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		<title>DJ Hell</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DJ Hell (or simply Hell) has balanced Detroit minimalism and Chicago acid-house as well as more spacious German trance and hardcore. Beginning his mixing career while still a teenager, Hell moved through punk and new wave to electro, house and hip-hop by the mid-&#8217;80s. His DJing gradually led to the start of his production career, [...]]]></description>
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<p>DJ Hell (or simply Hell) has balanced Detroit minimalism and Chicago acid-house as well as more<br />
spacious German trance and hardcore. Beginning his mixing career while still a teenager, Hell moved<br />
through punk and new wave to electro, house and hip-hop by the mid-&#8217;80s. His DJing gradually led to<br />
the start of his production career, and one of his first singles &#8220;My Definition of House Music&#8221; became<br />
a large club hit when reissued by Belgium&#8217;s R&amp;S Records in 1992. He moved to Berlin to work with<br />
Hardwax Records during 1993-94, and also spent time in New York before moving back to his native<br />
Munich. Besides releasing his album debut Geteert und Gefedert on Disko B in 1994, DJ Hell recorded<br />
a volume in the Studio !K7 mix series X-Mix. His second full-length, Munich Machine, also appeared<br />
on Disko B &#8212; though credited simply to Hell. Besides continuing to DJ around the world, he also ran<br />
the International Deejay Gigolos label, which released tracks by Jeff Mills, Christopher Just and David<br />
Carretta, among others. John Bush, Rovi</p>
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		<title>Tiefschwarz</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real name / Ali and Basti Schwarz &#8211; brothers and music lovers, created Tiefschwarz out of a passion garnered since 1990 from their first experiences as DJs at the now legendary clubs that Ali ran in Stuttgart &#8220;ON -U&#8221; (1990 &#8211; 1993) and &#8220;Red Dog&#8221; (1993 &#8211; 1997). These experiences and their obsession with the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Ali and Basti Schwarz &#8211; brothers and music lovers, created Tiefschwarz out of a passion garnered since 1990 from<br />
their first experiences as DJs at the now legendary clubs that Ali ran in Stuttgart &#8220;ON -U&#8221; (1990 &#8211; 1993) and &#8220;Red<br />
Dog&#8221; (1993 &#8211; 1997). These experiences and their obsession with the music they were hearing from within and across<br />
the German border, encouraged them to make the step from DJ to producer.</p>
<p>In 1996 Tiefschwarz was created and they began working together with acclaimed producer Peter Hoff in Stuttgart.<br />
After a few remixes, their first single &#8220;Music&#8221; was released in 1998 on Benztown and &#8220;Wave Music&#8221; NY. The success<br />
of the single motivated Tiefschwarz to record their debut album &#8220;Ral 9005&#8243; which came out on Four Music in<br />
2000. &#8220;Ral 9005&#8243; was then seized upon by Derrick Carter &amp; Luke Solomon for their Classic Recordings label in the<br />
UK in 2002. The album and the subsequent 4 singles (Thru a Little Window, Hello Again, Never, Nix) were received<br />
enthusiastically by both the English and international press, not to mention a growing fan base of music aficionados.</p>
<p>In 2002 Classic also released Ali &amp; Basti&#8217;s mix album &#8220;A Little Help For Your Friends&#8221; and their DJing career reached<br />
new heights with tours in Australia, the USA as well as gigs as far afield as Brazil and Russia</p>
<p>2003 saw the brothers up sticks and move to the creative capital of Berlin where they set up a new studio along with<br />
new producer &amp; friend, Jochen Schmalbach. Continuing their burgeoning career as remixers (with previous greats<br />
such as their reworks of Masters at Work, Ultra Naté, Boogie Solitaire, Freaks, Isolee, Groove Armada) Ali and Basti<br />
went on to remix the likes of The Rapture, Cassius, Spektrum, Micatone, Lost &amp; Alive, Lopazz, Osunlade, Minimal<br />
Compact, Trüby Trio, DJ Hell, Kelis, and Missy Elliott.</p>
<p>Their last single on Classic; &#8220;Nix&#8221; was the grand finale to a very special relationship and from there they joined and<br />
helped create &#8216;Fine Records&#8217; in London (a division of Four Music, their former label in Germany). The first single<br />
was &#8216;Ghost Track&#8217; accompanied by a Black Strobe remix followed by their fantastic &#8216;Misch Masch&#8217; album which not<br />
only showcased their talent as DJs but also their remixing prowess on a double CD release.</p>
<p>The majority of 2004 and 2005 was spent juggling a high profile DJing career, whilst writing and producing their<br />
second and long awaited album &#8216;Eat Books&#8217;. The first single from the album &#8216;Isst was released in 2005 and was voted<br />
one of the best singles of the year by Trax and DJ magazine. After that came &#8216;Wait and See&#8217; with vocals by Chikinki,<br />
Morning Siren&#8217; with vocals by Matt B.Safer from the Rapture followed by &#8216;Fly&#8217; with a Steve Bug remix and<br />
then &#8216;Damage&#8217; with Tracey Thorn and accompanied by a brilliant Mandy remix.</p>
<p>2006 was a big year for remixes, amongst other things. Three high profile mixes of Depeche Mode &#8216;John The<br />
Revelator&#8217;, Madonna&#8217;s &#8216;Get Together&#8217;, Roxy Music&#8217;s &#8216;Rain Rain Rain&#8217; and Booka Shade&#8217;s &#8216;Darko&#8217;. Additionally, they<br />
released 2 mix albums &#8211; one for the outstanding Fabric series and the other in conjunction with the Time Warp<br />
festival in Germany.</p>
<p>2006 was also the year that Tiefschwarz began their own label &#8211; SOUVENIR. The project that Ali &amp; Basti had<br />
excitedly planned for years with old friend Arthur Velasquez, finally came to fruition. The first release of course was a<br />
Tiefschwarz track called &#8216;Hey&#8217;, under a different moniker of &#8216;Ichundu&#8217; which prompted fellow DJs and the press to<br />
conclude that Tiefschwarz were once again at the top of their league. The label has also carved itself a definitive<br />
position in the dance record industry of today by offering a continuous release of stand out tracks from artists such as<br />
Phonique, Riton, Tom Mangan, Ziggy Kinder, Ruede Hagelstein and The Psychonauts.</p>
<p>2007 2008 2009<br />
besides traveling the world as djs again tiefschwarz moved the studio and took philipp maier aka sante´on board as<br />
their new studio and label partner..<br />
so the story continues <img src='http://www.ukraine-invaders.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Ali (Alexander) and Basti (Sebastian) Schwarz</p>
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		<title>Thomas Schumacher</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the age of 14, when he first put needle to record, Thomas Schumacher unknowingly lay the foundation for what would become his life-long passion for music. Thomas was an early fan of the Neue Deutsche Welle (German Punk and New Wave) artists like D.A.F, Andreas Dorau and Palais Schaumburg and synth-pop innovators like Depeche [...]]]></description>
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<p>At the age of 14, when he first put needle to record, Thomas Schumacher unknowingly lay the<br />
foundation for what would become his life-long passion for music.</p>
<p>Thomas was an early fan of the Neue Deutsche Welle (German Punk and New Wave) artists<br />
like D.A.F, Andreas Dorau and Palais Schaumburg and synth-pop innovators like Depeche<br />
Mode and New Order; however it was the first time he heard a DJ beat-mix the then-new<br />
sounds of acid house in his hometown of Bremen, Germany, in 1987 that he immediately knew<br />
that he wanted to be a become a part of dance music culture. With this decision made, Thomas<br />
began buying 12” records and set about putting together a studio in his tiny bedroom, starting<br />
with an Atari computer which still has an honorary place in his studio in Berlin today.</p>
<p>Early 90s techno from Detroit, Belgium and Germany, and the soulful deep grooves of US<br />
House were the sounds that Thomas related to the most.<br />
A school trip to London cemented Thomas’ love for electronic music, particularly a visit to the<br />
legendary Blackmarket Records store in Soho, where he quickly spent his entire allowance on<br />
techno and drum &amp; bass white labels.<br />
Back in Bremen, Thomas and his friends entrenched themselves in the burgeoning German<br />
techno movement, buying records and traveling all over Germany to attend raves and clubs like<br />
The Techno Club night at the famed Dorian Gray, inside Terminal 1 of Frankfurt Airport, and<br />
Club Unit on Hamburg’s Reeperbahn.<br />
During this period Thomas saved up whatever money he could to spend at his local electronics<br />
store, experimenting with a variety of drum machines, synthesisers, and spending hours honing<br />
his self-taught production skills.<br />
He soon became a regular punter at Bremen’s first techno club, Crash, and after organizing his<br />
own underground parties, he took a step closer to his dreams in 1990 by becoming the club’s<br />
resident DJ.</p>
<p>The mid-90s were an exciting &amp; inspirational time for Thomas as a DJ and producer, once he<br />
realised that he could make a career from what had become an all-consuming hobby. After<br />
making his recorded debut in 1992 he signed to Confused Recordings in 1995 with his<br />
Elektrochemie project, and the following year as a solo act with legendary techno label Bush<br />
Records, who released his international breakthrough “When I Rock” in 1998; a sound unique at<br />
the time for fusing techno with a distinctive hip hop sample.<br />
In the same year Thomas was commissioned to compose the music for a staging of<br />
Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Schauspiel Haus in Bonn, a challenge that he enthusiastically<br />
sunk his teeth into, and which earned him rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.<br />
At the end of 1998 Thomas released his first solo artist album Electric Ballroom on Bush<br />
Records, a mature and assured debut of multi-faceted techno, which incorporated all the<br />
influences of his musical development. Mixmag hailed it “Techno’s funk packed answer to (Daft<br />
Punk’s) Homework.”</p>
<p>A solid schedule of touring followed the release of Electric Ballroom, with Thomas being booked<br />
for clubs and festivals throughout Europe, Asia, and North and South America. With hundreds<br />
of gigs under his belt there were more than a few memorable times.<br />
In 1998 Thomas was on the bill for Mexico City’s Love Parade, organised by the Goethe<br />
Institute. Taking it’s inspiration from Berlin’s famous Love Parade and culminating in an 80,000-<br />
strong crowd descending on Placa de la Revolucione, Thomas was greatly affected by what he<br />
could see from behind the decks: entire families and communities, children and grandparents,<br />
picnickers and ravers all coming together to celebrate and enjoy the music.<br />
At the other end of the spectrum, another favourite memory of his is playing in a tiny basement<br />
club in Senda, Japan in 1999, which overcame it’s lack of ventilation by offering punters oxygen<br />
masks at the bar. Thomas recalls it as a memorable gig for the music-loving crowd, the<br />
excellent vibe and the natural high of pure oxygen from the mask &amp; tank the club provided for<br />
him – “It was like the best drug I’ve ever had!”</p>
<p>A temporary relocation to Tokyo in 2000 saw Thomas lay down the foundations for his second<br />
solo album Electric Avenue, which was released on his own label Spiel-Zeug, which he had<br />
established to allow himself complete artistic control over his music.<br />
Electric Avenue received brilliant reviews at home and abroad and was a great success for<br />
Thomas, in particular the surprise hit cover version of Inner City’s classic “Good Life“, which<br />
made it’s way into DJ sets by the likes of Gilles Peterson and Mr Inner City himself Kevin<br />
Saunderson.</p>
<p>2000 was also the year that Thomas’ original breakthrough hit “When I Rock” received a major<br />
label re-release. This led to a memorable incident where Thomas was contacted by the creators<br />
of the sample used for “When I Rock”, Philadelphia hip hop band The Roots. Initial fears about<br />
lawsuits for the use of the sample were soon allayed as they soon bonded over a mutual<br />
respect for and interest in hip hop and sampling culture. The band were so impressed by<br />
Thomas’ interpretation of their song with “When I Rock” that they asked his permission to<br />
include it as a secret track on their album Phrenology. Thomas agreed and “When I Rock” –<br />
renamed “Thirsty” by the band! &#8211; was soon in the hands of the thousands of hip hop fans who<br />
bought the album.</p>
<p>The years leading up to 2005 were extremely busy for Thomas with a non-stop schedule of<br />
productions, remixes, mix CDs and international DJ commitments. After a short hiatus at the<br />
end of the year to recharge the batteries and rediscover his musical inspirations he relocated to<br />
Berlin in 2006. Within 2 months Thomas had completed Home, his long-awaited 3rd studio<br />
album.<br />
Home showcased Thomas’ deep love for and understanding of contemporary electronic music,<br />
as well as his amazing ability to reinvent himself. The album and it’s singles quickly became<br />
sales hits, and de:Bug magazine rated it “…a bloody deep masterpiece”.</p>
<p>Soon after the release of Home Thomas signed with Get Physical Music.<br />
Since then he has developed a close relationship with the label that has seen him release EPs<br />
(under his Elektrochemie moniker with Australian vocallist Caitlin), collaborations with a number<br />
of their key artists, as well as tracks on their new digital-only offshoot Get Digital.<br />
The affiliation with Get Physical is set to continue in 2010 when Thomas releases his new<br />
album for the label in April.</p>
<p>Thomas Schumacher has always been – and continues to be – an eclectic DJ and producer,<br />
with a strong foundation in Detroit techno and House music.<br />
Nowadays Thomas is a proud family man, and while he still spends alot of his time in the<br />
arrivals and departure lounges of airports all over the world, he is honoured to travel to every<br />
corner of the globe to do his thing, and showcase the diversity that has become his trademark.</p>
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		<title>Terence Fixmer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terence Fixmer is one of France’s most illustrated characters of the techno scene, of which he has been at the forefront for over 10 successful years. Bringing his dark, atmospheric sound to prestigious dance floors that range from Berlin&#8217;s mecca of techno to Paris ‘ Rex club Equally at ease in the club or at [...]]]></description>
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<p>Terence Fixmer is one of France’s most illustrated characters of the techno scene, of which he has been at the<br />
forefront for over 10 successful years. Bringing his dark, atmospheric sound to prestigious dance floors that range<br />
from Berlin&#8217;s mecca of techno to Paris ‘ Rex club<br />
Equally at ease in the club or at a pure techno festival, Terence reached this respected level, without ever<br />
succumbing to excessive promotion or subscribing to the mainstream.<br />
Terence Fixmer’s sound, which deftly avoids repetition by developing soundscapes that appeals to the club crowd,<br />
whilst still maintaining musical depth and integrity.<br />
Sombre, defined by surging rhythmical structures, Terence’s music appeals as much to dancing feet, as it does to the<br />
searching soul.<br />
he above all preserves an original style, an increasingly experimental, simultaneously ruthless and unrelenting<br />
interpretation of modern Techno, instantly recognizable.</p>
<p>2009/2010 :</p>
<p>With his distinct music style and personality, Terence caught the attention of label owner Speedy J at a very early<br />
stage of the label.<br />
His first EP on Electric Deluxe ‘Machine’ (with Speedy J remix) was released in the beginning of 2009, followed<br />
by ‘Electric City’ (with Function &amp; Speedy J remixes) in 2010.<br />
‘Comedy of Menace’ is Terence new Album on Jochem Paap ( Speedy j) Electric deLuxe (sept 2010) .<br />
Comedy of Menace’ is Fixmers fourth Album. He already released two solo albums on DJ Hell’s Gigolo, the<br />
seminal “Muscle Machine” helped creat a masterful fusion between old style industrial/EBM music and techno<br />
( “Techno Body Music”) As many will know Fixmer to this day has a side project Douglas McCarthy the legendary<br />
voice of seminal EBM band Nitzer Ebb (The Between The Devil album is a great chunk of dark aggressive techno<br />
tinged industrial). Terences third album, “Fiction Fiction” released on his own ‘Planete Rouge’ imprint in 2009 and<br />
veered far more towards deep ambience, emotive and cinematic by turns.</p>
<p>With ‘Comedy Of Menace’ Terence Fixmer created a true techno album, with an instantly recognizable pure sound,<br />
a deep and dark atmosphere throughout. The Album is in many ways hypnotizing and mental, yet keeps the energy<br />
and a effectiveness for the dancefloor.<br />
As Fixmer explains: “I wanted that people can feel a soul, a story, and the sound of every track to open up the<br />
imagination of the listener, creating images in their minds… Its an art and a passion, my heart is bumping for<br />
electronic sounds. I love when the music is really coming from the heart of the machine, when the sound is pure and<br />
raw. Comedy of Menace suggests that although they are funny, they are also frightening or menacing in a vague and<br />
undefined way. Even as they laugh, the audience are unsettled, ill at ease and uncomfortable.”</p>
<p>Besides the Album release in September, the EP &#8216;Comedy Of Menace pt1.’ will be released with a Planetary Assault<br />
System mix. New remixes done for Niederflur, for Traversable Wormhole on Chris Liebing’s CLR and Echologist aka<br />
Brendon Moeller will appear in the coming months.<br />
On Top, his EP on Tiga’s Turbo will hit in november ,+ a remix done for SEI A, and some music collaboration with<br />
Prologue artist to be revealed soon.</p>
<p>1998/2008:</p>
<p>In summary: Two solo albums on Gigolo, DJ Hell’s mythical Munich-based label; the seminal “Muscle Machine”<br />
(1999) that single-handedly spearheaded a new style, “techno body music” (a unique combination of modern techno<br />
and EBM of the founding fathers from Nitzer Ebb to Front 242); copious maxis on prestigious labels, such as Gigolo,<br />
Novamute, Datapunk, Different, Music Man; and remixes for various techno gods, from Sven Väth to Dave Clarke, DJ<br />
Hell, Radio Slave…<br />
Releases as well on Dave Clarkes s label White Noise rec.</p>
<p>In addition to his solo productions, Terence also founded the duo, “Fixmer / McCarthy” in 2003, along with Nitzer<br />
Ebb’s legendary vocalist, Douglas McCarthy. The result of this partnership is two albums that unite the brutality of<br />
techno body music and the sensuality of pop. The duo have performed their energetic live sets at renowned clubs<br />
and festivals all accross the globe</p>
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		<title>Richard Bartz’</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Bartz’ Bartz’ roots strike back into the early 90s. Counting sweet 14 years, he climbed the toilet window and sneaked into the now-legendary “Ultraworld” parties, hiding all night long behind the bass speakers. The German techno scene was just about to emerge and Richard absorbed every little beep he could get. Until he got [...]]]></description>
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<p>Bartz’ roots strike back into the early 90s. Counting sweet 14 years, he<br />
climbed the toilet window and sneaked into the now-legendary “Ultraworld” parties, hiding all<br />
night long behind the bass speakers. The German techno scene was just about to emerge and<br />
Richard absorbed every little beep he could get. Until he got caught by party organizer Upstart<br />
- who promptly took him under his wings. In the following years, accompanied by Upstart and<br />
his friend DJ Hell, he rapidly grew to a live act and producer of international top ranking. In<br />
the process, he became one of the founders of “Munich techno” – a powerful, groovy, and<br />
highly influential variant of what was then called “funky techno” and is nowadays established<br />
as “minimal”. Having had amazing success with his first releases on Disko B under his<br />
pseudonym “Acid Scout”, Richard Bartz founded his own record label “Kurbel Records” in 1996.<br />
On Kurbel Records he started by releasing many of his own tracks which are now considered<br />
classics like “Style Wars”, “Ghettoblaster” and “The Traveller”. Pretty soon, Richard’s label<br />
became the romping place for red-hot artists like DJ Hell (“Take A Shot/Break The Rulez”),<br />
and Heiko Laux (“Souldancer”), as well as the just emerging Christian Morgenstern, Savas<br />
Pascalidis, and Lars Sommerfeld. While still producing and remixing, from 2000 on, Richard<br />
Bartz mainly concentrated on his live performances. In 2002, his tremendeous success got<br />
bookmarked with the release of his “Live at Coocoon Club Ibiza” CD on Sven Väth&#8217;s label<br />
Coocoon. In the following years, Richard took the step beyond electronic mainstream and<br />
released his neo-disco-tech album “Midnight Man” (2004) and the completely analogous<br />
produced album “Big”(2005). Both albums have met incredibly positive reception. Richard<br />
Bartz’ live performances are pure energy. Bringing 15 years of experience, he never dared to<br />
rest on his laurels. Reinventing his sound over and over again he matches the desires of his<br />
audience and leaves the crowd screaming for more. His very recent record releases, “Speicher<br />
61” on Kompakt, “Midnight Man’s Revenge” on International DJ Gigolos, and “Subway 2” on<br />
Kanzleramt mark the end of an outstandingly fruitful year 2008 for the Bavarian artist. And his<br />
releases for 2009 are already on their way. Watch out! &#8230;&#8230; &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p>.. .. .. .. &#8230;&#8230; .. &#8230;&#8230; Richard</p>
<p>http://www.myspace.com/munichtechno</p>
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		<title>OLIVER KOLETZKI</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It sounds like a fairy tale. In 2005 29-year old OLIVER KOLETZKI presses 500 copies of his underground hit &#8220;Der Mückenschwarm&#8221;. One of those white labels lands in Sven Väth&#8217;s record bag and whenever he plays the track, the people go wild. Shortly after techno-king Väth signs the track on his techno empire Cocoon. &#8220;Der [...]]]></description>
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<p>It sounds like a fairy tale. In 2005 29-year old OLIVER KOLETZKI presses 500 copies of his underground hit &#8220;Der<br />
Mückenschwarm&#8221;. One of those white labels lands in Sven Väth&#8217;s record bag and whenever he plays the track, the<br />
people go wild. Shortly after techno-king Väth signs the track on his techno empire Cocoon. &#8220;Der Mückenschwarm&#8221;,<br />
already considered as a techno classic &#8211; becomes the best sold techno record of 2005, the best ever selling record<br />
on Cocoon and OLIVER KOLETZKI gets voted best newcomer of the year in prestigious Groove magazine.<br />
But one would be fooled to think that this was the start of Oliver&#8217;s musical career. Since he was 12 years old, OLIVER<br />
KOLETZKI has been deeply infected with the production of music. He starts out by programming Hip-Hop beats on<br />
the C64, but quickly falls in love with more electronic sounds like breakdance and synthie-pop that he produces on<br />
the first Amiga computers. When he turns 18, he also starts to DJ in his hometown of Braunschweig and quickly<br />
becomes a regular DJ in the local clubs. In 2000 he decides to move to Berlin to study music – and the excessive<br />
Berlin nightlife. He promptly lands himself DJ gigs in smaller clubs and bars, but with the release of his first record,<br />
things change for the better. In the summer of 2005 he starts to play festivals, gets booked into the most prestigious<br />
clubs all over the world and gets asked to remix the likes of Rockers Hi-Fi, Client or Cassius. However, while<br />
superstardom is lurking around every corner, Oliver stays down to earth: &#8220;I have been making music for nearly twenty<br />
years now. That provides me with a stable base for not going nuts. Basically, I am still doing the same that I have<br />
been doing for years now: making music during the week and playing out on the weekends, even if it is on a slightly<br />
different level now.&#8221;<br />
In October 2005, while still riding on the success of his debut single, Oliver directly realises one of his dreams: to<br />
have his own label. He founds Stil vor Talent, a label dedicated to pushing new artists and creating a platform for a<br />
huge variation of quality electronic dance music – from minimal techno to squeaky house to pop music. &#8220;From the<br />
beginning I wanted to give people the same chance that I&#8217;ve had and offer them a platform to release their music.<br />
However: the quality of the music is above everything else. Firstly, I have to like it&#8221;, Oliver comments on the<br />
philosophy of his label. And he is a workaholic. He still spends hours and hours listening to demo tracks and goes out<br />
to see people play live in small clubs. Up until now, Stil vor Talent can look back on over 40 releases that include<br />
Oliver’s first artist album &#8220;Get Wasted&#8221;, the über-hit &#8220;3 Tage Wach&#8221; or Oliver&#8217;s latest masterpiece: his electronically<br />
influenced pop album &#8220;Großstadtmärchen&#8221;.<br />
OLIVER KOLETZKI seems to have a nose for commercial success out of the underground, which Lützenkirchens<br />
ironic afterhour manifest &#8220;3 Tage Wach&#8221; is the best example for: the track becomes the best-sold techno track of<br />
2008. In 2009 Oliver continues this success story with the release of his album &#8220;Großstadtmärchen&#8221; – an electro-pop<br />
album featuring national and international big names such as Mieze Katz (MIA), Axel Bosse or Die Raketen as well<br />
as many newcomers such as singers Juli Holz, Pyur and Fran. With &#8220;Großstadtmärchen&#8221; Oliver has managed to<br />
achieve what only few techno producers manage can do: to produce a pop album with club credibility. The<br />
singles &#8220;Hypnotized&#8221; and &#8220;U-Bahn&#8221; get nationwide airplay on the radio and when Oliver plays them in the club people<br />
sing along to the lyrics.<br />
But he wouldn&#8217;t be OLIVER KOLETZKI if he didn&#8217;t want to perform the album live on stage as well. In the summer<br />
2009 he founds his band The Koletzkis with many of his old friends and the singer Fran. They have already played<br />
live at Bar 25, Watergate and Lido in Berlin as well as in Leipzig, Bern, Hamburg, Vienna and many other cities. For<br />
2009 they have big plans: in the summer they will play the big festivals and will put Oliver’s music out there – from the<br />
clubs into the concerts halls, from the beach raves to the open-airs.<br />
Label manager, producer, DJ, bandleader: above all this, Oliver still manages to fill the clubs around the world and<br />
make people smile to his energetic DJ sets. Be in the best clubs of Europe such as London&#8217;s Fabric, Berlin&#8217;s<br />
Berghain or around the rest of the world: Oliver knows how to perform and connect with his audience. In March 2010<br />
Oliver will do another Australia tour, he will tour South America again and play the infamous Thai Break festival.<br />
While rehearsing with The Koletzkis and signing new hot artists for his label Stil vor Talent, OLIVER KOLETZKI is<br />
already working on his next album. There is really no stopping him in 2010!</p>
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		<title>NORTHERN LITE DJ-TEAM</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hinter dem Northern Lite DJ-Team verbirgt sich ein DJ-Traumpaar auf Fernbeziehung. Der Northern-Lite-Mastermind Sebastian Bohn aka Boon aus Erfurt und der Dresdner Markus Rätz aka Gunjah kennen sich und ihre gemeinsamen musikalischen Vorlieben seit mehr als zehn Jahren – der früheren Veranstaltertätigkeit von Sebastian in der thüringischen Landeshauptstadt sei Dank. Nachdem Sebastian zur Jahrtausendwende mit [...]]]></description>
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Hinter dem Northern Lite DJ-Team verbirgt sich ein DJ-Traumpaar auf Fernbeziehung. Der<br />
Northern-Lite-Mastermind Sebastian Bohn aka Boon aus Erfurt und der Dresdner Markus<br />
Rätz aka Gunjah kennen sich und ihre gemeinsamen musikalischen Vorlieben seit mehr<br />
als zehn Jahren – der früheren Veranstaltertätigkeit von Sebastian in der thüringischen<br />
Landeshauptstadt sei Dank. Nachdem Sebastian zur Jahrtausendwende mit seinem<br />
Landsmann Andreas Kubat auch noch das eigene Label 1st Decade gründete fand sich ein<br />
weiterer Baustein in der künstlerischen Symbiose von Boon und Gunjah. Denn die Labeleigene,<br />
äußerst erfolgreiche Compilation-Reihe Neo Pop wurde abwechselnd von den beiden<br />
gemixt und hat sich inzwischen auf sieben summiert. Was lag also näher, als gemeinsam<br />
das passende DJ-Pendant zum erfolgreichen Northern Lite-Bandbetrieb zu bilden? Obwohl<br />
die Auftritte der beiden Jungs äußerst rar sind, kann sich die Liste der bespielten Clubs &amp;<br />
Festivals durchaus sehen lassen. Live liefert das perfekte Duo auch im neuen Jahrzehnt den<br />
musikalischen Weg zu den Sternen – frei nach dem Motto Express statt Tristesse! http://<br />
www.myspace.com/northernlitedjteam .. .. &#8230;&#8230; .. Massive ..Myspace Layouts.. collection from<br />
Pyzam.com .. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>moonbootica</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[moonbootica So where were we when the lights went up? Right, moonbootica, the Hamburg boys with the big cochones and cowboy walk. Two tall posers with dark shades, big gobs and the throttled charm of Porsche owners. Shoe size? Or are they? Is Clark Kent really Superman? Was Bertha Butt&#8217;s butt really bigger than George [...]]]></description>
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<p>So where were we when the lights went up? Right, moonbootica, the Hamburg<br />
boys with the big cochones and cowboy walk. Two tall posers with dark<br />
shades, big gobs and the throttled charm of Porsche owners. Shoe size?<br />
Or are they? Is Clark Kent really Superman? Was Bertha Butt&#8217;s butt really<br />
bigger than George Clinton&#8217;s mothership? Did King Kong ever get lovesick?<br />
And what if he didn&#8217;t, she wasn&#8217;t, they weren&#8217;t? Was the whole thing a<br />
devious trick designed to spread fun and games?moonbootica just wanna have fun, first off. No<br />
wonder they do their best to<br />
cover up their good education, slipping effortlessly into the role of party<br />
animals, Manowar of the dancefloor, propagating ecstatic panic in the<br />
disco. Like Caligula must have felt back in the days when he re-wrote the<br />
book on partying hard right on thru to da next level. moonbootica may not<br />
be living Gods but their fun can be our fun too.Their disdain for the elevation of their own<br />
intellectual heights and the<br />
obligatory mindfuck thus implied, resisting the symphonic rush and<br />
meticulous beat mode, koweSix and tobitob prefer to juggle with apparent<br />
trifles such as an in-yer-face bass drum. CHACK-BOOM-CHACK-BOOM. Let&#8217;s face<br />
it, at the end of the day, when night casts its shadow over the<br />
battlefields of pleasure, intelligent theories and descriptive talons are<br />
no more than propagandist lies begging to be smashed by deliberate<br />
polarisation and proletarisation.moonbootica allow themselves the freedom to do just whatever<br />
they want to<br />
do. Without bothering to ask for permission. As they ascend their own<br />
personal escalator to the stars, they are, simultaneously, their own<br />
protectors of their powers. As you like it. Or to be more exact, as they<br />
like it. Far removed from the servitude of cavernous discotheques for the<br />
hoi polloi, they remain progressive to the mark. Ye beg to differ? Well<br />
take a closer look at the past six years of their development and you will<br />
recognise the intensity of their hunger, the undying urge to burst open the<br />
gates to euphoria.Whether as DJs or musicians, moonbootica&#8217;s basic principle is to get the<br />
most out of ultimate simplicity. This can be seen less in their choice of<br />
blunt weapons as in the clarity &#8211; you might say crystal &#8211; of their method.<br />
The crowd gets it instinctively. Doesn&#8217;t matter where they are or from<br />
whence they came, it works in russian mafia clubs, it works in<br />
overpoweringly aromatic mediterranean gin palaces.Their stylistic playfulness can be attributed<br />
to the duo&#8217;s biologically<br />
determined fatalism: &#8220;When you&#8217;re six foot six, you just can&#8217;t fit into any<br />
pigeon holes.&#8221; Ah, what cultured self-mockery. And a nice little aside to<br />
the projected delusions of grandeur one may be confronted with when meeting<br />
the charm-schoolers for the first time. For anyone who still fails to see<br />
that moonbootica are more than the sum of their provocations, a double dose<br />
of the mix album &#8220;DJ Sounds Good&#8221; (&#8217;04) and the eponymous studio album &#8220;MOONBOOTICA&#8221;<br />
(&#8217;05) should do the trick. Putting the fun into funambulists.</p>
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		<title>M.A.N.D.Y.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M.A.N.D.Y. Real name                Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung There is an air of mystery shrouding the true meaning behind the acronym of M.A.N.D.Y., an alias which embodies the mutual talents of childhood friends Philipp Jung and Patrick Bodmer. The pair readily indulge this curiosity by toying with various clever possibilities, including Me AND You, but [...]]]></description>
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<p>Real name                Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung</p>
<p>There is an air of mystery shrouding the true meaning behind the acronym of M.A.N.D.Y., an alias which embodies<br />
the mutual talents of childhood friends Philipp Jung and Patrick Bodmer. The pair readily indulge this curiosity by<br />
toying with various clever possibilities, including Me AND You, but the truth is likely a giggle under each of their<br />
talented breaths. P and P have carved a unique niche in electronic music by consistently selecting productions that<br />
induce their audience into a somatic frenzy. On the platform of their aptly titled Get Physical label, M.A.N.D.Y. has<br />
achieved massive success in colluding to create music that simply makes bodies move. Their foot stamping, hair<br />
flying passion is the ultimate expression of a dance music phenomenon for many years.</p>
<p>When M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade joined as musical soul mates with DJ T., first in Frankfurt, then in Berlin,<br />
Get Physical produced a caliber of electricity that rippled throughout the EDM community and into the relative<br />
mainstream. Philipp&#8217;s charm and savvy, Patrick&#8217;s allusive artistry, DJ T.&#8217;s killer entrepreneurial sense and Booka<br />
Shade&#8217;s collaborative genius combined to form a masterpiece of intelligent design that reflects romantic sensibility<br />
and technical virtuosity. Together, they push the boundaries of dance music to compile an enviable arsenal of<br />
electro kissing house while caressing disco and flirting with techno. Body Language was the ubiquitous hit of 2005<br />
and M.A.N.D.Y.&#8217;s Fabric Series three years later cemented their reputation as two of the most captivating selectors<br />
on the planet. One of their most recent prestige was a complication for Renaissance in 2009 which was met with<br />
tremendous accolades and described by Resident Advisor as &#8220;maturity, smarts, and cohesion&#8230;that is rare these<br />
days.&#8221;</p>
<p>Philipp and Patrick know exactly which buttons to press to make that bass jiggle up your spine and seduce your<br />
body free. Alongside many lives compadres Booka Shade, M.A.N.D.Y. has taken some time from their hectic global<br />
tour schedule to devise new elaborations, culminating in the release of Body Language Vol. 10 in April 2011. In<br />
addition to a single release that will be the first Booka Shade vs. M.A.N.D.Y. cooperation to be heard in years, the<br />
boys have closed on a revolutionary touring show that utilizes infrared technology and a new mapping technique to<br />
project inverted video effects onto their Physical form as they perform. It is no doubt that their plans for this never<br />
before seen live visual component will conjure the kind of visceral excitement that only this duo can. In the feat of the<br />
imagination, M.A.N.D.Y. powers on through a perpetual rebirth into pulsating beats and pretty lights.</p>
<p>Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung</p>
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		<title>Lexy &amp; K-Paul</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The German DJ team Lexy &#38; K-Paul began working together in 1999. K-Paul focuses on the production of their singles, while Lexy tries out their work in the clubs. Singles such as &#8220;Freak,&#8221; &#8220;Loud,&#8221; &#8220;Electric Kingdom,&#8221; and the number one club record and Top 20 pop hit &#8220;The Greatest DJ&#8221; made the duo one of [...]]]></description>
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<p>The German DJ team Lexy &amp; K-Paul began working together in 1999. K-Paul focuses on the production of their<br />
singles, while Lexy tries out their work in the clubs. Singles such as &#8220;Freak,&#8221; &#8220;Loud,&#8221; &#8220;Electric Kingdom,&#8221; and the<br />
number one club record and Top 20 pop hit &#8220;The Greatest DJ&#8221; made the duo one of the most popular club acts in<br />
Germany. At the end of 2000, Lexy &amp; K-Paul signed to the U.K. imprint Ministry of Sound, who released The Greatest<br />
DJ worldwide. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide</p>
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