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Ed209

Signed to Hardcore Beats, Ed209, the west London breaks producer/DJ has come along way since the days of dodgy pirate radio and Jungle. Spinning from the tender age of 14 he now finds himself playing regularly at heavyweight events such as Raindance, Best Of British, Breakbeat Connection, Innovation, Essence of Chi, Trigger, and Back To The Old School, not to mention all the parties abroad and the pyrotechnicradio.com and Breaks fm shows that he manages to maintain.

Read more about Ed209 on Last.fm.

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MANASYt

MANASYt hails from the twilight zone - post communist Bulgaria. Growing up with Swans, Voivod, Godflesh and singing in hardcore/metal outfits has a big influence on his current sound.
In 1998 he moves to USA and totally gets into electronic music. In 2002 starts making his own brand neuro illektro, slowly forming his unique sound. First gets recognized in 2003 by respected german label Kommando 6 releasing the first EP. Numerous releases follow on Touchin'Bass(UK), Roulette Rekordz(Belgium), Karma Ketchup(France). At this time MANASYt resides in Detroit.

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Johnny Cage

There are apparently three entries for Johnny Cage. According to the similar artists, the more popular one would appear to be the Valencia, CA hardcore act Johnny Cage. However, Johnny Cage is also the name of a remix DJ, whom can be read about below. There is also a third Johnny Cage. It's a band from the Netherlands lead by Johan Kooi (drummer of Bonne Aparte). With members of Bonne Aparte, In Limbo and Pluto. They make dreamy indie-rock. John C. Lewis III, a/k/a DJ 'Johnny CaGe' writes and remixes Electronic Breaks Music, as well as an occasional experimental Hip-Hop song or two.

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Psychonauts

Three bands with the name Psychonauts exist : 1) DJ band formed by Paul Mogg and Pablo Clements. 2) Psytrance duo from Greece. 3) Psychobilly band from Switzerland. 1)The Psychonauts are Paul Mogg and Pablo Clements. Two school friends from Yeovil in Somerset. They became friends through a shared love of hip hop and disco. They started a club night known as the Night Of Cookers and mixed up hip hop, house and techno.

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Rektchordz

Jamie Smithson aka Recktchordz has had an obsession with music and its culture since the age of 11. Growing up DJing through many different styles of music , at 21 Jamie has a lot more knowledge about the industry than you would think. Jamie quickly learnt the basics to launch himself into the world of production. A big step came when Jay discovered Breaks a new love for him to throw all his enthusiasm at.

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Fatback Band

The Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback) is an American funk and disco band. Most popular in the 1970s and 1980s, The Fatback Band is most known for their Top Ten R&B hits, "(Do The) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", and "Backstrokin'". Their 1979 single "King Tim III (Personality Jock)" is sometimes considered the first hip hop single.

Read more about Fatback Band on Last.fm.

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Radikal Guru

Mateusz Miller aka Radikal Guru is a producer and dj born in northern Poland. Based in Cork IE Guru has been setting up dancefloors around Europe with some of the heaviest dubstep beats coming out of the country. Heavily influenced by dub originators such as King Tubby, Scientist and Lee Scratch Perry, Radikal Guru produces sounds of roots reggae combined with dubstep.
Started in 2004 from making trip-hop, electronica and jungle beats he developed his sound by experimenting with ethnic sounds of Middle east and India.

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