A pioneer of the acid house sound, 808 State formed in Manchester, England in 1988 when Martin Price, the owner of the city's legendary record store Eastern Bloc and the founder of the independent label Creed, first joined forces with local musician and producer Graham Massey. After teaming with collaborator Gerald Simpson, 808 State recorded... [+] Read More

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anaesthesiac is the front for my musical paroxysm's. i find a lot more beauty in darkness and imperfection, rather than overpolished re-runs of songs i've heard a million times.

aside from the standard guitar, bass, drums and keys, i use a vast array of industrial/factory samples, either created by myself [i work in a factory], and... [+] Read More

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The British acid-house outfit Bizarre Inc. was primarily the vehicle of DJs Andrew Meecham, Dean Meredith and Carl Turner; Altern 8's Mark Archer was also a founding member, with vocalists Angie Brown and Yvonne Yanni later signing on as well. Formed in the Stafford area, Bizarre Inc. made an immediate impact with its 1991 debut single "Playing... [+] Read More

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An Italo-house production team employing up to ten different studios, at least a trio of producers for every production and scores of session workers, Cappella is mostly the creation of producer Gianfranco Bortolotti. Undoubtedly influenced by Motown's assembly-line aesthetic (as well as the '80s British dance team of Stock, Aitken & Waterman),... [+] Read More

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Update: Until CNet fixes the blogging function on the artist pages, announcements, updates, shout outs, et. al, will be found on Helen's MP3.com listener profile.

Helen is a singer and songwriter who's songs detail wide-ranging life situations both on a... [+] Read More

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Born in Cincinatti, OH in June 1986. This high-functioning autistic has gone through some really tough times in his life. His (EVIL) parents (with help from his sister) made him into a debacle of bad luck from 1988 to present time. He and his (EVIL) parents (including his sister) relocated to Carmel, IN during 1988. Since then, his life was... [+] Read More

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LaTour was the alias of Chicago-based house producer William LaTour, who in 1991 scored a major club crossover smash with the novelty hit "People Are Still Having Sex," featured on his self-titled debut LP. Subsequent attempts to repeat this early success -- like the follow-up "Allen's Got a New Hi-Fi" -- failed, however, and 1993's Home on the... [+] Read More

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Belgian studio wizard Praga Khan produced several of the rave world's biggest hits, under his own name as well as in conjunction with band projects (Lords of Acid, Digital Orgasm, Channel X) masterminded by the MNO production team composed of Khan, producer Oliver Adams and vocalist Jade 4U. Born Maurice Engelen, Khan worked as a DJ in Belgium's... [+] Read More

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Performing under the name S'Express, young British DJ Mark Moore scored a number one hit in his homeland in 1988 with "Theme From S'Express," a record that helped pave the way for the subsequent hegemony of the sampladelic acid house sound on the pop charts. Moore released an album, Original Soundtrack, in 1989, strongly influenced by 1970s... [+] Read More

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Sconce is a techno/trip-hop music project I started from using all computer software (and my voice). I have been at it for two years. Most of the music is difficult to label in one genre, and utilizes elements of electronica, trip-hop, rock, and industrial, with an occasional lyric-less relaxing song here and there. Some people have compared my... [+] Read More

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More than any pop band in history, the KLF ripped off the music industry for a bucketful of loot and got away with it -- as illustrated in their own guidebook to creating number one singles, The Manual. Bill Drummond and Jimi Cauty applied the tactics of punk shock-terrorism to late-'80s acid house and became one of Britain's best-selling... [+] Read More

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Combining swirling psychedelic rock with hardcore hip-hop rhythms, the Shamen were one of the first alternative bands to appeal to dance clubs as much as indie rockers. Comprised of Colin Angus, Peter Stephenson, Keith McKenzie, and Derek McKenzie, the Scottish quartet had its roots in the early-'80s neo-psychedelic group Alone Again Or. The... [+] Read More

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The ambitious Swiss electronic duo Yello comprised vocalist/conceptualist Dieter Meier -- a millionaire industrialist, professional gambler, and member of Switzerland's national golf team -- and composer/arranger Boris Blank. Meier, a former solo artist who also spent time with the group Fresh Colour, began collaborating with Blank in 1979, and... [+] Read More

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