One of the original Operatives internationals is back. Kiwi Heartthrob Concord Dawn will be joined by the wonderkid from Prague Rido. No doubt this is going to be a serious showcase of DnB, let's take it back to the old school, back to the roots!
Local agents:
Nam (fresh off smashing summerdayze and brainwashing shirtless men into loving dnb)
Fiend (back from the mean streets of brazil on a long covert under cover mission)
Safire (BBA)
West:One (Phonetics)
Tickets available here: http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=53451
CONCORD DAWN:
Concord Dawn began life as Evan Short & Matt Harvey, bursting onto the New Zealand music scene back in mid 1999 with their unique high octane Drum and Bass sound. They were the darlings of the local bNet/Student Radio stations up and down New Zealand, getting hefty primetime airplay, featuring at the top of the weekly Top Ten's and breaking chart records across the bNet. After a year or so of underground success they were courted by local electronic music label Kog Transmissions and released their first album 'Concord Dawn' in July 2000.
After touring the album throughout New Zealand they released their second album 'Disturbance' in April 2001 and received Best Electronic Album and Best Independent Release at the 2001 bNet Music Awards. Both 'Concord Dawn' and 'Disturbance' sold far better than expected and the boys received strong reviews in all forms of media not only for their releases but also for their energetic live performances. For the next year they went into hiatus to refine the Concord Dawn sound further with Evan heading to London for 5 months to immerse himself in the culture of the Drum and Bass homeland. Upon his return to New Zealand work was started on their 3rd album Uprising with tracks like 'Morning Light' and 'Don't Tell Me' finding international acclaim well before the album's release. 'Uprising' was released in New Zealand in September 2003 and reached gold sales status in an amazing 3 months.
With Concord Dawn now well established internationally and their catalogue now being distributed worldwide Evan and Matt embarked on a seemingly never ending world tour, travelling all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. At the 2003 bNet music awards 'Morning Light' won Best Song and Most Radio Play and at the 2004 bNet music awards 'Uprising' received Best Album and Best Electronic Release. Concord Dawn were also nominated for Best Electronic Act at the 2004 New Zealand music awards but narrowly missed out to Salmonella Dub.
Work on their long awaited 4th album was completed in early 2005 and was titled 'Chaos By Design' to express the album's musically eclectic nature. The album and singles won critical acclaim worldwide with various tracks off the albums being signed to some of the biggest and most respected Drum and Bass labels worldwide such as Metalheadz, Ram Records and Hospital Recordings. 'Chaos By Design' also won Best Electronic Album at the 2006 New Zealand Music Awards.
Another full world tour was embarked on shortly after the release with Matt relocating to Vienna, in the heart of Europe and Evan covering New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Americas from home base in New Zealand.
2008 saw Evan focus on his studio commitments while Matt continues with Concord Dawn. The 5th studio album, 'The Enemy Within' was released on September 20th, 2010 via Rhythmethod and DRM, with Matt hitting the road for a 12 date nationwide tour to support the release.
RIDO:
Rido (aka Pavel Ridosko) is a rapidly up and coming producer hailing from Prague. He was initially drawn to electronic music after being exposed to the heavy beats of the popular UK outfit The Prodigy. After visiting London in 1998 he decided he wanted to do more than just listen, so he bought new computer and began his journey into sound. In 2000 he released his first 12 inch on a local label called Js, and a second record in 2001. In 2004 he moved to Sydney to study sound engineering at SAE. After he returned to Prague, he started to concentrate on making music full-time. His first international release was on Intersection recordings with tunes Dark Thief and Density. His next release was called Anatomy and was featured on an EP from the German label, Shadybrain. After this he released a soulful tech slammer, featuring the vocals of Spikey Tee, called Life is Strange,for the Holland based Fokuz recordings. However, when Kryptic Minds and Leon Switch listened to Rido..s Strangers,Rido..s career began to rapidly accelerate. The tune was signed to Defcom Recordings and Rido joined the Defcom crew without looking back. His new tunes Somber World and New Hope are to be released on Defcom in the beginning of 2008. Rido..s uniquely deep and technical sound is influenced both by the futuristic aspects of contemporary dnb and by his passion for orchestral and film music. His tunes are played by Dj..s such as Teebee, Noisia, Kryptic Minds,Nocturnal and many more. Besides dnb, Rido is also composing and arranging music for television, advertisements, and he has recently written and recorded his first orchestral piece for Czech national Television.
http://www.soundcloud.com/rido, http://www.twitter.com/ridocz, http://www.myspace.com/ridojunglist