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In this world of ever
evolving genres, sounds and trends, the word phenomenon is rarely if ever used,
unless of course you are the hottest talent in the world of electronic music
and your name is deadmau5.His sound transcends various genres of music,
flirting with techno and minimal whilst hinting at tech house, trance and
electro, and a glance at the names supporting his unique sound proves testament
to this fact. Sasha, John Digweed, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Dubfire, Eric Prydz, David
Guetta, Sander Kleinenberg, Erick Morillo, Laurent Garnier – the list goes on
and on.
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Hernan Cattaneo’s twenty year journey through music shows no sign of
slowing down over right now – anything but. From Bahrain to Belfast, Singapore
to San Diego, Hernan’s love laboured travels know no bounds in their
trans-continental reach with the Argentinean on a round-the-clock mission to
spread his love for electronic music. Constantly absorbing new sounds, cultures
and influences from the most varied outposts possible, Hernan bleeds them into
as many projects as he can – be they production work, his masterpiece mix CDs
,his radio shows or forthcoming music label.
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Berlin-based
producers and live act Booka Shade leapt to the forefront of contemporary dance
music in 2005 with their classic singles “Body Language” (with M.A.N.D.Y.) and
“Mandarine Girl”. Three years later they show no signs of slowing down as 2008
is proving to be a huge year for Arno Kammermeier and Walter Merziger.
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There are few
artists that can lay claim to conquering the underground as well as the
mainstream, yet Ali ‘Dubfire’ Shirazinia has managed to dominate both. In
fact, he’s setting the musical agenda for others to follow in his footsteps.
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The
origins of Montreal born DJ-producer-incipient Teutonic legend Tiga lie to the
vague and troubling East, where he was weaned on the nefarious milk of the
notorious 1980s Indian club scene.“To the unforgiving eye,” he says of the
sybaritic night-kingdom,“a world of filth and decadence is revealed. For
example, I’m fairly certain that more than a few club owners had an unsavory
arrangement with the man who brought the folding chairs. I was at once appalled
and enraptured. After that, I had no choice in the matter.”
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"Swayzak" in Polish apparently means
"union," or so someone told us! Born 1996 London, England, James
Taylor and David Brown, friends and former work colleagues, have made music
together since 1993. Brown, born in Glasgow, Scotland 1966, Taylor, born in
London, England 1967, started their own label out of lack of interest from
other labels creating a true union of British culture, Swayzak Recordings.
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"A Cheerful Temper",
the name of Robert Babicz’s debut album for Systematic Recordings is arguably the best way to describe the Cologne based Pole. Answering the
question why he is choosing this specific name, Babicz explains that he feels caught between two
worlds: “The real world of everyday life and a surreal dream world comparable to the
backdrop of a fairytale.” Robert’s musical career starts out quite exceptionally and indeed rather
fabulously in the early 90s.
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Electronic
dance music has dominated urban club culture for more than a decade. Through
its many highs and lows, techno music has proven that it is here to stay. The
same cannot be said of very many techno artists. Hamburg-based recording artist
and DJ Oliver Huntemann is, without doubt, one of the few activists from the
early days still holding the torch. Brought up in the funky northern German
countryside, he soon found himself heavily infected by the fascinating world of
music.
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The year is 1992 and LOCO DICE is in his adopted
home of Dusseldorf. Hip Hop controls his life. This is the precise starting
point of his career. Under the pseudonym Dice'C he starts touring as rapper and
Urban DJ appearing at the most important clubs in the world.
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Normally associated with his peers in Techno from Detroit, Europe and
elsewhere in the US and the world, John Tejada has embraced electronic music as
a personal frontier, expanding on his formidable resume as a Techno recording
artist as producer and remixer, DJ, and label owner.
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 If you are not an avid follower of dance music but are tuned into
popular culture at all youve likely experienced music touched by the
hands of John Digweed. Originally hailing from England but having
clearly arrived on the global scene nearly a decade ago, John has long
since cemented his name in the pages of dance music history. His list
of achievements is groundbreaking to say the least.
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