Phil and Dan Brookes, otherwise known as the Brookes Brothers, are two London-based drum and bass producers.
Brookes Brothers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Drum and bass, liquid funk |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Viper Recordings, Breakbeat Kaos |
| Members | Daniel Brookes Philip Brookes |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 2006 they surfaced with "Portal" / "Desert Island" on Danny Wheeler's W10 imprint. This was followed by "Verano", a collaborative effort with Nick Douwma, otherwise known as Sub Focus. In 2007, the Brookes Brothers were exclusively signed to DJ Fresh and Adam F's label Breakbeat Kaos. Their first release was "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes", receiving major radio support from Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and the Trophy Twins, as well as staple drum & bass DJ's such as Andy C, Grooverider, and Adam F.[1] The double A-side entered the UK Indie Chart at number 25.[2] In 2007, collaborated with another rising drum and bass star, Culture Shock, creating the monster track "Rework". In 2008, the brothers continue to assault the market with a host of big tunes such as F-Zero, Gold Rush, Dawn Treader and Crackdown. They hold residencies in both Fabric[3] and Herbal nightclubs, playing regular national and international DJ sets. Their self-titled debut album was finally released in 2011, under the label Breakbeat Kaos.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Brookes Brothers
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| 2017 | Orange Lane
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | Label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] | ||||||||
| 2006 | "Portal" / "Desert Island" | — | Non-album singles | W10 Records | ||||
| "Someone" / "Promise" | — | Viper Recordings | ||||||
| "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes" | — | Breakbeat Kaos | ||||||
| 2007 | "The Light" / "Rainman" | — | Non-album single | |||||
| 2008 | "F-Zero" / "Dawn Treader" (Brookes Brothers / Brookes Brothers vs Futurebound) |
— | Breakbeat Kaos | |||||
| "Gold Rush" (Danny Byrd featuring Brookes Brothers) |
— | Supersized | Hospital Records | |||||
| "Tear You Down" / "Drifter" | 56 | Brookes Brothers | Breakbeat Kaos | |||||
| 2010 | "Last Night" / "Warcry" | — | ||||||
| 2011 | "Beautiful" / "Souvenir" | — | ||||||
| "In Your Eyes" / "The Big Blue" | — | |||||||
| 2012 | "Loveline" (featuring Haz-Mat) / "The Blues" |
— | Non-album single | |||||
| 2013 | "Get on It" (Danny Byrd featuring Brookes Brothers) |
— | Golden Ticket | Hospital Records | ||||
| "Carry Me On" (featuring Chrom3) |
71 | Orange Lane | Viper Recordings | |||||
| 2015 | "Anthem" (featuring Camille) |
— | Non-album single | |||||
| "Climb High" (featuring Danny Byrd) |
— | Orange Lane | ||||||
| 2016 | "Good to Me" (featuring Majesty) |
— | ||||||
| 2017 | "Movin On" | — | ||||||
| "Flashing Lights" (featuring ShezAr & Bossman Bridie) |
— | |||||||
| "The One" (featuring ShockOne) |
— | |||||||
| 2018 | "Every Minute" | — | Non-album singles | Drum & Bass Arena | ||||
| "New Wave" (featuring Georgia Allen) |
— | Breakbeat Kaos | ||||||
| "Headlock" | — | |||||||
| 2019 | "Good Thing" | — | Drum & Bass Arena | |||||
| 2020 | "Burn" (with Kove featuring Kathy Brown) |
— | ||||||
| "Make No Sound" (featuring Liam Bailey) |
— | |||||||
| 2024 | "Enemies" (featuring Mia Kirkland) |
— | UKF Music | |||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||
Other songs and appearances
edit| Year | Track | Artist(s) | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Blue Light" | Danny Wheeler, Brookes Brothers | "Aura" / "Blue Light" | W10 Records |
| 2006 | "Verano" | Sub Focus, Howtek, Brookes Brothers | "Verano" / "Arachnophobia" | Frequency |
| 2007 | "Rework" | Culture Shock Brookes Brothers | The Third Stage EP | RAM Records |
| 2008 | "Smoothie" | Dimensions 3 EP | ||
| 2008 | "Crackdown" | Brookes Brothers | Headroom EP | Viper Recordings |
| 2009 | "Crackdown" (ShockOne Remix) |
Acts of Mad Men | ||
| 2019 | "In the Moment" | Brookes Brothers, Amahla | Drum and Bass Arena 2019 | Drum and Bass Arena |
Remixes
edit| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Pain" | SKC & Bratwa |
| "No More Eatin'" (with Beni G) | Plan B | |
| 2008 | "Crazy World" | J Majik and Wickaman (featuring Kathy Brown) |
| "Star Guitar" | Shinichi Osawa | |
| "Seattle" | The Brighton Port Authority (featuring Emmy the Great) | |
| 2009 | "Messages" | Filthy Dukes (featuring Tommy Sparks) |
| 2010 | "Let You Go" | Chase & Status (featuring Mali) |
| "In the Summer" | Crystal Fighters | |
| 2011 | "Traktor" | Wretch 32 (featuring L) |
| 2012 | "Must Be the Feeling" | Nero |
| 2013 | "Baiya" | Delphic |
| "Look Right Through" | Storm Queen | |
| "I Need" | Maverick Sabre | |
| "All Lies" | Sid Batham | |
| 2014 | "I Wanna Feel" | Secondcity |
| "Feel Your Love" | Le Youth (featuring Javeon) | |
| 2015 | "Kiss Me Quick" | Nathan Sykes |
| "The Jam" | Kideko | |
| "Sweet Lovin'" | Sigala (featuring Bryn Christopher) | |
| 2017 | "Only One" | Sigala and Digital Farm Animals |
| "Body" | KAMILLE (featuring Avelino) | |
| "Say A Prayer" | TIEKS (featuring Chaka Khan and Popcaan) | |
| 2019 | "I Could Get Used to This" | Becky Hill and Weiss |
| "Turn Down the Lights" (with René LaVice) | Benny Page | |
| 2020 | "Same Love" | Philip George and Salena Mastroianni |
References
edit- ^ "Brookes Brothers music, videos, stats, and photos". Last.fm. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 – Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Brookes Brothers - fabric nightclub, london". Fabriclondon.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Brookes Brothers Album Preview". SoundCloud. Brookes Brothers. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom: "BROOKES BROTHERS | Singles". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
External links
edit- Brookes Brothers discography at Discogs
- Viper Recordings artist page
- Beatport artist page