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Kasra is an integral part and prominent figurehead in the UK underground scene. Using his own label Critical as a vehicle for musical expression, Kasra has been responsible for supervising, nurturing and participating in the growth of high quality and extremely fresh drum and bass, from its early beginnings to what it is now - a highly eclectic club culture. In the past five years, Critical has created a unique identity that is revered the world over and has ultimately left an undying mark... Read more
Kasra is an integral part and prominent figurehead in the UK underground scene. Using his own label Critical as a vehicle for musical expression, Kasra has been responsible for supervising, nurturing and participating in the growth of high quality and extremely fresh drum and bass, from its early beginnings to what it is now - a highly eclectic club culture. In the past five years, Critical has created a unique identity that is revered the world over and has ultimately left an undying mark on the drum and bass scene.
Beginning at grass roots level and influenced by a vast cross section of music from hip hop to rock, Kasra played out at small parties, every time endeavouring to bring a fresh feel to his DJ sets, combining all the musical flavours he has experienced from past to present.
After two years of parties, gigs and events, Kasra made what seemed like a natural, yet gradual progression into the world of drum and bass music; his clean musical style, tune selection and skills helped his DJ career gain momentum.
In the summer of 2000, Kasra found himself playing alongside award winning DJs such as Andy C, Zinc, Calibre, Bailey and Flight who all commented on Kasra's innovative style resulting in him being head hunted by numerous promoters across the globe.
A defining moment in Kasra's career came in 2001, when the pursuit of tempering the dominant hardness of drum and bass with a warmer musicality led him to founding Critical - a label that instantly created a unique identity for itself by consistently putting out high quality music.
At a time when new labels were popping up every day and failing after three months, Kasra put both heart and soul into the imprint which proved only as a testament to his ability to rise above the negative context and turn what seemed like inevitable failure into epochal success.
As Critical grew, as did it's popularity; several prominent producers seeked a release on the definitive imprint resulting in various tracks, produced by Calibre, Silent Witness, Break, Young Ax, Breakage, Chris Su, Bungle, Mathematics, Delta & Format, Sys X and Ill Skillz being signed and unleashed onto the vinyl market.
Last year Kasra's first venture into the production world was the dancefloor smash Babylon with Austrian producer Dkay. The track was a firm favourite with Djs across the board with Fabio declaring his undying love for it on Radio 1 and labels all across the scene clamouring for it to be released through them. Look forward to more collaboration work in 2006 including the second round from Kasra & Dkay as well as work with Cyantific, Logistics and Tomahawk.
Kasra's Djing has grown with the label, with gigs all over the world coming in thick and fast, the quality of the label showcased in his varied but always cultured sets. So far Kasra has headlined many events across Europe from Vienna to Brussels, Budapest to Zagreb... With a US tour coming this year as well as Critical label nights across the UK and Europe, there is a bright future ahead for this forward thinking label and it's founder.
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