Dom & Roland

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Dom & Roland
Origin London, England
Genres Drum and bass, techstep
Occupation(s) DJ, producer, label owner
Years active1996–present
Labels
  • Moving Shadow
  • Metalheadz
  • Dom & Roland Productions
  • Individual Recordings
MembersDominic Angas

Dom & Roland is the alias of British drum and bass producer Dominic Angas. [1] The addition of "Roland" in the artist name refers to his RolandS760 sampler. [2] In 1996, he was signed to Moving Shadow recordings, releasing three albums and numerous singles on the label. [3] He has released records on other labels including 31 Records, Prototype, and Renegade Hardware, and has collaborated with Kemal, Black Sun Empire, Noisia, Hive, Amon Tobin, Keaton, and Skynet. [4]

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He set up his own label called Dom & Roland Productions (DRP) in 2005. He is credited with creating the "tramen" breakbeat which was one of the most widely used breaks in drum & bass, popularized by DJ Trace among many others.

Angas started up his second label in 2023 called Individual Recordings, releasing the EP Burn Bright / Being. [5] [6]

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  3. Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). "All music guide to electronica: The Experts Guide to the Best Electronica Recordings". ISBN   978-0-87930-628-1.
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  5. https://domandroland.bandcamp.com/album/burn-bright-being-2
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