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hard techno

pattrix

I grew up in and around a small town called "Saint-Quentin" in the north of France. There is not much to do in Saint-Quentin, but in the late 1990s I discovered clubbing and soon was spending my weekends in the little village of "Peck" in Belgium. My fellow mate Greg was renting a tiny studio flat in Lille near the border of Belgium and France that quickly turned out to be our melting pot, the point de rendez-vous of our epic rides to the Cherry Moon, Fuse and H2O.

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Yoji Biomehanika

Yoji Biomehanika, can only be described as the Japanese Lord of NRG or Nu-NRG Master, and Japan's No 1. NRG DJ overseas. In the evolution of the electronic music world, Super Star DJs from around the globe have replaced the persona of the rock star for many music fans, and have become the driving force in building the image of our industry.

Having already achieved rock star status in his country of Japan, Yoji smashes all the rules in the book and puts vitality back into the dance scene...

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Eric Sneo

Eric Sneo started collecting electronic instruments and Synthesizers with the age of 12. After he studied audio-engineering at SAE Frankfurt, he began his work as producer and soundengineer at beatdisaster studios germany.
1992 he started Djing and 1997 he became resident in one of the biggest techno clubs in germany: the palazzo. Also he played big festivals and clubs like: Nature One (2002), U60311 Frankfurt, Cherrymoon, Mayday Belgium, Kashmir Budapest etc.

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Mark Hawkins

There are two artists under the name of Mark Hawkins 1.Mark Hawkins is a technical metal guitarist/producer who hails from tallahasee 2.Mark Hawkins is in the vanguard of the new wave of new wave UK techno. Beginning his career in 1999 with a split EP with Michael Forshaw on the latter's much loved Chan 'n' Mike's label, Hawkins was soon noticed by Saskia Slegers for whom he has now recorded 6 eps on her well known Djax Up Beats imprint. He has also released on, amongst others, Pro-jex, Mosquito and H

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Tommyknocker

Tomasso Marra (Tommyknocker) was born in Italy on january the 20th 1977.
Tommyknocker starts his career in 1994 when he begins performing in some 'illegal' parties which are organized in Rome.
From '95 to '97 he collaborates with the “Virus staff” of Freddy K, and he is Resident Dj of a few discotheques like "06" and after "Oxygen" (the first hardcore club of Rome).
He even takes part to a radio show called "Hardcore Play" where he works as director together with Freddy. From '97 to '99 he plays in the biggest hardcore parties of Rome.

Read more about Tommyknocker on Last.fm.

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Oscar Mulero

The mid-eighties, Madrid. The Spanish capital is teeming under the grip of a musical explosion the likes of which has never been seen before. In the midst of that rabid swirl, a teenager, unknown and unassuming, enters a record shop to blow his savings on an album, Standing on a Beach, by The Cure. Little did he know that this was to be his first step on the long and difficult path to becoming one of the country

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Rackitt

Rackitt, rak’et, n. A confused din; clamour; the bat used in tennis, &c. ; make a racket; to frolic! Rackitt’s involvement in the dance scene has spanned over a whole decade. An early introduction to acid house in the late 80’s soon turned into a passion and almost immediately she started to learn to DJ. 1996 saw her play her first gigs on the free party scene with support from Acid Techno stalwarts, Aaron and Chris Liberator, both of whom introduced her to the Immersion sound system crew.

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