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Also known as ‘The Accidental Heroes’, the duo was formed in early 1999 in South Manchester, England. It’s hard not to have heard of them with even a passing interest in the scene. Sonic & Silver have been everywhere – in terms of labels, and geographically speaking. From Virus to Timeless they’ve created music that defies easy category. However, they are perhaps most famous for two styles in particular – the house-influenced sound which they helped develop with J Majik in 2001, and their many dub-influenced tunes they released on labels such as Reinforced and Metalheadz. This dynamic drum’n’bass duo is set to take over the drum’n’bass scene once again with their re-forming at the start of 2006. With Sonic coming to LA, where Silver is now based, a new project has begun. The two Mancunian lads are coming back with a statement bolder than ever before: ‘The Return of Sonic & Silver EP’ series on Space Recordings. This will contain both the depth and maturity of their recent work deftly combined with some serious dancefloor sensibility. They will once again tour the world together, bringing on the sounds that only they know how. The first EP in the series is already setting the scene alight with Silver’s massive ‘Tronik House’ and Sonic’s equally murderous ‘House Is A Way Of Life’. That house-influenced sound that Sonic & Silver are famous for is back with a grim and bloody vengeance. Silver’s tune is low, rolling and heavy, filled with amazing effecfts, adding a new element of murky, groaning bass behind the frantic, percussive stabs. Sonic’s piece, on the other hand, is rushing and intense, leading on from where his collaboration with Ed Rush, ‘Kinetic’, left off. Moving at the speed of light, and with the boys’ trademark build-up taken to new extremes, there’s just one thing to say: “Can you feel it / Like I feel it?” Already getting massive play, expect to hear them in your local club for years to come. Also on the EP, the boys’ dub-styles are featured in the form of ‘Freedom Dub’. Ocean-deep, the kind of tune that sends shivers down your spine as the sun rises on the end of a great night out. And then there’s the destined-to-be-classic ‘Push Da Pram’. An absolute monster of a piece. Crashing amens, mentazms, all those famous breaks used skilfully and with such dancefloor knowhow: this is the final word in old-school dub. But the tune is more than just this – there is a deep undertone to it from the reggae vocal and when you let it wash over you it will give you that epic, uplifting feeling that Space Recordings is all about. There is already a big buzz about this tune - expect to hear this one smashing it from Kingston to Kyoto!
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