Vibez Recordings began early in 1996 when London born Dave Stewart (Subject 13) had a very strong musical background & mindful direction of where he wanted his label to go. Embracing many influences and the talents of himself and friends, the label began with some very beautiful atmospheric & drum emphasized recordings.
Throughout the years until present, the label has seen some groundbreaking talent recording under the Vibez name. Some include GLO veteran Big Bud, Partisan-known Tertius, and possibly most note-worthy, Dev Pandya aka Paradox/Alaska.
With the recent addition of a sublabel titled “13 Music”, Vibez has been incredibly busy pushing the boundaries they did so well previous to their brief bits of hiatus from 2000-2005. 13 Music has seen some fresh talent grace the label including Fracture & Neptune, Insight, Macc & Theory.
With absolutely high standards and a never drifting sense of musicality and character, Vibez stands tall to this day as a label that assures soundscapes that set themselves apart from everything else.
- Alaska’s “Born Again”, backed with a gorgeous Makoto remix of “Aerosoul”, a label original from 2000. (VBZ030)
- Theory & Dr. Know’s “Krakatoa”, along with Fracture & Neptune’s “Boogalou”. Both are very driving drummy pieces, where sample quality & programming skill really shine through. (13MUSIC004)
- Paradox presents a brand new album under alias Alaska, titled “Arctic Foundations”. Coming next week on 4x12” vinyl with stunning art & photography, along with a CD release featuring a 16 page booklet in April. The tracklisting is an amazing trip across many styles of broken beat in a fashion only Paradox can do. (13MUSIC001LP)
A few Vibez links:
Vibez & 13 Music discographies on RollDaBeatz
Vibez/13 Music on Myspace
Keep watch on the USA tour from Vibez/13 in our forums!
Also be sure to keep an eye out on ItsTooLoud.com for label internet radio shows, including the next Vibez show April 26th. Check the schedule for other great shows from camps like Inperspective, Intrinsic and Jerona Fruits!
