DJ Icey

Considered to be a pioneer in the American breaks scene, having produced and released over 80 12-inch vinyl singles on his independent Zone and Tree imprints, remixing artists such as Paul Van Dyk, Groove Armada and Deee-lite, DJ’ing nonstop playing clubs and one-offs week in, week out, DJ Icey is on a mission to bring his energetic, pumping breakbeat rhythms to a dancefloor near you, with the ultimate goal of always making the clubbers move their feet.

“When I’m DJ’ing, I’m focused on the dancefloor, dancing is a primal release and a beautiful thing, ultimately what the scene is about.” With that said, Icey’s latest release, “Essential Elements – DJ Icey Presents the Breaks Element” takes aim square upon the dancefloor massive.

Drawing upon a wealth of diverse breakbeat stylings, from the warped electro sounds of Jackal and Hyde’s “20,000 Freaks” to the Plump DJ’s mesmerizing nu-skool mix of Orbital’s “Funny Break,” the break-step sounds of Second Protocol’s “Brand New Style,” the old-skool rave influences of Paz Pooba’s “Hold Me Tight” to Icey’s own Ragga-influenced “Bust Off the Bass,” the mix is diverse yet untitled in its coherence.

“There are so many good breaks tunes around, I wanted to do a mix that incorporates the different styles that I play when DJ’ing, all having a common head-nodding, ass-shaking, dancefloor packing groove to them.” “The Breaks Element” is a true melting pot of music that when put together sounds fresh and vibrant.

With several top selling releases under his belt including the full length “Generate” and last year’s widely acclaimed “Essential Mix,” DJ Icey was a logical candidate to christen the new “Essential Elements” series. “To work with Pete Tong and the Essential staff is great, they really are a global name synonymous with great dance music.”

And the beat goes on.