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Artist: Art of Trance
Genre: Electronic-DanceAs the most recognized guise for Platipus Records chief Simon Berry, Art of Trance has become one of the most esteemed producers of trance, primarily due to the timeless success of "Madagascar" and the growing importance of his record label. Like many of the other mid- to late-'90s producers, Berry discovered his love for electronic dance music... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on June 10, 2007
Artist: Astral Projection
Genre: Electronic-DanceThe psychedelic trance outfit Astral Projection have gained respect and sales as one of the best in their field despite their base in Israel, far afield from the European dance mainstream. The group evolved from a production partnership involving childhood friends Avi Nissim and Lior Perlmutter, each of whom were DJs in Israel's dance/industrial... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on June 10, 2007
Artist: Blank & Jones
Genre: Electronic-DanceBlank & Jones' deliberately simple dance music dominated the top of Germany's dance charts during the country's late-'90s trance explosion. After a chance meeting at the PopKomm music conference, one-time record clerk Piet Blank and Ratinger Hof's resident DJ Jaspa Jones formed the Blank & Jones production team to make broad trance records of... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on June 10, 2007
Artist: Carl Cox
Genre: Electronic-DanceA perennial favorite as the best DJ in the world according to fans as well as the major mixing magazines, Carl Cox has been a part of Britain's dance scene from the heady days of disco through to the global clubland of the new millennium, with temporary pit stops covering hip-hop, the rare groove movement, and the immense rave revolution of the... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on June 10, 2007
Artist: CJ Bolland
Genre: Electronic-DanceBorn in Yorkshire in 1971 but transplanted to Belgium when he was only three, CJ Bolland received an early education in dance music; his parents ran a club in Antwerp, and his mother DJed there. He grew up listening to the synthesizer music of several eras -- from Jean-Michel Jarre to Front 242 and the Neon Judgement -- but began devoting most... [+] Read More
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Artist: Cosmic Baby
Genre: Electronic-DanceThe techno producer with the most musical training under his belt, Cosmic Baby began his conservatory study at the age of seven, discovered electronic music six years later and by 1991, he was recording some of the most melodic trance and techno to come from the Continent. Born in Nuremberg in 1966, Harald Bluechel began playing piano at the age... [+] Read More
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Artist: Cosmic Gate
Genre: Electronic-DanceGerman duo Cosmic Gate emerged in 1999 when DJ/remixer Claus Terhoeven (born 1972; aka Nic Chagall) and Stefan Bossems (born 1967; aka Bossi) decided to assemble a new project in the electronic music field. Cosmic Gate debuted with the release of the club/dance-oriented "The Drums." "Mental Atmosphere" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" followed... [+] Read More
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Artist: David Bowie
Genre: Rock/PopThe cliché about David Bowie says he's a musical chameleon, adapting himself according to fashion and trends. While such a criticism is too glib, there's no denying that Bowie demonstrated remarkable skill for perceiving musical trends at his peak in the '70s. After spending several years in the late '60s as a mod and as an all-around music-hall... [+] Read More
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Artist: Dead Can Dance
Genre: Rock/PopDead Can Dance combine elements of European folk music -- particularly music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance -- with ambient pop and worldbeat flourishes. Their songs are of lost beauty, regret and sorrow, inspiration and nobility, and of the everlasting human goal of attaining a meaningful existence.
Over the course of their career,... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on November 15, 2007
Artist: Deep Forest
Genre: Electronic-DanceInnovatively fusing traditional ethnic musics with state-of-the-art rhythms, the work of Deep Forest was best typified by their 1993 smash "Sweet Lullaby," which brought together the contemporary sounds of ambient techno with the haunting voices of the Pygmies of the central African rain forest. The project was primarily the work of the French... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on November 1, 2007
Album: "Inner Child"
by Shanice
Release date: 1991
Release date: 1991
Tagged by 1 person, last on July 29, 2007
Artist: Jean Michel Jarre
Genre: Electronic-DanceCelebrated as the European electronic music community's premier ambassador, composer Jean-Michel Jarre elevated the synthesizer to new peaks of popularity during the 1970s, in the process emerging as an international superstar renowned for his dazzling concert spectacles. The son of the famed film composer Maurice Jarre, he was born August 24,... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on June 14, 2007
Album: "Man of the People"
by Lynzee
Release date: 1992
Release date: 1992
Tagged by 1 person, last on April 1, 2009
Artist: The Cure
Genre: Rock/PopOut of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late '70s, the Cure was one of the most enduring and popular. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith (born April 21, 1959), the band became notorious for their slow, gloomy dirges and Smith's ghoulish appearance. But the public image... [+] Read More
Tagged by 1 person, last on June 10, 2007
Album: "Victim of Nirvana"
by Lynzee
Release date: 0
Release date: 0
Tagged by 1 person, last on April 1, 2009
