The pair first came together in 1998
after meeting in Brighton. After sending in a demo cassette
they were signed by Adam Freeland to his Marine Parade record
label, with their first release being the single "Less
Stress". According to Beaufoy (in an interview given
to Fabric Nightclub) part of the reason that their demo cassette
tape was actually listened to rather than thrown away (by
1998 cassettes had become virtually obsolete in favour of
CDs) was because of their friendship with Jemma Griffiths,
who worked for Marine Parade at the time. She has since gone
on to achieve chart success as a singer-songwriter under the
stage name "Jem".
After further single releases their debut album You Can Be
Special Too was released to critical acclaim in 2004, winning
the breakspoll 2004 award for best album. Prior to the release
of You Can Be Special Too, Marine Parade suffered financial
difficulties as a result of one of its distributors going
into liquidation. This resulted in only 1000 copies of the
album making it into stores initially, causing it to be a
highly sought after item on eBay. The record eventually had
a full release in greater numbers after the financial problems
had subsided. The album featured collaborations with Aesop
Rock and Juice Aleem, amongst others.
In addition to their own material, Evil Nine has also released
two albums for the Y4K and Fabric mix series (see Fabric Live
28), as well as producing remixes for dance artists including
Adam Freeland, Timo Maas, Ils and UNKLE.
The pair has developed a reputation amongst both fans and
critics as not being afraid to push the boundaries of what
is considered breakbeat music, and tend to incorporate a multitude
of styles into their DJ sets. An example of this is the track
listing for Fabriclive 28, which includes artists as diverse
as Simian Mobile Disco, Bodyrockers, Mystery Jets, and The
Clash.
As well as regularly playing at various nightclubs both in
the UK and Europe they have held residencies at Fabric Nightclub
in London and Audio in Brighton, and they currently hold the
position of "Super-Residents" at Urban Gorilla in
Sheffield.
On April 24, 2008 Evil Nine announced the completion of their
second album. The album is titled 'They Live!' and has been
released in October 2008, which was preceded by the first
single, the title track 'They Live!' on August 4th. The song
"Twist The Knife" from the second album is on the
video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
