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O. Voorn

Real Name:
Orlando Voorn
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As one of the first Dutch musicians to establish a vital connection between Detroit and Amsterdam, Orlando Voorn has long been recognized as one of the Netherland’s most original and inventive producers in the world of electronic dance music.

Voorn began djing at the tender age of 12 and went on to win the Dutch DMC DJ Championships in 1986 with his own characteristic blend of hiphop and electro. Towards the end of the eighties he acquired his first sequencer, packed away his turntables and turned his hand to producing.

Following a series of dancefloor tracks recorded for the now defunct Lower East Side Records under the monniker of Frequency in the early nineties (Where Is Your Evidence, Kiss The Sky…), he was introduced to Juan Atkins (Industrial Metal, Game One) and went on to work with both Derrick May and Blake Baxter (as one half of the Ghetto Brothers). Voorn was also recording as Nighttripper (Tone Exploitation), Format (Solid Session - one of the most sought after classic techno records until its re-release in 1998), Basic Bastard, The Living Room, Baruka, Fix (Flash on Kevin Saunderson’s legendary KMS label), Dope Dog, Boy (Paco Di Bango’s World) and Stalker (The Stalker/The Riderman)… Many of these tracks can be heard on the double cd Best of Nightvision.

Having made his mark producing his own vision of techno, ambient and hiphop and adamantly sidestepping genre limitations thus far, Voorn’s announcement that his "Redeye" album would see a foray into drum’n’bass territory aroused both anticipation and curiosity. While Voorn undoubtedly has an ear for melody, this has always been combined with an innate understanding of the importance of atmosphere and tension in music. Like Squarepusher, Amon Tobin, and Photek, he uses drum’n’bass rhythms to create something beyond pure dance music.
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Discography

Releases:
Mastercuts Vol. 1 (12")   Clubstitute Records 1994
Power Of Beauty (12")   Divine Records (6) 2009
Remixes:
Touché Compilation 1 (Comp) (2 versions) The Climax (O. Voorn Mix) Touché 1996
Game One 2007 Remixes Part One (3x12") Game One (Orlando Voor... Night Vision 2007
Production:
Volume 1 (12") Synergy X-Pansion ESP Records 1991
Reactivate 6 - Trance Europa (2xLP) Systematic Input React 1992
Pure Classics Volume One (2xLP) Game One T&B Vinyl 1995
Appears On:
#1 (12")   ESP Records 1991
Hour Of Darkness / Deadline (12")   ESP Records 1991
Phuture (12")   ESP Records 1991
Volume 1 (12") Synergy X-Pansion ESP Records 1991
#2 (Maxi) (2 versions)   ESP Records 1992
Highlights From The Lowlands - Volume Two (CD, Comp, Promo) Kiss The Sky, No Pills Conamus 1992
Logic Trance (2xCD) Solid Session Logic Records, BMG Ariola München GmbH 1992
Reactivate 6 - Trance Europa (2xLP) Systematic Input, Pump... React 1992
Tone Exploitation (12")   ESP Records 1992
Game One / Think Quick (12") Game One Metroplex 1994
Keep House Unda'Ground (12")   Touché 1995
Pure Classics Volume One (2xLP) Game One T&B Vinyl 1995
Communique - Singles & Signals (2xCD, Album, Comp) Game One 6 x 6 Records 1996
Depth Charge 3 (CD, Comp) Game One Submerge Recordings 1996
In Da Jungle (Maxi) (2 versions)   Respect! Records ... 1996
Love Feelings (12")   Urban Sound Of Amsterdam 1996
Planet Bass III - The Hunt Begins (2xCD, Comp) In Da Jungle (Pascal F... Time Unlimited 1996
Touché Compilation 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Keep House Unda'ground... Touché 1996
Trance Trax Vol. 1 (12")   Tranceportation 1996
Bel Club Compilation (CD, Comp) In Da Jungle (7" Cut) Columbia 1997
Trippin' Tunes Vol. IV (CD, Comp, Mixed) In Da Jungle Braintist Records 1997
Techno Muzik Classics (Comp) (2 versions) Game One Beechwood Music 1999
De Danssalon Winter Celebration 2000 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) In Da Jungle (Crazy Dr... Lube 2000
The Classics (12") In Da Jungle Urban Sound Of Amsterdam 2001
Cruising / Space Rider (12")   Ignitor 2003
Igniter Two (12", Promo)   Ignitor 2003
Culture Club Vol. 3 (Comp) (2 versions) Solid Session 541 2005
History Of Dance - 9 - The Techno Edition (5xCD, Comp) Solid Session Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Netherlands) 2006
Serious Beats 50 (The 2nd Saga Of House) (4xCD, Comp) Flash, Solid Session 541 2006
Game One 2007 Remixes Part One (3x12")   Night Vision 2007
Parkzicht (3xCD, Mixed, Comp, Dig) Slam To The Funk, Soli... Rotterdam Records 2007
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Review by dooza Mar 28, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)
DMC was founded in 1983 and did not have its first competition until 1985 where Roger Johnson won. Orlando Voorn came 2nd in the 1986 DMC World DJ Championships where he famously stormed the stage, grabbing the mic from host Tony Prince, and declared "is this a mixing competition or a scratch competition?".

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