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Optiv

Edd Holmes, better known in the Drum & Bass scene as Optiv, first started his music career in the early 90s working at Dance 2, his local record shop in Guildford. At about the same time he was learning his production skills at SAE in London and also found time to hold a weekend job of assistant engineer at Ministry of Sound nightclub. Having completed his studies, he became a main player for the Drum & Bass outfit Pressure Rise.

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Reflekt

(1) reflekt is a Danish band, mainly located in Roskilde. The band consists of 7 members. They play soothing music with religious lyrics. In 2006 they self-released the EP 'Grace Falling'. In 2008 they released their self-eponymous debut album through the record company Rock 'n' Soul. (2) Reflekt is a dance music outfit from England. The act consists of DJ/remixer/producers Seb Fontaine and Jay Peake (aka Jay P.), with Delline Bass doing vocals.

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InsideInfo

Sucked into the innovative sounds at an early age, it wasn’t long before Inside Info, or Paul to his friends, began to become infatuated with broken beats and, after receiving a copy of ‘Rave ‘92’ as a Christmas present, began to delve deeper into the world of dance music: Forming a partnership with a friend, the name Inside Info started out as a duo, they worked hard in the studio and landed themselves a show on Origin FM where they would play their new tracks, getting feedback instantly from the hordes of D&B fans tuning in each week.

Read more about InsideInfo on Last.fm.

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Inside Info

Paul aka Inside Info is a fairly recent producer from London, United Kingdom, who is currently unleashing a series of highly energetic tech-step/neurofunk releases onto the dnb scene. Characterized by dense atmospheres, nasty basslines and pumping beats, his music is not only brilliantly architected but also absolutely dancefloor-proof. According to himself his music is mostly influenced by Orbital, Prodigy, Underworld, TeeBee, Calyx, Kemal And Rob Data, Subfocus, Pendulum, Fresh, Hybrid...

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Conquering Lion

1. Conquering Lion aka Congo Natty aka Rebel MC is the stage name of Jungle producer and Toaster Michael West. "Conquering Lion" is short for "the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah," one of emperor's Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia many titles. 2. Conquering Lion (http://www.myspace.com/conqueringli0n) is also a dub/reggae/hardcore band from Tetovo, Macedonia. This is the official last.fm page of this band: http://www.last.fm/music/Conquering+Lion+%28Mk%29

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