Shades

Shades + Huxley Anne + fluent on Friday, June 3rd!

Alix Perez (Belgium/UK) and Eprom (USA) are SHADES. As pioneers of the half-timebass music sound, SHADES has grown to become one of the more influential artistsin bass heavy dance music. SHADES have developed into something akin to a cultin the 4 years since their inception. They have continued support from Amon Tobin,Claude Von Stroke, Noisia amongst others. They have toured the US, Europe andAustralasia numerous times, and are quickly becoming a headline act. XLR8R “ ....itis music that's not only a legitimate full-frontal assault in the same vein as tunesfrom that golden era of gluttonous bass and synths, but that embraces that ethoswhile giving it a more polished feel”.2018 saw the release of their debut full-length album, ‘In Praise Of Darkness’,signed to Zeds Dead's highly acclaimed imprint, Deadbeats Records. It is a 12 tracksaga of varying sounds and tempos, and includes the revered UK MC, Killa P.2017 saw the release of their 4th EP, ’Night of the Dreadless Angel’, which is agraceful movement in bass music. It is the first release that sees SHADEScollaborate with anyone else. As comrades and pioneers in the half -time, it madeIvy Lab the perfect partners.Their third EP, “Better to Reign In Heaven than to Serve in Hell” (releasedSeptember 2016) on Alix Perez’ award- winning imprint, 1985 Music, is testament totheir maturity and innate progressive attitude toward music.Their Second EP “Powers of Two’, was an immediate success, and saw them beingbooked for shows globally. SHADES toured Europe, Australia and New Zealand in2015 and 2016. Their debut self titled EP (released on Alpha Pup) was a truly uniquebody of work. The 85 bpm onslaught is the perfect tempo for multiple genres ofDJ’s. It is the hard bass driven musical anomaly that is so different, yet fits inperfectly in various contexts