Breakbeat Kaos

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Breakbeat Kaos discography
Studio albums4
Compilation albums2
Singles53

Breakbeat Kaos is a British independent record label based in London, UK that specialises in drum and bass. It is jointly owned by Fresh and Adam F, who founded the label in 2003 by merging Fresh's Breakbeat Punk with Adam F's Kaos Recordings. [1] The label's first release was a 12" double A-side single by Fresh titled "Dalicks / Temple of Doom". The following year the label released the single "Another Planet / Voyager" by Pendulum, which peaked at number one in the UK Dance Chart. [2] They also produced their first full-length release with the compilation album Jungle Sound: The Bassline Strikes Back! .

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Starting in 2005, Breakbeat Kaos has released studio album debuts from Pendulum, Fresh and J Majik & Wickaman. The first of these, the Pendulum album Hold Your Colour , was later certified gold, exceeding 225,000 sales in the UK alone. [3] The label has also released singles by artists including Baron, who has gone on to score action sports films in the United States, Chase & Status, D.Kay and Future Prophecies. Since its foundation, Breakbeat Kaos has released 31 singles and four albums from more than thirteen artists, in addition to fourteen singles released through its sublabels, Under Construction and Dogs on Acid.

The label has also spawned a thriving online community of fans and producers [4] through the medium of the Dogs on Acid forums. These forums have been used by various people associated with the label, including Pendulum and Adam F, in order to communicate with their target audience.

Breakbeat Kaos stopped releasing music in 2012, but in 2018 the label was brought back into operation. [5] [6] [7]

Discography

Albums

YearNo.ArtistTitleCo-labels
2004BBK001CD Adam F & Fresh Jungle Sound: The Bassline Strikes Back! N/A
2005BBK002CD Pendulum Hold Your Colour N/A
2006BBK003CD Fresh Escape from Planet Monday System Recordings
2008BBK004CD J Majik & Wickaman Crazy WorldBlack Widow
Infrared
BBK005CDVarious ArtistsBreakbeat Kaos Presents - Stadium Drum & BassN/A
2010BBK006CD Fresh Kryptonite
2011BBK007CDThe Brookes BrothersThe Brookes Brothers

Singles

YearNo.ArtistTitle
20031 Fresh "Dalicks / Temple of Doom"
20042 Fresh & Adam F Jungle Sound EP
3 Pendulum "Another Planet / Voyager"
4 Fresh "Submarines"
5 Fresh & Adam F "When the Sun Goes Down"
20056 Fresh & Baron "Supernature"
7 Distorted Minds "Give It to Me / Stay Focused"
8 Baron & Pendulum "Guns at Dawn"
9 Pendulum "Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt"
10 Adam F "8Ball"
11 Pendulum "Slam / Out Here"
12 Chase & Status "Duppy Man / Top Shotta"
13 Drumsound & Bassline Smith "Killa DJ"
200614 Baron "At the Drive In / Decade"
15 Fresh "The Immortal / Living Daylights Pt 2"
16 Pendulum "Hold Your Colour / Streamline"
17 Fresh "Nervous"
18 Baron "At the Drive In / St. Elmo"
200719Brookes Brothers"Hard Knocks / Mistakes"
20 Pendulum "Blood Sugar / Axle Grinder"
21Future Prophecies"The Roof Is on Fire / Dreadlock"
22 Fresh "Scream"
23 Baron "Endless Summer / Dr. Agnostic"
200824Brookes Brothers & Futurebound "F Zero / Dawntreader"
25 Fresh "Clap / Exhale"
26 Baron "Turn Up the Sun / Blinking with Fists"
27 Fresh "Gold Dust / The Field"
28Brookes Brothers"Tear You Down / Drifter"
200929 Nero "Act Like You Know / Sound in Motion"
30 Fresh ft. Stamina MC & Koko"Hypercaine" (inc Original Edit & Nero Dubstep Mix)
31 Adam F & Horx Feat. Redman "Shut The Lights Off"
201032 Camo & Krooked "Can't Get Enough / Without You"
33 Fresh "Talkbox / Acid Rain"
34 Sigma "Stand Tall EP: Part 1" (Front To Back (Original Sin Remix) / Baltimore (Instrumental))
35WTF?! ft. Dead Prez "It's Bigger Than Hip Hop UK (Dubbed Out Mix) / (Full Vocal Mix)"
36 Sigma "Stand Tall EP: Part 2" (Stronger / The Jungle)
37 Fresh vs. Sigma "Lassitude / Cylon"
37R"Lassitude (Jakwob / Sigma VIP Remixes)"
38 Pendulum "The Island" EP
39"Witchcraft (Rob Swire's Drumstep Mix / Netsky Remix)"
40The Brookes Brothers"Last Night / War Cry"
201141"Beautiful" (ft. Robert Owens) / Souvenir
42"In Your Eyes (ft. Johnny Osbourne) / The Big Blue"
43Pixel Fist"Seduction / Tweaky"
201244 Adam F "Elements EP"
45The Brookes Brothers"LoveLine / The Blues"

Sublabels

Dogs on Acid

YearNo.ArtistTitle
20041 Fresh "Floodlight"
20072Fatal & DJ Raw"100 Years / The Hunt"
3High Rankin' & Wayz"Alice / Beyond"

Under Construction

YearNo.ArtistTitle
20051Future Prophecies"Thunder & Lightning / Deceived"
2 D.Kay & DJ Lee"Rain / Take Some Time"
3Duo Infernale"Positive Vibes / Pipe Dreams"
20064Chris Paul & Mia V"All Alone / Liquid Palm"
5TKO"Cheese on Toast / Feelin"
6Chris Paul & Mia V"Portuguese Living / Make Noise"
7Social Security"Children of the Sun / Warm Bass Rising"
20078Santorin"Supernatural / Return of Tomorrow"
9Dan Marshall"Remember Me / Gomen Nasai"
10Dan Marshall"Dreamcatcher / Side Step"
11Cybass"The Way of the Rasta / Laughing Man"

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