The Groove Allegiance is made up of Jonny Strinati and Chris Hughes, also known for running Splank! Records, they like their breaks and they like em funky. As releases from the like of Myagi, Simon Paul, Sgt. Rock and The Groove Allegiance themselves suggest, they are on a mission to spread the funkalicious groove disease, known as p-funk breaks, to the masses. Their debut release in 2005 - ‘Hunkle My Funkle/System 100’ - gained support from the likes of the Drumattic Twins... read more

Some people are serious, others silly, but some people take being silly very seriously. Rising like the phoenix from the centre of culture that is Peterborough, Darftphunk (Steve to his mum) has been secretly conducting all many of strange experiments in the studio of Darftphunk. Steve, no stranger to the world of Djing, has been playing for nearly 16 years, after being raised on a strict diet of Motown, funk and soul he pulled the face that we pulled when he first heard house... read more

Strider, real name Ben Watts, is Splank's latest addition. After spending years as a bedroom dj and going largely unnoticed, he decided the next logical step was to get into production. His first release on Splank! will be the dancefloor orientated 'Tiger Uppercut/Hotrod' (along with a remix by breaks heavyweights SuperStyleDeluxe). He also has a release penned this year for Control Breaks, displaying his straight up electro persuasions. Strider’s production style suits the Splank!... read more

Phonat, aka Michele Balduzzi, got into electronic music in 1997 at the age of 14, after first listening to "Dig Your Own Hole" by The Chemical Brothers and "The Fat Of The Land" by The Prodigy. Beginnig life as a hip-hop producer, Michele was heavily influenced by the East Coast bands like Wu-Tang Clan, Gangstarr and The Beastie Boys. The project Phonat was born in 2001 as a House project, the most popular genre in the Italian clubs, always more interested in the classic ... read more

Lars Moston & Malente. Two guys that share a common language: Electro Breaks with a Funk attitude. Probably because they live in the same street. Where everybody talks like that. The first Moston & Malente single was “In the Sky”, released on Hamburg-based Moonbootique Rec., and it became a club hit that earned them #4 in the German Club Chart (DCC), world-wide compilation features and video airplay on music television. The double A-side follow-up “Crowdrock" ... read more

Myagi aka Sole Claw aka Andrew Mavor has shot up like a rocket over the last year. Representing Canada internationally, he has played from Seoul to San Francisco, Halifax to Brighton, Taipei to Toronto, and has become touted as the next major North American breaks don. Comparisons to the other big names of the scene seem obvious, but don't really do justice to the range of work Myagi has put out, as his releases have varied from hip hop big beat infused... read more

SlackShot are Tony and Adam Gainsborough. Brothers originating from the South Coast UK both of whom are well known in the industry and are turning out to be big players in the UK's Breakbeat scene for many reasons. Adam is the younger of the 2, Singly known as MrMoneyShot and is not only a Dj within SlackShot but is also a promoter for many nights across the country including the massively successful "The Drop Off" held in Camden every month.... read more

On leaving Collapsed Lung Sgt. Rock (aka Jim Burke) reappeared in his current guise in 1998 with the disco stomp of ”Deeper'n'Deffer”. This featured on Fused and Bruised's “Daytrip to Brisco” compilation, which received critical acclaim from the likes of Rennie Pilgrem and Norman Cook. Signed soon afterwards to Wiiija records, he released three singles and the album 'Live the Dream' which the Melody Maker called - “Phat, funky and fun, fun, fun” and Wax mag claimed... read more

Simon Paul has been releasing records since 1999 on such respected labels as 2wars, Robb G’s Promo Records and most recently signed to Splank! Records. His releases have gained wide support from renowned heavyweights Drummatic Twins, SuperStyle Deluxe, Friendly, Koma & Bones, Steelzawheelz, Myagi and Nick Thayer. The Drummatics showed their support with a massive remix on Simon’s last record, the funky belter “One Dollar Disco”. Simon has... read more