Rareform

Rareform

Rareform

ORIGINALLY THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE NEW VISION LABEL, RAREFORM IS THE LONG-STANDING PRODUCTION ALIAS FOR A FEW SELECT MEMBERS OF THE ACCLAIMED NEW VISION COLLECTIVE WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE DRUM & BASS SCENE.

RAREFORM KICKED OFF IN 1997 WITH HEAD HONCHOS GARY J ROBINSON AND DAVID MAY ( AKA MANIKULAR ) PRODUCING TRACKS FOR THE LABEL. THE BIGGEST TUNE BEING THEIR 1998 ANTHEM SPINECHILLA WHICH WAS HAMMERED BY THE LIKES OF GOLDIE, GROOVERIDER AND RANDALL AND HAS SINCE FEATURED ON COUNTLESS TV SHOWS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE FAMOUS EAST ENDERS NIGHT CLUB SCENE.

RAREFORM HAVE HAD A HEALTHY RELEASE SCHEDULE SINCE THEIR INCEPTION AND HAVE ALSO BUILT UP AN IMPRESSIVE PORTFOLIO OF REMIXES FOR ARTISTS INCLUDING, BAD FELLAS, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, SONNA RELE, THE SUGA BABES, PITCH BLACK AND QB'S FINEST FEATURING NAZ NOT TO MENTION COLLABORATIONS AND REMIXES WITH SOME OF THE MOST RESPECTED PRODUCERS WITHIN THE DRUM & BASS SCENE SUCH AS THE ADVOCATE, DILLINJA, DRUMSOUND & SIMON BASSLINE SMITH, SPIRIT AND TOTAL SCIENCE.

THE BOYS HAVE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH ARTISTS OUTSIDE OF THE D&B SCENE, WORKING ON TRACKS WITH TRADITIONAL SONG WRITER JACQUELINE KROFT ON HER ALBUM MERMAIDS LIVE INSIDE FOR RED HEART RECORDS.

2000 SAW THE BOYS TAKING RAREFORM ON THE ROAD AS A LIVE SHOW WITH A STAGE LINE UP CONSISTING OF LIVE KEYS FROM GARY, MANIKULAR ON MC DUTIES, OXFORD DEPTH CHARGE RESIDENT LUNAR AS SCRATCH DJ AND DRUMMER STUART BROWN WELL KNOWN ON THE SCOTTISH CLUB CIRCUIT FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH ELECTRONIC ACTS. THIS WOULD LATER EVOLVE INTO AN OFF-SHOOT PROJECT FOR KICKIN RECORDS ENTITLED POISONFLOW WHICH WOULD SEE THE LINE UP EXPANDING OVER TIME WITH LEAD GUITAR, BASS GUITAR AND LEAD VOCALS FROM JONNO VAUGHAN ( AKA RESIN ).

2001 SAW JONNO NOT ONLY WRITING AND PRODUCING FOR POISONFLOW BUT ALSO WORKING ON A NUMBER OF SINGLES WITH GARY FOR RAREFORM SUCH AS THE PUNK FUELLED DRUM & BASS DANCE FLOOR SMASHER FEAR GRIPS, RELEASED AS RAREFORM+RESIN.

EVER CHANGING AND EVOLVING, RAREFORM IS CURRENTLY HEADED UP WITH GARY ON WRITING AND PRODUCTION DUTIES WITH INPUT FROM JONNO ON THE INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL SIDE OF THINGS.

WITH HEAVY OUTPUT THROUGH NEW VISION RECORDINGS ON VINYL AND MP3 INCLUDING 2004’S SPINECHILLA ( EPISODE II ) AND FEAR GRIPS AS WELL AS REMIXES SUCH AS CAPONE – TUDOR ROSE FOR KICKIN RECORDS, SONNA – CAN WE TALK FOR UNIVERSAL, AND SUSSIE 4 – CAN U FEEL ME FOR EMI MEXICO, RAREFORM IS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH.

RAREFORM ARE ALSO DEDICATED TO KEEPING TVS WORLD WIDE PUMPING WITH THE SOUND OF DRUM & BASS WITH SHOWS IN RECENT YEARS INCLUDING BIG BROTHER ( MEXICO ), EAST ENDERS, MAKING THE BAND 2, THE SHIELD AND COUNTLESS DOCUMENTARIES FOR MTV, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND THE SCI-FI CHANNEL UTILISING THE SOUNDS OF RAREFORM.

DAVID’S ENERGY IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON HIS MC CAREER AS HE GRACES D&B CLUBS IN THE U.K. AND EUROPE WITH HIS TALENTS AS MANIKULAR. ALTHOUGH HE DOES PLAN TO GET BACK IN THE STUDIO IN THE NEAR FUTURE.