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Matthew Dear

In the span of a few years, Texas-born, Detroit-based Matthew Dear has established himself as one of America's foremost minimal techno producers. Dear and Ghostly International founder Sam Valenti IV met while the two were attending the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. In 1999, Dear collaborated with ghettotech pioneer Daisha on Ghostly's inaugural 12", "Hands Up for Detroit." In 2001 he released "Irreparably Dented," his debut 12" on Ghostly International's more dancefloor-oriented Spectral Sound subsidiary.

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Donnacha Costello

Though Donnacha Costello first began producing music back in 1989, it wasn't until late 2000 that he globally emerged as a truly remarkable producer. Long recognized as one of Dublin, Ireland's most talented producers, Costello may have began his musical career in 1989, but he first began to dabble in minimal electronic music around 1996 after completing his philosophy degree and immersing himself in the concepts of Steve Reich and John Cage.

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Dachshund

Dachshund was born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland. He got his first introduction to music in the 90's, playing guitar in Reggae bands. That was the beginning of his long lasting love story with dub music. Among other bands, his collaboration with The Restless Mashaits lead him to Downtown Kingston Jamaica in 1995, where he mixed instrumentals recorded in Switzerland on 2 inch tapes with Jamaican musicians recorded onsite. Jamaica was a revelation to Dachshund.

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MADATO

Waste, dream box and nonsense. Madato is a young guy. He is not that kind of person you may imagine when you hear his stuff. Or maybe yes, he is. Like Naples is not definitely that kind of junk place you may consider if you walk along the streets and see waste everywhere. There is more to figure out beyond the things. Madato is still wondering what

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Mark Broom

It all started in the summer of '89 ...Mark went on holiday to Tenerife and in the clubs they were spinning the now legendary Acid House music. On his return to England Broom went on a search for this music... found it... bought some turntables and the birth of his musical career was born. After a few years of playing at peoples parties, Mark decided to try his hand at making music.
Through a friend, he was introduced to Ed and Andy from Black Dog Productions.

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Margaret Dygas

Life as Margaret has experienced it has had more than it's fair share of unusual twists and turns, she quips about life in a very positive light 'Never a dull moment!' With a childhood that began in Poland, at aged 11 she escaped to Germany with her family before eventually moving to the States, initially to San Jose, California. In the late eighties the music she was surrounded by and adhered to was old school hip hop; there were house parties every weekend and lots of chillin' in the backyard.

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Weekend Heroes

Weekend Heroes are Felix Timelock and Eli DJ Zombi, oldtime players in global electronic scene. Timelock is a success into international psychedelic circus and Zombi one of leading progressive house DJs from Israel. Both perform for their living for many years and been there and here too.. We started this project to make sure no one of you Heroes will not miss phat soundtrack for peak of your weekend;)

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Audion

Amidst the maelstrom of aliases adopted by Detroit's prodigious and prolific Matthew Dear, Audion is undoubtedly the grittiest; the singles "Kisses" and "The Pong" earned immense praise for their serrated approach to 4/4 techno in 2004, bringing untamed synths and raucous beats into a devastating melange. Providing some of Spectral's hardest, dirtiest songs, the Suckfish LP was unleashed in fall 2005.

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