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Artist: 12th Planet
Artist: Tres Demented
Carl Craig previewed his Tres Demented guise on his 2002 mix album for React, The Workout. The following year, he released his first 12" under that name on Planet E. Though it broke an extended stretch of time during which Craig was inactive as a producer, it was issued with little fanfare. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Time Zone
Taking the same approach to hip-hop that funk maverick George Clinton took to his own projects, Afrika Bambaataa created the Time Zone project in the early '80s as another outlet for his projects. Despite the different name, their singles were essentially just Bambaataa productions, with various collaborators like Bill Laswell and James Brown... [+] Read More
Artist: Headrillaz
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
Artist: Lemon D
Lemon D is the most often used recording name of South London jungle producer Kevin King. The man behind the Planet Earth label as well a number of 12-inches for Metalheadz, Prototype, V Recordings, and Epic, King's reputation as a strong, economical producer of dancefloor drum'n'bass has risen steadily since his work began appearing in the... [+] Read More
Artist: J Majik
Though he's one of the youngest members of the Metalheadz stable, Jamie Spratling debuted back in 1992 with tracks recorded for the Planet Earth label. Similar to the other Metalheadz, Majik's 12"s are dark affairs, with some of the best drum'n'bass lines around, though he leavens the brew with jazzy flourishes, like the Spanish guitar prevalent... [+] Read More
Artist: Dom & Roland
Misleadingly plural, Dom & Roland is actually the one-man attack of Dominic Angus, whose slim but steady stream of EPs released through noted drum'n'bass imprints Moving Shadow, Suburban Base, and Doc Scott's 31 Records have represented the harder, darker, more experimental edge of dancefloor-oriented hardstep. Signed by Moving Shadow to a... [+] Read More
Artist: Wild Planet
In the late '90s, the well-known Detroit techno label 430 West released the work of Swedish techno producer Simon Hartley, who records as Wild Planet. Since 430 West rarely works with any producers from outside of Detroit, many took special notice to Hartley's work, which admittedly sounds quite consistent to the label's trademark style of... [+] Read More
Artist: Back to the Planet
Formed in London in 1989, Back to the Planet was an outgrowth of Britain's late-'80s economic turmoil; the five-piece group met while its members were on the dole, living as squatters -- ironically enough -- in a long-vacant unemployment benefits office. Comprising vocalist Fil "The Girl" Walters, bassist Carl Hendrickse, guitarist Fraggle (born... [+] Read More
Artist: X-102
Following a successful release for the Berlin, Germany-based label Tresor as X-101, Underground Resistance returned with a second release in the three-part X-10... project, Explores the Rings of Saturn. This time working under the moniker X-102, Jeff Mills and company produced an ambitious, conceptual release comprised of numerous tracks named... [+] Read More
Artist: Secret Channel
Straddling the worlds of garage rock, punk, and pop, Boston's the Secret Channel includes drummer Jim Dias and vocalist / guitarist Eddie Gutierrez, both former members of the Statue Factor. Calling upon guitarist Peter Herman to join the group because of his understanding of all the switches on the Fender Jaguar guitar, the band quickly... [+] Read More
Artist: NIBIRU
NIBIRUHistory 2004Remember!ENKIOur MasterFearing defeat, summoned his SonMARDUKSummoned his SonThe Son of MagickTold him the Secret NameThe Secret NumberThe Secret ShapeWhereby he might do battleWith the Ancient HordeAnd be victorious.NIBIRU: the 12th Planet, The Planet of Crossing,home of the Anunnaki (the Nefilhim), the red star/comet.The... [+] Read More
Artist: Julian's Treatment
An early British art-rock band, Julian's Treatment released an ambitious, if overreaching, concept album (A Time Before This) in 1970. The idea of keyboardist and leader Julian J. Savarin (who wrote all of the material) was to construct an opera of sorts around an Atlantis-like lost civilization of sorts. Presented in twelve chapters, the idea... [+] Read More
Artist: Jega
Mancunian Dylan Nathan is one of a new generation of artists to begin producing electronic music inspired by U.K. artists such as Orbital and Aphex Twin, but without having much interest in or contact with the UK acid house explosion from which those artists originally issued. Recording under the name Jega for a growing number of labels,... [+] Read More
Artist: Quadrant Six
Just like Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock," Planet Patrol's "Play at Your Own Risk," C-Bank's "One More Shot," and Jonzun Crew's "Space Is the Place," Quadrant Six's "Body Mechanic" was, in part, the work of Arthur Baker associate John Robie (the writing credits on the release also go to the less-known E. Innocenti). Quadrant Six only produced... [+] Read More
Artist: Duran Duran
Duran Duran personified new wave for much of the mainstream audience. And for good reason, too. Duran Duran's reputation was built through music videos, which accentuated their fashion-model looks and glamorous sense of style. Without music videos, it's likely that the band's pop-funk -- described by the group as the Sex Pistols meets Chic --... [+] Read More
Artist: Alice Nine^^
Is a Japanese rock band and part of the country's visual kei movement. It was formed by Shou, Hiroto, Tora, Saga and Nao in 2004 and is signed to the PSCompany label, a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2007, it has released one full-length record (Zekkeishoku), along with several EPs, singles and DVDs. * Shou (将) – vocals *... [+] Read More
Artist: Si Begg
London-based experimentalist Si (Simon) Begg is a member of the notorious Cabbage Head artist collective, formed in 1990 in the Midlands town of Leamington Spa, and also including noted dance producers Cristian Vogel and Tim Wright (of Germ). Although, with the exception of a few cassette-only releases as a member of Cabbage Head, he's only been... [+] Read More
Artist: Cabbageboy
London-based experimentalist Si (Simon) Begg is a member of the notorious Cabbage Head artist collective, formed in 1990 in the midlands town of Leamington Spa, and also including noted dance producers Cristian Vogel and Tim Wright (of Germ). Although, with the exception of a few cassette-only releases as a member of Cabbage Head, he's only been... [+] Read More
Artist: Ex-malik
once again on this planet Ex-malik is no stanger toany kind of scene or to any heavy skills when it comes to music,architechture, & many more starting hiscareer in wilds of London & Atlanta at the tender ageof 12 looping samples on a tape decks to make instrumentalsto rap over Ex-malik always tended to do somthing differentalawysbeen influenced... [+] Read More
Artist: Suburban Reptiles
Along with the Scavengers, the Suburban Reptiles are acknowledged as the first New Zealand punk band. Formed in Auckland in February 1977, the group was founded by art students Simon Grigg (who became their manager) and bassist Billy Planet (a.k.a. Will Pendergrast), and was later rounded out by vocalist Zero (born Claire Elliot), guitarists... [+] Read More
Artist: Bill Van Loo
Bill Van Loo is a producer, musician, and DJ based in Ypsilanti, MI, a town located roughly 40 miles west of Detroit. Since the mid-'90s, Van Loo has been producing music that has sifted through the primary influences of Detroit techno (Carl Craig, Derrick May) and Berlin dub (Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound), all the while incorporating less... [+] Read More
Artist: Jack Leaver
Jack Leaver is a Michigan native and freelance writer whose writing appears regularily in The Grand Rapids Press, The Kalamazoo Gazette and The Muskegon Chronicle. A musician since the age of five, Leaver plays guitar, piano, pedal steel guitar and cello, as well as being a fine vocalist and entertainer. Leaver co-founded and fronted the... [+] Read More
Artist: Jim Valley
Best known to garage rock aficionados for his stint playing guitar with Paul Revere & the Raiders, Jim "Harpo" Valley later enjoyed a flourishing career making music for children. Born March 13, 1943, in Tacoma, WA, Valley was raised in the Seattle area. At age ten, he picked up the trumpet, but the arrival of rock & roll prompted a move to... [+] Read More
Artist: Zakir Hussain
The tradition of Indian percussion has been revolutionalized by tabla player Zakir Hussain. The son of Ustad Allah Rakha, the long time collaborator of Ravi Shankar, Hussain has inherited his father's quest for bringing the music of India to the international stage. His recording credits include albums with George Harrison, Joe Henderson, Van... [+] Read More
