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One of the most respected producers in the game, the West Country-born, London-based DJ/producer Rockwell is a singular talent. Falling in love with drum & bass during his university days in Bristol, he first emerged with groundbreaking productions like ‘Underpass’, ‘Aria’ (Critical Music) and ‘Reverse Engineering’ (Darkestral).
From his debut EP on jungle legend Shy FX’s Digital Soundboy outlet, it was on Friction’s Shogun Audio that he found a home, forming part of the label’s first true A-team alongside Alix Perez, Icicle and SpectraSoul. In 2012, he released glossy trap-flavoured cut ‘Childhood Memories’, (1M + Streams and BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe’s ‘Next Hype’). More success quickly followed with ‘Detroit’, a certified damager inspired by Baltimore club and Miami bass. His name became firmly cemented into the global consciousness as he began to tour the world and took on slots as part of Radio 1’s Residency and In New DJs We Trust programming, alongside regularly covering Friction’s drum & bass show on the station.
Not fitting the traditional d&b mould, throughout his career Rockwell has appeared on more eclectic line-ups featuring artists such as Rustie, Redlight & Cashmere Cat. In 2015, this swirling mass of influences coalesced into Rockwell’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘Obsolete Medium’. Drum & bass, hyperpop, trap, halftime, techno and more were twisted together into ingenious and elastic new forms including on lead single track ‘Please Please Please (Play Me On The Radio)’, garnering support in DJ Mag, Resident Advisor and Mixmag, and being named one of Billboard’s top 10 albums of the year.
In 2018 following his final EP ‘User’ on Shogun Audio, he launched his own label Obsolete Medium with the ‘Content’EP, scoring another hit with ‘Belief Systems’, before 2019 saw more success with ‘Level’ / ‘Block’, collaborations with The Upbeats and Phace. In 2020, Rockwell struck gold once again with the ‘Isolation Ritual’ EP — a name chosen to reflect the loneliness of studio work that became a grim omen of the Covid pandemic’s effect on society. An early taste of where Rockwell’s sound was headed, the raucous release scored a Beatport No.1 smash hit with ‘Vent’.
Most recently, Rockwell has marked a highly anticipated return “Estranged” featuring LaMeduza, as well as an incendiary collaboration with Lewisham born and bred MC Novelist for his second single of the year, “Peak” that was named Charlie Tee’s D&B Drop of the Week and been supported by GRM Daily, Mixmag, The Independent and more.
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18 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: Billboard 10 Best Dance Albums
Rockwell's debut album 'Obsolete Medium' is #10, in Billboard's '10 Best Dance / Electronic Albums of 2015'.
www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2015/6812743/best-dance-electronic-edm-albums-2015
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15 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: Featured In The Sun
Rockwell is featured in The Sun, discussing his new album 'Obsolete Medium'.
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14 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: New Video '14Me'
Rockwell has released a video for the track '14Me', taken from his new album 'Obsolete Medium' on Shogun Audio.
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10 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: New Video 'Guts Blood Sex Drugs'
Rockwell releases a new video for the track 'Guts Blood Sex Drugs', from his album 'Obsolete Medium' out now on Shogun Audio.
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09 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: New Video 'Bait'
Rockwell unveils a new video for the track 'Bait', taken from his album 'Obsolete Medium' out now on Shogun Audio.
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08 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: Interview In Nest HQ
Rockwell is interviewed on his new album 'Obsolete Medium' (Shogun Audio) in Nest HQ.
www.nesthq.com/interview-rockwell
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07 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: New Video 'Macbook Jungle Crew'
Rockwell has unveiled a new video for the track 'Macbook Jungle Crew (Your Time)', taken from his album 'Obsolete Medium' out now on Shogun Audio.
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05 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: New Video 'Faces'
Rockwell's new video for 'Faces', featuring Lauren L'aimant, is taken from his new album Obsolete Medium, out now on Shogun Audio.
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03 Dec, 2015
Rockwell: Is Interviewed In UKF
Rockwell is interviewed about his new album 'Obsolete Medium' in UKF.
www.ukf.com/words/rockwell-an-obsolete-interview/14585