Deepest Blue

Deepest Blue
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
GenresDeep house, progressive house
Years active2002–2005, 2008–2010, 2020–present
LabelsData, Destined
MembersMatt Schwartz
Joel Edwards

Deepest Blue are a British electronic music duo comprising Matt Schwartz and Joel Edwards. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" (2003) and "Give It Away" (2004).[1]

History

Deepest Blue consists of Joel Edwards and Matt Schwartz. Schwartz had worked with Arthur Baker, Mica Paris, JTQ and Massive Attack prior to Deepest Blue. He collaborated with Massive Attack on their album Mezzanine, helping to co-write "Dissolved Girl" which was used in the 1999 film The Matrix. After being signed to Warner Chappell, fellow producer and singer-songwriter Edwards went on to work with Ed Case, Planet Funk, Chicane, M Factor, Skin and Melanie C.

Deepest Blue's first single, "Deepest Blue", was released in 2003. It peaked at No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart, their highest chart entry.[1] Their second single, "Give It Away", reached No. 9 in the UK chart in early 2004, and No. 2 in the airplay chart. Their third release, "Is It a Sin", reached the Top 30 in May 2004.[1] Their fourth single, "Shooting Star" was released in August 2004 peaked at No. 57 in the UK chart. It was used as the backing music for Sky Sports News between 2004 and 2007. Deepest Blue's only album, Late September, reached No. 22 in the UK Albums Chart.[1] The group sold 70,000 albums, earning them a silver disc.[2]

After a break to work on alternative projects, Deepest Blue reformed in 2006. They released "Miracle" on Destined Records in 2008. The group split up in 2010.

On 20 May 2020, it was announced on the group's Facebook page that they had reformed with more information to follow. Prior to this announcement, a new version of "Give it Away" with Russian DJs, Filatov & Karas [ru] was released on 9 April 2020. On 1 January 2021, a brand new single "Bad Guy" (which samples "Deepest Blue") was released. On 5 July 2021, the group released their latest single, "Rage" with the official video premiering on 6 August 2021.[3]

In April 2024, Deepest Blue announced the release of their latest single "Reality is Possible" on their facebook page[4] under their label, "Deepest Blue Music."[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
SCO
[6] 		UK
[1]
Late September 13 22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(Vl)
[7] 		NED
[8] 		SCO UK
[1]
2003 "Deepest Blue" 40 55 9 7 Late September
2004 "Give It Away" — — 5 9
"Is It a Sin" — — 15 24
"Shooting Star" — — 48 57
2008 "Miracle" — — — — N/A
2021 "Bad Guy" — — — —
2021 "Rage" — — — —
2024 "Reality is Possible"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 148. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "Award".
  3. ^ "Deepest Blue – RAGE". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Deepest Blue Music Music & Downloads on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ^ "UK Charts > Deepest Blue". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. ^ Belgian (Flanders) peak
  8. ^ Dutch peak