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Stanton Warriors
OriginBristol, England
GenresBreakbeat, UK garage, house
LabelsPunks, Fabric, V2, XL, Skint, Central Station (Universal Music), Nest HQ
MembersDominic Butler
Mark Yardley
WebsiteStantonWarriors.com
A Stanton Ironworks "Warrior" on a London street

Stanton Warriors are a British DJ and production duo consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. Originally from the West Country, the duo have performed internationally with their infamous Stanton Sessions parties in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Their name was taken from a manhole cover, made by Stanton Ironworks.[1] Stanton record player needles are popular with DJs for their ability to scratch records.[2]

The Stanton Warriors' third mix album was released in the UK on 27 October 2008, entitled Stanton Session Vol. 3, which is their best-seller to date, and received 5 out of 5 from iDJ. This was also released in a limited run, deluxe edition manhole cover tin pack.

The graffiti style artwork (and their SW logo) seen on many of their releases and merchandise is the work of several renowned graffiti artists, SheOne and Rough, the latter of which won a design award for the artwork on the Stanton Warrior's single, "Da Antidote".

The Stantons have been known to release free to download promotional DJ sets through their websites, where there is also live video footage of their gigs. Now based in West London, they run a successful record label (Punks) out of their recording studio.

Selected discography

Albums and EPs

Singles

Remixes

Music videos

In August 2013, Vice's music blog Thump premiered the video for "Cut Me Up". Shot in Los Angeles, the video is a character vignette of a fictional gang of skaters named the Stanton Warriors. Much has been made over its presentation of the role reversal position of the city's gang problem. It premiered on MTV in September.[7] The video was directed by Edward John Drake.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Stanton Warriors: "It's time for a more underground sound to rise"". DJMag.com. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ Stanton Magnetics
  3. ^ Zobbel.de Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 524. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S - the System of Life".
  6. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S - the System of Life".
  7. ^ Music Video (22 May 2013). "Stanton Warriors – "Cut Me Up"". Mtv Iggy. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Stanton Warriors 'Cut Me Up' by Edward Drake | Promo News". promonews.tv. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

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