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Thought

Ivan Sotirov, known as Thought - is a drum&bass producer and dj from Sofia, Bulgaria. Mainly flirting with the darker, harder sound of the genre. His inspiration stems from sounds in the 97-99 period with a combined background in drum complexity. His first debut vinyl release on Dylan's Obscene Recordings was just the beginning for this growing artist. Since his first step into the genre, he has went on to work with labels such as Tech Itch, Freak, Counterstrike, Soothsayer, Vampire, m-Atome, Backlash and is also currently involved with Bassline Agency and Therapy Sessions Bulgaria.

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Makoto

There are at least two artist with name Makoto: 1. Based in Tokyo, Makoto Shimizu, better known as simply Makoto, is Japan's chief Drum & Bass ambassador. After completing an Acoustic Engineering major at Nippon University, Makoto first signed with LTJ Bukem's legendary Good Looking Records back in 1999.
Since then he has gone from strength to strength, releasing a long string of quality music in the form of singles and EP's, but also on the famous 'Earth' and 'Progression Sessions' compilation albums.

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Ed Rush & Optical

Both Ed Rush and Optical are the co-heads of a drum and bass record label called Virus Recordings, based in London, UK. Both have earned acclaim separately, with Optical engineering tracks on Goldie and Grooverider's albums and releasing some excellent solo tunes on the likes of Prototype, 31, and Metro. Ed Rush also has countless releases, notably on No U-Turn, where he and Nico first emphasized the dark era of drum and bass with the masterpiece album Torque, and Metalheadz, where he produced such classics as "The Raven" and "Locust".

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Error

There are 7 Bands releasing under the name Error 1.) American Error released an EP in 2003 on Epitaph, the group was comprised of members from several other bands all working together to make something new and different from their other bands. The result was an industrial sound with elements of rock, punk and contempory electronica with an aggressive vocal style. Error comprised of:
Atticus Ross (of Nine Inch Nails/12 Rounds)
Brett Gurewitz (of Bad Religion)
Leopold Ross (of Nojahoda)
Greg Puciato (of The Dillinger Escape Plan)

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Voodootronix

Leytonstone; birth place of Hitchcock, Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris, Carole Vincent (that old bird from Big Brother) and residence of one lethal drum & bass maestro who will be spending the next twelve months avoiding his invitation to join the 27 Club!
I am talking of course of Robin ‘Voodootronix’ Eden, who has been making tunes now for just shy of a decade. “I first played records to a room full of people back in 2000” reflects Robin.

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