1 MAN ARMY RECORDS

LAPTOP BATTLE 7

2009-10-29T22:33:00.005Z

LAPTOP BATTLE UK returns to Bristol on Saturday 28 November.

8 more laptop music producers battle it out for the title of Laptop Battle champion!
Producers get paired up at random at the start of the night and are entered into head-to-head bouts.
The winners from each battle progress into the next round until 2 producers are left in the final.

Producers are restricted to using a laptop computer, an external soundcard and a controller device.
The 3 judges are looking at production skills, live manipulation and crowd response.

So get down to The Croft and shout for your favourite producer.
Who will be the next Laptop Battle champion?

Laptop Battlers:

ARCTIC SUNRISE (Mille Plateaux / Audiobulb)
DEMON CABBAGE (Wrong Music / Battlegrounds)
ELASTIC SPACECAT (1 Man Army)
GENERAL DISARRAY (Blunderphonics)
HOONBOY (Death$ucker / Meganeural)
KRAYMON (Kingpin / En:Vision)
OMEGA MASTER SYSTEM (Unsigned)
WASCAL (Hammer / Wascal Dubs)

Host DJ: ASIAN HAWK (DMC UK DJ Champ 2006)
Host MC: GUSTO FRESH (N.C.M.)

Room 2 DJs:

DJ FUZE (Rebirth)
ANORAK (1 Man Army / Love Love)
+ More DJs TBC

Laptop Battle 7 prizes:

Over £1000 of prizes, generously donated by Cycling'74, FabFilter, FXpansion, and Computer Music.

Cycling '74 Max/MSP/Jitter : FXpansion's BFD2 : FabFilter Value bundle : FabFilter Combo bundle : FabFilter One : One-year subscription to Computer Music.

Doors: 11pm-3am. £5 on the door.

Saturday 28th November 2009
@ The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, Bristol

www.myspace.com/laptopbattleuk

New 1 MAN ARMY RECORDS T-shirts available!

2009-10-29T22:28:00.003Z

New 1 MAN ARMY RECORDS T-shirts available from Dizzyjam in a range of colours and sizes!
Check them out...

http://www.dizzyjam.com/products/587

FUTURETEK

2009-08-06T00:45:00.008+01:00

'FUTURETEK' is the new compilation from 1 Man Army Records.

This is a digital download release available from the new Digital Download & Mailorder Shop. Tracks are available as individual MP3 downloads, priced at £1.00 per track.

Cat No: ONEMAR009LP
Released: August 2009
Format: MP3

Full audio previews can be found at the Digital Download Shop.

www.1manarmyrecords-shop.co.uk

Digital Download & Mailorder Shop

2009-08-06T00:38:00.002+01:00

1 Man Army Records has just published it's new Digital Download & Mailorder Shop.

This new shop offers new features such as new releases, full audio previews, customer login area, and advanced searches.

To kick things off we have (finally) released 'Futuretek' the new 1 Man Army Records compilation as a digital download release!

www.1manarmyrecords-shop.co.uk

1 MAN ARMY RECORDS comin'back at u in 2009!

2009-07-09T22:51:00.011+01:00

Anyone noticed things ain't been happening on this website for a while?

Label manager, Simon1manarmy has spent the last year designing and launching a new Foundation Degree in Creative Audio Technology for Bournemouth University, while holding down a full-time lecturing post.

Yeah, so 1 Man Army Records has been pretty quiet this past year.

This has to change!

1 Man Army Records will be releasing some all new material in the summer of 2009 and linking up again with the Laptop Battle UK crew to put on some new shows in Autumn 2009. Time to get the show back on the road!

Time to rally the troops.

Like a phoenix rising from the smoldering embers...

from under a pale grey sky we shall arise.

A random email from a fan in Texas, USA

2009-07-06T23:29:00.000+01:00

Hi my name is Alex and Im from Austin Tx, USA.
I stumbled upon a video featuring Headphobe in a laptop battle on
youtube. Then i checked out your website, 1 man army records and I was blown
away.

Right now its streaming Defazed - Trip to Bihjan and this shit is
ridiculously amazing.
I just wanted to say that your record label is a great inspiration and
it makes me dream of a better life.
I have attached a track which I had to do for my final project in my
Remixing class at my community college.
It's not even in the same league as that of the gifted producers'
tracks on this label but it is my most complete electronic effort up
to this point in my life.
Listening to 1 man army records makes me want to devote the rest of my
life to making better music.
The collective efforts of everyone in your crew is a beautiful thing
that brings tears of joy to my eyes.
This email is really in vain because I just want to have some sort of
contact with the people responsible for such a great thing in this
world at this point in time.
In my opinion, you guys are the best thing that is happening in the
world, spiritually and in all other aspects of existence.
You are making the music that I dream of making.
You guys are the real thing.
I just wish I could be a part of something like that.
Thanks,
Alex

DEFAZED (live) at WAVEFORM

2008-09-05T18:16:00.008+01:00

DEFAZED is performing live at WAVEFORM FESTIVAL.
SEPTEMBER 12th-14th 2008

For more details...
www.waveformfestival.com
www.myspace.com/defazed

Laptop Battle 6 - Friday 30 May

2008-05-18T19:53:00.004+01:00

LAPTOP BATTLE 6
@ The Croft, Stokes Croft, Bristol

FRIDAY 30 MAY 2008

LAPTOP BATTLE UK returns to The Croft in Bristol on Friday 30 May for some more musical mayhem.

8 laptop music gladiators battle it out for the title of Laptop Battle champion!

All styles are welcome and this time we have an eclectic mix of drum n bass, dubstep, electronica, breakbeat, techno, industrial, and mashup from the 8 producers on the lineup.

Producers get paired up at random at the start of the night and are entered into head-to-head bouts.
The winners from each battle progress into the next round until 2 producers are left in the final.

Producers are restricted to using a laptop computer, an external soundcard and a controller device.
The 3 judges are looking at production skills, live manipulation and crowd response.

So get down to The Croft, shout for your favourite producer and remember... it's just a bit of fun!

Who will be the next Laptop Battle champion?

Laptop Battlers:

ZAN LYONS (Foundry Recordings)
RANDOMOIDZ (Adverse Camber / Wrong Music)
MICHAEL J ROCKS (1 Man Army / Plummet)
SEVERN (Mashup)
STARTSLOW (Acroplane / UDM)
IDIRON SOUNDTRACK (1 Man Army / Netlab)
POWDERMONKEY (Unsigned)
PHAELEH (Unsigned)

Host DJ: ASIAN HAWK (DMC UK DJ Champ 2006)
Host MC: GUSTO FRESH (N.C.M.)

Room 2 DJs playing dubstep, ragga, jungle, drum n bass and breakcore...

PRANKSTA (Gloves & Mask Recordings) with DEFAZED (1 Man Army) and AXOM
TEKTON NAGGAR (Smokelife) & EFA (Pollen Radio)
CLAWMONKEY (Offensive)
AUTYREN (1 Man Army)
DELETED SCENE 24

Doors: 9pm-4am. £5 on the door.

Friday 30 May 2008
@ The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, Bristol

www.myspace.com/laptopbattleuk

COMEDOWN (30.03.08)

2008-02-17T12:36:00.003Z

COMEDOWN @ Mr Wolf's, Bristol
Sunday 30 March 2008

Ambient, chillout, dub, hiphop night
Featuring... DEFAZED (1 Man Army Records), JOE McGANN, SEVERN, AGENT BLU.

8-12. £3 entry.

SINN @ The Cavern Club, Bristol (28.03.08)

2008-02-17T12:23:00.003Z

SINN (industrial, idm, breakcore, metal).
New alternative clubnight @ The Cavern Club (under The Crown in St.Nicks, Bristol).

Launch night guests include: ANORAK (1 Man Army Records), HOONBOY (Death$ucker) plus residents SEVERN and NEWBORN.

FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2008

10pm-3am. FREE ENTRY!!!

www.myspace.com/bristolmashup

MASHUP @ The Cooler, Bristol (28.02.08)

2008-02-17T12:12:00.003Z

New Born Promotions re-launch at The Cooler in Bristol on Thursday 28 February 2008. Featuring live ska/funk/hiphop bands (8pm-11pm) and then a Mashup breakcore afterparty (11pm-4am) featuring HEADPHOBE vs DEFAZED (1 Man Army Records), ED COX (Life4Land), HOONBOY vs GUSSET (Death$ucker). Massive lineup!

www.myspace.com/bristolmashup

ERISIAN DISCHARGE 19.01.08

2008-01-08T21:08:00.000Z

ERISIAN DISCHARGE starts off the new year with a massive lineup to shake off those winter blues.

Special guest BONG RA headlines the night with support from ANORAK, HIGH RANKIN, and FIX. See the Erisian Discharge website for more details...

SATURDAY 19th JANUARY
@ VOLKS CLUB, BRIGHTON

www.myspace.com/erisiandischarge

New ANORAK / HEADPHOBE / DEFAZED tracks on Myspace

2007-12-17T22:53:00.001Z

Loads of new music uploaded and available to listen to from ANORAK, HEADPHOBE and DEFAZED on Myspace!!

ANORAK - Fetishistic Disease
ANORAK - Cathartic Recut Exile Mind
ANORAK - Fibonacci on Toast
ANORAK - Avro Agro
ANORAK - Dodeca Icosa
ANORAK - Melksh
www.myspace.com/johnanorak

HEADPHOBE - String Theory
HEADPHOBE - Fired Up
HEADPHOBE - Onion Goggles
HEADPHOBE - Go Kart Funk 1
HEADPHOBE - The Glissandier
HEADPHOBE - Nedit
www.myspace.com/headphobe

DEFAZED - Chronosphere
DEFAZED - Tundra Dub
DEFAZED - Psilotomb
DEFAZED - Break and Enter Dub
DEFAZED - Mainline
DEFAZED - Polonium 210
www.myspace.com/defazed

RESONANCE FM

Plus... BLAM, DEFAZED, and ANORAK all recorded DJ/live sets for the Decibel Breach shows broadcast on Resonance FM in October, November and December 2007.

ANORAK - new DJ/live set - Right click here to download
BLAM - new live set - Right click here to download
DEFAZED - new DJ mix - Right click here to download

That's over 2 hours of new music!!!
That should keep you going for a while!

DEFAZED new DJ mix on RESONANCE FM + brand new live set @ Lakota

2007-12-17T22:23:00.000Z

Defazed recorded his new DJ mix 'Darker Futures' for the Decibel Breach show on Resonance FM that was broadcast on 13th October 2007.

This mix contains two of his brand new tracks 'Psilobomb' and 'Mainline' as well as tracks from the likes of Noisia, Spor, Exile and Black Sun Empire.

Defazed's 'Darker Futures' mix on Resonance FM
Right click here to download

Tracklist for the ‘Darker Futures’ mix:
1. Defazed - Psilotomb
2. Noisia & Black Sun Empire - Hideous
3. Spor - 1up
4. Kemal - Fucking Hostile
5. Defazed - Mainline
6. Evol Intent - Glock Party
7. Exile - Devil’s Chimney
8. Immortal Technique - Point of No Return
9. Clark - Urgent Hell Jack
10. Noisia - The Tide
11. Spor - Cyberpunk

This mix is hosted at...
http://www.dbreach.fm/wordpress/

Following on from his Laptop Battle victory in November, Defazed performed a new live set @ Lakota in Bristol on Saturday 15th December.

www.myspace.com/defazed

ELASTIC SPACE CAT

2007-12-16T06:59:00.000Z

ELASTIC SPACE CAT is the latest addition to the 1 Man Army collective.
This is what he had to say...

"As with many of my fellow digitised friends i enjoy making music, this is done by implementing the tools provided by other human minds. These tools are a computer keyboard speakers and my own analogue?/organic BRAIN! We must never forget that without the efforts of other people none of us could make electronic music. The collective efforts of like minded humans have allowed people like me to sit in a room and be happy making music. Thankyou :) Long live the great time eater."

I can see many wikkid nights ahead for ELASTIC SPACE CAT. Keep an eye on this website for info about upcoming shows.

www.myspace.com/theelasticspacecat

PLUMMET - CHRISTMAS CARNAGE

2007-12-12T03:08:00.000Z

PLUMMET presents...

BRISTOL BREAKCORE CHRISTMAS CARNAGE!!!

THURSDAY 20th DECEMBER 2007
@ Timbuk2, Small Street, Bristol

£3 entry!!!!

We have a special festive line up of local artists and DJs coming to mash it up crimbocore!!! Supporting the christmas vibe with cheap entry, mulled wine and garish tinsel!!!

Teknoist (Ninja Columbo)
Blam (1 Man Army)
Jay Nom (Deathsucker/Goatlab)
General Dissaray (Blunderphonics)
Gusset (Deathsucker/Goatlab)
Breakwhore (Blunderphonics)
Michael J Rocks (Plummet/1 Man Army)
Spaghetti Machete (Plummet)
Shoutput (Plummet)
Porkchop (Mongrel)
Tele (Mongrel)
Brother Wetlands (Boggle)

www.myspace.com/plummetevents

LAPTOP BATTLE 5 REVIEW

2007-12-04T11:38:00.000Z

Great night!!! The battle was sick!

The standard seems to get better and better everytime.
Massive respect to all the producers in Laptop Battle 5!!! Everyone was really really good. It must have been a bitch to judge.

Here are the results:

1st Round:

Defazed bt The Fez
The Sherif bt Autyren
Spaghetti Machete bt Gyu
General Disarray bt Parasite

Semi-Final:

Defazed bt The Sherif
General Disarray bt Spaghetti Machete

Final:

Defazed bt General Disarray

Champion: Defazed

Congratulations to Defazed! Again, a worthy champion.
I think many people were surprised to hear him playing his new dubstep styles for most of his battle sets.
While everyone seemed to be going full-throttle with their breakcore, jungle, mashup styles, Defazed slowed it down and nailed the dubstep/breakstep sound. His dubstep remix of Prodigy's 'Break and Enter' was especially good and his excellent control and manipulation of audio gave him the edge against defending champion The Fez in the first round.

The Sherif was good fun with his crazy MIDI guitar (which was a first for Laptop Battle). A real showman! I thought his stage presence and showmanship was somewhat undermined by his basic production values and cheesy compositions. A top bloke though and he definitely added value to the night. Autyren started strong but his music seemed to lose momentum towards the end of his sets. Quality beats, intricately programmed, but his rather meek stage presence and limited manipulation of audio perhaps gifted the win to The Sherif. This was Autyren's first ever live set so big respect to Tom (hopefully we will get to hear more of his tunes in 2008 - one to watch out for).

Battle 3 saw Spaghetti Machete from Plummet take on Gyu from Dissident. I thought Gyu's sets were some of the best all night with some wickedly produced breakbeat tracks and he was unlucky not to progress to the next round. I think that again, the crowd response for Spaghetti Machete and his visceral attitude and sound gave him the edge over Gyu (who seemed to be lacking his usual support in the crowd). Maybe the Dissident posse were over the road at the Renegade Hardware night?

General Disarray played a blinder! Massive sound, killer beats and clever manipulation of audio. He was up against it in the first round when he got drawn with the legendary Parasite (who I honestly thought would end up winning the event). This was one of the best battles on the night and neither of them deserved to go out. Maybe the more positive crowd response that General Disarray received gave him the edge in the judge's eyes? Who can tell? Parasite put in a much more solid display than in Laptop Battle 3 and his classic ragga/jungle/breakcore tracks were spot on for the night but I'm sure the veteran Parasite won't begrudge the rookie General Disarray the win.

Defazed wiped the floor with The Sherif in the semi-final. General Disarray played another blinder in the semi-final against Spaghetti Machete. This set-up the exciting prospect of a final between Defazed from 1 Man Army against General Disarray from Blunderphonics.

The final was one of the best battles I have heard in any of the Laptop Battle UK events so far. Both producers were technically sound and some stunning productions were unleashed. Defazed gained the advantage in the judge's eyes with his superior live manipulation of sound with some clever control over effects and filters combined with his tight keyboard drumming and triggering of sounds. Again, he went for his new dubstep/breaks style but this time at a faster tempo and with more intensity. General Disarray hit back with breakneck beats and a tidy display of knob-twiddling. General Disarray proved (in this being just his 2nd ever live set) that he is certainly one of the most promising up-and-coming producers in Bristol and was a worthy opponent to Defazed. The crowd were deafening as they cheered for both producers but Defazed received the crucial extra dB of support in the packed out battle arena of The Croft.

The judges made up their minds and as they one-by-one held up their voting cards General Disarray took the lead with the first decision, followed by a decision in favour of Defazed, leaving a split decision from the judges which intensified the suspense, before the final decision went Defazed's way to crown him the new Laptop Battle champion.

Again, massive respect and thanks to all the producers involved in the battle, they were all stars!
This type of event really puts the producers under the spot light and places greater emphasis on manipulating as much of their music as possible rather than adopting the 'press play' attitude that seems to be too prevalent at many so-called 'live' electronic music nights. It takes more than throwing a few shapes behind the laptop to impress the judges at Laptop Battle.

After the battle we had the 4 times UK DMC DJ champions The Disablists who performed an exemplary display of musicianship and technical turntablism combined with a heightened sense of musicality that is often missing in more typical 'scratch' DJ sets. It was great to have them involved in the night, highlighting the influence that the DMC DJ battles have had on the development of the Laptop Battle scene.

Slick sets from the DJs in the front bar and the typically entertaining banter from Gusto Fresh MC during the battle made this a really enjoyable night. Thanks to everyone involved!

Thanks to everyone who came along to the night. I hope you all had fun and enjoyed the music.

Laptop Battle 6 will be a return to the 'Team Battles' format.
If anyone wants to be involved in LB#6 get in touch! It really is an open forum for all who wish to be involved.

LAPTOP BATTLE LONDON REVIEW

2007-11-18T23:47:00.001Z

This was the 1st Laptop Battle UK event outside of Bristol and probably the highest standard of battle we have witnessed so far. This was a breakcore/gabba/mashup fest, sounds that were hard as nails and all cheered on by the Brixton crowd.

Here are the results:

1st Round:

Shoutput bt Machinochrist
Anorak bt Ronin
Freddy Frogs bt Last Boss
Randomoidz bt Monster X

Semi-Final:

Anorak bt Shoutput
Randomoidz bt Freddy Frogs

Final:

Randomoidz bt Anorak

Champion: Randomoidz

Machinochrist (1st Round)

Shoutput (1st Round)

Anorak (1st Round)

Ronin (1st Round)

Freddy Frogs (1st Round)

Last Boss (1st Round)

Randomoidz (1st Round)

Monster X (1st Round)

More images and audio to come soon!!!

LAPTOP BATTLE 5 (Friday 30 November)

2007-11-03T19:08:00.000Z

LAPTOP BATTLE UK returns to The Croft for the 5th installment in Bristol.

Laptop Battle 4 champion THE FEZ defends his crown against 7 other laptop music producers, pitting their production skills against each other in head-to-head battles in this elimination style tournament.

Headlining the event will be 4 times UK DMC champions THE DISABLISTS (UK DMC Team Champions 04, 05, 06, 07),linking the established DMC DJ BATTLES with the emerging LAPTOP BATTLE UK scene.

Hosted by DJ Asian Hawk and Gusto Fresh MC with DJs in the front bar from 9pm til 4am. This night will be an eclectic mish-mash of styles and genres so prepare for the unexpected!!

Laptop Battle is the most innovative and cutting-edge music event on the scene right now, so come down early, cheer on your favourite, and be a part of this exciting new movement!

Who will be crowned the next Laptop Battle champion?

Laptop Battle Warriors:

AUTYREN (Unsigned)
DEFAZED (1 Man Army)
GENERAL DISARRAY (Blunderphonics)
GYU (Dissident)
PARASITE (Death$ucker) w/ VJ ANAKISSED
SPAGHETTI MACHETE (Plummet)
THE FEZ (Love Love)
THE SHERIF (Unsigned)

Headliners: THE DISABLISTS
(UK DMC Team Champions 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Host DJ: ASIAN HAWK (UK DMC DJ Champion 2006)
Host MC: GUSTO FRESH (N.C.M.)
Host VJs: CRUSTEA and BOOGHOST

Front Bar DJs: 9pm - 4am
playing Dubstep, Breaks, DnB, Ragga, Jungle, Breakcore

HEADPHOBE (1 Man Army)
KYMATIK (Byte)
SPYDOGEN (Sun Dub)
ANORAK (1 Man Army)

Doors: 10pm-4am. £5 on the door.

Friday 30th November 2007
@ The Croft, 117-119 Stoke Croft, Bristol

Supported by the PRS Foundation for New Music

LAPTOP BATTLE UK - LONDON

2007-10-16T19:24:00.000+01:00

NO FIXED ABODE and 1 MAN ARMY RECORDS
present The London stage of LAPTOP BATTLE UK

Saturday 17 November 2007
@ Club Medussa, Brixton, London

A special NFA event with the main room hosting the London stage of the Laptop Battle UK series of events in association with 1 Man Army Records from Bristol. Also in this room there will be VJ battles and the first airing of a new live audio/visual project. Aside from that it's hard n fast in the main room, broken n heavy with much bassness in the upstairs room.

Aside from that it's hard n fast in the main room, broken n heavy with much bassness in the upstairs room.

in the Laptop Battle:
Monster X (Bedroom Research/Peace Off)
Ronin (NFA/Decibel Breach)
Freddy Frogs (Frogs/NFA)
Machinochrist (Anticulture)
Shoutput (1 Man Army Records)
Anorak (1 Man Army Records)
Rrritalin (Yardcore)
Randomoidz (Adverse Camber)

In the VJ Battle:
CataraX vj, VJ spanK, VJ Meno, use VJ

in the Breaks/Bass room:
Anticracy (from Italy, live set, Long Term Damage)
Defazed live set (1 Man Army Records)
Blam live set (1 Man Army Records)
Jerome Hill (Don't)
Kano (Adverse Camber)
Noyeahno (Rag and Bone)
Stormfield (Combat Recordings)

11pm - 7am. £5 before midnight, £8 after
Medussa Club, 302-304 Barrington Road, London SW9 7JH

Travel info:
Medussa is in the railway arches close to the corner of Barrington Road and Coldharbour Lane. CLICK HERE FOR A MAP
Nearest tube station: Brixton on the Victoria line (5-10 min walk)
Nearest overground station: Loughborough Junction
Buses: 35, 45, 345, P4, P5

ANDROMEDE IN BERLIN 03.11.07

2007-10-14T14:59:00.000+01:00

ANDROMEDE are performing live in Berlin on 3rd November 2007
More details on the Andromede myspace page.

www.myspace.com/androymede

PLUMMET 18.10.07

2007-10-01T01:36:00.000+01:00

PLUMMET returns to Timbuk2 on Thursday 18th October!!

Breakcore-Jungle-Mashup-Electronica
Lineup:

CHEVRON (Wrong Music / Planet Mu)
DR BASTARDO (Proboscus / Peace Off)
MICHAEL J ROCKS (1 Man Army / Plummet)
PUNKSI (Bashout)
ANORAK (1 Man Army)

with the BOGGLE crew in the 2nd room

@ Timbuk2, Small Street, Bristol.
10pm-3am. £5 entry.

BLAM (live) @ ST PAUL'S CARNIVAL AFTERPARTY

2007-09-24T22:10:00.000+01:00

BLAM rinsing it @ St. Paul's Carnival Afterparty on Saturday 15th September down the Black Swan!!!

Filthy breakcore mashup!!!

ANORAK (live set) @ BRAINWASH FREEPARTY

2007-09-02T18:50:00.000+01:00

Here are some photos from the BRAINWASH freeparty last night of ANORAK's live set. Great to hear ANORAK's new EP blasting out of the BRAINWASH rig!!

ANORAK - IN-CAPSULATE EP

2007-08-19T23:23:00.003+01:00

Anorak has just released his debut EP 'In-Capsulate' on 1 Man Army Records in August 2007.

Mutant-jungle, mashup mayhem!!!
These 4 tracks will have you kicking your own face off!!

01. Find Out
02. In-Capsulate
03. Info Wars
04. Indescretion

ONEMAR006EP
CD-R / MP3
August 2007

ORDER FROM OUR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD & MAILORDER SHOP

www.myspace.com/johnanorak