Shimon

Shimon (Shimon Alcoby) is a London-based DJ and producer working primarily in drum and bass and jungle. He has released music on Ram Records since the label’s founding in 1992 and is one third of Ram Trilogy alongside Andy C and Ant Miles. He founded the label AudioPorn Records in 2007.

Shimon’s entry into the scene is tied to Ram Records from the start: he has been releasing on Ram since 1992, collaborating closely with the label’s core figures. That long relationship fed both his solo work and the Ram Trilogy partnership with Andy C and Ant Miles — a collaboration that placed him squarely in the label’s output through the 1990s and 2000s.

As a producer, Shimon’s work focuses on tight break editing, clear low-end design and DJ-friendly arrangements. His productions typically feature deliberately chopped breaks and edited percussive hits to fit club DJ mix points, layered with punchy sub-bass and midrange basslines. He uses atmosphere and effects to open space around the drums — short reverbs, filtered pads and occasional vocal stabs — while arranging tracks with extended intros and outros for mixing. Those traits appear across his solo singles such as The Predator, Hush Hush and The Shadow Knows.

On the DJ side, Shimon’s sets and mixes have historically leaned on tracks arranged for dancefloor utility: versions with clean intros/outros, clear drop points and energy arcs that help a DJ thread multiple selections together. His releases on Ram and on breaks-oriented labels show an ear for punchy percussion and bassweight that reads well on club systems and sound-system oriented radio mixes.

Career highlights and verifiable contributions include the Ram Trilogy partnership with Andy C and Ant Miles, the founding of AudioPorn Records in 2007, and a string of solo singles—The Predator, Hush Hush and The Shadow Knows. His collaboration with Andy C, Body Rock, reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and hit number 1 on the UK Dance Singles chart on 6 January 2002. Beyond Ram, Shimon has released breakbeat material on Finger Lickin' Records and in 2006 he produced sound content for the Novation Xio synth.

Specific connections and influences that appear in the public record are his collaborative ties to Andy C and Ant Miles through Ram Trilogy and his long association with Ram Records’ roster and catalogue. Those working relationships are evident in his charting collaboration Body Rock and in the shared Ram Trilogy output.

Key, verifiable releases to reference are The Predator, Hush Hush, The Shadow Knows and Body Rock (with Andy C); label affiliations to note are Ram Records (since 1992), Finger Lickin' Records and AudioPorn Records (founded 2007); and a non-release contribution is the 2006 Novation Xio sound bank work.