Brainshakaz (Label)

Brainshakaz was officially launched as an independent record label in 1997 and released high quality drum&bass vinyl until 2002. The team behind the label were pioneers, as Brainshakaz was both the first drum&bass label in Denmark and the first to reach international recognition. The team had a fourth member, Slimane Hadj Abderrahmane (1973-2013) who went under the artist name DJ Hoolie. Abderrahmane abandonded music and travelled to Afghanistan where he was captured and detained at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. He was reported killed inSyria in 2013.
In early 2012, after a ten year break, a majority of the original team behind Brainshakaz decided to relaunch the label into the digital age. Now Brainshakaz pushes forward not only quality drum&bass but also embraces new genres such as dubstep, as it adheres to what we like to call fat and funky beats with an edge.