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Formed in 1978 with a core line-up of Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson, A Certain Ratio emerged from the hallowed grounds of the late 70s punk scene, and from that day on they’ve moved forwards with gleeful disregard for the boundaries of style and genre, their eye fixed firmly on constant progression. It’s an ethos that’s open-minded over all else, and that’s seen the band take everything from experimental electronica to vintage funk, and filter it through their own Mancunian lens.
 
In 2024, It All Comes Down to This, and for now at least, is the sound of the current incarnation of A Certain Ratio. Indeed, in many senses, it is the purest distillation of their essential sound ever committed to tape. Their thirteenth studio album, it is the first time ever they have recorded strictly as the core trio of principle band members – multi-instrumentalists Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson. 
  
From the moment the rattling, call-to-arms drumroll intro of opener ‘All Comes Down to This’ gives in to a wall of slithering, watery guitar squawks and bounding, rubbery bass notes, it is obvious that A Certain Ratio have once again been able to tap into a new artery of life. The record’s ten tracks present ten distinct moods, from the urgent, muscular, foreboding groove of ‘Keep It Real’ to the open, breezy, melodic synth of ‘God Knows’, every bursting moment of It All Comes Down to This is defiantly, resiliently alive.

Founder of NuVibe Productions and Co-Founder of NuVibe Recordings. 

Finding a love for electronic dance music and DJing in 1994 and  first influenced by the sounds of Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak, and Romanthony and chi house, house music found a place at the front of his eclectic and varied record box.
With his first few events and a residency (Savage 7 at Gunnerz in Iowa City in 1996) DJ Uplift began a career that expanded into several residencies and a multitude of other live events over the years. These include playing almost every weekend for 2 years at the Alley Cat in Iowa City between 2000 and 2002. He played several nights at Iowa City's legendary Rotation and also held a residency at Evolution in Waterloo in 2002. With his production company, NuVibe Productions - formed in 1996, he has thrown many one off parties and established 2 monthly events, Blue Friday at Karma in Cedar Rapids during 2009, and currently NuVibe's Sophistifunk in Iowa City.

In 2010 along side Jethro, he formed NuVibe recordings.

Started as a small time DJ and remixer in my hometown of Philadelphia for my college fraternity. Now on a mission to share great music with the world. Curating and creating every day. 

Artist support: Afrojack, Nicky Romero, Will Sparks, Genesi

Soundcloud: @freej_music
Instagram: www.instagram.com/freej_music
Facebook: www.facebook.com/freejmusic

Booking: freejbookings@gmail.com

PERFORMANCE BIO -Skate attire and blond locks flowing from beneath his hat, an unexpected look takes the stage with no introduction. Curious crowds assemble to see and hear if the "head nodding hype" is true. With an apparent confidence he begins pounding out a riveting live beat production on his MP2000XL. His fingers and hands moving fiercely, completing the most rugged baseline and eerie, urgent samples, he definitely has your attention now. His skillful mastery of the machine is smooth and seemingly effortless. Bouncing to his own beat production before you, he snatches the microphone from its impending stand, and in true artistic hip hop form, begins rhyming over the aforementioned head nodding beat. An extremely enthusiastic delivery with a rapid lyrical flow soon ensues. He's almost cocky but way too likeable, todays' kids would call it swagger. From the Twista-remininscent "impcredible" fast raps, to analogy filled cyborg references, to the grit and honesty in "Game of Life" he seems to leave no stone unturned in his lyrical prowess. Add just the right amount of quirky banter to leave you smiling, Imperfekt's live stage show is becoming something audiences are talking about for weeks after the show.

GENERAL INFO 
Rick Noggle aka imperfekt started off as a wandering mass of energy and talent before finding his true direction in Hip Hop. Since the genesis of his now ultimate passion, imperfekt has been submerged in every aspect of the culture. From writing raps and graffiti, breakdancing and producing beats, to creating albums, videos, clothing and more. In 2002 iMP founded Mic Hand Recordings, based out of his home town Cedar Rapids, IA and over the past 12 years iMP and company have been a major force in the Iowa Hip Hop scene. imperfekt has relentlessly traveled throughout the Midwest and beyond since 2006; peddling his albums at countless spot-dates and a handful of tours, as well as holding down the home turf with monthly showcases and the annual Super Fresh Culture Fest (founded in 2012).

DISCOGRAPHY 
-2002 - The Originals EP (under the name MC Squared) 
-2004 - Episode Strange 
-2006 - Rough Drafts EP 
-2008 - It Goes Like This 
-2009 - An Imperfekt EP 
-2010 - The Back Hand Mixtape - (Mic Hand Crew) 
-2011 - Tunes For Improvement 
-2014 - Beats & Raps

ACCOLADES 
-2003 -Featured in the fifth installment of the Graffiti Verite series by film director Bob Bryan. 
-2008 -Semi Finalist in the Independent Music World Series 
-2009 -Featured artist on Abovegroundmagazine.com 
-2009 -Grillz and Skillz Emcee Battle Runner Up 
-2011 -Featured on "The Best Love is Free" Compilation
-2011 -Def on Arrival Tour - National Tour 
-2012 -Founded an annual Festival called Super Fresh Culture Fest 
-2013 -Performed at 4 Festivals throughout the Spring and Summer
-2014 -BS Tour + A.T.O.M.S Tour
-2014 -Mentioned in Paste Magazine's "Top 12 Bands in Iowa to Listen to Now" list.

The 85 decibel Monk sound was built on the traditions of mid-90’s instrumental Hip-Hop. It’s a 2025 modification of 60’s be-bop jazz, 70’s funk, and a touch of Samba. The mixture has various sub-genre descriptions. "Boom-Bap" - "Trip-Hop" - "Instrumental Beats"  

The diverse instruments, uncommon tones and textures vibrating through the speakers might make the music categories difficult to sum up in one broad stroke, but a couple of factors become very clear upon inspection. Quality production values condensed in a tight presentation with a touch of analog grit. 

Formed in 2001 by producer Tack-Fu along with a circle of trusted local musicians,  jazz educators, DJ's and audio technicians...the music collective released a compilation CD  "Tack-Fu Presents: The 85 decibel Monks" in 2005 ....which featured DJ Vadim....(and is available on all digital streaming platforms) 

The 85 dB Monk emphasis on "less is more" raw & mono mixed production style bumping from the speakers....caught the attention of several music libraries - and from 2007 to 2024...more that 500 music cue placements.  

Jazz Grooved  X  Solid Soul  X  Boom Bap Beats  =
85 decibel Monks

The signature sound cultivated by analog tape saturation, vintage amplifiers and bargin bin records.   Long Live Analog.

Both club bangers and funky/vibey stuff on here.

Download way more of my edits, bootlegs, and remixes exclusively on Club Killers.

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