Riley & Durrant - Music & Releases

Music & Releases

The first few Riley & Durrant releases in 2003 sat firmly in the trance and melodic genres, on European record labels like Black Hole and United, including their debut track "Candesco" (of which only 500 copies were ever pressed onto vinyl but subsequently became a collectors classic, with copies going for over £50 on eBay). Over the subsequent years, Riley & Durrant have become difficult to pigeon-hole musically, with support for their music coming from a wide cross section of DJs – from underground house heroes like Laurent Garnier, Krafty Kuts and Sander Klienenberg to superstars Armin Van Buuren, Laidback Luke, Axwell, Paul Van Dyk and Tiesto.

There's no doubt Riley & Durrant are no longer part of the international trance scene, having developed their music and DJ sets into a much broader house-focussed sound, although they often straddle house, progressive and techno, and also play Drum 'n' Bass and Breakbeat on their radio programs.

Their debut artist album "Research & Development" was released summer 2007, and reached the iTunes top 50 in the first month of sales, receiving great critical acclaim for its unique genre-bending sound:

• "Adventurous and experimental – 4 Stars" – IDJ Mag
• "Without a doubt the best artist album of the year" – Contactmusic.com
• "This album will cross boundaries" – Dancenode
• "Quirky but Cool" – Mixmag
• "This only serves to emphasize how far R&D have come – 4/5" – DJ Magazine

Alongside their commercial releases, Riley & Durrant have written a number of pieces of music for film and television, such as Sky One and ITV.