BATTANT are Chloé, Tim and Joel. They formed in East London in 2005, and have played alongside Primal Scream, Two Lone Swordsmen, Ladytron, ADULT. and Nitzer Ebb. The sound is guitar tinged tech-electro chopped up with staccato vocals over pop sensibilities. Battant Myspace page
Oxia should be no stranger to techno fans. Behind his fancy pseudonym we find one Olivier Raymond from Grenoble, France. Deejaying from the tender age of 15, Oxia has been consistently churning out productions under several guises - with Stephane Deschezeaux or the Hacker with whom he runs the Goodlife label.
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Aril Brikha (born in 1976 in Tehran, Iran) is a producer currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden, who initially discovered electronic music by listening to the likes of Depeche Mode, Front 242 and Jean Michel Jarre before discovering the more futuristic sounds of artists like Detroit's Robert Hood and Underground Resistance. After not receiving any response in his native country he sent a demo to some of his favourite record labels stateside.
DJ duo, Riotous Rockers aka Pete and Boggy have smashed dancefloors across the world. With residencies at Bugged Out!, Liars Club, Priviledge in Ibiza, Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Club NME and Stealth. Genre knows little limit when Riotous Rockers hit the decks. Their sets range from electro to acid house to techno to indie rock. They are currently running a night in London and Nottingham called ASBO. Guests have included Phones, DJ Touche, Simian Mobile Disco, The Infadels and Erol Alkan. Infact Erol is a huge fan and rated Riotous Rockers as the Breakthrough DJs to watch in 2008 in DJ Mag.
Cobblestone Jazz is Mathew Jonson on drums and SH-101 bass, programmer Tyger Dhula, and Danuel Tate on keys and vocoder, Itiswhatitis Recordings, Vibraphone Biography Cobblestone Jazz have been performing live electronic music for four years on the west coast of British Columbia. The three members of the group are programmer Tyger Dhula, keyboardists Danuel Tate and Mathew Jonson, whose recent works for Itiswhatitis, Minus and Substatic have brought him international recognition.
Joe Claussell has a passion and he wants to share it with you. A modern-day renaissance man, this New York-based re-mixer, retailer, producer, and global DJ is also a prolific business man; one who approaches all his projects with sincerity and intensity; qualities he infuses into everything he touches. In his latest role as owner of Spiritual Life Music, he intends to guide the world to a new way of looking at and listening to world music.