Ray Keith is a British drum and bass Disc jockey and record producer. He is one of the genre's most well known producers and DJs and is regarded as one of the pivotal figures in the early jungle/drum and bass scene.
Biography
Keith cites influences including underground hip-hop music;
Electronic music acts like
Depeche Mode, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and
Gary Numan; and
techno artists such as Derrick May,
Juan Atkins and
Kevin Saunderson.
Keith's interest in
jazz,
funk and
soul music music led him to buy turntables. He began DJing as a teenager in the 1980s around his native
Essex and
Suffolk. This was before he got his break DJing on the London
acid house and
rave scene.
He started working as a recording artist and producer for his own style of music and other genres in 1990.[ Drum 'n' bass – The Rough Guide – Peter Shapiro, p. 107, ]
He found his niche with drum and bass music. He is famed for producing bass heavy yet soulful tunes and has made classics such as the jungle anthems "Terrorist" and "Chopper". Keith set up Dread Recordings in 1994 and has produced numerous albums. He has also remixed Moby, Shades of Rhythm and Moving Shadow.
His nephew, Peter O'Grady aka Joy Orbison, is also a DJ and producer.
Discography
Studio albums
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Contact (UFO, 1999)
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Classified (Dread Recordings, 1999)
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Vintage Dread (Dread Recordings, 2000)
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Alien Encounter (UFO, 2001)
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Twisted Anger – Mothership (Dread Recordings, 2002)
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Blade Runner – Analog Bass (Dread Recordings, 2009)
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Dread Digital Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Dread Recordings, 2010)
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I Am Renegade (Dread Recordings, 2012)
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Ray Keith vs Bladerunner – Dubplate Clash Dub Dread 4 (Dread Recordings, 2012)
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The Golden Years: Back to '94 (Kniteforce Records, 2021)
Aliases
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Universal Wars as (Dread Recordings, 2000)
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Sinister as (Dread Recordings, 2001)
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The Universe And Beyond as (Kniteforce Records, 2024)
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