Genre: Electronic-Dance
Skeleton Lake is an interesting blend of Trance, House, Funk, Rock, Pop, and Blues. It is the solo project of Samir Terrab who lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where he attends East High School. To make his outrageously potent sounds, Samir utilizes the power of computer first to create catchy beats and nearly unreproducible sounds. He then edits in... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Aural Iniquities was created by DJ Iniquity to produce music for feature films, television, radio, and live performance. After many years producing music for clubs, CD's, and live performance, he decided that limiting his music to such venues was restricting his creativity. As such, Aural Iniquities was created.
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Based in Birmingham, Bentley Rhythm Ace are Mike Stokes (aka Michael Barrywhoosh) and ex-Pop Will Eat Itself bassist Richard March (aka Barry Island). The group formed in 1995 after Marsh was introduced to Stokes at the house party of a mutual friend where Stokes was DJing. Discovering a shared love for screwball novelty records and offbeat... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
In similar company with new-school French progressive dance artists such as Motorbass, Air, Cassius, and Dimitri from Paris, Parisian duo Daft Punk quickly rose to acclaim by adapting a love for first-wave acid house and techno to their younger roots in pop, indie rock, and hip-hop. The combined talents of DJs Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
In similar company with new-school French progressive dance artists such as Motorbass, Air, Cassius, and Dimitri from Paris, Parisian duo Daft Punk quickly rose to acclaim by adapting a love for first-wave acid house and techno to their younger roots in pop, indie rock, and hip-hop. The combined talents of DJs Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
Daphreephunkateerz is a pseudonym used by French producer Erik Rug for a few 12"s released by the Artefact label in the mid- to late '90s. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
David Holmes is the among the best in a growing cadre of invisible-soundtrack producers inspired by the audio verité of classic film composers -- Lalo Schifrin, John Barry, Ennio Morricone -- as well as the usual stable of dancefloor innovators and a large cast of jazz/soul pioneers to boot. Similar to the work of Howie B, Barry Adamson, and... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
A raw, grubby big beat act who filter influences from acid house and old-school rap through breakbeat techno, Dirty Beatniks was formed by friends Neil Higgins and Rory Carille, who met in Dublin during the late-'80s glory days of acid house. After moving to London in 1990, they added bassist/producer Justin Underhill and made their debut... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Norman "Jack-of-All-Genres" Cook, in addition to his former occupations as bassist for the Housemartins and one-third of acid house hitmakers Pizzaman, is also the man behind one of the most popular of the new flock of English "Brit-hop" producers, Fatboy Slim. Releasing his Fatboy material through club staple Skint, Cook's raucous blend of... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Norman "Jack-of-All-Genres" Cook, in addition to his former occupations as bassist for the Housemartins and one-third of acid house hitmakers Pizzaman, is also the man behind one of the most popular of the new flock of English "Brit-hop" producers, Fatboy Slim. Releasing his Fatboy material through club staple Skint, Cook's raucous blend of... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
South London big beat trio Headrillaz produce caustic, bombastic up-tempo trip-hop in the Chemical Brothers/Monkey Mafia mold, fusing rock-based samples and attitude with elements of house, techno, and club-bound hip-hop. Formed in 1995 as an offshoot of Ninja Tune acid-jazz/trip-hop group Slowly, Headrillaz is the brother/stepbrother team of... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
The big-beat electronica project Junkie XL was largely the work of Amsterdam-based remixer Tom Holkenborg, previously known for his work with acts like Nerve and Fear Factory. Beginning his career at the age of 14, Holkenborg initially played in area funk and reggae units, later switching to alternative rock; while working in a music store, he... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Moby was one of the most controversial figures in techno music, alternately praised for bringing a face to the notoriously anonymous electronic genre, as well as being scorned by hordes of techno artists and fans for diluting and trivializing the form. In either case, Moby was one of the most important dance music figures of the early '90s,... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Based in the North-Western outskirts of Sydney, Australia, Reedake is a bigbeat-electro group that started in 2006. Consisting of mastermind producer Matt Rietdijk and various performers / vocalists including his brother James "Jamal" Rietdijk (MC), Reedake is bringing electronic music to the next level with catchy uptempo breakbeats mixed with... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
The act with the first arena-sized sound in the electronica movement, the Chemical Brothers united such varying influences as Public Enemy, Cabaret Voltaire, and My Bloody Valentine to create a dance-rock-rap fusion which rivalled the best old-school DJs on their own terms -- keeping a crowd of people on the floor by working through any number... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
The act with the first arena-sized sound in the electronica movement, the Chemical Brothers united such varying influences as Public Enemy, Cabaret Voltaire, and My Bloody Valentine to create a dance-rock-rap fusion which rivalled the best old-school DJs on their own terms -- keeping a crowd of people on the floor by working through any number... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
L.A.'s Crystal Method have been referred to as America's answer to the Chemical Brothers. A dance-based electronic duo with a definite rock band feel, the comparison would seem appropriate, although it tends to erase what makes the group distinct: a solid base in American hip-hop, rock, soul, and pop. Formed in 1993 by Ken Jordan and Scott... [+] Read More
Genre: Electronic-Dance
Decades Active: 90s
Roger "Wildchild" McKenzie was the author of the big-beat club anthem "Renegade Master," which became a British hit upon its release in 1995 but gained considerably more worldwide exposure in 1998, more than two years after his untimely death. Based in Southampton before he moved to the future big-beat capital of Brighton around 1991, McKenzie... [+] Read More