Train Wreck Mix

Stanton Warriors

Punks, London

Genre spammers and breaks pioneers, Stanton Warriors aka Dominic B. and Mark Yardley met while working at the seminal garage label 51st Recordings. Hailing from Bristol and increasingly sick of contributing great work to other artists, they knocked heads, pooled resources and fashioned a pair of renegade tunes fusing the random playful hustle of nu-breaks with the sweeping good looks of early garage. Over the next few years they emerged as the darlings of the remix set, serving fixings for the likes of Basement Jaxx, Missy Elliot, Artful Dodger, Busta Rhymes, Chicken Lips, Azzido Da Bass and Freeform Five just to name a few. On the DJ side the duo holds residencies at Fabric and Manchester's 'Sankeys Soap', but also spreads their sonic freshness to audiences across the world. Dom and Mark won several awards after the release of their full-length debut mix 'The Stanton Session' in 2001, a release that still remains as the biggest selling breakbeat mix of all time. Their long-awaited debut album 'Lost Files' was also released to huge critical acclaim. Collaborations with The Beatnuts and Sway brought a new spin to the breakbeat genre, with music journos once again caught short for how to categorize this up-front musical chameleon.