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DOM ALMOND "NIGHTMARES" by Dom Almond
Dom Almond has been involved in dance music since the early Nineties when he was inspired by the scratch DJ’s and turntablists of the Hip Hop scene and the dirty groove of Electro, it wasn’t long before he wanted a piece of the action. Dom dedicated years to developing his art and has amounted a mass of technical skills. Renown for his mixing trickery Dom is more than adept at cutting things up, adding his own style to a set.
Dom got into the Old Skool scene playing at the legendary Sanctury and for the 4th dimension crew in Oxford.
As his reputation grew Dom further developed his mixing skills, resulting in him coming runner up in the Muzik magazine bedroom bedlam competition in 1999, only beaten to the post by the then unknown Yousef.
As his DJ skills developed it was only a matter of time before he turned his hand to producing and became a name in the hard house scene of the late 90’s. His first release came courtesy of Elasticman records under the name Dom Demure, and he was a favorite among hard house DJs like Lisa Lashes and illogic (who also provided remixes of Dom’s track “Keep The Rhythm Rocking”)
As his music taste developed and the hard house scene became commercial Dom turned back to his Hip Hop and Electro roots, elements of which were beginning to be served up together with the beginnings of the breakbeat scene. Dom began carving up fat breaks with grimy electro and funk driven house. He met Jonny Sessions, and became one of the first residents of what is now one of the major names in the breaks scene.
His 4 year residency with Sessions has seen him play alongside the cream of international artists, including the Audio Bully's, Plump DJ's, Stanton Warriors, Seb Fontaine, Eric Prydz, Tim Deluxe, Mutiny, Wayout West, Evil 9, Annie Mac, Adam Freeland, Freestylers, Pendulum, Seb Fontaine, Circulation Savers, MYNC Project, Switch, Futureshock, Steve Angelo and Nic Warren. Having to warm up for, or indeed in many cases follow, a whose who of dance over the years and ensured that Dom has firmly left his mark, and the mark is starting to grow.
Dom now has an array of experience behind him and his most recent productions have been making some waves, recent release on Erase Records “Shake It” reached number 4 in the Dj download breaks chart and recieved 4 and 1/2 out of five in djmag. With signings to Erase records, Voodoo Vinyl, Big Licks Digital and remixing for labels such as Rexhouse Records and Systematica Records Dom continues to carve out a name for himself. Doms remix of Mark Sun’s “Dawnlight” on Jack Digitals won him a much coveted set at The Gallery, Turnmills.
With his DJ diary getting fuller by the day and new residency at Beatcheck in Milton Keynes with names such as Soul of Man, A Skillz, FreeStylers, Drumattic Twins, Ali b, Stanton Warriors, Slyde and not forgetting breaks poll winners Groove Diggerz headlining it seems it won’t be long before his name is one that goes hand in hand with quality underground dance at its best.
If that’s not enough to keep him busy Dom is also a member of A Dominant Species with Anya and Special A, with support and radio play coming from both Jay Cunning (Kiss FM) and DJ Icey. They have a releases on L3 Records and Brains Kans Recordings and forthcoming releases on Mechanoise Records and Streetwise records.
What Others Are saying about Dom Almond:
"Twistedit's a bad ass tune.def be supporting it.cheers"~Aston Freestylers.
" Section- "Damn Punk Kids" (Dom Almond remix) Control Breaks. Loaded with quirky fills and the rudest bassline I've heard all month. Essential." ~Larry Nelson IDJ Mag
"Twisted by name, twisted by nature . this tune tears the dancefloor to bits oh my days!!!"~ Breakfastaz.
"Dom Almond is definitely a talent to watch in the breaks scene -his music understands the soul of breaks, and the fact that to reach a wider audience breaks tracks have to have the funk and be accessible."Shake It" has these qualities and enough original sonics to make it a stand out track -play with confidence!" ~Jez - Utah Saints.
"I’ve been keeping a close eye on Dom Almonds productions for the last 3 months, and this tune is the reason why.
I love the vocal on this track although im not over keen on full vocals in breaks, this one works really well. The bass is one of Doms Dirty dog basslines that you just gotta shake your booty to, overall a top top tune, I played it at herbal on Saturday night and it rocked the dancefloor.
8/10" ~ Rob Savage Groove Diggerz
"have been playing twisted at the last two gigs i have played at and its gone off both time mate ! wicked tune dude" ~ Ctrl Z
"From the Key Club to the radio stations and the bars around town this track is certainly shakin it each and every time it drops. This release and this producer have a bright future. One to watch for certain in 2007!" ~ David Minns - Inigo / Read The Crowd
"Hey Dom, lovin the Hopology track, one of those tunez that put a smile on ya face :0) gr8 production (whys it called Hopology?) any chance of getting a cut of that?????????big THNX" ~ Lanx Drumattic Twins
"'Shake it' is an interesting release for Erase Records.
With a Miami-bass inspired groove,cuts and scratches featuring some sick bass,this track feels a full female vocal,which seems like a slight novelty for a breaks track,but perhaps thats becouse there arent enough of them.Anyway,whatever Dom's been eating lately has obviously been going down well becouse this track is Phat,with big gnarly bass and moody stabs,this is dirty breaks for dirty boys and girls.The Drum Monkeys deliver the remix on the flip and take things in a dub-skanking,low-end wobbling direction, which is all good and offers a decentakternative to the Original mix.The vocal sits better in the mix and its got a nasty,moody vibe,which reminds me of the good old D&B days of yester year" ~ Tom Real- M8 Review
"this tune is Fat! like the vibe, it has hammered the crowd 2 weeks ago in Switzerland :)" ~ Flore (Splank!)
"The bass in this tune is what caught my attention!
Instantly I found myself scrambling to get a copy!" ~ Influenza Epidemic Recordings
"Amazing set on Sat - What can I say.
As soon as I have the dates for next year, I'll be in touch.
Hope to catch you soon either playing out or at Mint.
All the Best" ~ Mr MINT
"Holy shit for balls! that track 'shake it' is the bomb. Why have I not of heard of you before? hmmmm. yep, definitely dig your style. I love that track, I think it’s a perfect combination between breaks and this big electro house sound that’s big at the mo. good work" ~Demus, Spinella Drive
"Thought I'd stop by and let you know 'Shake-it' and 'Electronic' are getting superb reactions whenever I play them - f**king tunes, they are!!" ~ Andy Symonds, NSB Radio
"oHHH Dom Send us some more tunes bro that shit went off!!!! Shake iT, ShaKe It!!!" ~ Loose ScrewZ Australia
"Hey Dom,
Ctrl Z played 'Your Addiction'on Monday on Pyroradio.com. Another brilliant tune from you! Love the dirty bassline! Keep the wicked tunes rolling out. Respect!!!!" ~ Nicole Finnerty
