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R. Ram

Real Name:
Ronald Rothfield
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Melbourne born and bred, Raja Ram left Australia in the 50s to begin the hippie trail. He returned to study flute at the Melbourne conservatory, and then went to New York in 1965 to study jazz and improvisation. In the late 60s in London's Notting Hill Gate he formed Quintessence, a jazz-fusion Indian rock band that went on great success with 5 albums and over 400 live performances.

However in the early 70s due to personal reasons, retired to become an envelope salesman. In the early 80s with the advent of synthesizers Raja Ram was inspired to return to performing. A trip to Goa in 88 coupled with the acid house summer of love in England revealed to him a new genre; the electronic world of psychedelic music. He worked for many years with Graham wood under the name The Infinity Project, producing seminal tracks such as “Stimuli”. In 1994 Raja Ram had the brainwave to create TIP records, now known as TIP world.

He began DJ 'ing in '98 as this seemed a natural addition and progression to performing live. He is known for his groundbreaking work as “Shpongle” with Simon Posford, as the creator of 1200 micrograms with Riktam and Banzi of GMS, and Chicago, and has had many collaborations with psy-trance artists globally. Constantly touring, DJ 'ing, performing live and recording in the studio, he is one of the most in demand artists on the scene. Now entering his 64th year he feels like he's just getting started.
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Discography

Appears On:
London Pop News (LP, Comp) Ganga Mai Island Records 1969
A Voyage Into Trance (Comp) (4 versions) Superbooster, Feeling ... Dragonfly Records ... 1995
Spiritual Techno Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Mystical Experiences Javelin Ltd 1995
Tranced Out - Vol 777 (CD, Comp) Oscillator Bomm Records, Divine Records 1995
Andrea (CD, Mixed, Comp) Soothsayer (Remix) Equinox, Pony Canyon Inc. 1997
Mushroom Trance Volume 1 - The Spirit Of Nature (2xCD, Dig) Hyperactive (Acid Rock... Cameleon, Nova Tekk 1997
TIP Singles (Comp) (2 versions) Hyperactive (Acid Rock... TIP Records 1997
Dragonfly - A Voyage Into Trance Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) DMT, Time & Space (Bla... Nova Tekk, Tua Records 1998
TIP Singles 3 (CD, Comp) Overwind (Acid Rockers... TIP Records 1998
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