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Serpico Magnetic
Sense b/w Screamin Paris Producer
K.Ce of Manchester, UK serves up his debut drum 'n' bass roller.
While this sounds very similar to Ed Rush’s "Technology"
12", Serpico has gained a lot of ground in the UK scene by remixing
tracks by Smallstone Disciple and Denise Johnson as well as working with
KTB and Utopian on their rollers. Serpico (known to his friends as K.Ce.) has been mixing others’ tracks for years now in his Didsbury neighborhood studio on the outskirts of Manchester, England. His 300-year old triplex apartment houses three drum ‘n’ bass producers, one on each floor. A collective, a fraternity if you will, of friends manic about breakbeats and basslines. Amidst the smell of freshly brewed coffee and recently extinguished weed, Kevin moves like a cat from his futon across the studio to the kitchen. He fails to find it odd that he makes his home between a mixing desk and a Cubase-equipped Atari. Scattered piles of dubplates, white labels and turntable stylli decorate a floor atop a layer of empty beer bottles, electronic gear and party flyers. Kevin’s remixes for Denise Johnson and Smallstone Disciple (under the moniker K.Ce.) have garnered rave reviews from producers, labels and DJs. His minimalist dark drum ‘n’ bass reversioning of others’ ideas continues to snap the breaths from listeners’ lungs. While sidestepping the metallic sounds of post-apocalyptic tech-step, Kevin’s brain is now transfixed on creating an environment enveloping the DJ and dancer alike in stabbing distorted bass and crashing quicksilver breaks under his newly adopted producer name, Serpico. Serpico’s sinister stare across DnB dancefloors will soon stretch far beyond this debut 12”. He is currently working with KTB, Smallstone Disciple and Utopian on their upcoming releases in his Manchester studio. Serpico’s production assistance for Utopian will be released as Intelligent 5, the second installment in a series of 12”s spotlighting Manchester drum ‘n’ bass. Serpico and the rest of the Mancunian crew of DJs, and MCs will tour the US this summer. |
