Shogun Audio

Since its inception in 2004 Shogun Audio has gone on to become one of the most essential labels in dance music today. Driven by its founders Friction and K-Tee the Shogun brand has developed into an all-encompassing drum & bass juggernaut releasing some of the most breath-taking beats across the full spectrum and beyond. The ethos – if it’s good music, let’s get it out there. The ever-evolving entourage of Shogun Audio artists adhere to the highest of standards, producing the very best in hi-grade drum & bass, dubstep and bass music; having spawned the careers of Alix Perez, SpectraSoul and The Prototypes the label now plays host to exclusively signed artists Rockwell, Icicle, Technimatic, Joe Ford, Ed:it, Karma and of course Friction & K-Tee, all bringing their own distinct sound ensuring the Shogun brand is ever-changing and adapting. With guest releases from the likes of Noisia, D Bridge, Total Science, Jonny L, Break and Marcus Intalex the back catalogue has become one of absolute quality and collectability. Major releases include the first volume of Friction’s all-new mix series, ‘Assassin’, released to much critical acclaim back in 2009 and the landmark debut album from Alix Perez,‘1984’, regarded by many as ‘the’ drum & bass artist album of the same year. Icicle’s ‘Under The Ice’ LP of 2011 became Mixmag’s ‘Album Of The Month’ earning the producer critical acclaim from across the electronic music spectrum. Late in 2011 Shogun reached their 50th release, the highly anticipated and much lauded ‘Way Of The Warrior’ LP; a collection of the past, present and future of a label very much on top of its game. As a mark of its success the album received the much coveted ‘Best Compilation’ gong at DJ Mag’s Best Of British Awards. In recent years the camp has gone on to release SpectraSoul’s debut album ‘Delay No More’ and the second long player from Alix Perez, ‘Chroma Chords’. All the while putting out some of the most celebrated drum & bass music in world including Rockwell’s staggering ‘Detroit’ which famously blew up Zane Lowe’s sub-woofer live on BBC Radio 1. Since then we’ve seen Icicle’s ‘Entropy’ LP cause chaos, Technimatic’s ‘Desire Paths’ rule the summer of 2014, the 10 Years Of Shogun Audio album cause dance floor disruption and Friction’s VS series blow roofs clean off across the globe. Behind a high-rolling label is a high-rolling label event and the Shogun Audio sessions have become synonymous with the best nights out in the country and across Europe. With an all-star cast of residents to choose from plus special guests such as Fabio, Nero, Mistajam, Sub Focus, Instra:mental, D bridge and Chase & Status it’s not hard to see why the queues to get into a Shogun event always stretch as far as the eye can see, whether one of their infamous End parties way back when or one of their ground-breaking sell-out warehouse parties in Ewer Street, London. So with now over 40 Shogun events every year all over the UK and as far afield as Australia, Russia, Hungary, Croatia and Austria and hosting stages at festivals such as Outlook it’s true to say the brand is well and truly worldwide, and while Friction continues to front BBC Radio 1’s Drum & Bass Show every week there seems to be no stopping Shogun Audio. Long may it continue, exciting times. Independent record label. www.shogunaudio.co.uk Follow our official Spotify playlist to stay up to date: https://lnk.to/ShogunSpotifyTD