Katalyst

Katalyst has been getting busy, enlisting some top Australian and UK producers to remix tracks from his critically acclaimed, award winning album, "Manipulating Agent". The result is the remix album "Agent Manipulated". Due for released in the first week of March, it contains tunes from 13 different producers, and two previously unreleased Katalyst tracks. . All the tracks are far removed from the originals from which they drew influence. The producers were in no way restricted to using material from the existing tracks, and came up with 15 new and exciting tunes. Rather than a remix album, it is more like a new album inspired by Katalyst's first release "Manipulating Agent". The only thing that didn't change was the quality of material. "Uprock This" is the first single off the album, and is essentially a new tune by Katalyst. This funky yet soulful tune bears little or no resemblance to the original, yet still has that distinctive Katalyst sound. It is accompanied by a great film clip, that utilizes footage from a legendary Australian Kung Fu flick, "The Man From Hong Kong". This radio single has gone onto high rotation on JJJ as of the 4th March. There is a host of talent working on the project, with 13 different groups in all. There is much established and up coming talent from Australia and the UK featured on the album. Easton Rocks are one of the hottest production teams to come out of the UK. Described as the most perverse self-destructive, exciting new producers/remixers to watch out for in 2003 by supercool London based LARGE! magazine, Eastern Rocks are two wealthy helicopter pilots who moved into remixing out of boredom. Between them they have remixed more artists and had more UK hits than the ELO (using pseudonyms). 7Stu7 is an up and coming talent also out of Bristol. He had a big year last year working on some of the hottest projects to come out of the UK. Producer/Remixer/DJ 7stu7 is no stranger to the world of dance floor funk and breaks, having remixed a variety of UK/US Hip Hop artists. He is currently working on several projects including remixes for a major US R&B act. He remixes "Fusion". Purple Penguin is the moniker for Ben Dubuisson. Again from Bristol, Purple Penguin has a long-standing reputation as a world class producer. He has released numerous different projects over the years and was involved with “cup of tea” releases. He draws on the uniquely Bristol sound thought most of his work. He remixes "Race Against Time". Dynamo Productions are a UK production team made up of Andy Smith and Scott Hendy. Andy is best known for his role as Portisheads tour DJ, and both are dedicated producers and DJ's. Their DJ style of funky Hip Hop and rare soul breaks is evident in their renowned production work they remix "Showtime". Rhibosome are a Perth based group, who recently released their debut album to critical acclaim. Rhibosome are an organic cut and paste collage of live musicians, loops, sub-bass, and funky breaks. There talent is such that we will be seeing much more of them in the near future. They do an up tempo remix of "Cycle". Crackpot is a 3-piece band from Melbourne comprising of Jade on vocals, Moose on guitar & Ransom on turntables. They are signed to international playboy Tim "Love" Lee's Tummy Touch label and have an lp due midyear following on from highly successful 7" & ep releases. They remix Out Of This World" Tor is an exiting new talent to come out of Queensland. One of Australia's upcoming producers he was born and raised in Canada, moved to Australia in '98 and discovered his love for production. Since then he has been working on several projects with US and Canadian MC's, as well as trying his hand at a few remixes. He remixes "Race Against Time". 2 Dogs consist of Katch And Dave Dog from the "Resin Dogs". This duo have been producing for years, and have built up a formidable reputation for their production and performance skills as is evident in there remix of "Break Up". Danielsan is the production half of the Hip Hop outfit "Koolism". They are one of Australia's most recognised, popular and pioneering hip hop crews. He remixes "Passing of Peace". DJ Soup has been making beats for over 10 years now. He has had many acclaimed releases. The boy is an uncontrollable horder, and his music relies on it. He remixes "Whose Reality?". Idiot Proof started his first serious foray into production in 1993, albeit on other people’s equipment. Since then he has worked on many notable projects with different people. His track, "B-Boy Contortionist" appears on the renowned "Dope On Plastic" series, as does Katalyst's "Active Fusion". He remixes "Uprocking". Blunted Stylus is the project name of Brisbane producer, Jigzaw Geoff. He has been producing beats since the early 90's and is an original core member of the "Resin Dogs". Another talented producer, he remixes "Fusion".