Vital Sines

Bio:

CHECK OUT MY LATEST "DUBWISE RIDDIMS N BASSIC MOVEMENTS MIX:


Vital Sines UK Garage 2000 mix by Vital Sines

Also check out my DUBSTEP blog called Dubtronix.

http://dubtronix.blogspot.com


Originally started as DJ Essential's first club residency Soul Kitchen in '94 in Phoenix, AZ., where Soul/ Jazz Funk/ Rare Groove/ Acid Jazz/ Downtempo/ Drum & Bass all fused together. Now, we returned to that formula with newer sounds like Dubstep, & Liquid Funk injected into the classic Soul Kitchen sounds. Now known as Soul Funktion.


Now on February 13th 2010 we are launching a brand new monthly night FUNKY RIDDIMS. Bringing Phoenix the best in UK Funky, Deeper Dubstep, Liquid Drum and Bass, & Future Garage!!!!!!


VITAL SINES PRESS KIT



Vital Sines was an experiment in soul and culture. A mutant yet soulful arrangement of eclectic musical influences. Rikki X (DJ Essential) is behind this soulful, but versatlile musical experiment. As a DJ since '94, DJ Essential played countless Swell Rave Parties, Nightclubs, and residencies at various Phoenix/ Tempe clubs (The Hip Joint, Soul Kitchen, Da Lounge, TMC Jackson Hole events, PHusion at Cafe Boba, FRESH @Higher Ground Cafe, Bubblin' (@ Jax Thai bar), resident DJ for 99-2000 @Sanctuary (now Myst), Hot Pink (guest dj), for 10 years (1994-2004). He played everywhere in between Vancouver & Miami. In Phoenix he was known as a pioneer of AZ Drum & Bass/ Junglist (playing with DB, RAW, Dieselboy, Goldie, and Technical Itch), and the first AZ DJ to spin Acid Jazz/Downtempo, 2-Step Garage, & nu-jazz/broken beat. He started working with Yoruba recording artist Santos (DJ Saint ) and started collaborating on tracks for Urbanite Recordings. He then went on his own in 2002, and recorded as Vital Sines in 2003. Those were Soulful 2 step/ Broken beat styled tunes"Nu Worries" & "Higher Galaxy". It is testament of what a good imagination, DJ talent, and a great record collection can come up with.


Then in 2005 he fell in love with a new style called Dubstep, reminiscent to Darker UK G he was a fan of in 1999-2001 like Groove Chronicles, El-B (ghost), Zed Bias, Shelflife Recordings, Steve Gurley, Oris Jay, Tempa, and Horspower Productions. He earier was involved with the 2 Step Forum of those days with Jason Mundo (Dub Assembly, TX), Eric H. "The lights" IRIS (Chicago), G Notorious (Soul Champion Boston), NYC's Reid Speed, and even Kode 9 (Hyperdub,UK). In a late night chat session he joked with those above mentioned about calling Darker, dubby 2 Step Garage "Dubstep", that was in 2000. That leaked over by the way of Kode 9, then it became a genre. Then in 2004-05 he then picked up on some early tunes from Digital Mystikz, Skream, Benga, Loefah, Kode 9, Kromestar, and Plastician. He started getting a wide variety of tunes from US producers like Starkey, DZ, Matty G., and Babylon System. Around 2006-07, he soon grew tired of the bangin' wobbly sound and started getting into Burial, Martyn, Synkro, TRG, Pangaea, Sully, Geiom, Shackleton, Ramadanman, Brackles, Silkie, Quest, and H.O.D. In 2007, he played gigs for The Blunt Club's 2nd "Dubstep" room. then in the summer of 2009, he & R-db launced Soul Funktion @ Stray Cat Bar & Grill, Tempe. Sadly, it ended within 2 months. In August, he started getting Dubstep tunes with more of a polyrhythmic beat like Afrobeat or Soca. Artists like Roska, Geeneus, Cooly G, Geiom, Brackles, Shortstuff, Joy Orbison, Deadboy, and Ill Blu were fused with a nu exciting genre called UK Funky ( a mix of House, UK G, Grime, Broken beat, and Afrobeat/Soca riddims). He then started acquiring large amounts of UK Funky tunes by Roska, Ill Blu, Crazy Cousins, Geeneus, Fuzzy Logik, Rudimental, Attacca Pesante, Donaeo, Simbad, and many more. His talent is matched with his extended knowledge of Dance Music/ Electronica, his tight mixing style, and large collection of diverse tunes.


Contact info:
Soul Funktion Entertainment
Rick Martinez
480-929-9530
rikkix@q.com
http://myspace.com/soulfunktionphx
http://facebook.com/rick.vitalsines




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Influences:

Studio One, Trojan Records, Coxsone Dodd, Mad Professor, Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters, King Tubby, Prince Jammy, Scientist, Prince Far-I, Adrian Sherwood On U Sound, Augustus Pablo, Bunny & The Wailers, Sly & Robbie, Dillinger, U Roy, Eek A Mouse, Horace Andy, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Toots & The Maytals, Burning Spear, Junior Murvin, Dennis Brown, The Isrealites, Bob Marley, Stone Love Sound System, Sade, Fresh Four, Smith & Mighty, Massive Attack, Soul ll Soul, Attica Blues, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Tricky, Portishead, Fila Brazilla, Heights of Abraham, Jhelisa Anderson, Masters At Work, Karizma, Blaze, Roy Davis Jr., MK, MR.Fingers, Dennis Ferrer, King Britt, Ashley Beadle, Kerri Chandler, DJ Gregory, Jovonn, Kevin Yost, Theo Parrish, Osunlade, Moodymann/Kenny Dixon Jr., MJ Cole, Groove Chronicles, Zed Bias, Steve Gurley, Grant Nelson, Tuff Jam, Todd Edwards, EL-B aka Ghost Crew, Dubstep: Synkro, Benga, Mala, Coki (Digital Mystikz), Burial, Pangaea, Phaeleh, Ruckspin, Pariah, Indigo, XXXY, Sines, Vista, O-dessa, Martyn, Joy Orbison, Untold, Deadboy, Sully, Brackles, Shortstuff, Clueless, Submerse, Mount Kimbie, TRG, Breakage, Silkie, Quest, H*O*D, Geiom, Marlow, Tes La Rok, Clouds, DZ, Stereotyp, Skream, Kode 9, Horsepower Productions, UK Funky: Roska, Cooly G, D-Malice, Julio Bashmore, Attacca Pesante, Donaeo, Crazy Cousinz, Geeneus, Ill Blu, Fuzzy Logik, Lil Silva, Hardcore/ Jungle/Drum & Bass, 4 Hero, Acen, 2 Bad Mice, Ragga Twins, SL2, A Guy Called Gerald, Goldie, Grooverider, Fabio, London Elektricity, High Contrast, Danny Byrd, Brookes Brothers, DJ Marky, LTJ BUKEM, Roni Size, DJ Krust, James Brown, Prince, Gil Scott Heron, Roy Ayers, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra, Dexter Wansel, Coltrane, Lonnie Liston Smith, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, Marlena Shaw, Aretha Franklin, Terri Callier, Bill Withers, Rotary Connection, Minnie Ripperton, David Axelrod, Pharoah Sanders Serge Gainesburg, Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, Hugh Masekela, Osibisa, Billy Holliday, Larry Levan (The Paradise Garage), David Mancuso (The Loft), Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles, Francois Kervorkian, Gilles Peterson, Mark Farina, Russ Drewbury, Norman Jay, Keb Darge, Jazzanova, AtJazz, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Vikter Duplaix, Landslide, Kaidi Tatham, Bugz in the Attic, IG Culture, Domu, The Clash, MC5, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, Stone Roses, St. Etienne, My Bloody Valentine, Santana, Jorge Ben, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Marcos Valle, Sergio Mendes, Milton Nascimento, Basic Channel, Carl Craig, Underground Resistance, LCD Sound System, Recloose, Isolee, Perlon, Aril Brikha, Richard Villalobos, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Plaid, Wish FM, Mark Pritchard & Tom Middleton, Coldcut, DJ Food, Ninja Tune, Mo Wax, DJ Shadow, UNKLE, Public Enemy (Bomb Squad), KRS-1, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jazzmatazz, Gangstarr, The Coup, Common Sense, Heiroglyphics Crew, Freestyle Fellowship, Jurassic 5, Slum Village, Spearhead, Beastie Boys, Daft Punk, DJ Pari, Z-Trip, Emile, and Radar, Cut Chemist, QBert, Barry Goldwater lll, Eddie Amador, Len Sobeck (RIP), Santos (DJ Saint)..

Sounds Like:

Past, Present, and FUTURE!!!
Vital Sines vs. GIT Beats- You Know How To Love Me