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James Furness

James’ sets are defined by their eclectic nature – from breakbeat to tech house via prog and electro, there is too much good music out there to be constrained to one genre! They are also defined by their use of technology to blend the genres together into a seamless mix of multifaceted mayhem. From the early influences of his parents’ record and tape collection to the rock he listened to as a teenager, a few events started to shape the evolution of his tastes to today, starting with discovering the seminal Chemical Brothers album “Surrender” leading to an immersion in electronic music...

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Petre Inspirescu

Often compared with the likes of Luciano and Villalobos, Bucharest's Petre Inspirescu (b. Radu Bodiu, 1979) is one the most prominent names from the fertile electronic scene in Romania. Inspirescu has long been a pivotal figure alongside his frequent accomplices Raresh and Rhadoo, and in the last two years, his appearances in Ibiza and throughout Europe have brought his name to many listeners’ lips. In september 2007, Inspirescu released a 4 track/40 minute EP entitled "Tips", for Luciano's Cadenza label, a smooth blend of minimal click house.

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Raudive

Real Name: Oliver Ho
Profile: Prolific London, UK based DJ/producer who debuted on Blueprint in 1996. Founded his own label, Meta in 1997 and continued to develop his style towards a more dancefloor friendly brand of funky tribal techno, while retaining experimental elements and continuing to produce for other labels. Later set up a number of sublabels under Meta to cater for a widening repertoire of electronic styles, incorporating influences from jazz, funk, fusion, rock and avant garde styles of all kinds.

Read more about Raudive on Last.fm.

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Henry Saiz

Producer and DJ born in Madrid. He's been involved with music since very young, playing in several bands that offered a tribute to very different styles like black metal or pop. He showed a passion for synthesizers since he was a child, but it is in 1999 when electronic music captures him in an irreversible way, and he starts his fulltime dedication to music production. Since then, he has been working with several artists and bands linked to the vanguard, delivering many projects.

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Prince Club

Prince Club (ex-MadKids) are two young dj/producers who have been attracting a certain amount of attention. In less then a year, the two have already released dual EP's, which were instantly supported by industry heavyweights Mowgli, Round Table Knights, Camel, Brodinski, Edu K, Sinden and the whole Discobelle crew. With numerous club and festival gigs under their belts, including Montreal's prestigious electronic music festival, Igloofest, Pikinic Electronik and the recent Nuits Sonores in Lyon, France, Prince Club are quickly securing their position among the Major Leaguers.

Read more about Prince Club on Last.fm.

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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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Eddie Richards

It has been a very busy time for Eddie Richards, dance musics Quintessential pioner and "Britains godfather of house and techno" (Mixmag). One of the first DJs to champion house back in the mid 80s and one of the UK's original mix DJs residing at London's Camden Palace, voted best club in the world, (Record Mirror.) Eddie became a key figure in a new music and cultural movement soon to explode worldwide. After playing at such influential and original underground clubs as Clink St. and Heaven in London and Manchester s Hacienda, he went one to headline the legendary UK pay parties Sunrise.

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