Freestylers
United Kingdom The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music producers Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey and (initially) Andrew Galea joined forces. All three of them had been involved in the British dance music scene since the 1980s. Cantor had recorded as Cut n' Paste and Strike with Andy Gardner (Plump DJs). Aston Harvey recorded as Blapps! Posse best known for the 1990 breakbeat dance hit Don't Hold Back before working with Definition of Sound, Rebel MC and DJ Rap (as DJ Rap and Aston). Harvey joined with Galea under the name Sol Brothers before Cantor was recruited to form the Freestylers. The group took their name from their first sample Don't Stop The Rock by Freestyle. The trio's first single Drop The Boom (AK-48) on their own Scratch City Records in 1996 becoming a dancefloor hit in the UK and Miami. The band released the Freestyle EP in 1996 on Freskanova (Freskanova's parent label, Fresh, had released Cantor, Galea and Harvey's previous work). Andrew Galea left the Freestylers shortly after the release of the Freestyle EP. After the departure of Andrew Galea, Matt and Aston formed an 11-piece band (initially an idea of their record label, Freskanova). This consisted of the 2 producers (Cantor and Harvey), a scratch DJ (Mad Doctor X), a guitarist (Tony Ayiotou), drummer (Clive Jenner), bass guitarist (Joe Henson), 2 MCs (MC Navigator and Tenor Fly) and 3 breakdancers (Coza, Marat, Tim). The band's first album We Rock Hard was released in 1998. The single B-Boy ...
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Cracks (Flux Pavilion Remix)
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Push Up
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Cracks Feat. Belle Humble (Flux Pavilion Rmx)
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Now Is the Time
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Intro
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Feel The Panic
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Blowin Ya Brainz
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Ruffneck
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Don't Stop
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Drop the Boom
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Bass Odyssey
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Painkiller
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In Love With You
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Signs (Featuring Tenor Fly And Spanner Banner)
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Get a Life
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B-Boy Stance
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Told You So (featuring Petra)
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London Sound (Featuring Tenor Fly)
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Phenomenon One (Featuring Tenor Fly)
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Bad Boy Love (Featuring Navigator)
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Breaker Beats Part 1
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Get Down Massive (Featuring Navigator)
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Weekend Song (Featuring Tenor Fly)
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Boom Blast
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Freestyle Noize
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Music Is Music
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Push Up (Plump DJs Mix)
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Broadcast Channels (Featuring Justin Warfield)
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Calling (featuring Valerie M)
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Fasten Your Seatbelt
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Security
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Weekend Song
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Electrified
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Jump N Twist
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Punks
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Dogs and Sledges
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Warning
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In The Beginning
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Fast Life
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Pain Killer - Kouncilhouse Remix
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Right On
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Cracks Feat. Belle Humble (Ctrl-Z Rmx)
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Here We Go
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Rumours Of War (Featuring Navigator)
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Losing You
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The Slammer
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Hard To Stay
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Warrior Charge
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Now Is The Time / In Love With You
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Old Skool Fool
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