From the very outset of dance culture, and right up to the present day, Brendan Collins, aka DJ / Producer Futurebound, has steadily developed an almost unsurpassable reputation for tearing up dance floors on a worldwide scale.
Whether he’s destroying venues such as Fabric (London), Womb (Tokyo), or in the studio, the end result is guaranteed to be special.
With his productions being released on imprints such as Breakbeat Kaos, Infrared, Timeless, Moving Shadow, Skanna, Metro and Frequency and receiving heavy support over the years from the scenes hierarchy, the time seemed right for Futurebound to expand his repertoire once again, by infusing his reputation on an entire imprint.
ENTER…
Viper Recordings
2003 saw the birth of Viper Recordings, which has now become one of the scene’s most high profile labels and one which boasts some the most exciting and groundbreaking artists on the Globe.
Since kicking proceedings off with Futurebound’s monster 12” ‘Blind cobblers thumb’ & ‘Pied Piper’, Futurebound went onto draw in more blinding releases by the likes of J-Majik & Wickaman, Brookes Brothers, Baron, State of Mind, Moving Fusion and Futurebound himself.
2007 saw Viper release its first album, as Futurebound & Matrix released their Monstrous ‘Universal Truth’ album, which was voted dance album of the year in numerous territories around the world and featured many anthems from the duo, such as ‘American Beauty’, ‘Skyscraper’ and ‘Coast to Coast’ to name but a few.
Moving into 2008 and Futurebound had barely let the new years dust settle before unleashing the blistering Headrooom EP, as well as linking up with the Brookes Brothers in the studio to produce the massive ‘Dawn Treader’ which was released on Breakbeat Kaos in May.
As well as being hard at it in the studio again and dj’ing worldwide spreading the Viper sound his & Matrix’s new 12” ‘Womb’ backed with the Nu:Tone & Logisitics remix of ‘Family’ dropped in March and became a firm favourite throughout the D&B world.
The success of Futurebound's productions with partner Matrix led to many of the biggest labels and artists in the industry to request high profile remixes from the duo, in which Futurebound duly obliged, turning tracks by the likes of Moby, Lazee, Snap! & Ian Carey amongst others into DnB killers.
As well as this the duo managed to squeeze another banging release into their ridiculously busy schedule, dropping the dancefloor smasher 'Shanghai Surprise', backed with the uplifting vocal vibes of 'Reflection'.
And to cap the year off perfectly Futurebound pieced together one of the biggest albums of 2009 ‘Acts of Mad Men’ on his seminal Viper Recordings label.
‘Acts of Mad Men’ featured many of the scenes high profile players such as Ed Rush & Optical, Brookes Brothers, Nero alongside the whole Viper family Camo & Krooked, ShockOne, Metrik, DC Breaks, Furlonge and Matrix & Futurebound and as well as being championed by the DnB hierarchy was also named Radio 1’s album of the week.
As we catapult into 2011 there’s no letting up from the deadly duo (Matrix and Futurebound), with the imminent launch of their new mix series, ‘Worldwide’ which showcases brand new, exclusive music from scene’s finest from around the globe as well as new killer tracks from Matrix and Futurebound themselves. Worldwide is a perfect snapshot of the electronic music landscape in 2011, keeping a sharp focus on the freshest Drum & Bass around whilst also drawing on Dubstep and Electro to capture the sound of a Matrix and Futurebound live set in all of its glory.
This summer calls for yet another release from Matrix and Futurebound, Drum and Bass Summer Slammers Sampler 2011, featuring 40 new and exclusive tracks from Swedish House Mafia, Nero, Doctor P, Matrix & Futurebound, ShockOne, Phetsta, DJ Friction, Metrik, Xilent, Interface, Camo & Krooked, Brookes Brothers, DC Breaks, Smooth, Furlonge, Ant Miles & Moving Fusion, Delta Heavy, and many more!
