Phil and Dan Brookes, otherwise known as the Brookes Brothers, are two London-based drum and bass producers.
History In 2006 they surfaced with "Portal" / "Desert Island" on Danny Wheeler's W10 imprint. This was followed by "Verano", a collaborative effort with Nick Douwma, otherwise known as Sub Focus. In 2007, the Brookes Brothers were exclusively signed to DJ Fresh and Adam F's label Breakbeat Kaos. Their first release was "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes", receiving major radio support from Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and the Trophy Twins, as well as staple drum & bass DJ's such as Andy C, Grooverider, and Adam F. The double A-side entered the UK Indie Chart at number 25. In 2007, collaborated with another rising drum and bass star, Culture Shock, creating the monster track "Rework". In 2008, the brothers continue to assault the market with a host of big tunes such as F-Zero, Gold Rush, Dawn Treader and Crackdown. They hold residencies in both Fabric and Herbal nightclubs, playing regular national and international DJ sets. Their self-titled debut album was finally released in 2011, under the label Breakbeat Kaos.
Equipment and influences They both have their own recording studio, situated five minutes apart. They both run custom-built PCs running Windows 7 and Cubase 6.5. Dan uses Fostex PM1s as monitors, where Phil uses KRK Rokit 8s. They mix everything down using a combination of the PM1s and headphones. They use a Steinberg UR824 souncard.
As music influences they cite Earth, Wind & Fire, The Whispers, Dazz Band, Hall & Oates, Daft Punk, Jazzanova, MJ Cole, Photek, Marcus Intalex and Calibre.
Discography Albums Year Album2011 Brookes Brothers Release Date: 6 June 2011 Label: Breakbeat Kaos (BBK007CD) Format: CD, digital download2017 Orange Lane Release Date: 20 October 2017 Label: Viper Recordings Format: CD, digital download
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album Label UKPeak chart positions in the United Kingdom: 2006 "Portal" / "Desert Island" — rowspan="5" W10 Records "Someone" / "Promise" — Viper Recordings "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes" — Breakbeat Kaos 2007 "The Light" / "Rainman" — 2008 "F-Zero" / "Dawn Treader"(Brookes Brothers / Brookes Brothers vs Futurebound) — Breakbeat Kaos "Gold Rush"(Danny Byrd featuring Brookes Brothers) — Supersized Hospital Records "Tear You Down" / "Drifter" 56 Brookes Brothers Breakbeat Kaos 2010 "Last Night" / "Warcry" — 2011 "Beautiful" / "Souvenir" — "In Your Eyes" / "The Big Blue" — 2012 "Loveline" (featuring Haz-Mat) / "The Blues" — 2013 "Get on It"(Danny Byrd featuring Brookes Brothers) — Golden Ticket Hospital Records "Carry Me On"(featuring Chrom3) 71 Orange Lane Viper Recordings 2015 "Anthem" (featuring Camille) — "Climb High" (featuring Danny Byrd) — Orange Lane 2016 "Good to Me" (featuring Majesty) —2017 "Movin On" — "Flashing Lights" (featuring ShezAr & Bossman Bridie) — "The One" (featuring ShockOne) —2018 "Every Minute" — rowspan="10" Drum & Bass Arena "New Wave" (featuring Georgia Allen) — Breakbeat Kaos "Headlock" —2019 "Good Thing" — Drum & Bass Arena2020 "Burn" (with Kove featuring Kathy Brown) — "Make No Sound" (featuring Liam Bailey) —2024 "Enemies" (featuring Mia Kirkland) — UKF Music "One Wish" (with Ekko & Sidetrack and Britt Lari) — 2025 "Memories" — Drum & Bass Arena "Big Love" — UKF Music "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
Other songs and appearances Year Track Artist(s) Release Label 2005 "Blue Light" Danny Wheeler, Brookes Brothers "Aura" / "Blue Light" W10 Records 2006 "Verano" Sub Focus, Howtek, Brookes Brothers "Verano" / "Arachnophobia" Frequency 2007 "Rework" Culture Shock Brookes Brothers The Third Stage EP RAM Records 2008 "Smoothie" Dimensions 3 EP 2008 "Crackdown" Brookes Brothers Headroom EP Viper Recordings 2009 "Crackdown"(ShockOne Remix) Acts of Mad Men 2019 "In the Moment" Brookes Brothers, Amahla Drum and Bass Arena 2019 Drum and Bass Arena
Remixes Year Song Artist 2006 "Pain" SKC & Bratwa "No More Eatin'" (with Beni G) Plan B 2008 "Crazy World" J Majik and Wickaman (featuring Kathy Brown) "Star Guitar" Shinichi Osawa "Seattle" The Brighton Port Authority (featuring Emmy the Great) 2009 "Messages" Filthy Dukes (featuring Tommy Sparks) 2010 "Let You Go" Chase & Status (featuring Mali) "In the Summer" Crystal Fighters 2011 "Traktor" Wretch 32 (featuring L) 2012 "Must Be the Feeling" Nero 2013 "Baiya" Delphic "Look Right Through" Storm Queen "I Need" Maverick Sabre "All Lies" Sid Batham 2014 "I Wanna Feel" Secondcity "Feel Your Love" Le Youth (featuring Javeon) 2015 "Kiss Me Quick" Nathan Sykes "The Jam" Kideko "Sweet Lovin" Sigala (featuring Bryn Christopher) 2017 "Only One" Sigala and Digital Farm Animals "Body" KAMILLE (featuring Avelino) "Say A Prayer" TIEKS (featuring Chaka Khan and Popcaan) 2019 "I Could Get Used to This" Becky Hill and Weiss "Turn Down the Lights" (with René LaVice) Benny Page 2020 "Same Love" Philip George and Salena Mastroianni
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External links
Viper Recordings artist page Beatport artist page