Stanton Warriors

British DJ-production duo Stanton Warriors are underground legends in UK dance music, having been making music and smashing sets worldwide since the late ‘90s. Often great producers, which Stanton’s Mark Yardley and Dominic Butler certainly are, tend to be lacking in the DJ department, but these guys are super skilful. I’ve seen them at countless festivals over years, from little boutique type events like Beach Break to the biggest UK festivals like Glastonbury, as well as European festivals such as Exit in Serbia. They made their name with oldschool breaks – some of the best breakbeat cuts have been showcased in their Sessions mix albums – but they flesh out their sets with everything from electro to drum’n’bass.
More recently, especially since their Warriors album, they have been injecting truckloads of bass in their sets, as they did at Electric Brixton in 2011, which featured more rave music and dubstep. At this particular night they were the standout DJs by a mile, with everyone in attendance dancing frantically along to their oldschool vibes. They even laced their own breakbeat productions with additional, wobbly bass, ensuring that devotees had something new to chew on. Oldschool they may be, but seeing Stanton Warriors live never gets old.