With a versatility that is genre defiant AYBEE (Armon Bazile) consistently traverses the boundaries of Techno, House, Experimental, and Hip Hop seamlessly.
With a versatility that is genre defiant AYBEE (Armon Bazile) consistently traverses the boundaries of Techno, House, Experimental, and Hip Hop seamlessly. While becoming a pillar for soul rooted forward rhythms, AYBEE’s work continues to expand sonic boundaries of the possible.
Emerging from his native Oakland, CA, AYBEE comes from a steep family tradition of music, innovation, and artistic exploration. Seeds planted by his New Orleans based grandfather who ran a small Jazz label, and uncle who ran a short lived disco imprint “Armour” in the late 70’s. It was the uplifting power of “Black Experience”, and dance that pushed AYBEE to embark on the exploration of himself as an artist in the early 00’s.
In 2001 AYBEE launched Deepblak Recordings as a creative outlet for his music. Ultimately catching the attention of legendary House DJ/Producer Ron Trent. This chance meeting led to Trent signing AYBEE to the iconic Prescription Records imprint, and releasing his first 12”. Soon after AYBEE along with Trent would come together to co-found Prescription sub-label Future Vision.
AYBEE since has gone on to establish himself as one of the most innovative, and boundary dissolving producers with more than a decade plus worth of projects to his credit. These include the ground-breaking Ancient Tones LP (Further Records), his critically acclaimed “WORLDS LP” (Deepblak), and his Miles Davis homage & collaborative LP “Sketches Of Space” with label mate Afrikan Sciences. Always pushing future forward rhythms to bare AYBEE’s sound palette keeps evolving in the pursuit of ever deeper truths embedded within the dance experience. A baton picked up that was left by the Be-Bop & Fusion era’s.
Deepblak’s ethos of diasporic electronics allied with rhythmic exploration are key tenets in development of the label. Maintaining a fresh balance between eclecticism, and what has playfully come to be described as “Free Techno”, Deepblak’s releases seek to champion the impulse of freedom for the artist to speak with the full palette of rhythm.
Always open to expanding the sound AYBEE has branched out to work with other prominent labels such as; Sound Of Speed (Japan), Further Records, Atjazz Record Co., Burek, Soul People Music, Yoruba, Deeply Rooted, Soul Jazz, and Dogmatik to name a few.
Based in Berlin since 2012 AYBEE continues to evolve his sound, and creative reach via DJ, LIVE performance, and Film. Feeling empowered with the seeds of the “Culture” and a deep love of musical expression he views the mission of the artist as simple; “Create sonic situations for us to move, and to be moved.”
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DBR001 AYBEE Invisible EP
DBR003 AYBEE Revolution of 1 EP
DBR004 AYBEE Misha's Matrix/Filt
DBR005 Orion 70 Enki
DBR006 AYBEE Deepblak presents THE SOUL BIONIC EP
DBR-D001 AYBEE Over There Wit Dat
DBR-D002 AYBEE Phalow
DBR-D003 Femi Changes (o1o Manifest Dub)
DBR-D004 AYBEE Infatuation
DBR-D005 AYBEE Forbidden Gate
DBR-D006 Orion 70 Blak Planet
DBR-D007 AYBEE Love Like No Other
DBR-D008 Afrobatik 5 Seconds From Forever
DBR-D009 Lamaj Brotherhood Of The Baby Powder
DBR-D010 AYBEE N#ggaz and Space Machines
DBR-D012 Orion 70 Doors and Elevators
DBR-D013 o1o The Undatow EP
DBR-D014 AYBEE Technoir
DBR-D015 Prof. Delacroix Build Her
DBR-D016 Nibiru Projekt We
DBR-D017 Raj Jheet Bridges
DBR-D018 Prof. Delacroix Cupid
DBR-D019 o1o The Undatow 2 EP
DBR-D020 Various Deepblak presents Blaktropolis vol.1
DBR-D021 AYBEE/Trini Contact
DBR-D022 AYBEE East Oakland Space Program
DBR-D025 o1o Bread and Circuses EP
DBR-D026 AYBEE/Afrikan Sci The Nibiru Project
DBR-D027 Various Deepblak presents Blaktropolis vol.2
DBR-V007 AYBEE 11:11 EP
DBR-V012 AYBEE Astral Metronome EP
DBR-V016 AYBEE Worlds LP
DBR-V019 AYBEE - 22 Meters EP
DBR-V022 AYBEE/Afrikan Sciences - Sketches Of Space LP
DBR-V023 AYBEE - The Alchemy EP
DBR-V028 AYBEE - The Heart Of Sun
DBR-V029 AYBEE - Man Over Machine EP
DBR-V030 AYBEE - The Odyssey LP
PRI001 AYBEE Deepblak’d / You In Love
FV001 I.S.P Across The Universe
FV002 Various Ghetto Sunrise
FV004 AYBEE Ozzie Davis
DRH014 Prof Delacroix Build Her (Deeply Rooted House Tronic Jams Vol 1 EP)
UQ025 AYBEE Underworld EP
FUR004 AYBEE Ancient Tones LP
FUR039 o1o A Futurespective LP
AER004 AYBEE/Miles Sagnia Eternal Radiance EP
SOTU007 AYBEE - Return To The Underground
DEEPEX031 AYBEE - Sounds From The Void EP
SOSR 015 AYBEE - The Sway Of The Tree EP
IRC125 - S.A.T (Sydenham, AYBEE, Trent)
BRK010 - AYBEE Pres The Bazile Republic – Strange Visitors
Film
AYBEE ft. Omega In Every Way in “Middle Of Nowhere” 2012
AYBEE Venus Vs. ESPN (Soundtrack) 2013
The Gift - 2015
A Message - 2016