Spirit meets programming. Emotion meets logic. Man meets machine. Engine=EarZ Prashant 'Engine-EarZ' Mistry - Electronics
Kabir Kainth - Percussion
Sam Sowerby - Drums
Luxy - Co-Production
Nathan "Flutebox" Lee - Flutes Hometown - Reading, UK
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Crookers on Ilike Drawing from influences of house, hip hop and beyond, Crookers blend their beats with the kind of fidget house finesse that gives Potty Mouth Music its soiled swagger. Since 2003, DJs Phra and Bot have been drawing upon their collective musical backgrounds to create tracks that twist, startle and surprise with synthetic pop. Before their collaboration as Crookers, Bot and Phra pursued their music interests on a separate tip. Bot took up the piano and guitar at an early age, later moving onto synths, turntables and sequencers.
Rockethead is stirring up the electro-scene since 2008 with a blend of vintage sounds & modern technology. 2012 saw the release of "At the Busstop" on Red Robot Records / UK &
"Crazy People" on Chocolat Soul Records / Spain Some remixes of Rockethead-tracks can already be found throughout the Internet and propell their way further into the terran cyberspace. He's the guy for a night full of colorful music, always walking on the thin line between science-fiction & the swinging charm of the twenties.
Oliver $ continues working closely with Jesse Rose and producing records and remixes that are being played by the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Derrick Carter and Switch. 2008 started with a bang for Oliver as Hotflash was released on made to play in january and has been a massive hit. His remixes for Swag, Idiotproof (aka Jamie Anderson and Deepgroove) and Jacob London have caused devastation all over and his remix of Grovesnor’s Drive your car on Grecoroman got the biggest reaction in Jesse Rose’s set to 20,000 people on New Years day 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
Boy 8-bit; a young and upcoming producer famous for his infectious "bleep" electro-styled tracks inspired by the computer games of old. Boy 8-Bit's name hails from the days of old. Using an Amiga computer to produce in his youth, he dealt in 8-bit samples and hence the name. Although still relatively unknown, his EP "Suspense is Killing Me" received great critical claim on the underground Electro/Synth circuit.
Kye Gibbon is a fresh-faced 21 year old producer and DJ from High Wycombe, going by the name of Foamo. Here's another up-and-comer banging out tasty wobbly basslines and fidgety beats and has rightly received alot of attention from the likes of MSTRKRFT, Drop The Lime, Crookers and Kissy Sell Out.
Since the age of 13 Foamo has immersed himself in the garage, dubstep, jungle/d'n'b, hip hop and grime scenes. With all these influences combined, Foamo has crafted his own category of electro that often revolves around a filthy bassline and kinetic beats.
Please note there are several artists named David Lewis spanning across various genres of Music. (1) British based 'one man band', writer and musician; David Lewis. Mixing epic "rock-influenced" with electro melodies and a cohererant progressive sound reminiscent of major bands such as Porcupine Tree, it is easy to get lost in a magical world of imagery created through Lewis' work. Songs from 'Fountain Of Youth' may be solely musical based, but their lyrics scream out to the listener as they become part of his musical world - Truly breathtaking.
“On a afternoon somewhere in the beginning of 2007 two friends decided to join forces, one Dj and one producer, both sharing great passion for house music.. Bassjackers was born..!” Bassjackers aka Marlon Flohr and Ralph van Hilst had not foreseen what was coming when they started out with their collaboration. Marlon was already Dj-ing for a while and Ralph experimented a lot with making different kinds of dance music. Marlon was mainly playing house music at the time and then the idea came to push Ralphs productions in that direction so that Marlon could play the tracks in his sets.
Tom Hingley (born 9 July 1965) is a musician from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the band Inspiral Carpets. He moved to Oldham in 1984, formed a band called Too Much Texas, and got a job collecting glasses at the legendary night club The Hacienda in Manchester. He joined the Inspiral Carpets as lead vocalist in 1989 and they split in 1995. They continue to sporadically tour to play Greatest Hits sets.