Cyantific

Cyantific
J. Stanley in 2009
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Drum and Bass
Years active	2002 – present
Labels	Hospital Records, CYN Music, Viper Recordings
Website	cyantific.co.uk
Members	Jon Stanley
Past members	Matt Whitehead

Cyantific is the stage name of Jon Stanley, an electronic producer/DJ from London, England.^[1] Cyantific was originally a duo, consisting of Stanley and Matt Whitehead, but the duo split in 2009.^[2] The pair met at high school, where Matt was in a heavy metal band, and Jon collecting Drum and Bass records. They began making music using simple sequencing software on an old PC.^[3]

After a few years of tuning their sound they had their first release on the now defunct Replicant Audio label. They then went on to write 'Timescape' which was picked up by John B for his label. Jon was DJing at a night in London directly before High Contrast, who took an interest in 'Timescape'. Jon passed him a demo CD, and two weeks later Hospital Records called them in to a meeting to sign an album deal.^[4]

In 2006, after numerous singles they released their debut album Ghetto Blaster. It features collaborations with Matrix and Logistics.

2007 saw Jon recognised for his DJing skills, as he won BBC 1Xtra's 2007 Xtra Bass award for 'best break through DJ'.^[5]

In 2010 Cyantific started his own self-titled label (now known as CYN Music). The first release includes a collaboration with Logistics entitled 'Brighter Day' and a solo effort called '88 mph'.^[6] Since then Cyantific has been releasing more of his music including singles & EP's to the record label & even signing artists and releasing their work on the record label. These artists consist of Dimension, Karma & Dub Motion.

In late 2014, on Friction's BBC Radio 1 show, it was announced that Cyantific had exclusively signed to Futurebound's record label, Viper Recordings.^[7] Cyantific's first song entitled 'Bring You Love' for the record label was released on Decade of Viper album as an exclusive. It also mentioned that he will be working on his second studio album on the label.

The Cyantific sound has been described as experimental Drum and Bass.

CYN Music

CYN Music, originally called Cyantific, is a record label created by Cyantific himself in 2010. It specialises in drum & bass but has released Dubstep & House.

Releases

Discography

Albums

• Ghetto Blaster (2006)
• Medical History : Cyantific (2007)
• Liberty EP (2012)

Singles

• "Forced" / "Bombjack" (2002)
• "Timescape" / "More Than One" (2003)
• "Neon Skyline" (2003)
• "90" / "All Points West" (2003)
• "Be True" / "Heart Beating (feat. Merly B)" (2003)
• "Little Green Men" / "Quiet Star" (2004)
• "Output" / "Reincarnation Dub" (2004)
• "Don’t Follow" (feat. Diane Charlemagne) / "Pulse 101" (2005)
• "Without Sound" (feat. Tactile) (Compilation Track) (2005)
• "Flashback" (feat. Logistics) / "Can’t Let Go" (2006)
• "Ghetto Blaster" (Sparfunk Remix) / "Coming Unstuck" (2006)
• "11th Hour" (feat. Q-Project)" (2006)
• "Space Station Kru" (Compilation Track) (2007)
• "Disconnected" / "The Serpent" (2007)
• "Outer Limits" (feat. Kasra) (Compilation Track) (2007)
• "Empty Streets" (Compilation Track) (2009)
• "Hong Kong Express" (Compilation Track) (2010)
• "Don’t Follow" [Acapella] (Compilation Track) (2010)
• "Brighter Day" (with Logistics, feat. Natalie Williams) / "88mph" (2010)
• "Obey" / "Bounce It" (2010)
• "305" / "Opium" (2010)
• "Touch Me" / "Get Into It" (Get Into It feat. Wilkinson) (2011)
• "Infinity" (Compilation Track) (2012)
• "Mirador" / "Defect" (2012)
• "Infinity Plus 1" (Compilation Track) (2012)
• "Cyantific Dub" (2013)
• "Your Love" / "Hold Back" (2013)
• "Ice Cream" / "Eski's Song" (2013)
• "Hard Times" / "Type A" (2014)
• "Ice Cream (Vanilla Mix)" (2014)
• "Colour in the Shadows" (feat. Benji) / "No More Heroes" (2015)
• "Outatime" (2016)

Remixes

• London Elektricity – "Harlesden" (2003)
• The Nextmen – "High Score" (2003)
• Black Rain - "Lifecycle" (2004)
• Total Science - "Jet Set" (2005)
• BCee & Lomax – "Can’t Say No" (2005)
• Logistics – "Space Jam" (2006)
• Higher Sense – "Cold Fresh Air" (2006)
• Aquasky feat. Kool Keith – "Movin’ The Hype Track" (2006)
• Example – "Won’t Go Quietly" (2009)
• Netsky - "Hold On To Love" (2010)
• Zarif – "Box Of Secrets" (with Wilkinson) (2010)
• Kid Adrift – "Oxytocin" (2010)
• Resonators - "Sweet Love Affair" (2010)
• Holdtight - "9 2 5" (2010)
• Eméli Sande feat. Naughty Boy - "Daddy" (2011)
• Denzal Park vs Wizard Sleeve - "I'm A Drum Machine" (2011)
• Scissor Sisters - "Only The Horses" (2011)
• Rogerseventytwo - "You Take Me Higher" (2011)
• Bingo Players feat. Far East Movement - "Get Up (Rattle)" (2012)
• Ad-Apt - "Need Your Love" (2013)
• Wilkinson - "Afterglow" (2013)
• Skindred - "Kill The Power" (2013)
• Brookes Brothers feat. Camille - "Anthem" (2014)
• Mike Mago & Dragonette - "Outlines" (2014)
• deadmau5 - "Some Chords" (Cyantific Bootleg) (2015)
• Dr Kucho! & Gregor Salto feat. Ane Brun - "Can't Stop Playing" (2015)
• Diztortion feat. Sasha Keable & Stylo G - "Put Your Love On Me" (2015)
• Lethal Bizzle feat. Shakka - "Playground" (2015)
• Drumsound & Bassline Smith feat. Stealth & LCGC - "Fearless" (2015)

DJ Mixes

• Journeys Through Innerspace Mix (2006) Mixed for Dogs on Acid. More Info
• Sex Education Mix (2007) Mixed for Dogs on Acid. More Info
• Time Flies Mix (2010)
• Return of the Ghetto Blaster Mix (2010) More Info

External links

• Cyantific Official Website
• Cyantific's Myspace Page
• Cyantific's Discogs Page

References