The Enemy Within album release tour.. Concord Dawn returns with his long awaited 5th studio album, 'The Enemy Within' on September 20th.
Featuring the classic Concord Dawn sound with a plethora of vocal talent, including Rikki Morris, Paul McLaney, Nina McSweeney, Thomas Oliver, J Dubs along with guests Bulletproof, Cern and Rido.
With Concord Dawn’s 5th studio album now on the verge of hitting the shelves, we have a sneak peek at what is to come from the NZ drum and bass powerhouse. The albums title track ‘The Enemy Within’ features the vocal prowess of Thomas Oliver, and has all the elements of a classic Concord Dawn tune, chillingly beautiful vocals, bone-crushing drums and a bottom-end second to none. With elements of ‘Broken Eyes’ and ‘Man For All Seasons’ (Chaos By Design – 2006), ‘The Enemy Within’ still takes another leap forward, staying fresh to today’s sound and proving that the forthcoming album will definitely be one to add to the Concord Dawn collection.
To celebrate the release of the new album ‘The Enemy Within’ Matt will return from Vienna for a nation wide tour through September and October.
NORTH HARBOUR STADIUM FUNCTION CENTRE OCTOBER 2ND
FEATURING:
CONCORD DAWN
MC TWINCAM
CERN
JASON HOWSON
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ARTIST BIO’S
CONCORD DAWN
Like an intergalactic adventurer, Concord Dawn has blazed a trail through the drum n bass universe, catalysing the international DnB explosion of recent years. Forging a signature style from early on, having always favoured an unpretentious, tech-heavy sound infused with a good measure of musicality and melody that is unapologetically geared towards maximum dancefloor destruction. Matthew Harvey – top producer, A-list DJ, trend-setting breakbeat scientist, drum n bass Jedi Knight-elect and master of Star Wars trivia. Concord Dawn was nominated in the 2008 Uk drum and bass awards for “Best Producer”, “Best International Act” and “Best Tech DJ”
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MC TWINCAM
MC Twincam has been tearing up dance floors with his verbal assault for 5 years. Right after his first gig, word spread fast of this punks talent and he quickly became a regular fixture in the Auckland Drum n Bass and Breakbeat scene. His diverse vocal skills that include double time rhymes, lyrical rapping, melodic harmonies and all round drunken mastery of the mic lift the crowd to a frenzy of A.D.D child-like enthusiasm every time. Twincam has MCed with many top international DJs including Pendulum, Dub Pistols, Kid Kenobi, DJ Mutiny, Defcon1, and New Zealand local heroes of the breakbeat sound Concord Dawn, State Of Mind, Baitercell & Schumacher, and Antiform along with a multitude of local DJs. In 2004 twincam tried his hand in the studio for the first time, teaming up with Auckland based breakbeat outfit, Antiform. To produce the dance floor killah “Its All About” and in recent times they have joined forces again to create the drum n bass monster, “Crash” which has already received international notoriety. The track demonstrates a change in vocal sound for twincam as he has dropped his well known MCing style, to instead utilize his singing talents
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CERN
A widespread name around the globe already; Cern’s production has seen released and forthcoming tracks on many of the scenes leading European record labels including UK’s Renegade Hardware, Critical, Cylon, Deep Soul Music & Revolution Recordings; Netherlands’ amazing Citrus Records, Smptm & Syndrome Audio; Germany’s Basswerk imprint as well as New Zealand’s own Samurai Music, Empathy Records and American labels Aesthetics & Icarus Audio.
Since 2001 Cern have been collectively producing drum and bass and downbeat music for the main purpose of having a good time and making use of their creative tendencies. After finishing school both Climate(Jonny) and Omen(Ollie) began work at the then home of underground music in Auckland, Fu Bar. This is where their passion for DJing and production began; having the opportunity to experience the best of what the world had to offer in live DJ performances.
After getting recognised for their DJing skills, they soon began to support some of the local and international acts for New Zealand drum and bass pioneers Subtronix and Cyanide Recordings. This is when their attention turned to production, and their skills began to take form.2006 saw collaborations with Bulletproof, ‘Rokhedz’ and ‘Red Mercury’, and pushing the funk sound in Auckland by promoting visiting artists such as Mayhem, Noisia, Psidream and dBridge.
2007 was a productive year for Cern with their “South in Session”series and “In Depth” monthly gigs, also working on collaborations with some of New Zealand’s finest up and coming producers Dose, Teknik, Menace, Consequence and Luca. 2008 saw a tough year for Cern. Sadly and suddenly, Jonny Cern passed away in July leaving behind a bright and fast rising future in the International drum and bass scene, and a huge amount of close friends and family. To this day he is hugely missed and never forgotten. Ollie Cern toured Europe and Australasia at the end of the year as a tribute, helping to keep his memory and ideas alive and helping to extend their music to everyone who has supported them over the years.
Although this tragedy halted production initially, Ollie Cern has opted to continue writing and Djing in honor of his best buddy. Soon after Jonny’s passing, a collaboration arose between close friends Bulletproof, Teknik & Cern called “Scatter the Ashes,” a tribute tune to their fallen friend which has received critical acclaim. Following this collaboration the trio have teamed up to form a new group, Sidechain with their first 12” coming out on Syndrome Audio later this year. This side project has already received a huge amount of international Dj support, and promises to be a force to reckon with in the near future.
More recently Cern has gone on to collaborate with international artists Loxy, dBridge, Logistics, Sabre, Jubei, Nymfo, Phace & Misanthrop, as well as exciting new local talent Consequence & Tokyo Prose. With another European tour in the works for 09 and a forthcoming album on Concord Dawn’s imprint, Uprising, this year is set to be a busy one for Cern.Keep your eyes peeled for Cern’s debut EP on UK heavyweight label, Renegade Hardware, dropping in stores April 2009.
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JASON HOWSON
Jason is an award-winning DJ. A fully-fledged vinyl junkie, Howson has recently mixed the first definitive New Zealand Dubstep compilation Every Day Dubs. The compilation features some of the country’s foremost Dubstep producers and DJs such as Truth, Optimus Gryme, P-Vans and Future One. Jason Howson can be heard on his weekly radio show ‘Silk Cuts In Session’ on George FM with co-host Sean Lyons, where the pair bust sub bass monsters from the musical worlds of UK Garage, 2 Step, Hip Hop, Drum and Bass and Dubstep.
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