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Rude 66

Real Name:Ruud Lekx
Profile:From deep atmospheric soundtrack acid to dark industrial electro-funk and melancholic electronic wave disco, Rude 66 has done it with a Dystopian edge of new wave-futurism.

Via noise and EBM in the 80's, Rude 66 landed on Bunker Records in 1993 where, with Unit Moebius and I-f, he defined the acid sound of The Hague: lo-fi acid from the sewer. In 1997 Rude 66, bored with corporate techno and empty distorted acid, evolved his style to dark electro funk.
A string of EP’s on leading genre labels like Bunker, Vynalogica, Angelmaker, Crème organisation and Viewlexx established Rude’s name as one of the masters of the dark side of electro-wave, pushing his analogue studio to the limits on already classic tracks like Machine, Black Sabbath, My 909, Overkill and his most recent releases The 1000 year storm and As.

For the past 15 years, Rude has perfected a sound that employs everything from early 80’s alternative club music to his own dark acid past, from oldskool electro to Italian soundtracks. Rude’s choice of workhorses (mostly vintage analogue synths and drum machines) and recording methods (still using a big mixing desk and analogue reel-to-reel recording) have resulted in an instantly recognizable signature sound: hard, dense but full of detail and groove and still carrying trace elements of the classic sound of The Hague.
As a firm believer in only recording tracks when you have something to say, Rude’s output has never been prolific, but each release has hit the scene hard. Rather than just making tracks for the sake of making tracks, Rude’s music has always had an idea behind it, usually working with themes rooted in the darker side of life.
Rude’s tracks have been used, abused, charted and compiled by dj’s like Dave Clarke, Andrew Weatherall, The Hacker, Miss kitten, I-f, Sven Vath and countless others, though his tracks are anything but dj-tracks only made to fill mixes. To Rude it’s very important that his tracks can be enjoyed at home as much as on the dance floor.

His signature sound has been applied to a number of remixes for other artists. Rude has run the Vynalogica label for the CEM studio in Amsterdam and has his own weekly radio show at I-f’s Cybernetic Broadcasting System internet radio station. Rude is also a member of the 303 Allstars, a live acid collaboration with Cosmic Force, the Acid Junkies, Zero One and Drifter.

Rude 66's acclaimed live shows are intense improvisation workouts featuring mostly analogue equipment. They include live vocals by Rude’s wife Shaunna, and are based loosely on the studio tracks. Rude has dragged his equipment all across the world for over 15 years from small squats to big festivals, and knows like no other how to rock a crowd hard.

Billed 'the king of the dark electro-wave death race' by slick promoters, Rude likes his tracks to sound like you're on the red carpet pathway to hell. Dancing.
URLs:http://www.xs4all.nl/~rude66/
http://www.myspace.com/rude66
Aliases:Modulate, Ruud Lekx
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Releases:
Acid Planet 3 ◄ (3 versions)   Acid Planet 1994
Compilation (CD, Comp, Ltd)   Bunker Records 1994
Untitled (LP)   Bunker Records 1994
Untitled (LP)   Bunker Records 1994
Untitled ◄ (2 versions)   Bunker Records 1994
Lucifer (12")   Djax-Up-Beats 1996
Alienated Madman EP (12")   Speedster Records 1997
The Devil's Highway (CD)   Silver Recordings 1997
Untitled (LP)   Bunker Records 1997
Untitled (LP)   Bunker Records 1997
66 Deadly Sins (12")   Kultbox 1998
B-day (12")   Djax-Up-Beats 1998
De Machine Des Duivels (12")   Bunker Records 2000
De Wraak Der Wegpiraten (12")   Bunker Records 2002
Black Sabbath (The Three Faces Of Fear) (12")   Crème Organization 2005
Overkill (12")   Viewlexx 2005
The Strings Of Death E.P. (12", EP, Cle)   Vynalogica 2006
The 1000 Year Storm (12", S/Sided, Etch)   Crème Organization 2007
As (12")   Crème Organization 2008
Sadistic Tendencies (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Crème Organization 2008
Spacer Woman From Mars (12")   LoEB 2008
Remixes:
'Hey Mickey' Remixes (12") 'Hey Mickey' (Rude 66 ... G 'n' J Recordings 2004
Rituals (12") Rituals (Rude 66 Remix) We Rock Like Crazy 2005
Anorak Christmas (12", Maxi) I'll Be By Your Side (... Diskokaine 2006
Anorak Christmas / I'll Be By Your Side Remixes (File, MP3) I'll Be By Your Side (... Diskokaine 2006
Disco Romance (Album) ◄ (2 versions) I'll Be By Your Side (... Diskokaine ... 2006
Kremahitz EP (12", EP, Ltd) Eltec (Rude 66 Gortex ... Mighty Robot Recordings 2006
Unveiling The Secret (Remixes) (12") Unveiling The Secret (... Electronic Corporation 2006
Unveiling The Secret 2.0 (CD) Unveiling The Secret :... Endless Records 2006
DJ Gio MC-505 Pres. From The Past To The Future (CDr, Ltd, Promo) Unveiling The Secret (... Tractorecords 2007
Re:Mixed (CD, Album) Dresden 1943, Second F... Angelmaker Records, My First Sonny Weissmuller Recordings 2007
Appears On:
Dreams (12")   SSR Records 1993
Real Music For Abstract People Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Terrifying Silver Recordings 1997
Groove CD #111/N°20 (CD, Comp, Car) Deeper Space Woman Groove 2008
Le Mix (CD, Comp, Mixed) Donker International Deejay Gigolo Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Land Speed Record (CD) Time Warp Cross Fade Enter Tainment (CFET) 1997
Real Music For Abstract People Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Terrifying Silver Recordings 1997
Acid Flash Vol. 9 (2xCD, Comp) No Cure Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1998
Eat Shit And Die (Cass) All By Yourself Not On Label 1998
Le Nord Digital - Volume 2 (CD) The Holsteins Visit Th... Not On Label 1998
The Hague Rocks The Planet #1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Covenant Bunker Records 1998
Dutch Breakz Volume 1 (2xCD) Super OK FluffGirlWax 1999
Lockers (12") Loop Hi, Ontketend, 90... ERS 2000
The Next Step Of New Wave (CD, Dig) My 909 Human 2000
Dutch Dance 2003 Volume 1 (CD, Comp, Promo) Devils Beat Conamus 2003
Powerslaves: An Elektro Tribute To Iron Maiden (CD) Killers Angelmaker Records 2003
An Electro Mix-Box (2xCD + Box, Ltd) My 909 UWe 2004
Eurolectro.2nix (12") Donker Angelmaker Records 2004
Powerslaves (12", Red) Killers Angelmaker Records 2004
You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You! (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Nerves Of Steel Crème Organization, Crème Organization 2004
Dance - Dutch Dance 2005 (CD, Comp, Promo) No Input Conamus 2005
Stalingrad Vol.1 - Das Beste Stahl (LP, Ltd, Comp) Die Stärke Der Vernic... Bunker Records 2005
Vynalogica Compilation #1 (CDr, Promo, Comp, Album, Smplr) Strings Of Death, Brea... Vynalogica 2005
A Tribute To Robert Moog (CD, Comp) Undercover Crème Organization 2006
A Tribute To Robert Moog 3 (12") Undercover Crème Organization 2006
MP3Yearsrebelbassweblog (File, MP3) Hysteresis About The S... VPRO 2006
King Size Dub Volume 12 (CD, Comp) Revenge Echo Beach 2007
Le Mix (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Donker International Deejay Gigolo Records 2007
Nagasaki Nightriders (EP, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Angst Bleibt Crème Organization 2007
Groove CD #111/N°20 (CD, Comp, Car) Deeper Space Woman Groove 2008
RA.118 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) As (Nicolas Courtin Re... Resident Advisor 2008
Machine Gum Vol. 01 (12") Paradise Of Fear Kaugummi 2009
Urbi Et Orbi II (12", W/Lbl, Comp, Ltd) The Devil's Beat MinimalRome 2009
Acid Planet Compilation (Cass) Untitled, Untitled, Un... Acid Planet  
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