Stanton Warriors

Through an innovative mix of styles, drawing on UK garage, electro, breaks, drum and bass, techno, dub, reggae and house, the Stanton Warriors have forged a unique sound. Their tough, bass line heavy production style has a way of confounding all attempts to properly define it, as I have demonstrated, but heard on the dancefloor it all makes perfect sense. The beats and bassline could have come straight from drum and bass, but with the music being at a mid-paced tempo, there is enough space in there for melody and innovation to really shine through.

For a great introduction to their sound, check out 'The Stanton Sessions' (XL Recordings). This is a mix album, fairly representative of their DJ sets, and includes most of their best productions, along with a variety of other artists who fit in with the Stanton style.

The Stanton Warriors are Dominic B and Mark Yardly

The Stanton Warriors Mix album, released to the UK (with much hype from the british dance music press) on June 25, 2001. The album I have has the following tracklisting.

The Stanton Sessions (2001) XL Recordings

1. 0:56 Stanton Warriors - Intro
2. 4:53 Basement Jaxx - Jump 'n' Shout (Stanton Warriors Remix)
3. 4:39 Jammin - Distraction w/ the Streets - Has It Come To This (acapella)
4. 3:20 Mr Reds - Can You Feel It w/ DJ Scribble and Busta Rhymes - Everybody Come On
5. 2:30 Unnamed Artist - Action
6. 2:09 Pump DJs - Move it With Your Mind
7. 2:51 Sole Fusion - Basstone
8. 3:20 Biological - Good Old Love
9. 5:57 Versions Excursions Present - The Phantom (Layo & Bushwacka! Remix)
10. 4:37 Stanton Warriors - Da Virus
11. 2:58 Jeremy Sylvester - Be Bop
12. 5:50 PMT - Gyromancer
13. 4:16 The Spoon Wizard - Me and Spoonice (Blue Effect Mix)
14. 4:18 Stanton Warriors feat. The Empress - Right Here
15. 4:01 Stanton Warriors - Da Antidote
16. 4:16 T Power feat. Amaziree - Runnin
17. 4:27 Groove Chronicles - Stone Cold

Other releases of this album (and I not quite sure if this is region based) include the outstanding (and club friendly) remix of Azzido Da Bass - Doomsnight

Fans wishing to hear two hours of the Stanton Warriors doing it live are encouraged to aquire their Essential Mix set that was played on BBC Radio 1 on September 12, 2001. This can be still be found on some peer to peer networks, and the mix lasts for 120 minutes exactly.

I was fortunate enough to catch them live, headlining the Falls Festival in Lorne, Australia on New Year's Eve 2001.