Breakbeat Kaos Explained

Artist:Breakbeat Kaos
Studio:4
Compilation:2
Singles:53

Breakbeat Kaos is a British independent record label based in London, UK that specialises in drum and bass. It is jointly owned by Fresh and Adam F, who founded the label in 2003 by merging Fresh's Breakbeat Punk with Adam F's Kaos Recordings.[1] The label's first release was a 12" double A-side single by Fresh titled "Dalicks / Temple of Doom". The following year the label released the single "Another Planet / Voyager" by Pendulum, which peaked at number one in the UK Dance Chart.[2] They also produced their first full-length release with the compilation album .

Starting in 2005, Breakbeat Kaos has released studio album debuts from Pendulum, Fresh and J Majik & Wickaman. The first of these, the Pendulum album Hold Your Colour, was later certified gold, exceeding 225,000 sales in the UK alone.[3] The label has also released singles by artists including Baron, who has gone on to score action sports films in the United States, Chase & Status, D.Kay and Future Prophecies. Since its foundation, Breakbeat Kaos has released 31 singles and four albums from more than thirteen artists, in addition to fourteen singles released through its sublabels, Under Construction and Dogs on Acid.

The label has also spawned a thriving online community of fans and producers[4] through the medium of the Dogs on Acid forums. These forums have been used by various people associated with the label, including Pendulum and Adam F, in order to communicate with their target audience.

Breakbeat Kaos stopped releasing music in 2012, but in 2018 the label was brought back into operation.[5] [6] [7]

Discography

Albums

width=35 Yearwidth=25 No.ArtistTitleCo-labels
align=center 2004align=center BBK001CDAdam F & FreshN/A
align=center 2005align=center BBK002CDPendulumHold Your ColourN/A
align=center 2006align=center BBK003CDFreshEscape from Planet MondaySystem Recordings
2008align=center BBK004CDJ Majik & WickamanCrazy WorldBlack Widow
Infrared
align=center BBK005CDVarious ArtistsBreakbeat Kaos Presents - Stadium Drum & BassN/A
align=center 2010align=center BBK006CDFreshKryptonite
align=center 2011align=center BBK007CDThe Brookes BrothersThe Brookes Brothers

Singles

width=35 Yearwidth=25 No.ArtistTitle
align=center 2003align=center 1Fresh"Dalicks / Temple of Doom"
2004align=center 2Fresh & Adam FJungle Sound EP
align=center 3Pendulum"Another Planet / Voyager"
align=center 4Fresh"Submarines"
align=center 5Fresh & Adam F"When the Sun Goes Down"
2005align=center 6Fresh & Baron"Supernature"
align=center 7Distorted Minds"Give It to Me / Stay Focused"
align=center 8Baron & Pendulum"Guns at Dawn"
align=center 9Pendulum"Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt"
align=center 10Adam F"8Ball"
align=center 11Pendulum"Slam / Out Here"
align=center 12Chase & Status"Duppy Man / Top Shotta"
align=center 13Drumsound & Bassline Smith"Killa DJ"
2006align=center 14Baron"At the Drive In / Decade"
align=center 15Fresh"The Immortal / Living Daylights Pt 2"
align=center 16Pendulum"Hold Your Colour / Streamline"
align=center 17Fresh"Nervous"
align=center 18Baron"At the Drive In / St. Elmo"
2007align=center 19Brookes Brothers"Hard Knocks / Mistakes"
align=center 20Pendulum"Blood Sugar / Axle Grinder"
align=center 21Future Prophecies"The Roof Is on Fire / Dreadlock"
align=center 22Fresh"Scream"
align=center 23Baron"Endless Summer / Dr. Agnostic"
2008align=center 24Brookes Brothers & Futurebound"F Zero / Dawntreader"
align=center 25Fresh"Clap / Exhale"
align=center 26Baron"Turn Up the Sun / Blinking with Fists"
align=center 27Fresh"Gold Dust / The Field"
align=center 28Brookes Brothers"Tear You Down / Drifter"
2009align=center 29Nero"Act Like You Know / Sound in Motion"
align=center 30Fresh ft. Stamina MC & Koko"Hypercaine" (inc Original Edit & Nero Dubstep Mix)
align=center 31Adam F & Horx Feat. Redman"Shut The Lights Off"
2010align=center 32Camo & Krooked"Can't Get Enough / Without You"
align=center 33Fresh"Talkbox / Acid Rain"
align=center 34Sigma"Stand Tall EP: Part 1" (Front To Back (Original Sin Remix) / Baltimore (Instrumental))
align=center 35WTF?! ft. Dead Prez"It's Bigger Than Hip Hop UK (Dubbed Out Mix) / (Full Vocal Mix)"
align=center 36Sigma"Stand Tall EP: Part 2" (Stronger / The Jungle)
align=center 37Fresh vs. Sigma"Lassitude / Cylon"
align=center 37R"Lassitude (Jakwob / Sigma VIP Remixes)"
align=center 38Pendulum"The Island" EP
align=center 39"Witchcraft (Rob Swire's Drumstep Mix / Netsky Remix)"
align=center 40The Brookes Brothers"Last Night / War Cry"
2011align=center 41"Beautiful" (ft. Robert Owens) / Souvenir
align=center 42"In Your Eyes (ft. Johnny Osbourne) / The Big Blue"
align=center 43Pixel Fist"Seduction / Tweaky"
2012align=center 44Adam F"Elements EP"
align=center 45The Brookes Brothers"LoveLine / The Blues"

Sublabels

Dogs on Acid

width=35 Yearwidth=25 No.ArtistTitle
align=center 2004align=center 1Fresh"Floodlight"
align=center rowspan=2 2007align=center 2Fatal & DJ Raw"100 Years / The Hunt"
align=center 3High Rankin' & Wayz"Alice / Beyond"

Under Construction

width=35 Yearwidth=25 No.ArtistTitle
align=center rowspan=3 2005align=center 1Future Prophecies"Thunder & Lightning / Deceived"
align=center 2D.Kay & DJ Lee"Rain / Take Some Time"
align=center 3Duo Infernale"Positive Vibes / Pipe Dreams"
align=center rowspan=4 2006align=center 4Chris Paul & Mia V"All Alone / Liquid Palm"
align=center 5TKO"Cheese on Toast / Feelin"
align=center 6Chris Paul & Mia V"Portuguese Living / Make Noise"
align=center 7Social Security"Children of the Sun / Warm Bass Rising"
align=center rowspan=4 2007align=center 8Santorin"Supernatural / Return of Tomorrow"
align=center 9Dan Marshall"Remember Me / Gomen Nasai"
align=center 10Dan Marshall"Dreamcatcher / Side Step"
align=center 11Cybass"The Way of the Rasta / Laughing Man"

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Notes and References

  1. IMO Records https://archive.today/20120803134808/http://www.imorecords.co.uk/drumandbasslabels/breakbeat-kaos-biography/ "Breakbeat Kaos Biography"
  2. "The Official UK Dance Charts" (13 March 2004). ChartsPlus (133). Milton Keynes, UK: IQWare.
  3. Fukushima, Glenn (1 April 2008). Pendulum Ready to Swing Towards North America . Reuters. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  4. Web site: Jenkins. Dave. 2018-11-07. "We wanted to be part of taking drum & bass beyond the underground": The story of Breakbeat Kaos. 2021-06-14. UKF. en-US.
  5. Web site: Jenkins. Dave. 2018-05-24. DJ Fresh relaunches Breakbeat Kaos!. 2021-06-14. UKF. en-US.
  6. Web site: Schaitel. Matt "MyStro". 2018-09-19. The Rising Phoenix of Breakbeat Kaos Returns Celebrating 15 Years!. 2021-06-14. EDM Identity. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2018-11-05. In Conversation with...Breakbeat Kaos. 2021-06-14. Data Transmission. en-GB.