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Artist: All
One of the many names Wolfgang Voigt records under on his renowned Profan label. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Love Inc.
Mike Ink is one of Europe's leading producers of minimalist pure house and techno, released primarily under his own name and as Love Inc., M:I:5, and Gas. After kick-starting the German acid scene 1991-92 and releasing some of the style's more popular tracks, Ink reoriented his focus on the essentials of a distinctively German brand of... [+] Read More
Artist: Wassermann
One of the many names under which Wolfgang Voigt releases records on his Profan label. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Filter
As Filter, Wolfgang Voigt -- truly a man of many faces -- records an unrefined style of techno much different from his sparse Studio 1 records. The Filter records appear on the Profan-affiliated Auftrieb label, which specializes in hostile sounds. ~ Jason Birchmeier
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Artist: M:I:5
Yet another of prolific Cologne producer Wolfgang Voigt's guises, M:I:5 features his style of minimal bouncy dub bass beat techno that he would later further refine as Studio 1. Unlike the sparse palette of sounds present in his Studio 1 recordings -- strictly beats and nothing else -- Voigt chooses to integrate some colorful synth notes and... [+] Read More
Artist: Mike Ink
Mike Ink is one of Europe's leading producers of minimalist pure house and techno, released primarily under his own name and as Love Inc., M:I:5, and Gas. After kick-starting the German acid scene during 1991-92 and releasing some of the style's more popular tracks, Ink reoriented his focus on the essentials of a distinctively German brand of... [+] Read More
Artist: Evanescence
The goth-inspired Arkansas rock band Evanescence, with its Linkin Park-meets-Tori Amos sound backed by chugging guitars, easily made it to the top of the charts in 2003 with its Wind-Up Entertainment debut album, Fallen. Singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist/songwriter Ben Moody formed the band at the end of the '90s after meeting in their early... [+] Read More
Artist: Digital
As Digital, Wolfgang Voigt released the Intoleratio EP on Profan and contributed two compositions to the Profan compilation CD. Somewhat of a merger between Studio 1's bouncy bass beats and M:I:5's integration of synth, the sounds of Digital remain mathematically structured but also try to focus on melody despite the somewhat opposing presence... [+] Read More
Artist: Studio 1
One of Cologne artist Wolfgang Voigt's most celebrated aliases, Studio 1 is not so much a title but rather a series of ten influential records. Beginning with the Green record in 1995, Voigt began releasing one Studio 1 record after another, with each untitled record bearing only a different color to differentiate it from its predecessor. The... [+] Read More
Artist: Thomas Brinkmann
Alongside Mike Ink, the Basic Channel collective and Pole, Thomas Brinkmann is one of the leaders in the ongoing German-born study of isolationist dub-inspired techno. Though he's been famed for productions on his own Max, Ernst and Suppose labels, Brinkmann gained a name in the experimental and techno community for his full-length remixes (or... [+] Read More
Artist: Mint
When recording under the name Mint, Wolfgang Voigt produces a more traditional style of techno looking back to the pioneering Detroit producers for inspiration. Where his Gas records dismiss the need for beats, and his Studio 1 records dismiss the need for anything but beats, his Mint records utilize recognizable percussive beats and some lush... [+] Read More
Artist: DMX
Following the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., DMX took over as the reigning, undisputed king of hardcore rap. He was that rare commodity: a commercial powerhouse with artistic and street credibility to spare. His rapid ascent to stardom was actually almost a decade in the making, which gave him a chance to develop the theatrical... [+] Read More
Artist: Sweet Reinhard
As the primary name under which Reinhard Voigt records for the Profan label in Cologne, Sweet Reinhard's sound is primarily characterized by jarring rhythmic constructions of strong beats and a minor influx of high-pitched sounds sparingly interwoven between the beats. It's alarmingly similar to the Studio 1 and M:I:5 work of his brother,... [+] Read More
Artist: Gas
Besides the wealth of chiselled echo-techno he's recorded as Mike Ink, M:I:5, Love Inc. and Studio One, Berlin producer Wolfgang Voigt released several albums of more expansive music as Gas. Voigt debuted the project with the Modern EP on his own Profan Records in 1995, then released Gas two years later on Mille Plateaux. In contrast to his... [+] Read More
Artist: Plastikman
His style formed by a fusion of the barest acid house and straitjacket-tight Detroit techno, Richie Hawtin became one of the most influential artists in the world of techno during the 1990s, even while sticking to out-of-date synth dinosaurs like the Roland TB-303 and TR-808. Hawtin combined lean percussion and equally spare acid lines into... [+] Read More
Artist: Eamon
Staten Island vocalist Eamon appeared in late 2003, when his bold single "F**k It [I Don't Want You Back]" took urban radio by storm. With its spare melody and stripped-down production -- not to mention its profanity-laced dismissal of a two-timing lover -- the song stood out immediately, and blew up request lines nationwide. Jive jumped on the... [+] Read More
Artist: Grungerman
Wolfgang Voigt released a few records on his Profan label as Grungerman, including the Fackeln In Sturm EP. The title track to this EP drew the attention of the Harvest label, allowing Voigt to re-release the song with additional mixes under the name Dom. In addition to the Profan EPs, Voigt also released some Grungerman records on the Kreisel... [+] Read More
Artist: Beastie Boys
As the first white rap group of any importance, the Beastie Boys received the scorn of critics and strident hip-hop musicians, who accused them of cultural pirating, especially since they began as a hardcore punk group in 1981. But the Beasties weren't pirating -- they treated rap as part of a post-punk musical underground, where the... [+] Read More
Artist: Reinhard Voigt
Cologne, Germany's Reinhard Voigt is an experimental techno producer of many hats and aliases. Under the names Pentax and Sweet Reinhard, his productions for Profan are abrasive, rhythmic, and not that easy to listen to. As Sturm, his productions for Mille Plateaux are swirling and darkly ambient. When using the Kron moniker, his productions for... [+] Read More
Artist: Eddie Miller
The missing link between seemingly totally unrelated styles of music will inevitably turn out to be an engineer. Unlike the musicians for hire who are often known as "session men", the participation of recording engineers does not even depend on the particular instrumental requirements of a genre. Whether the music is gangsta rap played on drum... [+] Read More
Artist: The Room
The Liverpool, England, new wave band the Room were greeted with critical rhapsodies when they first appeared in the early '80s. Featuring Dave Jackson (vocals), Paul Cavanagh (guitar), Becky Stringer (bass), and Alan Wills (drums), the Room formed in 1983, releasing several singles on Box Records. None of the singles penetrated the pop charts,... [+] Read More
Artist: Ice Cube
Ice Cube was the first member of the seminal Californian rap group N.W.A. to leave, and he quickly established himself as one of hip-hop's best and most controversial artists. From the outset of his career, he courted controversy, since his rhymes were profane and political. As a solo artist, his politics and social commentary sharpened... [+] Read More
Artist: Skee-Lo
Skee-Lo was an anomaly in the rap world of the '90s: instead of spinning violent gangsta tales or extolling the virtues of marijuana, Skee's songs were profanity-free, good-time stories with a self-deprecating sense of humor. Skee-Lo was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, and moved to Riverside, CA, at age nine. He was turned on to rap by Kurtis Blow... [+] Read More
Artist: Wolfgang Voigt
Few artists can claim to be as prolific as Wolfgang Voigt, an artist from Cologne, Germany, who has recorded various styles of techno under more names than one can imagine. Beginning with the initial success of his Love Inc. track, "Trance Atlantic Excess," Voigt has since eclipsed all of his gifted peers by releasing records at a relentless... [+] Read More
Artist: Evoked
Evoked was formed in Stockbridge, Wisconsin in January of 2002. The original lineup consisted of founder, Jason Schumacher on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, lead guitarist Chuck Gilbertson, bassist Tony Megna, and drummer Jared Hooyman. After a year of writing songs, Evoked played their first show on January 4, 2003. In the next two years, the... [+] Read More
