Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones (aka The Upbeats), have joined fellow kiwis Concord Dawn, Bulletproof and Shapeshifter in stamping Aotearoa’s brand of drum’n’bass firmly on the world stage. This album shows an impressive knack for catchy melodic hooks and dancefloor stormers.

THE UPBEATS

Wellington duo The Upbeats are primed to follow in the footsteps of
breakthrough producers Concord Dawn with the release of their debut self- titled album. Tracks from the album are poised to be released through a swag of some of the most respected labels in the world including Vicious Music Group, Incite Recordings and Hostile Recordings in the US, and Protogen Recordings in Germany.

The duo, Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones, have joined fellow locals Concord Dawn, Bulletproof and Shapeshifter in stamping Aotearoa’s brand of drum’n’bass firmly on the world stage. Loop Recordings Aot(ear)oa are proud to present their debut album, The Upbeats, which brings together an impressive spectrum of broken beat tracks. Ranging from the hard as nails workouts of ‘Late Night Fright’ and ‘Binge Drinker’ (the latter famously recorded at the Dargaville RSA) through to the effortlessly melodic ‘More Than Me’, the album shows an impressive knack for catchy hooks and dancefloor stormers.

Previously released material by The Upbeats has included 'US Hermits' on the Alpine Unity compilation, Passenger and 'Deep Breath' appearing on the Fabel Music compilation In 2 Deep. Their latest track, ‘Psyesta’, made the cut on the recently released Loop 005 Select and has enjoyed widespread radio play. But the biggest break for the duo came last year when The Upbeats made contact with UK's drum'n'bass don DJ Digital. Both kept to their promise to stay in touch with The Upbeats sending tracks to Digital throughout last year. Digital liked what he
heard and promptly signed The Upbeats to his very own Timeless Music Group. Tracks from The Upbeats have also been signed to German producer Typecell’s Protogen Recordings and three prominent US labels: Hostile Recordings, Incite Recordings and Habit Recordings. The Upbeats
also expect to release a single for New Zealand drum’n’bass label, Subtronix Recordings. Perhaps most impressive was their achievement in getting four tracks signed to US label Vicious Music Group. Vicious is set to subsequently release tracks on their three labels: Ballistics Recordings, Afterlife Recordings and Mozaik Recordings.