Marcus Intalex (soul:r, Revolve:r, Uk)

Marcus’ passion for music was born in his native Manchester, where he experienced firsthand the energy of the nascent dance music scene as a regular on the dancefloor at the legendary Hacienda club. His interest for the music grew as the scene developed and, after landing his first professional dj gig at the tender age of 17, Marcus went on to work at the infamous Eastern Bloc record store. From here he established himself on the Manchester scene and began producing tracks together with fellow Mancunian Mark XTC as Da Intalex, appearing on Flex Recordings. A chance meeting in the early 90’s, through Flex boss L Double, led to Marcus pairing up with producer and engineer ST Files and gave rise to the partnership we know today as MIST. In 1999, the pair’s ground-breaking release ‘How You Make Me Feel’ (on Doc Scott’s 31 Records) began a new soulful movement in drum and bass at a time when the scene was driven by predominantly dark and aggressive sounds. Following up their success with a series of high-profile remixes for MJ Cole, Un:Cut, 4 Hero and Solid State, MIST duly established themselves as leaders in the field. In 2001 they set-up their own label Soul:r, to release their own music and that of like-minded artists such as Calibre, High Contrast, DJ Marky and D:Kay. Since then the label has grown to be one of the most respected in the scene and reflects Marcus’ own strong personal ethics, releasing innovative drum and bass with musical integrity. Last year’s DAT Music project, in collaboration with younger sibling Revolve:r, saw Soul:r once again pushing boundaries with a series of strong and ambitious releases from artists including Klute, D-Bridge, Martyn, and Marcus Intalex himself. For 2007, Soul:r continues to drive forward with singles planned from Lynx (‘Global Enemies’ b/w ‘Break the Mod’) and Break (‘Mr Crystal’ b/w ‘Come and Get It’) as well as remixes on Revolve:r from techno legends John Tejada and Nomadico from Underground Resistance. With recent solo productions such as ‘Nebulus’ on Metalheadz and the ‘Refreshed EP’ on Soul:r, Marcus has continued to push the envelope and married Detroit techno influences with drum and bass in a way that expresses his own unique style. Marcus also plays sets other than drum and bass that explore these influences, fusing together deep house, techno and soulful broken beat rhythms. Due out on 20 August this year is the next installment in the Fabric Live CD series, brought to you by none other than the man himself. With the freshest drum and bass selection around, this looks set to be one of the best yet in this highly acclaimed series. Taking his sound to dancefloors worldwide, Marcus has played all over the UK, Europe, North and South America as well as Asia and Australia/New Zealand. This includes frequent appearances at Nights such as Metalheadz as well his own Soul:ution nights, held regularly in Birmingham, Bristol, London (Fabric) and Moscow. Besides this, Marcus finds time for guest appearances at many of the UKs biggest events, from Drum and Bass Arena to Renegade Hardware, making him one of the most in demand djs on the circuit. Fifteen years into his career and Marcus’ passion for drum and bass remains strong: “the music is in a good place right now and it’s setting itself up to get better.” With Marcus Intalex continuing to push things forward, how could anyone disagree?