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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
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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
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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
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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
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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: 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
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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
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