DJ COOH

Reprezentant bulharského drum´n´bassu, Ivan Sashev Shopov alias COOH. Jeho tracky možno nájsť na labeloch ako Maniphest Records, Offkey či Union Records.

https://www.facebook.com/abcd.ivanshopov
https://soundcloud.com/cooh
https://soundcloud.com/balkansky

Ivan bol už od mladého veku vo veľmi úzkom kontakte s hudbou. Od šestnástich rokov patril k členom hardcore metalovej kapely, o jeho hudobnom smerovaní bolo však rozhodnuté až o pár rokov neskôr, keď mu kamarát pustil nahrávku Circles od Adama F. Práve vďaka nej sa COOH rozhodol venovať zlámaným beatom. Tvoriť začal po veľmi krátkom čase, netrvalo dlho a jeho tracky začali vydávať také labele ako Position Chrome či Commercial Suicide. Notoricky známy je napríklad Duuure či Blood And Steel ako výsledok spolupráce s legendou drum´n´bassu, Counterstrikeom.

Odvtedy ubehol nejaký ten čas a Ivan sa môže popýšiť obrovským množstvom vydaných vynilov a releasov, jeho tracky pravidelne zaraďujú do svojich setov hviezdy ako Panacea, Current Value či Audio. V súčasnosti je COOH považovaný za jedného z najlepších a najtalentovanejších producentov v rodnom Bulharsku, jeho tvorba je plná temného beatu, tvrdého techstepu s prvkami hardcoru.

COOH sa nevenuje len zlámaným beatom, jeho čas vypĺňa ďalší projekt BALKANSKY, pod ktorým tvorí dubstepové nahrávky. Okrem iného, pravidelne usporiadava drum´n´bassové parties H.M.S.U. v bulharskej metropole, ktoré sa v poslednej dobe tešia veľkej obľube. Je všestranne nadaným umelcom, druhou vášňou pod hudbe sú pre šikovného Bulhara kresby a grafika, dokonca si artwork k svojmu albumu Moth Machine vytvoril úplne sám.

Profil z LIR winter edition

Mixovane sety na stiahnutie
https://mp3.drom.sk/cooh-special-hard-knocks-promo-mix
https://mp3.drom.sk/cooh-filthcast-024


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Started playing bass guitar in a hardcore-metal band when at 16 and got involved with creating electronic music at the age of 18.

Producing Drum And Bass for 10 years, now at the age of 28, he has 46 vinyl and 14 CD releases.

> Together with Valery Sholevski (Ogonek), in 2001 he began intense promotion of drum and bass in the boarders of Bulgaria, sending "patriotic" messages to the young generation and playing a lot in the busiest clubs in Sofia (the capital city of Bulgaria.), mainly with the H.M.S.U. crew. As time passed by, his style improved significantly until finally he adopted the contemporary hard and dark drum and bass sound.

With a lot of hard work behind his back, Cooh is now releasing for some of the well known and most respected drum and bass labels :
Position Chrome,PRSPCT,Subsistenz,LB,Obscene,Freak,Sinuous,Obsessions,Bass Rejects and more.
His energetic author tracks are often played by leading artists in the genre:
The Panacea,Dylan,Limewax,Current Value,Ed Rush&Optical,Gain,Audio, BSE,Tech itch,Future Prophecies, Evol Intent,Counterstrike,Vengeanze,Proket,The Sect, Infiltrata, EBK, etc.
He has also colaborated with loads of producers too, like The Panacea, Counterstrike, Machine Code, Limewax, Current Value, Ogonek, Dean Rodell, The Outside Agency and many more...
Cooh has also been extensively touring in 2009 and 2010, playing all over the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Columbia, France, Denmark, Swiss, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Germany, Holland, Czech Republic, Austria, Serbia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Romania, just to name a few.
Upcoming releases include EP's on Position Chrome, Habit, Ohm Resistance and Prospect!


BALKANSKY

Prolific composer Ivan Shopov is known under a plethora of aliases – BALKANSKY is his dubstep and intelligent dance music moniker, and arguably his most well-circulated. Appearing on Z Audio, Wicky Lindows, Dubsaw, Ad Noiseam, Dub Monkey, Kuker, Hollow Point, Subtrakt and Scum, his discography has been growing weekly in the past year. Ivan is known for his love of nature and mountains – taking the root for this alias from the Balkan Mountain chain from where he grew up in Bulgaria.

His first album under the name was 2009’s “KUKER” – mixing electronic music with Bulgarian folk music and traditional, alongside ethno-music legend Theodosii Spassov. He took this album out on the road in Europe live, alongside Spassov and Kuker Music art director Ivo Christov, to much acclaim and success.

His sophomore effort for global powerhouse Ohm Resistance - “The Temple” - is a more electronica-oriented work, without losing the wide spectrum of instrumentation that defines Balkansky. Collaborations with Scorn, Enduser, Loop Stepwalker, and others appear throughout the album – while never ceasing to retain the high level of production that is a hallmark of his sound. The flow is logical and pleasing from front to back – tracks in clusters representing Mind, Body, Soul, and Spirit demonstrate the level of focus achieved in “The Temple”.

Performing regularly every weekend in Europe, at festivals and clubs alike, Balkansky is one of the hottest commodities currently on the electronic music scene. He has performed so far in Australia, Mexico, Colombia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Holland, Hungary, France and many more – and the entire world is most interested in seeing what this talented young producer creates next.