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Soundhacker is an electronic duo from the UK producing crunchy beats, jittery textures and manipulated audio slivers. Releases to date include singles with AMP BIT IF GO Recordings, Meanwhile, Smallfish and Cactus Island Recordings, their debut album is due for release soon. Expect syncopated clicks, crackles, and crumpled digital noise, sustained evolving textures, melodic tones and robust gritty elements. Myspace http://www.myspace.com/soundhackeraudio Website http://www.soundhacker.me.uk

CIM is Simon Walley from London. His Service Pack release on Delsin Records was a big success, had to be re-pressed several times, and was praised by Mixmaster Morris and Andrew Weatherall among others. The release also caught the attention of Clair (ex-Clear co-runner), resulting in several releases for her new deFocus label, which include last summer's Reference album.

Global Goon's Johnathon Taylor is a former programmer from Lydiate who earned a recording contract with Rephlex Records before moving to London and being Richard D. James' (aka Aphex Twin) housemate for a time. He had been making electronic music using SoundEdit 16 while supporting himself with various programming jobs. After moving into a shared house with James, he released his first untitled album (known as Goon) on Rephlex in 1995. Rumors that Goon actually was an alias for Aphex Twin persisted even after the release of Cradle of History two years later.