The Coming Storm (album)

The Coming Storm
Studio album by Freestylers
Released 10 June 2013
Recorded 2011 - 2013
Genre Electronica, breakbeat, trip hop, dubstep, electro house, drumstep
Length 56:33
Label Rub-A-Duck
Producer Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey, Chris Bishop
Freestylers albums chronology
Adventures in Freestyle
(2006)		 The Coming Storm
(2013)
Singles from The Coming Storm
  1. "Frozen"
    Released: 15 August 2011
  2. "Over You"
    Released: 14 November 2011
  3. "The Coming Storm"
    Released: 15 April 2013
  4. "You and What Army"
    Released: 27 May 2013
  5. "Falling"
    Released: 10 February 2014
  6. "The Sound"
    Released: 12 May 2014

The Coming Storm is the fifth studio album by British electronic group Freestylers. The album was released on 10 June 2013, almost seven years after their last. It is their first full-length release through the Black Hole Recordings subsidiary Rub-A-Duck. It is also one of their first projects with Chris Bishop from Stereo:Type, the new addition to their production team.[1]

Background and release

Throughout the album, the Freestylers showcase their ever-eclectic style and renegade approach to production focusing on everything in the bass music spectrum, including drum and bass, dubstep, speed garage and acid house, while also not shying away from their well-known hiphop/breakbeat style. The album features collaborations with various artists such as Stereo:Type, Wizard (a frequent collaborator with DJ Deekline), SirReal, Laura Steel, Irwin Sparkes, Takura Tendayi, Synikall and hiphouse legend Fast Eddie.

The first two singles that the Freestylers released after signing to the Rub-A-Duck label, "Frozen", recorded with Joshua Steele (a.k.a. Flux Pavilion), and "Over You", which featured Ami Carmine, were included in the album as bonus tracks.

Through their SoundCloud page, the track "Calling Me Home" (featuring D.V.) was released as a free download to promote the release of the album and its title single.[2] Later, a remix competition for "The Coming Storm" was held to celebrate the launch of the new album at Subsound, Liverpool.[3] They have also released their own VIP mix of the track.[4]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Ignite" (with Stereo:Type featuring Illaman and Serocee) 4:12
2. "Yours to Waste" (featuring Irwin Sparkes) 4:00
3. "Falling" (featuring Laura Steel) 4:37
4. "The Coming Storm" (with Stereo:Type featuring Takura) 4:50
5. "Who Got Da Buzz" (featuring Synikall) 3:40
6. "Give Me Life" (featuring Laura Steel) 4:45
7. "You and What Army"   4:32
8. "Is It Possible" (featuring Valerie M) 4:38
9. "U Betta Stand Up" (with Wizard featuring SirReal) 3:26
10. "The Sound" (featuring Fast Eddie) 4:39
11. "All for Nothing" (featuring Irwin Sparkes) 3:08
12. "Memories" (featuring Them&Us) 4:26
13. "Fall from Grace" (featuring Maikal X) 5:40
Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[6]

Freestylers
  • Chris Bishop – producer
  • Matt Cantor – producer
  • Aston Harvey – producer
Technical and other personnel
  • Hugo de Graaf – artwork, design
  • Jammy Jay – cut, scratching
  • Naweed – mastering
Additional musicians
  • Marcel Atteen – vocals, writer (9)
  • E.L. Isselt – writer (13)
  • Valerie Malcolm – vocals, writer (8)
  • A. Martin – writer (7)
  • M.A. Parkinson – writer (13)
  • Dave Penning – vocals, writer (1)
  • Lee Potter – writer (12)
  • Amy Richardson – writer (12)
  • Edwin Smith – vocals, writer (10)
  • Irwin Sparkes – vocals, writer (2, 11)
  • Laura Steel – vocals, writer (3, 6)
  • Takura Tendayi – vocals, writer (4)
  • Jerome Thompson – vocals, writer (1)
  • Stereo:Type – co-producer (1, 4)
  • Synikall – vocals (5)
  • Wizard – co-producer (9)
  • Them&Us – vocals (12)
  • Maikal X – vocals (13)
  • Ed Solo – remixer, additional production (15)
  • Sound Avtar – remixer, additional production (16)
  • Joshua Steele – vocals, writer, co-producer (17)
  • Ami Carmine – vocals (18)

Release history

Region Date Label Catalogue Format
 United Kingdom
 Netherlands		 10 June 2013 Rub-A-Duck Rub A Duck CD 02 CD, digital download

External links

References

  1. ↑ Kechagias, Dimitri. "Interview with Freestylers about their brand new album ‘The Coming Storm’". 1Mix Radio.
  2. ↑ "Freestylers Feat DV - Calling Me Home". SoundCloud. Freestylers. 21 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Freestylers 'The Coming Storm' Subsound Remix Competition". SoundCloud. Freestylers. 6 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Coming Storm VIP Mix". SoundCloud. Freestylers. 26 July 2013.
  5. ↑ iTunes - Music - The Coming Storm (Bonus Track Version) by Freestylers
  6. ↑ "The Coming Storm - Freestylers | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, February 09, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.