Friday, 28 February 2020, 10:00pm - HBR Productions presents BLACK
BARREL Bringing you the freshest and most talented new faces of the
DNB hemisphere, the next installment of HBR presents brings you this
legendary Russian producer to our shores! BIO- The multi genre
background of drum & bass artist BLACK BARREL (Evgenii) has helped him
encompass a full spectrum of influences throughout his slick sonic
cuts. Whether it was drum & bass, techno, hip-hop or indie rock, he
spent years pouring over the many musical avenues which dance music
offered, taking inspiration from its every corner. Although the first
time BLACK BARREL WAS INTRODUCED TO THE VERSATILE 174BPM WORLD WAS
THROUGH THE âPirate Stationâ program on Russian channel âRadio
Recordâ. Evgenii would sit patiently during airtime at 1:00am,
waiting with his tape recorder and covering the broadcast, despite
needing to be up early for school the next [day. It](http://day.It
[http://day.It]) wasnât until 2012 that Evgenii would hit his first
drum & bass night. Here he witnessed genre pioneers Calyx & Teebee,
who shook the clubs significant sound system which would have a
lasting impact on Evgenii. They were the first DJs he ever witnessed
and to this day it remains one of his favourite DJ sets. The pivotal
Russian podcast âneuropunkâ, led by one of the sceneâs biggest
names DJ Bes (also a member of the Gydra project) also had a direct
impact on Evgeniiâs movements into drum & bass. He began actively
trying to gain coverage on the podcast, aiming for recognition from
both his peers and the wider circuit of DJs featured across its taste
maker track listing. As well as the podcast, it was the âWorld of
Drum & Bassâ party in 2014 which would eventually solidify his path.
Here he met Alexander Nami; a sound engineer working across a variety
of clubs, he had access to pioneer decks, where Evgenii was introduced
to the equipment and taught the basics of DJing. Since this point,
both artists worked hand in hand to build on their skills as both
music producers and DJs. From here his scope widened; after having
very little knowledge of drum & bass, his attention soon turned on the
likes of Optiv & BTK, Mindscape and Maztek, who lead him into the
grittier realms of bass music. Their technicality and the monotony of
their grooves are what captured Evgenii and this is something heâd
later endeavour to channel within his own productions. However, as
time passed he became oversaturated by the neurofunk signature and he
searched for a more calm and minimalistic mood. His growing experience
with the deeper vibes began to serve as a basis for his discovery of
imprints like Dispatch Recordings. At the end of 2016, he became
encapsulated by the work of producers such as DLR, Alix Perez, Zero T
and Break, who each made their own impact throughout his expanding
back catalogue. Beginning his musical career listening to the likes of
Groove Armada, Madonna, Alla Pugacheva, Moby and Portishead, itâs
easy to see just how far ranging Evgeniiâs tastes stretch. However
more recently his own music has been on rotation at home, having just
received the first test press of his 3 rd EP âLabyrinthâ on Dispatch
Recordings, demonstrating the ruminations of artists like DLR and
Break. As well as an LP for Dispatch waiting in the pipeline, pushing
his minimalist roots but also a weighty, junglist influence, heâs
defined his sound through previous records such as âVoidâ,
âOsteopathâ and âGhostdiveâ. More recently, his forthcoming
release âStill Fucking Warmâ on DLRâs Sofa Sound has continued to
set a standard, one which has been gaining momentum on each one of his
outputs. And having just begun his journey, Black Barrel epitomises
the new breed of producer, bringing with him the contemporary styles
and stylistic roots which made the genre originally so recognizable. +
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