Bristol native Roni Size is one of the UK jungle scene’s most respected names, with production credits spanning dozens of labels, projects and releases. Although not as quick to rise to acclaim as peers such as Goldie or LTJ Bukem, Size’s influence as a producer, label owner, and committed underground magnate figured him as one of the emerging sound’s true pioneers. The breakout success of his debut album ‘New Forms’ (including Britain’s prestigious Mercury Award) finally confirmed his stature and vaulted him to a greater degree of popularity than any other drum ‘n’ bass producer. Born to Jamaican immigrant parents, Roni grew up in the Bristolean suberb of St Andrews (home to Tricky and Massive Attack), where he learned the fundamentals of hip hop through the area’s sound systems, house parties and underground clubs. Size started dabbling with house and reggae production in the late ‘80s. He hooked up with label mates DJ Krust, Suv and DJ Die at the 1990 Glastonbury Festival, and the four stayed in contact, eventually forming Size’s longest-running musical commitment to date: his own Full Cycle label. Formed simply as an outlet for the four’s entrée into the nascent drum ‘n’ bass scene. Full Cycle eventually grew into a label group, releasing a steady flow of twelve’s and EP’s. The success of 1997’s ‘New Forms’ launched Size to the top of the electronica genre. After a relatively silent 1998, Size returned in 1999 with a new project - ‘Breakbeat Era’, with DJ Die and vocalist Leonie Laws. The trio released ‘Ultra Obscene’ in the autumn of that year. In 2002, Roni returned to the Reprazent project with ‘In The Møde’, boasting sit-in’s from Method Man and Rage Against the Machine’s Zach de la Rocha. 2002’s ‘Touching Down’ and 2005’s ‘Return to V’ were a step back to solo projects. Size has also mixed a two-disc volume in the Full Cycle mix series ‘Through the Eyes’. Roni Size & Reprazent will be playing Belfast’s Empire Music Hall on Saturday 10 May 2008. Doors open at 8.30pm and tickets, costing £14, are available across the counter from all Ticketmaster outlets or online at: www.ticketmaster.ie.
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