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Home Page: www.peak.be Member Since: Jun 08, 2003 Rank: 1177 Average Vote Received: Correct (3.55, 49 votes) last 10 days: Needs Minor Changes (3.36, 14 votes) Rated 4912 releases, average: 4.46 Location: Belgium Profile: DJ, Producer, Promoter. I'm selling a lot of records that are in my collection. Feel free to contact me if you're willing to buy a record that is not in my saleslist. We can always negotiate. I also buy records. Peak Peak On Myspace The Peak started his DJ career in 1988 at a youth hostel in Germany were he played on several occasions. Back then he was interested in the upcoming New Beat & the old electronic New Wave school, especially by artists like Front 242, Fad Gadget & The Neon Judgment. He later on moved to Ostend / Belgium where he played at several house parties in small local clubs on a regular base. After a period of 4 years, playing the more commercial anthems & seeing that commercialism was taking over, he decided to take a break from the DJ-ing scene. He had played on numerous occasions and in several clubs. It was in 1995 when he changed his DJ-Nick into ‘The Peak’. This moment in his life was mostly controlled by Stanny Franssen. He had heard this mega performer on a radio show called ‘Teknoville’ and decided that ‘Techno’ was the new tool to perform with. From then on his DJ-career got a boost. He started in organizing local Techno-parties and invited the more ‘known’ DJ’s in the Belgian Techno scene such as Stanny Franssen (G-Force @ that time). In 1997 Marco Bailey heard him play and decided to book him for an upcoming party. Since then he is booked on several occasions both within Belgium as abroad. He shared turntables with DJ’s as ; Carl Cox, Claude Young, Umek, Ben Sims, Jay Denham, Cari Lekebusch, Speedy J., Gaetano Parisio, James Ruskin, Rino Cerrone, Danilo Vigorito, Woody McBride, Adam Jay, Henrik B, Damon Wild, W.J. Henze, Stanny Franssen, Dean Rodell, Sheela, Patrik Skoog, Marco Bailey, Redhead & many others. In February 2002 he once again changed his DJ-Nick. From then on it would be 'Peak'. This nick change came together with the start of a concept of his own. Phuzionz was born. The idea was to get 2 styles in 2 rooms at 1 location. Phuzionz seemed to be the logical concept name, the styles he combined were Techno & Drum ‘n’ Bass. Under the motto ; ‘2 stylez, 2 roomz, 1 location’ he organised this project completely by himself. The next Logical thing to do was to produce some own tracks, therefore he teamed up with Radical G. The second Dedkob featured a track by Peak & Radical G. (Their debut) It was once again charted by Mr. Clarke (3rd spot ! - First Dedkob was charted by Mr. Clarke as well on the 2nd spot), also Technasia, Misjah, Hardcell, Patrik Skoog, Stanny Franssen & others supported the 2nd Dedkob. ‘Fragmental Excursion’ was released on Stanny Franssen’s ‘GENETIC RECORDINGS’. ‘Tsjiktrak’ was released on the 3rd DEDKOB output & ‘Perg’ is released by Belgium’s Kroma Recordings (Soulpreacher & Xentrix). ‘Distortik’ got released by Subsounds and features a rmx. by none other than W.J. Henze. Peak played @ I LOVE TECHNO – 2004 for Studio Brussels ‘Switch – discover the DJ’. How better to top off the year than playing @ one of Europe’s biggest indoor techno festival. Since 2005 he got more interested in the minimal stream and is working on releases of his own in this genre. Chart June 2008 1. Claro Intelecto - Rise - Modern Love 2. Smith & Selway - Departure (Nihad Tule Rmx) - DC 3. Andrey Zots - I Am - AFU 4. Zimmermann - On Drumzzz - Snork 5. Jens Zimmermann - Dawning Voice - Hi Freaks 6. Norman - First Continuous EP - Snork 7. Bukkador & Fishbeck - Live Is Life - My Best Friend Ltd. 8. Stephan Bodzin - Bremen-Ost - Herzblut 9. Super Flu - Zinnober - Herzblut 10. Heartthrob - Painter Paint Me - M_nus 11. Metalogic - Boxed & Warped - Hidden Agenda 12. Heckmann - Las Vegas - AFU 13. Horrevorts - Evolver (JH Remix) - Kanzleramt 14. Giorgos Gatzigristos - Proper Latin Usage EP - Wolfskuil 15. Pan-Pot - Lost Tracks - TTF 16. Delano & Rohr - Machine Run - Plus 8 17. Boola - No Spam Here - LoMidHigh Lmtd. 18. Daniele Papini - Church Of Nonsense - Alchemy 19. Grimes Adhesif - Wilmslow Road - Curle 20. Brommage Dub - Pan Thing EP - Brommage Dub | |
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Ricardo Villalobos - Sei Es Drum - 18-Mar-08 07:06 AM
Well, there's a lot of pro & contra goin' on for this release.
I have to put myself in the pro corner on this one. I've always liked Villalobos' reduced minimal tracks he's released over the years. I'm not equally excited about all tracks on this doubler but I've played them almost all and they do the trick.
The one that stands out for me on this release has to be 'Druic'.
Overall excellent release in my opinion.
Flug - Burning Brains - 03-Mar-08 11:44 AM
The title track of this release is by far one of the most exciting tracks I've played over the last year.
This could have easily been released on M_nus and would have been charted like crazy !!!
Excellent bleepy minimal track supported by a badass kick and just the right amount of psychedelic breaks to get the crowd screaming for more.
I kid you not.
For those who do not have this release, shame on you, get it ASAP and agree fully on my review !
Marc Houle - Techno Vocals - 06-Oct-07 06:25 AM
Whilst normaly anxiously awaiting a new M_nus release, sniffing the brand new vinyl, having this uncontrolable hunger to penetrate the grooves with a record needle and letting the speakers blow the awesome power of the Minimal side through the roof I must say that I'm seriously disappointed in this one.
It begins with a patented M_nus deep kick as expected from a Marc Houle production and then it begins ;
Why are all the vocals pitched down so low ?
This is the way we make techno ?
Who wants to know ?
This sure as hell isn't techno let alone a good M_nus release.
I'm quite sure Hawtin could have chosen better tracks than this one to celebrate the 50th of M_nus.
I'm not saying Mr. Houle is a bad producer, the contrary is a fact if you look at his previous releases
So you can understand the disappointment in regards to this commercial wannabe 'I Love Techno' anthem !
Nuff said, up to better & bigger things Marc !
Lomidhigh Lmtd. - 10-May-07 08:24 PM
Awesome label and awesome releases.
Tight grooving minimal stuff that get's played in each and every set I've done till now & it sure differs a lot from what M_nus releases, but in my opinion, this label can have a shot at being the best label for 2007.
The fact that they are all limited to 200 copies makes it fun to hunt the releases down and I for one will not rest till I've laid my hands on a copy.
All 10" pearls, excellent mastering and excellent tracks.
Keep it up guys caus this is by far the most promising thing I've laid my hands on this year.
Mike Shannon - Tactile Green EP - 07-May-07 06:59 AM
3rd in the 'Tactile' color EP series and the best one imo.
'Quetschkommode' is such a groovylicious track it's hard to stand still when playing it.
Deep groove, happy melody and yet powerfull enough to hype the crowd.
I preffer the B-side on this release allthough the A-side is an excellent minimal track as well.
But the effort was put in 'Quetschkommode' and that's very obvious.
The percussion on the A-side reminds me a bit of an old Surgeon track.
But the sentiment and the emotions are well defined in these two tracks.
So tumbs up Mike, Excellent one !!
