Dom & Roland

Dom & Roland

Dom & Roland is the drum and bass project of Dominic Angas, a London-based artist associated with drum and bass and techstep. He emerges as one of the early figures in the genre and works under the name Dom & Roland rather than as a band. He releases music through his own label, Dom & Roland Productions.

Career

Angas begins his recording career on No-U-Turn before moving to Moving Shadow in 1995. On that label he releases three albums: Industry, Back for the Future and Chronology. Across his career he issues more than 100 singles and a large number of remixes and collaborations.

He is also recognised for his role in the development of techstep, with a sound often described through its dark, cinematic quality and detailed electronic textures. His productions frequently combine atmosphere with hard-edged dancefloor rhythm, and he sometimes uses a distinctive “limping” rhythmic pattern. Tracks associated with that approach include “Chained on Two Sides,” “Future Life,” “Chaos Theory” and “Rebellion.”

Albums and label work

In addition to his Moving Shadow albums, Angas releases Through the Looking Glass, a 24-track project that includes collaborations with Hive, Gridlok, Vicious Circle and Black Sun Empire. He later releases No Strings Attached, featuring work with Amon Tobin, Noisia, Hive, Audio and Rob Playford. His other albums include The Big Bang, Lost in the Moment and Against a Dark Background.

He also issues an album on Metalheadz under the name Last Refuge of a Scoundrel in 2016. More recently, he continues to release EPs on Individual Records and singles on Samurai Music.

Collaborations and engineering

Dom & Roland works as a producer and sound engineer as well as an artist. He co-produces and mixes tracks including “Subway” with Ed Rush and “Sonar” with DJ Trace. He also appears as a guest producer alongside Optical on Grooverider’s Prototype Years album. Other collaborators named in his catalogue include Amon Tobin, Noisia, Hive, Audio, Rob Playford, Gridlok, Vicious Circle and Black Sun Empire.

Other work

His music is commissioned for several PlayStation games and licensed for television in countries including the UK, where it appears on BBC and Channel 4. He also advises music software companies including Native Instruments and Focusrite, reflecting his interest in studio technology and production tools.