The Elementz

Production outfit The Elementz need no introduction to most UK Hip Hop fans since dropping Elementz Universe Volume 1 in 2005. Termed one of the strongest UK Hip Hop records of the year it gained massive support from DJs such as: Rodney P & Skitz, DJ Skully and DJ 279 having been championed by DJ Excalibah on BBC 1Xtra. The lead track High Grade Feat. Skinnyman went on to be handpicked by DJ Skitz for the legendary Homegrown compilation LP.

 

"We're chameleons... the sound changes with each joint we do. If it feels good, we write it. We get in a zone where we don't know what's coming next but you can feel it, the music takes you and there are no limits to it".

 

Known individually as LIATI and Zoutr, The Elementz hail from Nottingham, UK - a city steeped in Hip Hop accolade. They met as DJs on the thriving jungle circuit of the late 90s, and began producing rough cuts with artists such as DJ Fever (Out Da Ville). The vinyl they bought reflected the diversity of the classic jungle sound, and while crate digging 'The Meters' and 'The JBs' in search of drum breaks, they discovered something much deeper The Funk. This was to be the catalyst that fired up their musical chemistry, giving birth to their new joint cipher The Elementz.

 

Growing up on an eclectic diet of Soul, Reggae, then Punk and Electro Pop, into Hip Hop and Hardcore, The Elementz make music that constantly evolves. Zoutrs instrumentation skills and live music background coupled with LIATIs throw down production attitude and engineers ear make for an explosive and unpredictable sound.

 

Having already worked with rap legends such as ScorZayZee and Dead Prez, 2006 sees The Elementz emerge from the lab with their second fully featured EP titled: Elementz Universe Volume 2.

 

This record sets out to break the mould of painting by numbers style production by blending classic Hip Hop MPCs with less explored live drums, analogue synths, and even belly slap percussion. Features include Taskforce, DJ Skully, Karizma, Rukus, Blitz, Shifty Spirit and Mr 45, connecting Midlands with South, and the UK with New York.

 

Elementz Universe Vol 2 has reached Record of the Week on BBC Radio 1Xtra enjoying blanket airplay from Ras Kwame, Rodney P & Skitz, Mista Jam, Twin B & the full Daytime DJ Rosta. It's been voted Record of the Week three times on Itch FM, with a No.1 on the UK Hip Hop Chart with DJ The Furious five weeks running so far and, has just entered Bobby Friction and Nihals chart, landing straight in the Top 5.