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Speedfreak, The

Real Name:
Martin Damm
Profile:
Martin Damm has been releasing records since 1990 under various project names, the most recurrent ones being Biochip C., Speedfreak, and Search & Destroy. Starting off making german-style EBM techno, he soon became part of the Cologne school around walker, and released on labels such as Monotone, Force Inc., and Dj.ungle Fever. After his increased popularity especially with the dutch gabber scene in 1994 and 1995, Mokum and Shockwave became his home labels. His musical activities however stretch much further - tracks from his studio can be found on lots of different labels and on dozens of cd compilations. Apart from his further involvement in several labels such as Ozon (with Jammin' Unit), Napalm (plus its sublabels Agent Orange and Speedcore) and Anodyne (plus the defunct Biophobia), he is also available for live and deejay gigs. furthermore, he has started to produce his own videos and CD-ROM parts.

Part of what makes the music of Martin Damm interesting is his versatility. The tracks coming from his studio, Biosfear, stylistically stretch over the whole area of electronic dance music - going from power acid to breakcore, from drum & bass to happy gabber, from straight techno to dubby trip hop. Fans will rave about the squiggly 303 programming, the bouncy kickdrums and clattering breakbeats, the powerful and dense yet transparent overall sound, the wonderfully witty combinations and structures, the overwhelming wealth of amazing sound ideas and little melodies, and last not least the cynically cheesy organs and shameless sampling.
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Discography

Releases:
Red Poison (2 versions)   Titanium Steel 1993
K-Town Terrorist (12")   Mokum Records, Mokum Records 1995
Never Surrender (12", Promo)   Shockwave Recordings 1995
Remixes:
Thunderdome IV - The Devil's Last Wish (Comp) (4 versions) Silke (The Speedfreak ... Arcade ... 1993
Terrordrome - The Hardcore Nightmare (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Silke (Speedfreak Mix) Control 1994
I Wanna Be A Hippy (Maxi) (4 versions) I Wanna Be A Hippy (Sp... Mokum Records 1995
Thunderdome - Hardcore Will Never Die 'The Best Of' (Comp) (3 versions) Silke (The Speedfreak ... Arcade 1995
Thunderdome The Best Of (MC1) (Cass) Silke (The Speedfreak ... Arcade 1995
Move Your Butt (12") Abba-Gabba (Speedfreak... Mokum Records, Mokum Records 1996
Rave Massacre Vol. IV (2xCD, Comp, Dig) B.D.D. (Speedfreak Remix) Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1996
アニメガバイト -Anime Gabba It!- (Album) (2 versions) Torinouta (The Speedfr... Sharpnelsound 2003
Thunderdome (3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig + Box) ABBA Gabba (Speedfreak... Dance-Tunes B.V. 2008
Production:
F**king Hardcore (CD, Comp) The Hard One (Mokum Mix) Mokum Records 1993
Outerbass E.P. (EP) (2 versions)   Mono Tone 1994
Terrordrome - The Hardcore Nightmare (Comp) (2 versions) Hotter Than Hell Control ... 1994
Appears On:
F**king Hardcore (CD, Comp) The Hard One (Mokum Mix) Mokum Records 1993
Parametric E.P. (12", EP)   Communism Records 1993
Thunderdome IV - The Devil's Last Wish (2xCD, Comp) Red Poison Part 1, Red... Arcade, Arcade 1993
Wakin' Up A Dead Planet Vol. III (CD, Comp) Red Poison Mono Tone 1993
Brotherhood Of Mono Tone - Hazard Zone Sampler (2 versions) Hazardzone Bastard Loud Records 1994
Fuck On! (12")   Mokum Records 1994
Return To Madness (12")   Mokum Records, Mokum Records 1994
Terrordrome - The Hardcore Nightmare (Comp) (2 versions) Hotter Than Hell Control ... 1994
Terrordrome II - The Hardcore Cyberpunk - 21st Century Gabba Trance (Comp) (3 versions) Tyrannofuck, Base U (S... Mokum Records ... 1994
Terrordrome III - The Party Animal Edition - The Ultimate Hardcore Party Nightmare! (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Pussy Poison, Madness ... Control 1994
Battlegrounds - A Collection Of Hardcore Cyberpunk (Comp) (2 versions) Pussy Poison Mokum Records 1995
Earthquake III - The Ultimate Hardcore Collection (2xCD, Comp) Freak Tonight Arcade 1995
Terrordrome IV - Supersonic Guerilla (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Never Surrender (Wendy... Mokum Records 1995
Hellsound 2 - Hard As Hell (CD) No More Cheese Hellsound Records 1996
Hellsound 3 - Dead By Dawn (CD, Comp) Osaka Bombing (Excerpt) Hellsound Records 1996
Rave Massacre Vol. III (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Musikstunde, Geräusch Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1996
Rave Massacre Vol. IV (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Don't Stop Scratching,... Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1996
Terrordrome III - The Party Animal Edition (Part 1) (Cass, Comp) Pussy Poison Metal Mind Records 1996
Terrordrome III - The Party Animal Edition (Part 2) (Cass, Comp) Madness Revisited, Bod... Metal Mind Records 1996
Terrordrome VII - Badcore Massacre (Comp) (3 versions) The Doctor Is Back, Gi... Control ... 1996
Mega Hardcore (4xCD, Comp) Freak Tonight Wagram 1999
This Is Terror Volume 2 - The Coffeecore Cru Mix (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Once Again Back (Sound... T.I.T. Records 2002
Hardcore & Acid (3xCD, Comp) Destroy, My Robots, A ... ZYX Music 2003
Terrornoizy Industry Vol.11: Headquarter E.P. (12", EP)   Terrornoize Industry 2009
Tracks Appear On:
F**king Hardcore (CD, Comp) The Hard One (Mokum Mix) Mokum Records 1993
Thunderdome IV - The Devil's Last Wish (Comp) (4 versions) Red Poison Part 1, Red... Arcade ... 1993
Wakin' Up A Dead Planet Vol. III (CD, Comp) Red Poison Mono Tone 1993
Brotherhood Of Mono Tone - Hazard Zone Sampler (2 versions) Hazardzone Bastard Loud Records 1994
Getto Tone (2xCD) Tadpole (Bash Your Bra... Outland Records 1994
Rauschen 6 (CD) Plastic Freaks Force Inc. Music Works 1994
Terrordrome - The Hardcore Nightmare (Comp) (2 versions) Hotter Than Hell Control ... 1994
Terrordrome III - The Party Animal Edition - The Ultimate Hardcore Party Nightmare! (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Body Hammer Control 1994
Cyberdrome - Alien City Part 1 (CD, Comp + CD, P/Mixed) Don't Stop Scratchin',... Mokum Records 1995
Earthquake III - The Ultimate Hardcore Collection (2xCD, Comp) Freak Tonight Arcade 1995
Nu Rave Vol. 1.00 (2xCD, Comp) Never Surrender Dance Pool, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1995
Terrordrome IV - Supersonic Guerilla (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Never Surrender (Wendy... Mokum Records 1995
Bunker One (CD + CD, Shape) Braindamage, Knock Knock BMG 1996
Earthquake IV - The Ultimate Hardcore Collection (Special German Edition) (2xCD, Comp) Don't Stop Scratchin' Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1996
Hellsound 2 - Hard As Hell (CD) No More Cheese Hellsound Records 1996
Hellsound 3 - Dead By Dawn (CD, Comp) Osaka Bombing (Excerpt) Hellsound Records 1996
Rave Massacre Vol. III (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Musikstunde, Geräusch Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1996
Rave Massacre Vol. IV (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Don't Stop Scratching,... Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1996
Terrordrome III - The Party Animal Edition (Part 2) (Cass, Comp) Body Hammer Metal Mind Records 1996
Terrordrome VII - Badcore Massacre (Comp) (3 versions) The Doctor Is Back, Gi... Control ... 1996
Rave Massacre Vol. 5 (CD, Comp) Fight! Sub Terranean 1997
Rave Massacre Vol. 6 (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Let The Attack Begin! Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1997
Rave Massacre Vol. V (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Fight! Sub Terranean, Sub Terranean 1997
Mega Hardcore (4xCD, Comp) Freak Tonight Wagram 1999
This Is Terror Volume 2 - The Coffeecore Cru Mix (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Once Again Back (Sound... T.I.T. Records 2002
Hardcore & Acid (3xCD, Comp) Murder The World, The ... ZYX Music 2003
アニメガバイト -Anime Gabba It!- (CD, Album) Torinouta (The Speedfr... Sharpnelsound 2003
Inoue Madness 11 (CDr, Comp, Mixed) The Return Of The Stee... Murder Yacht School 2004
Hellraiser 2005 (2xCD, Comp) Days Of Anger Megarave Records 2005
Alptraumtechnik (12", Comp) Angst Im Dunkeln (Viny... Braindestruction Recordz 2006
Hardcore Hurricane (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Devastator European Dance Recordings 2006
N0iz3tr4uma 3 - The Hardcore Experiment Continues (2xCD, Comp) Angst Im Dunkeln Thorntree Records, Braindestruction Recordz 2006
Temple Of Terror (CD + CD) Slammit! Cuup 2006
Ultimate Damage (CD, Mixed) The Wrath Of The Psych... Gabba Disco, Guhroovy 2006
Live @ Dirty Radio (File, MP3, Mixed) Mechatronic, Angst Im ... Dirtyhardcore 2008
This Is Terror 10 - Pure Terror (2xCD, Comp, Mixed + DVD) Dying Galaxies T.I.T. Records 2008
This Is Terror 9 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp + DVD) Auggies Bass T.I.T. Records 2008
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Review by stefanz Oct 01, 2008
! The Speed Freak ! Masterproducer and Mixer !

(havent heard him DJ'ing cause am 16 so i cant say anything about that:P, but im sure his DJ skills are amazing too)

Ive used to listen to him all day long just even for all the effects and mashups from loops and samples. I have almost-/all his albums i think, i think he's one of the few producers with real skills and motivation to make all his tracks sound perfect, not to mention the time it should cost to make such tracks as he does.
I make music myself too with Fruityloops and many times i take inspiration from tracks of the speedfreak.


Respect.
Review by lukus Dec 02, 2007
I seriously cannott believe that no one has commented on the man like martin damm. One of the few who has kept it "real for the past 15 years. No joke.

He is truly as pivotal to the underground electronic scene as artists like Marc Acardipane, Joey Beltram, and a host of other luminaries i could mention.

And it is not just the amount of records he has released under numerous guises, but he has uncompromisingly written and released so many different styles of electronica that it does truly defy belief.

From the good ole days of 92, force inc and the whole cologne thing, Right up to now 2007 and his outrageous sonic, sample bent manipulations in his recent psychic genocide releases---the man damm is purely machine and definitely demands respect, regardless of what your musical preference be.

(and as i know the man himself quite well, im sure he would be extremely humbled if these words were put upon him. Respect man.)

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