Braund Reynolds smashed the UK dance scene and national charts in 2005 with Rocket (A Natural Gambler). Hotly tipped by Fatboy Slim, Thomas Bangalter & Pete Tong, it was one of a handful of tracks to ever be 'track of week' for four BBC Radio 1 DJs on the same day. Seven major labels fought to sign it in the UK, US & Australasian territories. 

Ultimately signing to Virgin EMI via the phenomenal Phonetic Recordings, the duo produced a studio album collaborating with the likes of Mike Allen, Jamie Humphries, Stereo MCs, Natty & Aina (KAYA), ONE, Nanchang Nancy & Peyton. Turning out a complete melting pot of rock, dance, breakbeat & funk. Electronic & acoustic. This was never released.

Braund Reynolds - Rocket (unplugged)

Hey! Welcome to Outdoor Tapes…the home of carefully curated music for outdoor adventure.

Whether digging deep or grooving along, our concept mixtape collection is here to accompany you on the journey.

Demos and enquiries are always welcome. Please just drop us a DM on either Soundcloud or IG.

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Founder and host, Ollie B, tells us about his project:

"Music and outdoor adventure have been huge passions of mine for so many years. My habitual activity is long distance trail running, and when training or deep in a multi-stage ultra marathon, the euphoric feeling which can come about when plugged into a mix and moving quickly through the trails is unbeatable. 

In Outdoor Tapes, I wanted to bottle that feeling in one place with guest contributors also sharing the music which really uplifts them when outdoors. Each mix is intentionally personal with no guidelines or criteria set as to selection or length. In doing so, the ambition is that over time the mixtape series becomes a broad church of influences, genres and selections for listeners to explore."

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Braund Reynolds - Rocket (unplugged)

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