Revolution presents…

KLUTE (UK)
(Commercial Suicide, Metalheadz, Soul:r, 31 Records, Hospital)

Tom Withers, AKA Klute, has been a fixture on the Drum and Bass scene for over a decade, lending his creativity to the likes of Metalheadz, 31 Records and his early stable Certificate 18, responsible for releasing his first two albums, "Casual Bodies" and "Fear of People". In 2001 his own Commercial Suicide imprint was borne out of a necessity on Klute's part to control his own releases as well as provide a support network for the ever expanding new generation of like minded producers. So far the label has seen releases by Klute himself, Calibre, Total Science, Digital, and Austrian prodigy D.Kay.

Klute has remained in the spotlight, after the release of 2003’s double-shot “Lie, Cheat, and Steal / You Should Be Ashamed” which effortlessly bridged the oft-ignored gap in Drum and Bass between artistic longevity and dance floor appeal. Tom returned in late 2004 with his fourth artist album “No One’s Listening Anymore” With radio and DJ support across the board, this album featured many deep and uplifting tunes, as well as heavy dancefloor tracks. This fresh take on dance floor elements has been welcomed across the board by the likes of Goldie, Bailey, Marcus Intalex, Fabio, Trace, Andy C and Ed Rush.

With the dance floor firmly taken care of the home experience doesn't fail to satisfy, in fact it captivates, returning the club support favour with a special link rare in modern dance music LPs. "To me drum & bass is a form of music which has always been out on a limb and the tracks that have shocked me are those that have expanded on what went before them”, explains Tom. “Whether that's people using the technology in ways that you're not supposed to or just turning around sounds in different ways. As far as I am concerned people taking chances is the future and I would like to think that my material falls into that category."

Saturday 7th June 2008

Local Support: Klute, Greg Packer,  ShockOne, Q-Bik, Muller, Jazza vs SQ + MC Xsessiv

Door sales only: 10pm – 6am
Rise Members $5 before 11pm, $10 thereafter
Non-members $10 before 11pm, $20 thereafter

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