ThaDarkStranger

An absolute oldskool boy, been following the electronic scene all the way from back in 88 or so. Really dug the whole house (acid-, hip- and classic house) movement with it´s experimental and fresh vibe artists like Phuture, Adonis, DJ Pierre, Hithouse, Technotronic, The Shamen, M.A.R.R.S., Midi Rain, Mr. Fingers, A Guy Called Gerald, S‘Express, D-Mob, The KLF, Frankie Knuckles and Lil Louis.

Then when the big, hard & funky techno rave tunes from Belgium and the seminal UK hardcore sound came along I went completely bonkers, I was hooked for life! Stuff from 808 State, Quadrophonia, LFO, Underground Resistance, D-Shake, Dr. Baker, Eon, The B-sides, Human Resource, N-Joi, Set Up System and lots of other artists. And more on the hardcore breakbeat tip, stuff from artist such as 4 Hero, Kicksquad, The Scientist, Messiah, Lennie De Ice, LTJ Bukem, 2 Bad Mice, Doc Scott, The Holy Ghost, Genaside II, Shades Of Rhythm, A Guy Called Gerald, Acen, Manix, The Shut Up And Dance collective, Altern 8, Baby D, Blame, Carl Cox, Desired State, Release, DJ Seduction, DJ Trace, DJ SS, Isotonik and loads of other acts.

"Hardcore will never die...only multiply..."

The darkside jungle sounds of 1993 (Goldie, 4 Hero, DJ Crystl, Bounty Killaz, The Invisible Man, Bizzy B, Skanna, Wax Doctor etc.) where really my cup of tea; the complex beats, sinister sounds, sample freedom and everything. The jungle & d&b of 94-95 only made me love the whole breakbeat scene even more, cause at that time there was some real innovation and experimentation going on.

I dug the drum&bass sounds from 1996 till about 2000 when I totally lost interest in the sounds like trancestep and other silly sidetracks of the d&b sound. It had really stagnated and gotten incredibly predictable. Finally got back more and more into drum&bass in the last few years with brilliant artists such as Cern, OneMind, Clarity, Homemade Weapons, Stray, Sabre, Dub Phizix, D-Bridge and many more. Things are looking good.

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Also really into ambient music and slow‘n‘deep electronic rhythms. Both the old stuff; Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Vangelis, Brian Eno, Jean Michel Jarre, Steve Roach etc. and the modern stuff by Pete Namlook, The Orb, Aural Float, Global Communications, Biosphere, Aphex Twin, Dreamfish and last but not least the maestros of The Future Sound Of London.

Also a big fan of the classic Progressive House sound with artist like Leftfield, Sasha, Gypsy, Gat Decor, The Sabres Of Paradise, System 7, Moby, Lionrock, Havana, Blake Baxter and many more. Those old tunes from about 1990 till 1993 are some of the best ones I´ve heard, real classics in my book.

Damn, there´s just so much quality stuff out there that HAS to be listened to and enjoyed forever...