The Sect

The Sect are a group who produce drum and bass music.

The members are Blade and Virtua. They met through mutual friends in the late 1990s, and they have been producing drum and bass together ever since.

They liked The Prodigy and London’s pirate radio stations, so they followed the development of jungle music and drum and bass, eventually finding themselves drawn to the futuristic output of labels such as Underfire and Renegade Hardware, and in particular to Konflict's techno-influenced sound.

In 2003 The Sect was formed when they joined forces with long-time friend and DJ partner Method to produce Geotherm, signed by DJ Red for his Distance imprint. During time spent on the south coast, they established links with Raiden and Propaganda. Raiden signed their first track for his label Offkey Recordings, Nerve Attack, which would also be included on their debut EP The Sect (2006).

After that more signings came, with Obscene, Position Chrome and Habit. With support for their work from producers and from many of the scene’s major players, the group found their production skills in demand. Throughout 2007 and 2008 they released more material on Freak, Revolution, Trickdisc, TDP and Position Chrome. They collaborated with Audio to produce Pounded for his LP on TechFreak, and remixed Glenn Wilson and Mike Humphries’ Aural Exciter for Subsistenz, and Cause 4 Concern’s Relentless.

The Sect reverted to the original combination of Blade and Virtua in early 2009, and they released Mayday on Optiv’s Redlight Records and a remix of Freeland’s Bring It for Marine Parade. They also remixed Temper D’s Chess Boxer for TDP and helped launch the Bristol based KSS Black imprint with Cybermen/Bias - Chrysalis (The Sect Remix).

They're currently producing for a variety of labels, with releases signed to C4C, Position Chrome, Surround Sound, Venom Inc., Prspct and Perkussiv Records. They are also planning to start their own label.

Individually, Virtua has shown considerable skills at the famed DMC championships, and Blade has been DJing for over 15 years, playing regularly at events across the world in many countries.

Examples of music

• Tyrant
• Mayday
• Evolve
• Stranger
• Pounded with Audio
• Leffe with Raiden

External links

• The Sect at Myspace
• The Sect at Rolldabeats