C. Liberator
Real Name:
Chris Knowles
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Chris Liberator is a DJ and a producer. Besides his prolific work for Stay Up Forever and Cluster under a range of pseudonyms & collaborations, (including a mass of work with, amongst others, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Guy McAffer, Lawrie Immersion, Julian and Aaron Liberator, Ant and Darc Marc), he has also recorded under his own name for many other labels including Tec, Prolekult and Smitten.
He regularly plays throughout the UK, Europe and most of the world with the other Liberator DJs. He was one of the first western DJs to work in the former iron curtain states and to pioneer the Acid Techno Sound there!
He has played in more exotic locations such as Australia, Israel, Japan, Brazil and Venezuela and spreads his inimitable DJ style with frequent visits to the USA and Canada.
He Co-owns and runs the Stay Up Forever Label Collective, (with the other Liberators) which includes their Labels Stay Up Forever and Cluster. He has launched his own labels "Maximum Minimum" and "Wah Wah" for Techno, and "Yolk" for Tech-House.
He regularly plays throughout the UK, Europe and most of the world with the other Liberator DJs. He was one of the first western DJs to work in the former iron curtain states and to pioneer the Acid Techno Sound there!
He has played in more exotic locations such as Australia, Israel, Japan, Brazil and Venezuela and spreads his inimitable DJ style with frequent visits to the USA and Canada.
He Co-owns and runs the Stay Up Forever Label Collective, (with the other Liberators) which includes their Labels Stay Up Forever and Cluster. He has launched his own labels "Maximum Minimum" and "Wah Wah" for Techno, and "Yolk" for Tech-House.
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| Unintelligent (12") | Routemaster Records | 2001 | ||
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| Feed Your Head - Accelerating The Alpha Rhythms (CD) | Waterland | Planet Dog | 1996 | |
| Hard Techno (CD, Comp, Mixed) | Paroxysm | Javelin Ltd | 1996 | |
| Travelling (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) | Nothing Can Save Us, L... | Visionary | 1996 | |
| Feed Your Head Volume 3 - Accelerating The Alpha Rhythms (CD, Comp) | Waterland | Mammoth Records | 1997 | |
| Off Yer Nut!! (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) | Ice K | Smart TV | 1998 | |
Back to Chris. Production wise he is a well known and respected underground legend, a pioneer in London's squat scene, with countless acid techno classics tucked under his belt, as well as (more recently) harder, no nonsense techno bangers, like the stuff you can hear on Henry Cullen's Hydraulix imprint. Numerous remixes, collaborations and involvements in many projects marked his constant presence on the scene, but above all, his dedication and determination to always deliver the raw, fresh and plain different music is breath taking. Never venturing into mainstream waters, at least not intentionally, his productions are sharp and very (hate me for saying it) danceable. Favorites remain to this day the frenetic and pumping X-Ray O.K. recorded under the Star Power moniker, Cat's Eye, released on the "Typhoon EP" released on Prolekult (KULT 24) in 1998, and the toss-your-hands-up-in-the-air take on D.O.M.'s Acid War!
After the aforementioned party was over, I had the chance to run into him at the bar, and we had a nice fifteen minute chat about the history of acid music, the classics, the ups and downs of today's scene and so forth... A very down to earth, friendly and communicative guy. I gotta thank him for all the info about the music and so forth. Above all, a big amount of respect for carving his name into our ears, and for delivering such a powerful and furious set, at these times when it seems the slower and bleaker music you play, the more chances you have entering that top 100 DJ list.
Great guy, don't miss the chance to catch him live.