2-X-Treme - X-Tremity E.P.

groovefinder, Oct 27, 2007

Im one half of 2-x-treme and we cant believe the status that this ep has acheived.
It was our (John Gray and myself Barry Barnett) first release when we were 18 years old,we had been fortunate enough that Johns Dad invested in studio equipment as a hobby and allowed myself and John
to spend time messing around.
2 of the tracks had already been written by John to which i added the breakbeat elements due to the fact i was Djing and reflected the first installments of sampling breakbeats to which we co wrote the other 2 tracks to complete the ep.
We then presented these to Eddie Stenna(Empire) and Luke Slater, whom i was employed by at the time, and they really liked it which consequently led to the first pressing of 1000 copies.
It entered the Mixmag buzz charts and became the fastest selling white label with mos and greyhound distributors,we then pressed a further 1000 copies and the ep was due to be signed to Inner Rhythm(offshoot of outer rhythm)with additional mixes from Top Buzz + Carl Cox but unforunately the label was dropped and the project ground to a halt.
Im still in the music production business and have enjoyed 2 top 40 hits in the last 2 years but nothing that would ever equate to the buzz of having your first record released and selling copies to all your friends and family whi now have probably seen a nice investment for the £3.00 that we probably charged them at the time.
Respect to all the people that have kept our little ep alive after 16 years and long may it remain a classic in your collections.
John Gray + Barry Barnett (2-x-treme)

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