Bassnectar on his history, posted via bassnectar.net A quick run down of my musical life:
When I was in junior high I began discovering music that struck me, as opposed to music that felt familiar (like my parent’s music). This was mostly Metallica (the first song I heard of theirs was “Enter Sandman”, so this was after they had already become “mainstream” and blown up), NWA (which I memorized completely verbatim)...
Boy 8-bit; a young and upcoming producer famous for his infectious "bleep" electro-styled tracks inspired by the computer games of old. Boy 8-Bit's name hails from the days of old. Using an Amiga computer to produce in his youth, he dealt in 8-bit samples and hence the name. Although still relatively unknown, his EP "Suspense is Killing Me" received great critical claim on the underground Electro/Synth circuit.
=AVE=, Olly G and Hi-Fly are 3 Cornish boys who spend their time throwing party’s, partying, Dj’ing and making beats together in the Southwest of the UK under the title of the ‘Freerange Djs’. Tho they have only been DJ’ing collectively for the last 3 years they have individually been clocking up club time all over the country for years, holding residences at club nights of all different dance genres right across the board.
Akira Kiteshi are an Edinburgh based hip hop, dubstep and wonk duo. Their sound ranges from almost un-danceable wonk and glitch-hop to club bangers, dubstep and organic soundscapes.
They've done remixes for artists such as Found, Vadz, Debasser, Egyptrixx and DZ, and are currently working on their first e.p which will be released on Black Acre Records.
TTC are : Teki Latex (vocals), Tido Berman (vocals + production), Cuizinier (vocals), DJ Orgasmic (scratches + production), Para One (production), Tacteel (production)... TTC are also a part of super group L'Armée des 12 with La Caution and Saphir. Tacteel & Para One perform together under the name FuckALoop. TTC as a DJ team (with the help of Siskid) = Superfamilleconne. Known also as guests at Modeselektor songs 2000007 and Dancing Box
Marc Roberts is an Irish pop singer that represented Ireland at the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called "Mysterious Woman" that came 2nd. Ever since the day he mesmerised the audience at his local school concert singing Don McLean’s American Pie, Marc Roberts was destined for stardom.It was the spontaneous burst of wild applause from parents and friends in his hometown of Crossmolina, Co Mayo, that sowed the seed for his love of performing.
Jean-Guillaume Cabanne is Telegraph’s kingpin artist, with six EP releases, as well as six of his tracks, in solo or with David Gluck as Ultrakurt, featuring on the Post Office compilations. On Logistic, he has co-produced the Blackstage album with John Thomas. His releases on Telegraph, 7th City, Karat or Perlon (with Ark as Copacabannark) have made him one of the most forward-thinking artists of the scene.