Delta Heavy

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Delta Heavy
Origin London, England
Genres
Years active 2009present
Labels
Website www.deltaheavy.co.uk
Members Ben Hall
Simon James

Delta Heavy (often stylized as DELTΔ HEΔVY) is a British electronic music production duo from London. The duo consists of Ben Hall and Simon James. They describe their genre as anything between 110 and 174BPM.[1] They found fame with their 2012 single "Get By", which entered the UK Indie Chart at number 30. The duo's debut album, Paradise Lost, was released on 18 March 2016 through RAM Records.

Career history

2010—2014: Early beginnings and commercial breakthrough

Delta Heavy first signed to Viper Recordings in 2009, and provided the songs "Galaxy" and "Abort" for two of the label's compilations. They were picked up by the prestigious drum and bass label RAM Records in 2010, and released their first two singles, "Space Time" and "Overkill" with them. The duo's debut extended play Down the Rabbit Hole was released on 27 May 2012, spawning the popular promotional single "Get By".[2] It entered the UK Dance Chart at number 37. The song was also remixed by house producers Gorgon City, and the remix was given independent release.[3] Their most recent track "Empire" was released for free download, and later for purchase through RAM Records. Delta Heavy have received widespread recognition, creating remixes for the likes of Rita Ora, Tinie Tempah, Avicii, DJ Fresh, Nero and Example among others. The bass music promoter UKF has helped the duo rise to fame, with their Nero remix accumulating almost eleven million views,[4] "Demons" accumulating almost two million[5] and "Hold Me" accumulating over four million views.[6] The animated music video for "Get By", directed by Ian Robertson, has received over five and a half million YouTube views.[7] Delta Heavy have supported Sub Focus on his North American Torus tour,[8] and supported Example on his 2014 Live Life Living arena tour.[9]

2014—present: Paradise Lost

On 2 November 2014, the group released the first single from their debut album, "Reborn". This was followed by "Ghost", released 17 July 2015. The song gained popularity due to its music video, which features an animated Clippit. The album's third single, "Punish My Love", features vocals from British singer Tanika, and was released 4 December 2015. The album's title and release date were announced on 14 January 2016; Paradise Lost was released on 18 March 2016. On 22 January, "City of Dreams" was released as an instant grat single for those who pre-ordered the album on iTunes.[10] The album's fourth official single, "Oscillator", was released on 4 March, backed with "Fun House".[11] "White Flag VIP", a variation in production of album track "White Flag", is expected to be released in the near future, backed with "Arcadia" (featuring Metrik). [12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK UK Dance UK Indie Breakers
Paradise Lost 15 13

EPs

Year Album Label
2012 Down the Rabbit Hole[14] RAM Records
2014 Apollo[15] RAM Records

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
Dance

[16]
UK
Indie

[17]
UK
Indie
Breakers

[18]
2010 "Space Time" / "Take the Stairs" Non-album singles
2011 "Overkill" / "Hold Me"
2012 "Get By" 37 30 10 Down the Rabbit Hole EP
2013 "Empire" Non-album single
2014 "Reborn" Paradise Lost
2015 "Ghost" / "Tremors"
"Punish My Love"
2016 "Oscillator" / "Fun House"
"White Flag VIP" / "Arcadia" (featuring Metrik)

Promotional singles

Year Song Release
2016 "City of Dreams" Paradise Lost

Other appearances

Year Song Release Label
2009 "Galaxy" Acts of Mad Men Viper Recordings
2010 "Abort" The Headroom EP: Parts 3 & 4
2011 "Minus" RAM 100 RAM Records
2015 "Apathy" RAMsterdam Drum & Bass 2015

Remixes

Year Song Artist
2011 "Street Dancer" Avicii
"Stay Awake" Example
"Hitz" Chase & Status featuring Tinie Tempah
"Quad Bikes" Mensah, Sukh Knight and Squarewave
2012 "Must Be the Feeling" Nero
"Flesh and Bone" Emalkay featuring Rod Azlan
"When the Rain Is Gone" Adam F
"Iron Deer Dream" Fixers
"Get By" (174 Mix) Delta Heavy
"I Used to Have It All" Maverick Sabre
"R.I.P." Rita Ora featuring Tinie Tempah
"Crowd Control" Excision and Downlink
2013 "Here to Stay" Zomboy featuring Lady Chann
"Earthquake" DJ Fresh vs. Diplo featuring Dominique Young Unique
2014 "Pushing On" Oliver $ & Jimi Jules
2015 "Turbine VIP" Delta Heavy
"Silverlined" XYconstant
"Deep Down Low" Valentino Khan
"+1" Martin Solveig featuring Sam White
"Punish My Love" (174 Mix) Delta Heavy
2016 "How Love Begins" (Delta Heavy's 2003 Remix) DJ Fresh and High Contrast featuring Dizzee Rascal
"Us" Kaskade & CID

References

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