“THE BLACK BELOW” and “THE BLACK BELOW REMIX ALBUM”

Linus & Amy’s debut album was written from the viewpoint of a girl dealing with lost love. It is the experience of self doubt and insecurities that result from heartbreak that inspired the album. “These feelings rise to the surface and can leave one teetering on the edge of the black below.”  The album ranges from downbeat melancholic ballads to hypnotic techno grooves, and has been described as “underground electronic pop in the vein of Massive Attack.”  Respected Producer, Ulrich Schnauss described the album as “a very engaging combination of gentle electronics and dancey grooves.”

“The Black Below Remix Album” features both established veterans of the dance music scene Howie B, Terry Francis, Alsion Marks, Alexi Delano and Russ Gabriel, as well as some of today’s best producers and DJs Mononoid, Joseph S. Joyce, Jem Stone, Mike Bryant, Tunnel and Ashwin Khosa.   Having remixed everyone from U2 to Björk, Howie B brings his musical polymath to “Arsonist’s Daughter” turning the track into a deep acid house jam.  As one of the founding father’s of London’s Fabric, Terry Francis is a mainstay of the House Music scene. His remix combines two of Linus and Amy’s signature tracks using parts of “Our Secret Tunnel” and “Follow Me Down”. The combination of syncopated rhythms and trippy vibes make his remix a delight for all Tech-House DJs.

LINUS & AMY

Amy is an American musician who was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. She is a member of the group “The Controversy” and has contributed vocals to various projects, such as M83’s Grammy nominated album, “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.” She was also member of West Indian Girl from 2007-2010. Linus has been producing techno under his alter ego, “Slynus” for the last 20 years.  He was a resident DJ for the infamous sound system, ‘Sancho Panza’ from 1995 – 2002.  He co-owned the record shop ‘Vinyl Addiction’ in Camden which was part of London’s ﬁrst Record Shop/Bar/ Restaurant, ‘Bar Vinyl’. His music has been played and charted by many electronic artists, including Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, Jeff Mills, Pete Tong, and Danny Tenaglia.

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Default Position is a London/Berlin-based record label founded by Joseph S Joyce which specialises in emotive forms of electronic music. The label gets its name from a term that is widely used in psychology, referring to a person's natural tendency or reaction to something or someone. A person's default position is often based on deeply embedded core beliefs about themselves or the world around them, often originating from childhood. Many of us will have to challenge our default positions in life, especially if we've developed negative ones. In terms of creativity, however, we believe that the default position serves something of great value. We believe it represents an artist's fundamental frequency, a place of creative authenticity, devoid of external influences or material motive. When an artist's output comes from their default position they express their truth. Our aim is to help them deliver their message.

"linus and amy" are an indie electronic music project based in Los Angeles.   Their music has been described as "a very engaging combination of gentle electronics and dancey grooves." -- Ulrich Schnauss.  Using Plastikman, Massive Attack, and Zero 7 as guideposts, they write dark haunting melodies fused with techno-driven beats. 

Amy is an American musician who was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. She is a member of the group "The Controversy" and has contributed vocals to various projects, such as M83's Grammy nominated album, "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming," and Van Hunt's self-titled debut.  She was also member of West Indian Girl from 2007-2010.

Linus has been producing techno under his alter ego, "Slynus" for the last 17 years and his music has been played and charted by many electronic artists, including Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, Jeff Mills, Pete Tong, and Danny Tenaglia.

Linus' DJ career started in Muncie, Indidana. He played at raves all over the Mid-West from 1992 - 1994. In 1995 he moved back to London and started a record label, had a residency at the Paradise with Howie B., opened a record shop called, Vinyl Addiction and was a regular DJ for the infamous sound collective, SanchoPanza

In 1998 Linus created the Slynus record series, it comprised of 7 releases and sold over 50,000 Records. They were played by many of the leading DJ's including, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Lee Burridge, Danny Tenaglia and Laurent Garnier. Carl Cox made Linus' first solo release, 'The Shifter' his tune of the month and played it to over 200,000 people at the Love Parade in Berlin. The first release in the Slynus series was played for five consecutive weeks on Pete Tong’s legendary BBC Radio One show, the Essential Mix.

Linus has remixed many artists including, George Michael's 'Freeek!', Trisco's 'Muzak', Love Tattoo, Spandau Ballet, Axe Corner and Trigger.  In 1999, Mixmag named Linus as 'One to Watch'. 

Linus is now based in Los Angeles and made an album with Amy White called 'The Black Below' and 'The Black Below - Remixed' featuring remixes by Howie B, Terry Francis, Alexi Delano, Mononoid and Jem Stone.
 
Check it here: www.linusandamy.bandcamp.com

In 2017, Linus started a Underground Techno Party called PANIC.  Guest DJ's included,  Bushwacka!, Jamie Anderson, Woody McBride, Mr. C, John Selway and Hollen. Look for the PANIC Tour at the end of 2021. 

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Nice things people have said about Linus' music.

‘It’s a hot jam’
Jeff Mills - (Slynus - The Shifter)

‘Picture your most twisted dancefloor moment. Your brain is engulfed in bassline filth. Your mates fear for you, then a vocal peeps in, turns gurns into smiles and sends the dancefloor into raptures.’
Mixmag - (Slynus - Son of a Monk)

‘I was playing one of your tracks the other day and it was really cool and really weird’.
Richie Hawtin - (Slynus III)

‘I played it in Argentina and the place went nuts’
Lee Burridge - (Slynus II)

‘I made it my tune of the month’
Carl Cox - (Slynus - The Shifter)

‘Slynus presents this jamming breaks meltdown, which should appeal to fans of Fatboy Slim stylings, using vocal bites from the 60’s classic ‘Nothing But A Heartache’, dope compressed bassline and phat rockin’ break beats work it with reverse breakdowns, don’t miss!’
D.J. Magazine - (Slynus - Son of a Monk) - booty call tune of the month

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Here are some nice things that people have said about Linus' Album with Amy White entitled, The Black Below.

Steve Stoll - "Ok, so i never really listen to tracks that are sent to me but i listened to all the tracks on the project. Awesome job! I really loved the textures and breathy vocals.  thanks for the beautiful listen. I think you have a beautiful project and wish you much success."

Colin Dale - "great sound....very refreshingly different."

Ulrich Schnauss - "I enjoyed this a lot indeed. A very engaging combination of gentle electronics and dancey grooves."

Noah Pred - "it sounds fantastic... brilliant production man, really!! 
excellent underground electronic pop in the vein of massive attack... well done mate."

Gary Beck - "lovely tracks, the combination works fantastic and I wish you every success with it!"

Man Parrish - "I think it sounds AMAZING! Really beautiful stuff!"

Howie B. - "really like your work, the songs and arrangements. good job." 

Alexi Delano - "Linus the album is super nice!!! Mix is smooth as hell."

Mononoid - "Sounds cool! Very relaxing stuff. We love the track "Back Again".

N.L. - "Get your dancing shoes and a packet of tissues, you're gonna cry while you dance. Which is probably good therapy when dealing with heartbreak. Indie electronic music with feelings of despair, anxiety, tension and at some points the music becomes very seductive."

DJ Mike ‘Surreal’   loads more mixes @ www.mixcloud.com/mikesurreal

Mike started dj'ing back in the early 1990's, his sound being influenced by DJ’s such as Eddie Richards, Mr C, Terry Francis & Nathan Coles at parties like Heart & Soul and Wiggle. By 1995 he was playing at numerous parties and clubs in and around London including Wiggle, Kerfuffle, Swag,Original Sin, Positive Sound System, Technology, Pressure Point, The End, AKA, The Zap, The Concorde and many others. Playing his mixture of funky, deep, groovy house and tech-house. Lots of big basslines, crisp clean sounds, snappy percussion with emotive strings and melodies.

In June 1996 Mike started ‘Surreal Recordings’ with Paul Culver (Swag Records) which provided an outlet for music made by himself and friends. Surreal was slow in developing but after a few years was firmly established as one of London’s key ‘Tech-House’ labels, and over the years played a small part in shaping the sound as it is known today. Clocking up 30 releases from artists including Terry Francis, Housey Doingz, Asad Rizvi, Nathan Coles, Matthew Bushwacka, Mr G, The Mingers, Timmy S, Soul Doubt, Derek Marin, Dave Mothersole, Transparent Sound, Spincycle, Richard Grey, Affie Yusuf & the guys from Strange Weather Studio's (Laurant Webb, Dave Coker & Justin Bailey) who in their various guises were the production team behind a huge number of releases at this time. 

In 1998 Mike began his second long term residency at the Optical nights he hosted every two weeks in Brighton which went on for three years before coming to a close. During that time he played alongside some of the worlds finest underground DJ’s including: Terry Francis, Eddie Richards, Nathan Coles, Mr C, Dave Angel, Dave Mothersole, Kenny Hawkes, Richie Hawtin, Carl Craig, Chris Duckenfield, Colin Dale, Tyler Stadius, Asad Rizvi & Richard Grey to name a few. Shortly after the Optical nights began Mike began taking his sound further afield and over the follow years played many times in the Czech Republic, Belgium, Macedonia, Kosovo, and further afield still in Isreal and Brasil where in 2001 he was voted the best International DJ by Rraurl (the country’s biggest Electronic Music web site). 

Mike worked at Eukatech Records from July 2000 to July 2003 and along with Marco Lenzi & Nils Hess supplied London’s underground with the vinyl it craved. He also formed an integral part of the Eukatech DJ’s playing at parties in clubs like The End, AKA, Ultimate Base and Renaissance.

After his initial success in Brazil in 2001 Mike returned many times and began working with the Hypno Agency in July 2003 playing for a number of the country’s biggest and most respected names in electronic music including: D-Edge (Campo Grande, Sao Paulo), Lov.e (Sao Paulo), Propaganda (Porto Alegre), Fulltronic (Porto Alegre), Joy Lounge (Belo Horizonte), Josefine (Belo Horizonte) , Na Sala (Belo Horizonte), Bloom (Passo Fundo), In Love (Curitiba), Garage (Campo Grande), Forum (Campinas), Diretorio (Criciuma), to name a few. He has also travelled further afield in Latin America playing in Uruguay and at Pacha in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mike is now living in Belo Horizonte in Brasil and having left the Hypno agency is currently persuing a solo career.

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