat, breakstep, drum and bass and garage music. He is the innovator of breakstep music which is bass-heavy, breakbeat-infused 2-step, first characterised in his 1999 hit "I Don't Smoke", which reached No. 11 on the UK charts. He is the owner of Rat Records, which has released material of such artists as DJ Fresh, Jack Beats, Stanton Warriors, Wiley, Skinny Man, Rennie Pilgrem, House Breakers and Freq Nasty. Deekline has also had notable collaborations with British electronic music producers Ed Solo and Wizard. In 2011, he opened up his online clothing store, Bass Boutique.

Deekline began collecting records at the age of 10, inspired by early funk, electro and hip-hop scratch DJs. He began playing house parties and raves in the London underground electronic music scene before getting involved with pirate radio, first DJing drum and bass on Don FM with his longtime MC, Hyperactive.

Deekline became owner of London's biggest pirate radio station Flex FM which predominantly played UK garage music and other underground electronic music. In 1999, he set up Rat Records to release his track "I Don't Smoke". It sold 20,000 copies on Rat Records, and then it went on to sell another 150,000, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The bass-heavy, breakbeat-infused garage sound characterised on "I Don't Smoke" became known as breakstep. The song features a sample of comedian Marcus Brigstocke from the sketch show Barking, repeating the title phrase "I don't smoke the reefer" in a faux Rasta accent. Brigstocke (possibly best known from the British TV show Argumental) is sampled on "I Don't Smoke" as saying, "I don't smoke cigarettes, I don't smoke cigars, I don't smoke a pipe, pipe, pipe, pipe..." followed by "I don't smoke the reefer!". He talked about it on the Graham Norton Show in 2010, where he explained that he was impersonating Jim Davidson's character Chalkie White for a sketch show, and that it was sampled into the track. Brigstocke said he was "delighted and mortified at the same time" when he heard the sample. The song also samples the guitar riff from the 1997 Skeewiff track "The Thin Line".



Perfil:
Nick Annand, Deekline, es un productor y DJ británico de breakbeat, breakstep, drum and bass y música de garaje. Es el innovador de la música breakstep, que es un 2-step cargado de graves e infusionado con breakbeat, caracterizado por primera vez en su éxito de 1999 «I Don't Smoke», que alcanzó el número 11 en las listas del Reino Unido. Es propietario de Rat Records, que ha publicado material de artistas como DJ Fresh, Jack Beats, Stanton Warriors, Wiley, Skinny Man, Rennie Pilgrem, House Breakers y Freq Nasty. Deekline también ha tenido notables colaboraciones con los productores británicos de música electrónica Ed Solo y Wizard. En 2011, abrió su tienda de ropa en línea, Bass Boutique.

Deekline empezó a coleccionar discos a los 10 años, inspirado por los primeros DJ de funk, electro y hip-hop. Empezó a pinchar en fiestas house y raves en la escena underground londinense de la música electrónica antes de dedicarse a la radio pirata, primero como DJ de drum and bass en Don FM con su MC de toda la vida, Hyperactive.

Deekline se convirtió en propietario de la mayor emisora de radio pirata de Londres, Flex FM, que emitía predominantemente música de garaje británica y otra música electrónica underground. En 1999, creó Rat Records para publicar su tema «I Don't Smoke». Vendió 20.000 copias en Rat Records, y después vendió otras 150.000, alcanzando el número 11 en la lista de singles del Reino Unido. El sonido de garaje, cargado de bajos e imbuido de breakbeats, característico de «I Don't Smoke» se conoció como breakstep. La canción contiene una muestra del cómico Marcus Brigstocke, del programa de sketches Barking, repitiendo la frase del título «I don't smoke the reefer» («Yo no fumo porros») con un falso acento rasta. Brigstocke (posiblemente más conocido por el programa de televisión británico Argumental) dice en «I Don't Smoke»: «No fumo cigarrillos, no fumo puros, no fumo pipa, pipa, pipa, pipa...», seguido de «¡No fumo porros!». Habló de ello en el Graham Norton Show en 2010, donde explicó que estaba personificando al personaje de Jim Davidson, Chalkie White, para un programa de sketches, y que se sampleó en el tema. Brigstocke dijo que estaba «encantado y mortificado al mismo tiempo» cuando escuchó la muestra. La canción también samplea el riff de guitarra del tema de Skeewiff de 1997 «The Thin Line».