State of Mind return to Wellington for the first time this year.

State Of Mind is a drum and bass duo consisting of Patrick Hawkins and Stu Maxwell.

One of the first UK artists to take an interest in State Of Mind was Oxford-based duo (and arguably the most prolific artists in the history of drum and bass), Total Science. While touring New Zealand in late 2004, Q Project and Spinback were introduced to the State Of Mind sound. Blown away by the strength of the music they heard, the Oxford legends instantly sought to work with the talented duo.

Label signings have amassed since this encounter. Releases are now on the shelves now from Total Sciences CIA Recordings, Teebee's Subtitles Records, Futurebounds Viper label, Doc Scotts 31 Records, Simon Bassline Smiths Technique Recordings, Bad Company, Obsessions, and more. There are of course more works soon to be released on CIA, Subtitles, Horizons, Uprising & Friction's Shogun Audio. Watch this space.

Moreover the debut full length album Take Control is now available with in NZ through Uprising Records. For those overseas it can be ordered from http://www.smokecds.com. It is also available on ITUNES NZ.

Tracks from the lads are currently on high rotate in the sets of Concord Dawn, Black Sun Empire, Doc Scott, Bulletproof, The Upbeats, Klute, Teebee & Calyx, Ed Rush & Optical, DJ Friction, Total Science, Psidream, Phace, Noisia, Chris SU and SKC, DJ Craze, Hype, Futurebound and many more.

State Of Mind host the 95BFM drum n bass show 'Next Level' (Saturday 9-11pm NZ time, at http://www.95bfm.com) bi-weekly (with DJ Presha & DJ Avid handling the other weeks).

Trei:
Trei stormed onto the Wellington Drum N Bass scene in 2004 at the annual mix competition 'Rumble in the Jungle' and in a whirlwind two years has become a hot favourite DJ and Producer on the New Zealand dance circuit. One of New Zealand's Finest Club DJ's with a reputation for infectious mixing and slamming dance-floor vibes, Trei has become a regular at some of the city's best known DnB sessions - including New Zealand's longest running club night Bass Frontiers - and has played with the biggest names on the international scene including Pendulum, Zinc, Friction, Concord Dawn, Digital and Mampi Swift. Production-wise, his music is gathering momentum and interest from the world's best - featuring regularly on play lists of top drum'n'bass DJs including the UK's Mixologists, L Double (BBC1xtra), Sappo (BBC1xtra), Digital, Futurebound, Klute, Friction and Andy C. Collaborations with scene heavyweights Concord Dawn and State of Mind have also transpired in 2006, with the international releases of 'Out of Focus' and 'Dark Man' on Uprising Records as well as with breakthrough track 'Valium Express' (w/Dose & Menace) receiving huge support from the likes of Klute, Ed Rush & Optical, Concord Dawn, Black Sun Empire, due out in 2007 on Commercial Suicide.

$20 presales from DMC, Real Groovy and online at http://www.sandwiches.co.nz

Local support from DDog

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