Korey Riker : RIR V DNB : A Mixtape

RIR V DNB is a concept, idea, tool, shadow. Two inseparable, internal companions threaded together. We are all a former life merged with our current self. Seeing more. Seeing less. Seeing better. Seeing worse. In the past, I have released the final result of such inspiration. The darker, less illuminated part of a picture is on display here, superimposed on the source. Expressing the first moment, when a line crosses a line. With this mixtape, I share the phantom that inspires much of my movement and hope to bring the listener to a greater understanding. To introduce those who feed my creativity. To witness the seeds that never stop growing because you never can stop them.

When I was 20 years old, just shy of the new millennium, I fell in love with DnB. The music had the spirit of jazz but in a different format. It was the outsider of electronic music. An odd tempo, haunting sounds, chaotic beats. I became so obsessed that saxophone became an afterthought as I was hungry to learn as much as I could about this new music. This led to me buying singles on vinyl and beginning a short-lived DJ career for the rest of my time in college. Once I graduated in 2002, I returned to jazz feeling refreshed and with a new curiosity. How could I utilize this new information to guide future decisions?

This mixtape is a culmination that only could have been born out of a time of isolation, curiosity and boredom. Thank you to the many artists who unknowingly contributed to this project. I am forever grateful for the inspiration and hope to meet all of you in due time. Additionally, thank you to my wife for letting me live in my madness for hours on end in my basement studio. RIR V DNB is a pure labor of love. How can that be explained? Think of the one thing that you always wanted. Then think of it existing within you as a part of everyday; like breathing. Then think of the breathing as a living thing that begins to change and then disappears. And then what? Once you get it, what then? You just go on and on until you become what you always were.

Korey Riker : saxophones, flute, piccolo, clarinet, programming, composing, arranging, recording, mixing.

Featuring :

Hiruy Tirfe : Tenor Saxophone on Foundations (Track 6)
Daniel Wright : Trumpet on DSCI4 (Track 9)
Sam Gellerstein : Low Brass on Trident (Track 17)
Christopher Michael Stevens : Trumpet on Kridian (Track 23)
Chris Aschman : Steelpan on All Aboard (Track 28)

Photography : Ernest Stuart
Graphic Design : Allison Bozarth
Liner notes interpolated from Rob & Goldie : The Shadow (Process Mix)

Tracklist :

1) 00:00 Teebee : Human Reptile
2) 01:42 DJ Marky, Pola & Bryson : Dogfighter
3) 03:10 DJ Kane, Brockie & Ed Solo : Shallow Mindz
4) 04:44 DJ Krust : The Last Day
5) 06:20 Killbox : Soul Eject
6) 08:26 Mefjus & Noisia : Foundations
7) 10:20 Donny : Symptomless Coma (Current Value Remix)
8) 11:55 Dom & Roland : A Broken Heart
9) 13:04 Korey Riker : DSCI4
10) 14:05 Goldie : Say You Love Me
11) 16:06 IMANU : Bloom
12) 17:07 Zero T : Jazz Tone
13) 19:08 Jonny L : See Red
14) 20:07 Kemal & Rob Data : Linear
15) 21:40 John B : Rinse It Out
16) 23:30 The Sauce : 100
17) 24:31 Serum : Trident
18) 26:10 Audio : Tiptop
19) 27:28 Digital, Spirit & Q Project : To Meeeeee
20) 28:35 Bou : Envy
21) 29:42 3RDKND : Fire & Blood (ABIS remix)
22) 31:32 J Majik : Your Sound
23) 33:15 Trace & Optical : Kridian
24) 34:48 Skantia : Bones
25) 36:06 Trace vs Tech Itch : Quad
26) 37:41 Korey Riker : Meesa
27) 39:34 The Upbeats & Noisia : Shibuya Pet Store
28) 41:50 Dillinja : All Aboard
29) 44:16 dBridge : Cornered
30) 45:59 Bad Company UK : The Voice
31) 48:03 Workforce : Your Loss (Halogenix remix)
32) 49:57 DJ Hazard : When The Dreams Are Over
33) 51:36 Need For Mirrors : Taboo