E-Z Rollers
The duo of Jay Hurren and Alex Banks defined the easy-rolling two-step of Moving Shadow Records during the late '90s with their recordings as E-Z Rollers, after developing hardcore breakbeats earlier in the decade as JMJ & Richie and Hyper On Experience. Both were originally involved in the mid-'80s rare-groove and hip-hop scene around their native East Anglia, promoting shows and DJing as well. They moved into house as well after the rave explosion, and while Banks increasinly concentrated on production work in his home studio during the early '90s, Hurren continued to mix at events, usually billed as JMJ.
The duo began recording (separately at first) after meeting emerging jungle don L.T.J Bukem -- Banks with Hyper On Experience and Hurren with JMJ & Richie (as well as the solo project Parallel World). Hurren and Banks' various singles for Rob Playford's Moving Shadow and Bukem's Good Looking -- "Montana" and "Universal Horn" as JMJ & Richie, "Thunder Grip" and "Lords of the Null Lines" as Hyper-On Experience, "Second Encounta" and "The Rhodes Tune" as Flytronix -- helped write the template for smooth drum'n'bass with plenty of jazz texture but swift rhythms to keep the vibes moving in clubs.
After meeting up with vocalist Kelly Richards at one of their gigs, Hurren and Banks decided to form E-Z Rollers around the threesome. Their debut album Weekend World appeared in mid-1996, followed by several additional singles for Moving Shadow and the full-length follow-up Weekend World. Hurren and Banks have also worked on production for Foul Play and Peshay.
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Tough at the Top (Origin Unknown Remix) / Tough at the Top (Timecode Remix VIP)
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 27.04.1998
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Weekend World
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 11.05.1998
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Dimensions of Sound
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 29.06.1996
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RS2000 / Get Lifted / It's Murder / Cops Don't Like Us
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 03.01.2000
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Rolled into One / Believe
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 15.08.1994
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Retro (Guardians of Dalliance Remix) / Quantum State
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 11.08.1998
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Shoot Me Down / Guitar Villain
Downtempo - Erschienen bei Intercom Recordings am 20.11.2011
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Conductor
Downtempo - Erschienen bei Intercom Recordings am 25.06.2007
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Conductor EP
Downtempo - Erschienen bei Intercom Recordings am 25.06.2007
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Mousetrap / Fly Away
Downtempo - Erschienen bei Intercom Recordings am 26.03.2007
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Walk This Land (Radio Edit) / Walk This Land (Paradise Mix) / Walk This Land (Lock Stock Full Length Mix)
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 19.04.1999
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Tough At the Top (Instrumental) / Contemporary Accousticz Jam (Extended Version) / The Vandal
E-Z Rollers, Flytronix, Dom & Roland, Matrix
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 14.05.2001
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Crowd Rocker / Tonight
Downtempo - Erschienen bei Intercom Recordings am 14.08.2006
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Professor Tsungs Art of Science Funktion - Limited Edition Sampler
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 28.06.1999
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RS2000 / Science Funktion (Vocal)
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 19.06.2000
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RS2000 (Vocal Edit) / RS2000 / Cops Don't Like Us
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 19.06.2000
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Titles of the Unexpected
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 01.01.2002
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Tough at the Top (Vocal Mix) / Tough at the Top (Rennie Pilgrem Remix)
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 20.09.1999
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Outtakes & Missing Breaks, Vol. 1
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 21.07.2003
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Outtakes & Missing Breaks Vol 2
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 25.08.2003
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Drumfunk Hooliganz - Limited Edition Sampler
Drum & Bass - Erschienen bei Moving Shadow am 31.08.1998
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