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Noah Pred

2009-10-28T08:49:00.000-07:00

Noah Pred: Toronto, Canada

Producing dance music and performing live for the past ten years, Noah Pred emerged from Vancouver's underground as a sought-after techno DJ with a sophisticated sound and unique style. Devoted to authentic and soulful strains of techno in all its permutations, Noah's sound continues to evolve while remaining firmly driven by the dancefloor.

Since his first records were released, his productions have received international support, garnering critical acclaim while moving dancefloors across the globe. As a DJ and live act, he's toured throughout Europe and North America, performing alongside such diverse artists as Josh Wink, Mathew Jonson, and James Holden. After a three-year stint in Montreal working for Consigned Recordings while holding a residency at Stereobar, Noah relocated to the West Coast to produce his field recording based techno full-length, 'Ecocosm', which was soon released on New Kanada.

Exploring his compositional versatility, Pred launched the Shen project in 2004. Geared towards digital downtempo, electronic dub and emotive IDM, Shen provided a creative outlet for productions that roam beyond the borders of clubland. Noah's debut Shen full-length, 'Outlines', was released on Native State Records in late 2006.

Now based in Toronto, Pred has developed a loyal and devoted following for his potent DJ sets while running the digital imprint Thoughtless Music from his studio headquarters. His recent productions and remixes have been causing a buzz, and following high profile performances at last year's MUTEK and Decibel festivals, Noah's poised for exciting things in the year ahead - with his new full-length, 'Blind Alignments' out now on Thoughtless.

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Max Cooper

2009-10-25T16:06:00.000-07:00

Max Cooper is a London based musician and geneticist. A combination of these influences is evident in Maxs turntablist DJ sets, technical production style and abstract research topics. Max started DJing in the late 90's in his home city of Belfast, Gaining inspiration from artists like QBert, DJ Craze, Baboo and DJ Noize, who used turntables as instruments to create new beats and sounds through scratching and juggling. This DJ style consumed Maxs time for several years until he turned his focus to his next musical obsession in productions.
Maxs DJ career started in 1999, with a residency at Rumour in Belfast. A move to Nottingham to pursue his scientific studies then followed, with the start of his long-standing residency at UK club night, Firefly, now in its 9th year. Max was quickly recognised by the media, receiving the label of Mixmag future hero. This National recognition helped Max along the way to a BBC Radio1 invite on Fergies Friday night show early in 2004. Maxs Radio1 set was well received, and provided him with a signing to Ornadel Management and Mainstage artists. This provided Max with regular dates across the UK and abroad while he pursued the development of his academic and music productions career. Following the completing of his degree, masters and PhD in Nottingham, Max made the move to London to work on new music and research projects. Currently his main projects include the development of his productions and DJing career with Traum schallplatten and management, Germany, mathematical modelling research on the evolution of networks of genes at University College London, and a sci-art project combining evolutionary and music production algorithms.

Since 2001, Max has played a fundamental role at Firefly, helping the night develop into the giant it is today. This residency has seen Max perform alongside acts including Jeff Mills, Booka Shade, Vitalic, Hot Chip, Dave Clarke, Justice, Digitalism, Derrick May, Slam, Alter Ego, Umek, Alex Under, M.A.N.D.Y., Stanton Warriors, Paul Woolford, Justin Robertson, Speedy J, Daddy G (Massive Attack), Marco Bailey, Andrew Weatherall, Ben Sims, Adam Freeland, Plump DJs, Technasia, Freq Nasty, Phil Kieran, Rolando, Fergie, Hybrid, Green Velvet, Luke Slater, Brodinski etc etc etc!

Maxs personal production career began in 2006, with signings to Firefly recordings and Evolved Records, with considerable chart and press review success for Max at an early stage. Much in line with Maxs DJing style, his production is a fusion of elements from electronica, minimal, electro and techno. 2007 saw Max gain new Residencies The Key - London, Stealth Nottingham and The Cross London. Firefly also continues to expand, with new events and festivals in Bristol, London, Sheffield, Birmingham and Nottingham. 2007 also saw Maxs turntablist skills commissioned by the BBC to make a scratch tutorial video which is available on the BBC website.

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dub KULT

2009-10-25T08:28:00.000-07:00

dub KULT has been making music and DJing since 1990. His records and his label, Living, get props from everyone from Bug to Villalobos to Weatherall to Vath. He’s been remixed by Guido Schneider and remixed Efendin, and been in Groove’s top 10 techno releases of the year as early as 2003. He's released on Warp's offshoot Arcola, German labels Traum and Raum...Musik, Belgium’s Curle and has a track coming on the UK’s Veryverywrongindeed and a remix of Petar Dundov due out this year on Music Man. He did the soundtrack for Channel 4's upcoming Burning Man film, the Tomorrow's World Live show and he’s played every where from Watergate, Berlin, to Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, Nevada.

Always pushing the boundaries and an experimentalist at heart, he has developed a unique, bleeding edge live AV set with integrated improvised music and live triggered/generated visuals.

dub KULT doesn't serve up an arid musical mono-culture, but a rich mix. The diversity of his music is a reflection of his background half-Indian, half-English, part-time member of both the cool crowd and the geek gaggle, neither definitively house nor techno. The music he makes is for both the head and the body. It is both experimental and accessible. Even tunes that seem made for those moments when you're lost on the dance-floor always have some latent, brooding meaning an intention. Like few DJs of his generation, dub

KULT understands that at the centre of clubbing madness lies a still, reflective core.

It's a special insight into party music that's great for your mind, body and soul.

dub KULT is a man whose whole career has been dedicated to the un-ending call-and-response of rhythm, this time expressed in electronic music.

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Swayzak

2009-10-23T08:24:00.000-07:00

James Taylor and David Brown
United Kingdom

As a true product of the musical diversity ever present in London, Swayzak drift among genres and create something that is undeniably original and distinctive. This is electronic music that has funk, feeling and atmosphere - not just breakbeats and samples.

is a tech house duo from the United Kingdom that consists of James S. Taylor and David Brown. They live and work in London and released their first 12" single "Bueno" / "Fukumachi" in February 1997 to much acclaim. It was followed up by the 12" "Speedboat" / "Low Rez Skyline" to become part of the burgeoning tech-house scene in the UK.

Their debut long player, Snowboarding in Argentina was released by The Medicine Label (USA) and Pagan Records (UK) in May 1998. It garnered many positive reviews. The album was later chosen as 1998 Album Of The Year in the U.S. dance publication Mixer.

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Noise Destruction

2009-10-22T16:46:00.000-07:00

It's pretty fair to say that DJZ and FAKIR are the pioneers of house and techno culture in Serbia & Montenegro.They started as NOISE DESTRUCTION in 1992. although they met in 90. Their interest in HIPHOP and later ACID HOUSE resulted with collaboration and when their first bootleg/single called "Laki is a little nervous" became really big in clubs,duo decided to continue producing music. During the 90's they were responsible for building the scene in the country through their residencies in clubs,TV and RADIO shows and shocking live acts. Their first international recognition was through German NEUFORM label with 3 singles which came out during 1997-1998 In 1999. when EXIT festival started DJZ and FAKIR were involved and they stayed residents for this biggest festival in eastern europe for 4 years. NOISE DESTRUCTION performed live in june 2007. with CHEMICAL BROTHERS and on DANCE ARENA / EXIT festival in july 2007.After a long brake new tracks are coming out and they are starting their own label called Boomerang Fish with two sublabels Stativa and Vaseline Kamikezes.In June 2008 Noise Destruction will start hosting a internet radio show called Boomerang on greek Dance radio.

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Taras van de Voorde

2009-10-22T13:51:00.000-07:00

Taras van de Voorde is a not to be overseen little big musical gem hailing from the Netherlands, at this moment Taras is rocking clubs locally as well as worldwide like in Athens, Lyon, Barcelona, London, Izmir, Istanbul and Antwerp as it was all he ever did since he was born, leaving nothing but a trail of dancefloor destruction and loads of smiling people behind.. This guy is seriously on a dancefloor shakin’ tech tip, working around the clock and world to promote his sound. Which can be described in one word as : DEEPGROOVYPROGRESSIVETECHHOUSEFUNK.

Definition of his sound is not too hard, not too soft but quality music with a firm uplifting energetic drive not afraid to bend or cross boundaries whenever necessary...and always with the goal to rock your socks off. Taras as a producer has already crafted a range of well-received and heavily supported tracks and remixes on highly respected labels like; Exceptional, Manual, Lofi-Soul, Stolen Moments and Octopus. Summer 2009 will be even more exciting due to his upcoming releases on Darko Esser’s Wolfskuil imprint which holds a massive remix made by Laurent Garnier’s ‘ F-Comm’ hero’s: The Youngsters and ofcourse his follow-up EP “Music Kills”on Exceptional records which has been released as we speak. Taras has also been asked to do the remix for Filippo Moscatello’s Kleinmond tune from his brilliant new album ‘Pagliaccio’ on Sasse’s and Berlin based label ‘Moodmusic’ , which will be released later this year.. also having Crepe D’amour peaking in rotation(270.000+Views and counting!!) on worlds best youtube deephouse channel and you could say that this is a pretty nice start of 2009 isn’t? But this aint all yet cause there is much more to come soon!

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ray K

2009-10-22T09:22:00.000-07:00

ray K was born in Bartow FL sometime in the mid 70's. He grew affectionate for music of all forms very early in his childhood. His first mix tapes were done on large dictation tape recorders. Later he moved on to two tape decks and then two Belt Drive Turntables... All before teaching himself the art of sophisticated blend. His current mixes employ a wide variety of down tempo, classic, and current electronic dance music . In that respect there is really no specific sound for ray K . In one set or release he may play soulful / instrumental; in another he may be playing more progressive or techy. "There are only two requirements for the music I play. It must groove and it must be sexy."

Recently, more of the world was turned on to ray K with his guest mix appearance on Lars Behrenroth's Deeper Shades of House a popular weekly radio show for the deep house community, ray K's own radio show "The Rumor" www.wrumor.com is also gaining global poularity as well; featuring the roots and fundamental core music of electronica as well as new releases from producers all over the world. Future plans for ray K involve more work in the studio; as he is now working on his fourth original release and a host of edits and remixes.

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Boards of Canada

2009-08-30T04:29:00.001-07:00

Boards of Canada (commonly abbreviated BoC) are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison (born June 1, 1970) and Marcus Eoin Sandison (born July 21, 1971). They are signed with Warp Records and have released several works on that label with little advertising and few interviews, while also having an elusive and obscure back-catalogue of releases on their self-run Music70 label. They have also recorded a few minor works under the alias Hell Interface.

Boards of Canada's music is reminiscent of the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s media and contains themes of childhood, nostalgia and the natural world. Michael and Marcus have mentioned the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group's name is derived, as a source of inspiration.

BoC's sound is a product of their use of analog equipment, mix of electronic and conventional instrumentation, use of distorted samples as well as live and recorded lyrics, and their layering and blending of these elements. Their avoidance of a purely synthetic sound gives their music a warmer, emotive quality often meant to inspire nostalgia. This is helped by the use of samples sourced from 1970s television shows and other media prevalent in the era of the brothers' shared childhood, especially the nature-inspired documentaries produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

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Archive - You All LookThe Same To Me

2009-08-30T04:07:00.001-07:00

ARCHIVE started off as a trip-hop outfit back in 1994 when Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths got together with female singer Roya Arab and a young rapper named Roski John. They released a few singles on their own Swam label and broke up in 1996 following some dispute. A year later, they reformed with new personnel to record their first official album entitled "Londinium" - purely trip-hop. After a brief split-up once again, Keeler and Griffiths hired yet another couple of musicians and in 1999, released "Take My Head" - strictly a pop album. In 2002, with yet another set of helpers, they finally decided to go prog and gave us "You All Look the Same to Me".

From the very first notes of "You All Look the Same to Me", you can tell the boys all hold their PINK FLOYD collections in high esteem. It incorporates mainly floydian elements with some RADIOHEAD and COLDPLAY, and features some well orchestrated epics that merit its inclusion on this site. However, the fan base is much divided as to its progressive merits: some rave about it while others would much rather have the boys stick to their trip-hop shenanigans. One thing they do agree on is the excellent musicianship displayed throughout.

If you're a true-blue PINK FLOYD affionado, ARCHIVE's latest release won't live up to your standards. If RADIOHEAD or PORCUPINE TREE meet your prog criteria, then there's a fair chance you will appreciate it.

Studio Album, released in 2002

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Again (16:19)
2. Numb (5:47)
3. Meon (5:43)
4. Goodbye (5:38)
5. Now And Then (1:22)
6. Seamless (1:43)
7. Finding It So Hard (15:33)
8. Fool (8:26)
9. Hate (3:41)
10. Need (2:27)
11. Again (Radio Edit) Bonus track (3:30)
12. Men Like You (Exclusive New Track) (3:56)

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BT

2009-08-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

Brian Transeau (born Brian Wayne Transeau on October 4, 1971, in Rockville, Maryland) is a musician who records under the stage name BT. Classically trained from the age of 13, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for one year before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles, California, and then back to Washington, D.C…

Brian Transeau is the father of a young daughter, Kaia. He lives and composes his works in his Los Angeles home/studio in which he has a few Apple G5’s and 8 AMD dual-core Opteron 64-bit desktops which he uses for his techno-wizardry.

BT is known in production circles for his signature technique, the stutter edit, also known as the BT stutter. This technique consists of taking a small sample of a sound and then repeating it in a rhythmic way.

When recording with other artists, BT has used the aliases Kaistar, Libra, Dharma, Prana, Elastic Reality, Elastic Chakra, and GTB.

In February 2009 BT began to use Twitter to update his fans on the progress of his new album, BT has described the album as, "very focused, glitchy beats, lots for a dancefloor, amazing mixes and great guitars." He has also stated that his long awaited software releases will be released along with this new album as a limited edition box set containing remix material for all of the new songs.

This following information could change as the album has not yet been released.

Track names:

Feed The Monster
Metric Convolution
The Unbreakable (Feat. Rob Dickinson)
Suddenly
Rose of Jericho
Every Other Way (feat. Jes)
The Light In Me (feat. Jes)
A Million Stars (Unconfirmed)

BT Albums:

Ima
ESCM
Movement in Still Life
Emotional Technology
This Binary Universe

Remixes
BT has remixed songs from Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Sasha, Diana Ross, and Seal.

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Ben Watt

2009-08-29T18:35:00.000-07:00

Ben Watt (born 6 December 1959, Barnes, London) is a UK musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl. Watt is the son of British bandleader Tommy Watt. He lives with his spouse and creative partner Tracey Thorn in North London. The couple have twin daughters born in 1998 and a son born in 2001.

Ben Watt began recording in the early 1980s with a collection of folk-jazz solo recordings on Malvern, Worcestershire indie label Cherry Red (North Marine Drive). He then joined forces with vocalist Tracey Thorn in 1982 and concentrated for 18 years on writing and recording nine studio albums together as Everything but the Girl, racking up several UK Top 10 singles and albums and a global and U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-two ("Missing") in 1995. The band memorably shifted focus from their alt-pop in the mid 90's to achieve widespread recognition for their hugely successful interpretations of electronica (Walking Wounded, "Protection" with Massive Attack, Temperamental).

He run two independent record labels called Buzzin' Fly (House and Techno flavours) and Strange Feeling (Alt-Indie).

Now a central figure on London's club scene, Watt DJs regularly in the capital as well as all over Europe, Australia and North America with regular sell-out shows in many metropolitan cities. 2005 saw him tour extensively on the festival circuit (Good Vibrations, Homelands, Coachella, Ibiza, Lovebox Weekender, Electric Picnic)

Ben also hosts a weekly radio show, the Buzzin' Fly Radio Show

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Sandra Collins

2009-05-25T17:48:00.000-07:00

Sandra Collins (born in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American DJ. She got her start on the West Coast of the U.S. in Phoenix, Arizona and into residencies in Los Angeles, and eventually moved towards trance.

Perhaps more than any other genre, electronic dance music spent the 20th century dominated by male DJs and producers, with only the occasional vocalist such as Björk or Tracey Thorn attaining any sort of notoriety. Consider Sandra Collins the first female DJ to reach superstar status in the late-'90s electronic dance music explosion. By being one of the first American DJs to champion the traditionally Eurocentric sound of trance, she quickly rose to stardom. Her beginnings on the West Coast at rave parties and at clubs led to her eventual entry into the popular Tranceport album series along with a March 2000 cover story for the important New York publication, Mixer.

After an early interest in industrial-flavored techno, it wasn't long before Collins was spinning at the West Coast's infamous desert parties in the early '90s. There her musical style become increasingly melodic and ethereal, influenced by the spiritual desert surroundings. By the mid- to late '90s, she began moving toward the sounds of progressive house and eventually the more epic sounds of trance, much in the style of mid-'90s Sasha and Taylor. By the late '90s, once the elitist class of European trance DJs rose to superstar levels, Collins began moving away from the anthemic sounds that filled the crates of these European DJs and began looking for a more American sound, characterized by West Coast producers such as Deepsky. So on the one hand, she spun trance, a very European sound removed from America, but on the other hand, she favored the handful of American producers in the genre, resulting in a unique sound. This unique sound coupled with Collins' rarity status as a woman garnered her plenty of attention, catapulting her to notoriety seemingly overnight. Many have criticized that she might never have reached such levels of stardom had she been a man. Yet despite this criticism, she was awarded the coveted opportunities to first spin at Woodstock and to mix the third entry in the extremely popular Tranceport series. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide

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Bart Van Wissen

2009-05-05T18:27:00.000-07:00

What does one need these days in order to succeed in today’s tough world of the music industry? A great deal of determination would be a big answer. Besides the obvious elements such as knowing the right people, managing a fresh outlook towards dance music and possessing a certain level of musical awareness, maybe the most important quality that Dutch producer Bart van Wissen brings to the table is his genuine raw talent.

His dreams began around the tender age of seven, when his grandfather gave him his first keyboard. It didn’t take long before he taught himself to play some basic songs with it. After some time, his parents decided that it wouldn’t be such a bad idea if he took some lessons to help develop his musical skills. At age eleven, when most people are listening to bland pop songs on commercial radio, Bart started producing drum’n’bass tracks on his computer. His taste continued to evolve and he absorbed a larger variety of different styles such as house, trip-hop, jazz, funk and a healthy dose of abstract beats, all of which remain a major influence in his present work.

At the age of nineteen, Bart sent his first demo to Deep Records label boss Peter van Hal. After listening to just a few songs, Van Hal quickly decided that Bart was extremely unique. His fresh sound and incredible musical versatility really shined through his work. From that moment, Bart has been releasing music that has been played by the big DJs all over the world, covering a broad range of styles.

Nowadays, he still refuses to limit himself to just one style of music. His dancefloor-oriented work can be described as funky and danceable, yet at the same time very musical. His downtempo music (under his Sideways alias) contains elements from jazz, funk, triphop and even classical music.

Another important aspect of Bart van Wissen is that he has been working behind the decks for several years now. He’s quickly becoming an excellent DJ, capable of working huge crowds with his fresh attitude and tight mixing skills. In the last few years, he has been travelling to countries like Indonesia, Singapore, Russia, Greece and many more, to play at clubs and festivals.

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Tyler Stadius

2009-05-05T17:45:00.000-07:00

When you think TechHouse, you're sure to think of this Canadian born DJ. Known for his flawless mixing, TYLER STADIUS is one DJ guaranteed to house your socks off. Master of all things house, Tyler finds the groove and goes with it.
Tyler has played alongside some of the industries finest, such as Terry Francis, Lee Burridge and Eddie Richards, James Zabiela, Steve Porter, Craig Richards, Deep Dish, Infusion, Nick Warren, Phil K and Sasha just to name a few.

Tyler gained worldwide recognition after FABRIC enlisted him for their sixth CD release. Since then, he has played around the world including Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Italy, Germany, Scotland, England, France, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Bali, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and U.S.A.
Tyler's productions with Jay Tripwire, Terry Francis, Dave Mothersole, Grant Dell, Daniel Poli, Tyler Lewis and The Household Crew have been rippng up dance floors across the globe.

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James Holden Balance 005 CD 1

2009-03-11T07:22:00.000-07:00

James Holden is a British electronic music artist and DJ who has released numerous singles and remixes on different labels such as Lost Language, Perfecto Recordings, and Positiva Recordings. He currently runs his Border Community record label. He was also one-third of Mainline, which was responsible for the double single of "Narcotic" and "Innerspace".
James Studied Mathematics at Oxford University and released his first record at age 19. In April 2006 his mix album James Holden at the Controls was Mixmag's Album of the Month.

Be prepared to be swept off your feet with this set. I've never heard of James Holden before this Cd came to my ears trough one of my favorit internet radio,
it has one of those vibes that feel like a big deja-vu. It is composed of sweeping melodies and fluid beats. You feel lost in a symphony of sounds that mesh together seamlessly. I can barely hear the transition in between songs and before you know it you've blow through most of the set by the time you look at the current track that's being played.

Holden does a great job at mixing so many other elements and sounds that you'd be a fool to try and categorize this as anything other than brilliant.

James Holden Joins the upper echelon of electronic masters with this CD released in a series of other Balance CD's under the EQ label.
EQ is an Australia outlet for progressive house and breaks. Their most well known series is the 'Balance' series. EQ is owned and run by Melbourne's Stomp label and distribution company.

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Dj Kicks - Tiga

2009-03-08T10:05:00.000-07:00

Audio CD
Original Release Date: 27 Jan 2003
Number of Discs: 1
Label: K7
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Electro, Synth-pop

!K7 records was started in 1996. Founded in parallel to the already succesfull "DJ-Kicks" mix compilation series, the label was launched to establish a long-term platform for artistic and musical innovation.

This release by Tiga practically drips electro-house funk grooves from the moment the first track begins, and it stands its own ground for that reason. It's excellent to see that this release is completely solid with elements that just make the listener want to move, Awesome job on the decks by Tiga. this is very energy album one of the best in the DJ Kicks series. Very interesting and fun to listen to.
synthpop, electroclash, techno compilations but not more then a handful of them can be compared to this masterpiece. This is pure class.

The Amazon review says it best about his segues and song selections: they are a cut above the rest. Not only are they seamless, but they are also always unexpectedly great. Tiga clearly knows his stuff when it comes to mixing. Needless to say, of all my DJ Kicks selection, this is easily top three quality, and definitely one to keep the party going.

Tiga is very bizare character and sensetive, he mixed feelings about the current popularity surrounding himself and the electro scene.

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Naked Music lost on arrival

2009-03-08T08:00:00.001-07:00

Audio CD
Original Release Date: June 3, 2003
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Astralwerks, Naked Music Recordings
Genre: Electronic

This is a very deep dark journey into the world where house meets electroclash, dub, jungle blend with dirty, dirty disco, deep dub, the underlying you get is electro aroma that is very funky, dynamics and above of all intelligent !

The mixing is so flawless on LOA that you think you're listening to the same song until the bass-lines and chords kick in. Naked Music has done an amazing job of bringing us new songs and a style of music that its fans are not accustomed to, but can certainly appreciate.

Unadulterated funky beats and tripped-out atmospherics are the order of the day here.
I asked myselve a simple question. If I could step into my dream club right now, what would be pumping from the sound system ?
Well the answer is right here…so check in, grab a seat, have a drink and prepare to be…Lost On Arrival.

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kevin yost

2009-03-08T05:31:00.000-07:00

Kevin Yost presents the 5th edition of his Small Town Underground series.

One of America's best young house producers, Kevin Yost has translated his jazz inspirations and percussion inclinations into dance productions of quiet beauty, harnessing the vibes of sublime domestic producers from Larry Heard to Derrick May. An early fan of jazz fusion and a drummer as well, Yost was DJing weddings and the like at the tender age of 13.
A contract with Chicago's Guidance label brought his first release, a 1996 EP titled Unprotected Sax. One year later, Yost signed a contract to begin working with the New Jersey acid-jazz-house label i! Records, and in 1998, the single "One Starry Night" became a big mover in progressive house circles.

ARTiST : VA
ALBUM : Kevin Yost presents Small Town Underground 5
YEAR : 2009 01 27
LABEL : I Records
GENRE : House

Kevin Yost returns once again with his SMALL TOWN UNDERGROUND Series.
The overwhelming success of the first 3 parts have helped carve out a place for Mr. Yost in house music history as well as formulate a highly successful DJ career.
This fifth edition of the series focuses on Kevin’s evolution from small town boy to world class DJ. On this CD he delivers not only what people classify as the classic Yost sound, but also a new focus on the deep house genre, of course all skillfully mixed together as only he can do. Included in this 78 Minute masterpiece are Yost’s 2008 hits, “Get The Horns” & “Too Cool For Me”.
Also featured are new unreleased projects from Kevin, as well premier label artists, “Erik Faust, Franco Harris, & Nivek Tsoy.

Yost released the first mix album Small Town Underground through the Label Twisted/MCA in February 9, 1999, with contributions from like-minds Euphonic and Fredrik Stark among others.
all the earlier 4th Small town underground releases are Mixed Dj Set by Kevin, in the 5th release he give us the bonus with Separated track cd & mixed one.
my deeply recommended is to listen the 3 first Small town underground albums release!

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James Zabiela

2009-03-04T09:20:00.001-08:00

James Zabiela (born 7 August 1979) is a DJ
from Southampton in the United Kingdom. In his early years his signature style was a fusion of Breakbeat and House music, more recently however, he is regarded as a Tech House DJ although his use of Breakbeat music is still key to the more flashy parts of his sets. He is known for his turntable skills, extensive use of loops and effects, and the use of the Pioneer CDJ1000s, EFX1000 as well as more recently using Ableton Live.
Zabiela first gained fame in 2000 by winning Muzik Magazine's Bedroom Bedlam competition, Best Bedroom Bedlam DJ 2001, and has since been signed to Sasha's Excession agency. In 2003, he and Paul Sidoli founded the record label Hearing Aid.

Zabiela is a unique intelligent composer, no one before made Electro music sound so clever and inspirational ! this is a Guinness Sound maker & set building.
the Einstein of Electronica music.

This compilation Album is very special one and the latest published under Renaissance label, this will give you great perspective about James Zabiela.

Audio CD VA
Original Release Date: 23 Feb 2009
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Renaissance
Genre House, Electronic
Size 202.82 MB
Combined Length 2 hours 26 minutes

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Tiesto First Flight

2009-03-03T10:27:00.000-08:00

Original Release Date:1997
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Black Hole
Format: CD, Mixed, Compilation
Live Turntable Mix By DJ Tiësto
Genre: Electronic

Tiesto creates an atmospheric world full of beautiful epic dreamy melodies.
When you listening to it just close your eyes and let yourself go to this magical world that Tiesto shape.
From the minute you put this in your cd-rom drive, you will be mesmerized, at times to the point where you will want to get off your seat and dance...
it is THAT good. The vocals, harmonies, and beats of each song are so well-coordinated into one continuous sound that you will swear this was mixed digitally and not by mere hands.
Magik is certainly an appropriate name for this album
because there was definitely a good amount of it utilized in the inception of this mix.

No matter how much criticism Tiesto receives or how bad any of his recent sets may have been in the eyes of those resentful of his popularity and success,
he will always be #1, simply for this mix alone. This magik mix, the first of many, is what sets Tiesto apart from the rest of the pack.
enough words.... buy and listen !

Appleseed

2009-03-01T10:34:00.001-08:00

Appleseed is an anime film, directed by Shinji Aramaki and originally released in Japan on May 17, 2004. It is based on the characters created by Masamune Shirow in the original Appleseed manga series that was published in 1985. Although it shares some characters with the original series, this film's storyline is not connected to it.

Summary

Appleseed takes place at the end of World War III in the year 2131, where most of the world has been devastated by non-nuclear weapons. Deunan Knute, a powerful and highly skilled soldier is still fighting, unaware that the war has already ended.

During a battle, Deunan is rescued by her former lover Briareos (whose body was turned into a cyborg after an accident that nearly left him for dead) and taken to the gigantic metropolis of Olympus, a utopia on Earth where humanity and artificial humans called "Bioroids" live in peaceful coexistence. Most of the city is also maintained by the Supercomputer "Gaia" and the Seven Elders. At Olympus, she begins a new life as a member of the police force E-SWAT and befriends a Bioroid named Hitomi.

However, the coexistence between Humans and Bioroids is an uneasy one, and a brewing conspiracy threatens the existence of Humans and Bioroids worldwide. The only hope against this crisis lies with "Appleseed." However, it lies in a painful and buried part of Deunan's past. Deunan also has an uneasy time dealing with her relationship with Briareos. Will Deunan finally face her past and find the key to end the turbulent Human/Bioroid conflict?

Athena Areios

As prime minister of Olympus, Athena Areios has a very tough job... but then again, she is a VERY tough woman. A first-generation Bioroid, she doesn't have the emotional limitations that other Bioroids have, so she has more latitude to pursue unconventional avenues, like the finding of Deunan Knute. But she has to be careful, for not only are the seven elders are watching her, but so is General Uranus, and she cannot afford any missteps.
There was another reason that Athena was so obsessed in finding Deunan. A long time ago, she had worked closely with the creator of the Bioroids, Deunan's mother Dr. Gilliam Knute, and had also taken care of the young Deunan, so finding her is a personal one, mostly out of honor to her creator.
After Dr. Knute's death, Athena had lost track of Deunan, as her father had taken her and trained her as a soldier. Athena knows that Deunan has in her possession the secrets for reactivating the Bioroid's reproductive cycle, also known as 'Appleseed', so she has to make sure that Deunan can recover the lost information... or all Bioroid life is doomed.

Briareos Hecatonchires

Briareos Hecatonchries was originally a soldier fighting a non-nuclear war for which almost the whole of the world was devastated. He was also the lover of "the Goddess of War", Deunan Knute, and the two often fought and watched each others backs.

A year before Deunan's arrival at Olympus, Briareos was gravely injured in North Africa... so much so that when he was rescued by ESWAT, over seventy-five percent of his body had to be totally replaced in a cybernetic shell.

Briareos, along with ESWAT, and the Bioroid Hitomi, was instrumental in rescuing Deunan after her platoon was wiped out by mercenaries, and brought her to Olympus. However, Briareos is hiding something. Does it happen to be related to General Uranus' planned coup against the Bioroid? And why rescue Deunan... unless it happens to relate to the secret of Deunan's past.

Colonel Hades

Col. Hades works closely with Gen. Uranus in Olympus' regular army. Like Uranus, he has a great disturst of Bioroids. However, his distrust twisted itself into an all-consuming hatred, which made him construct a secret army of landstrider mechas to launch an attack on the Bioroid Care Center, not to mention inlist the help of Briareos as a spy.
In his youth, Hades was a member of Los Angeles' S.W.A.T. team. However, his rash manner caused him to be kicked-out of that team by Carl Knute, Deunan's father. Since then, he hated the Knute family, and regreted that he wasn't the one who killed Carl. That hatred is intensified by the fact that part of Carl's D.N.A. is in everyone of the Bioroids created.

Deunan Knute

For most of her life, Deunan Knute had fought a war that was, for the most part, over. She only knew that the war was over when she was captured by her former lover, Briareos (who was now a cyborg) and the Bioroid Hitomi, who had taken her away from her bleak existence to the utopia that was Olympus.
For someone who had known a hard life, life in Olympus seemed a dream to Deunan. For the first time in her life, her heart had known peace. She was placed in the ESWAT team along with Briareos, which valued her combat experience. However, a rose like utopia did have it's thorns. General Uranus, head of Olympus' army, a human and Bioroid hater, was planing a coup-de-etat of Olympus, and the key to stopping this was something called "Appleseed', which has something to do with Deunan's past.... but what was it?

General Edward Uranus III

General Edward Uranus III is the supreme commander of Olympus' regular army. He greatly distrusts the Bioroids, so much so that he is willing to start a coup de etat in order to wipe them out!
However, unlike Col. Hades, Uranus is not ruled by irrationality. He was a good friend of the Knute family, especally Deunan's father Carl, and deeply regretted the death of Dr. Gilliam Knute.

Hitomi

Hitomi has the unique duty of finding soldiers who had survived the last war on Earth, so that they may be able to defend Olympus and its citizens as part of E.S.W.A.T..

Hitomi's emotions may be suppressed, but some of those emotions arouse her curiosity - especially love. In fact, when she's not on duty, she often wonders what it would it be like to be in love. Hate, however... especially exhibited by Olympus' all-human regular army towards the Bioroids, disturbs and annoys her.
But now, Hitomi's life may be threatened. During Col. Hades' attack on the Bioroid Care Center, the section which also attended to the Bioroids' life extension treatments was also destroyed. Because their reproductive systems were inhibited, Bioroids require periodic life extension treatments. Without them, they would face rapid ageing and death. Hitomi was three days late for hers and now she faces death... unless her new friend Deunan Knute can find Appleseed.

Nike

Working closely as Prime Minister Athena Areios' chief of staff, Nike also commands Olympus's E.S.W.A.T. division. Unlike her older superior, Nike's emotions are carefully regulated by the seven elders. However, her loyalty to the Bioroid's cause - the preservation and salvation of humanity - still remains very strong.

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Perfecto

2009-03-01T08:40:00.000-08:00

Perfecto Records is a United Kingdom based Trance record label founded by famed trance DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989.

Perfecto was founded by electronic music maverick Paul Oakenfold in 1989. At the time, house music and the balearic style was beginning to break into the mainstream and Paul was working as an A&R man for Champion Records. Paul decided to apply his A&R skills to the burgeoning electronic music scene and create a place where new artists could develop their careers and so Perfecto Records was born.

Perfecto has released singles from such artists as BT, Tilt, and Carl Cox. It has also released mix albums from Sandra Collins, Seb Fontaine, DJ Skribble, and Paul Oakenfold himself.

Apart from singles, Perfecto has released a few full-length albums.

Perfecto Fluoro

Listening to this, listening to other Oakenfold sets and seeing him live - you really understand why this man is so amazing! His unique understanding of music coupled with his extremely eclectic taste, makes for a fascinating listening experience. Take the last part of disc two, for instance. How does Oakey end his set? Two dark trance bangers are followed by (drumroll, please) JUNGLE! Don't start shaking your head now, because it works! And that's the great thing about Oakenfold.

"Perfecto-Fluoro" is basically a showcase of Goa Trance artists signed on Oakenfold's Perfecto-Fluoro label, back at the height of Goa's public appeal (1996). While the sound quickly wore out its welcome (This month's issue of "Muzik" even gave Oakenfold a "Goa denial rating") this album shows that "Oakey" truly believed in the style. Tracks by artists such as Juno Reactor and Man With No Name are mixed alongside film soundtrack music by composers Wojciech Kilar ("Dracula"), Ryuichi Sakamoto ("Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence"), and the venerable Ennio Morriccone ("The Mission"). There's even a snippet of Barber's Adagio for Strings straight out of "Platoon." And it's not half as cheesy as its interpolation into Skip Raiders "Another Day."

By no means is this "original" Goa Trance. The sound had been evolving since the 1980's and Oakenfold was actually one of the last to catch on. BUT, he made the first real effort to bring it to public attention.

Perfecto Presents Another World

The Host Of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance blares through the speakers, warming the pinnacle of disk-one's climatic entrance. Then, shortly after a "Majestic" reprieve from female singing, Led Zepplin rocks the house with trance as its background. If that's not eclectic enough than I don't what is--. The major problem with a lot of techno these days are the repetitive atmospheres that claim to be original and new. Bah! Do you know how many times I hear the same old same old in terms of sound? It gets quite annoying at times and very unappealing to its uninventfulness. Paul, however, is an exception to this complaint. He seems to reinvent himself with each new release, blessing his listeners with something fresh and flat-out marvelous. And if anybody thinks that this is unoriginal and frankly "boring," than they need to open their minds more to change. The consistant breaks of New Age-type songs are a blissful relief to the constant pounding of the grandious synth lines & groove beats conjured by Oakey, proving techno to be much more than just obnoxious noise. It can also provide you with a source of meditation and emotion, as portrayed here in such tunes as Song To The Siren by Sabel (as heard on a perfume commercial), Rachel's Song by Vangelis, and Sanvean by Dead Can Dance. I think it's a perfect blend of two genres weaving naturally into one colorful hue. And I have to agree with an earlier reviewer who pointed out that Oakey's intent of Perfecto Radio was not made for the purpose of dance clubs but moreso for the reason to produce something to groove to at home without wishing you were raving instead.

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Global Underground 009: San Francisco

2009-03-01T07:56:00.001-08:00

Global Underground 009: Sasha, San Francisco is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Sasha. The mix is a retrospective look at a set at the Spundae club in San Francisco, USA.

With pure, transcendental dance-floor ecstasy, Sasha's patient mixes and cosmic samples on this double-CD set establish him as one of the best DJs on the planet. Finding the twists and turns among the endlessly inventive rhythms and mind-blowing sample transitions here is an essential journey for lovers of trance-techno everywhere.“When Sasha finishes one of his special sets, people are liable to get emotional. You could call it trance. I call it magic.”

over a year old, this CD still sounds as fresh and exciting as the day I bought it.

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# Original Release Date: January 19, 1999
# Number of Discs: 2
# Label: Global Underground.

Disc: 1
1. Intro - Street Bums
2. Platform - Freaky Chakra
3. Solid Space Business - Attaboy
4. Protect Your Mind - DJ Sakin & Friends (Van Bellen mix)
5. Resurrection - Classified Project
6. Resurrection E.P. - Medway
7. Lecture - Slickmick
8. Blue Stream - Sneaky Alien
9. Empress II - Funk Function
10. Bulgarian - Travel (Incisions remix)
11. Soul To Bare - Joi Cardwell (C Hornbostel remix)
12. Everything's Not You - Quivver (Quivver's Space mix)
13. I'm Free - Morgan King (William Orbit mix)
14. Anomaly (Calling Your Name) - Taylor (Albion mix)

Disc: 2
1. Intro - Sasha
2. Narcotik - Blue
3. Hale Bopp - Der Dritte Raum
4. Illuminatus - Hope
5. Clarkness - Dave Kane
6. Acoustic Principles - Eclipse 8
7. Psionic - Mana
8. The Chain - Breeder
9. Change Me - Paragliders
10. Twilo Thunder - Breeder
11. Movin' Thru Your System - Jark Prongo
12. The Mission - DJ Tomcraft
13. I Dream - Tilt (Tilt's Resurrection mix)

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Renaissance

2009-03-01T07:18:00.000-08:00

Set in the labyrinthine underworld of 2054 Paris, the black-and-white thriller in the vein of “Blade Runner” and “Minority Report” paints a bold vision of a stark, not-so-distant future where all life is monitored, recorded and regulated thanks to the city’s largest corporation, Avalon. Detective Barthelemy Karas, voiced by Daniel Craig (“Casino Royale”) has a reputation for finding anyone at any cost, but while tracking down a kidnapped scientist, he ultimately finds himself buried beneath Renaissance’s illicit world of corporate malfeasance and soulless genetic research. Critically celebrated actor Ian Holm (“Lord of the Rings”), “Braveheart” actress Catherine McCormack and Tony Award®-winner Jonathan Pryce (“Pirates of the Caribbean”) also voice roles.

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Ninja Scroll

2009-03-01T06:28:00.000-08:00

Ninja Scroll is a Japanese action thriller anime, set in feudal Japan, by critically acclaimed director/writer Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The movie was released on June 5, 1993 and received a Western release on December 6, 1996.

Summary

Jubei is wandering noble sword for hire but when a chance meeting leads him to save young ninja woman from rape he makes enemies with a group of demonic humans. Jubei and the woman part ways but later a government spy forces Jubei to join up with her again and investigate the mysterious death of an entire village. The investigation reveals a conspiracy involving the demons and a man from Jubei’s past who is supposed to be dead. As they get closer to the truth the demons close in on them and pretty soon Jubei finds himself in a deadly fight with many super strong inhuman opponents.

Jubei Kibagami

ubeii is a self hiring Ninja who roams the side of feudal Japan. He meets up with an old man named Dakuwan (looks like Niccotine from Samuri Showdown). Together, with a female ninja named Kagero, the battle against the evil Shogunate government. Unfortunately for these 3, the government has the 8 devils of Kimon, who prove to be quite lethal adversaries. Jubei is known for his expert sword fighting, and lightning fast body attacks.
Jubei is a very intelligent and calculating person. He has very sharp wits and is very good with a sword and making attack and defense strategies. He's basically the perfectly well rounded warrior. No matter what the odds, Jubei will always fight with all of his heart if it's something he believes in.

Kagero

Kagero is the only female warrior of the Koga Ninja that is sent to investigate the mysterious deaths in Shimota village due to an even more mysterious plague. Her main job is as a "poison taster" for her master's food. It turns out that she is totally immune to poison, due the fact that her blood itself is a deadly poison. Merely touching her could be fatal. Throughout her existance she has been thoroughly abused...

Dakuwan

Dakuwan is a spy for the Tokugawa clan who is opposing Shogun of the dark's Toyatome clan. He is a shrewd and underhanded (although not evil) little man. Underestimating him because of his size would be a major mistake. He, like Jubei, is very clever, but unlike Jubei, is a little sadistic.

Benisato

Benisato's special ability is to control snakes.. and shed her skin like one. At one point her body is covered with living tatoos of snakes that come off and turn into real snakes. She is Gemma's lover and the devil that discovered who Jubei was (after Tessai left an imprint of Jubei's face in his hand). She also has the ability to possess people and cause them to burst open with snakes (i.e. the old lady chanting the sutra in the desserted temple). She is very taunting about her relationship with Gemma to Yurimaru, which is reason for the "tension" between them.

Lord Himuro Gemma

Himuro Gemma is Jubei's main nemesis... but he was even before the Devils of Kimon. It turns out that Gemma had betrayed Jubei and tricked Jubei's own clan into trying to kill him. In turn, Jubei was forced to kill the Yamashiro clan ninjas (in self-defense) and then had to avenge their deaths by killing Gemma... and he did just that. (He decapitated Gemma while he was riding a horse).

However, Gemma can reincarnate himself. When Jubei cut his head off, it reconnected itself to his body.

Mushizo

Mushizo has a very strange ability to control wasps. Not only can he talk to and command them, but he actually has a hive in his back. When Jubei slashes his back open the wasps attack him. Mushizo attacks with a 2 pronged pitch fork type weapon, and has a "throat needle" which he can spit out of his mouth. The only thing is he really shouldn't go near water. He is also the one who reveals to Jubei that Gemma has the ability to regenerate himself (while they are fighting in the mill type building).

Shijima

Shijima has many strange abilities. He can control dead bodies (and live ones too!) like they were puppets, he can travel freely through shadows, and he has the ability to multiply himself into "decoys". Actually, it is the illusion of him multiplying. His main weapon is his mechanical claw which he can throw very fast out of the shadows. He throws it at Dakuwan, and is amazed that he avoided it... all it did was pin his clothes to a tree. A pretty nifty enemy to Jubei, but not all that bright.

Tessai

Tessai is the devil responsible for killing all but three of the Koga ninja team (Yurimaru killed one, Zakuro later kills Hanza, and Kagero survives).

Tessai's special ability is to turn his entire body into stone (well not all of his body...), and he is huge!. He also hurls a gigantic double-edged, double-sided sword which cuts through anything in its path, and acts like a boomerang. It slices, it dices, goes through trees, people, just about anything! Somehow, he almost always catches it...

Tessai also has a very bad temper and hates Jubei. In fact, Tessai was the first devil that Jubei ran into... and he is the one that Jubei must save Kagero from. If Tessai had not made the mistake on the night before of kissing Kagero (who is poisonous to the touch) he probably would have had no problem defeating Jubei when they met the following day.

Utsutsu Mujuro

Mujuro is an amazing swordsman... even though he is blind. He is also apparently very strong, due to the fact that he was supporting Jubei's sword when he and Kagero were scaling a cliff. (He also has very cool hair!) In order to avoid losing to him, Jubei had to eliminate all noise that he was making... one sound and it was all over. He was also amazingly fast and even fought Jubei in a forest, running through the trees! He told Jubei: "your sight is a weakness" when he started flashing his sword in Jubei's line of sight to blind him. He was right. Over all he would have to be my favorite devil, as he fought with honor (he could have easily dropped Jubei and Kagero down the cliff when they didn't even know he was there) and was a great warrior. Without the teamwork of Kagero and Jubei, Mujuru may have won the battle for Gemma.

Yurimaru

Yurimaru is second in command (under Gemma) of the eight devils. He is ruthless, but very non-threatening in his composure. His special ability is that of electrocuting his enemies with energy generated in his body. He uses little wires (resembling Jubei's line attached to his sword) and is very accurate with them. He desires to be Gemma's lover... and is very jealous of Benisato, whom Gemma seems to prefer. Sakuro has fallen in love with him, but he has absolutely no desire for her and treats her lower than dirt.

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Ghost in the Shell

2009-03-01T03:31:00.000-08:00

Summary:

Ghost in the Shell is a futuristic police thriller dealing with the exploits of Motoko Kusanagi, a member of a covert operations division of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission known as Section 9. The unit specializes in fighting technology-related crimes. She may be named after one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan and Shirow makes reference to them at the end of the second manga.[citation needed] Although supposedly equal to all other members, Kusanagi fills the leadership role in the team, and is usually referred to as "the Major" due to her past rank in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. She is capable of superhuman feats, and bionically specialized for her job — her body is almost completely mechanized; only her brain and a segment of her spinal cord remain organic.

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

the 2004 sequel to the anime film Ghost in the Shell. Released in Japan on March 6, 2004, with a U.S. release on September 17, 2004.
Much of the storyline is taken from the original Ghost in the Shell manga, from a chapter called Robot Rondo, albeit heavily modified from the original tale. The story of Innocence begins in 2032, when cities are inhabited by the dwindling races of humans, purely mechanical androids, and cyborgs like Batou who still have a ghost (the in-universe term for the human spirit), but are vulnerable to ghost hacking.

Motoko Kusanagi

Leader of Section 9, star of the Ghost in the Shell.
Motoko Kusanagi (aka The Major) is a cyborg employed as the squad leader of the elite Section 9 anti-terrorism/cybercrimes division. Afflicted with disease as a child, Kusanagi's consciousness was transferred to a cyberbrain and fully prosthetic body at a young age.

Opting to keep her female chassis, Kusanagi skillfully maneuvers her body and is capable of ridiculous feats of acrobatic insanity. She is a very effective leader and is able to use her wits and cybernetic body in bringing criminals to justice. However, despite the number of cyborgs in Section 9, Kusanagi hand-picks Togusa, who has undergone only minimal brain modification, to balance the roster, an interesting expression of her belief that homogeneity is a weakness and that versatility is a strength. Kusanagi is often contemplative and brooding, whilst her counterpart Batou is more extroverted and lively. She usually wields an M-23 submachine gun that, while fictional, bears a striking resemblance to a P-90 - though with the magazine mounted vertically on the underside instead of horizontally as is the case with the P-90.

Since she has a full cybernetic body, she is not certain her ghost, or her soul, retains any humanity. In fact, she speculates on the possibility that she's entirely synthetic, with artificially generated memories designed to fool her into thinking she was once human.

Batou

recruited from the Rangers, the second best melee fighter in Section 9 and is the second in command under Major Motoko Kusanagi. Shirow has admitted that Batou is visually based on action-movie actor Steven Seagal.[citation needed] In the movie adaptations of Shirow's manga, Batou is a direct representation of Mamoru Oshii's opinions, views, and feelings that are presented throughout the story. He also cares for a cloned basset hound named Gabriel, and Oshii himself possesses a female basset hound named Gabriel.

Batou keeps his life away from work mostly unknown. He also gave his favorite Tachikoma an unapproved, non-synthetic oil until the Major caught him. In the first Stand Alone Complex series, the Laughing Man hacked into his eyes so that Batou could not see him.

According with Tachikomatic Days of episode 21 (Season 1), he has a can of beer after his bath and he takes out his eyes before going to sleep.

Also, he often uses up his paycheck buying muscle training equipment for the upper body, which others find useless, considering his extensive number of cyborg parts (mainly torso and arms). In the first season of Stand Alone Complex, it is inferred that he uses it to remind himself of who he is, despite his cyberization, much like the watch the Major wears.

Chief Aramaki

Daisuke Aramaki is chief of Public Security Section 9.
Aramaki is a strict chief, and is referred to by others in Section 9 as the "old ape" (most likely because in the original manga he was drawn with a face that appeared to be half monkey, half man).[citation needed] Even so, he is fiercely loyal to the members of Section 9, and often puts his own career on the line to ensure the survival of the rest of his team.

Togusa

is the second most prominently featured male character in the Ghost in the Shell manga and anime series. In Stand Alone Complex, as well as the original Ghost in the Shell movie, it is stated that he is the only member of Section 9 who has not undergone cybernetic replacement in some manner as he had been referred to as a natural (though he does have a cyberbrain

Ishikawa

is the information warfare/technology specialist in Public Security Section 9. It has not been stated in the series thus far as to the degree that he has been cybernetically augmented, though character dialogue (and his long recovery time from an injury) suggests that he is one of the least augmented members of Section 9. His appearance is characterized by a large beard and perpetually unkept hair, and he is the oldest of Section 9's field operatives. Ishikawa is especially well-known for his frequent, long-winded and often rather complicated expository speeches to the other characters, in order to inform them (and the show's audience) of new story developments.

Saito

Among the members of Section 9, he is regarded as one of the least cyberized. He can handle any automatic firearm with deadly accuracy and precision, but his primary role is as the unit's tactical sniper. His left eye was replaced with the "Hawkeye", a prosthetic eye that interfaces with satellites to allow for shots of incredible accuracy. He is also valued for his ability to think like enemy snipers[3]; on two separate occasions his ability at determining sniping locations impacted Section 9's actions.

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Gatchaman New movie

2009-03-01T01:03:00.001-08:00

Gatchaman is scheduled to be completed in 2010 by Imagi Animation Studios. Kevin Munroe (TMNT) was originally scheduled to write and direct with Lynne Southerland (co-director of Mulan 2) as producer, however, they were taken off the project. The film script is to be written by Paul Dini.Soundtrack by Paul Oakenfold.

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According to some information taken from an interview with Kevin Munroe back on July 19, 2006, and statements coming from Imagi Animation Studios' Founder and Co-CEO Francis Kao, the movie will contain the following plotlines:

* The movie will focus on Ken, Joe, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu, especially on how they eventually formed the Science Ninja Team before they were dispatched to hunt down the Galactor terrorist group.

* The movie will focus on the Gatchaman universe, rather than the Battle of the Planets, Eagle Riders or G-Force: Guardians of Space universes (i.e., it will be a direct adaptation of the original Japanese series rather than an adaptation of the aforementioned localized versions).

* The movie could possibly have a PG-13 rating since it will have a slight dark tone and will focus on some potentially violent themes, so as to keep the same tone and style of the original Japanese version of the show.

Battle Of the Planets

2009-02-28T08:26:00.000-08:00

Battle of the Planets (1978) is the American dub of the 1972 television anime known as Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman. Of the 105 original Gatchaman episodes, 85 were used in the Battle of the Planets adaptation, produced by Sandy Frank Entertainment. The adaptation is generally faithful to the plot and character development of the original Gatchaman series, but significant additions and reductions were made in order to increase appeal to the North American juvenile television market of the late 1970s.[1]

As of February 2007, Sandy Frank's 30-year license to Battle of the Planets is expired. It is not clear how this will affect the future of the series.

Summary

Battle of the Planets casts five young people as G-Force, consisting of Mark, Jason, Princess, Keyop, and Tiny. The question has been raised whether or not the characters were cyborgs due to their super-human agility and demonstrations of power such as the whirlwind pyramid. G-Force protects Earth from planet Spectra and other attacks from 'beyond space'. Their main ship is the Phoenix, which can deploy four smaller vehicles, each operated by one team member. A regularly featured plot device was the transformation of the Phoenix into a flaming bird-shaped craft able to handle virtually any exceptional situation by functioning as something like a giant blowtorch (called the "Fiery Phoenix"). The Phoenix’s primary weapon was a large supply of rockets. It also occasionally flaunted a powerful solar-powered energy blaster, although the team had the misfortune of choosing very cloudy days to use it.

Mark

Mark is often referred to as 'Commander', and is, obviously, Commander of the G-Force team. He has been known to get 'feelings' about trouble coming, leaving one to suspect he has some unrealised mental gifts ("Invasion of Space Centre", "The Fierce Flowers, Pt. 2"). He has amazing mimicry abilities, and at one time passed himself off as Zoltar ("Prisoner in Space"). At some time in his past he attended the Space Academy, possibly during his training for the team, and he now rents a shack on a small airfield ("The Sky is Falling"). When not fighting invaders he is a test pilot ("Ace from Outer Space"). He believes his father is missing, until the episode "The Sky is Falling". In that episode we also found out that Colonel Cronus (not his real name) had given Mark to Chief Anderson for safe keeping when Mark was 4 years old. This gives one of the shows few time frames, indicating that Mark is 18 years old as of this episode. He and Princess have a special fondness for each other, and in one episode he decides not to pursue a relationship with a woman he is attracted to because of "my affection for Princess" ("Defector to Spectra", "Magnetic Attraction"). There is a possibility that he may have a stepmother and half brother (see the description of "Colonel Cronus"). Favourite weapon is a Sonic Boomerang. His plane is called a Summit Jet.

Jason

Sometimes called 'Jase' for short by Princess. Jason is second-in-command of the G-Force team, and has shown a longing to be the leader ("Magnetic Attraction"), at times coming head to head with Mark and his decisions. He has a temper and is often referred to as a hot-head ("Rage of the Robotoids"), yet he still cares deeply for his fellow teammates. He has the reputation of being one of the best race car drivers on Earth ("Race Against Disaster"), and has competed in many interplanetary racing events. He also is the most likely of the team to be interested in pretty women, but they have an annoying tendency to somehow be affiliated with Spectra ("Race Against Disaster", "Rage of the Robotoids"). Jason operates the weapons of the Phoenix and his vehicle is called the Space mobile (real imaginative). He is knowledgeable about the defence systems of planets and facilities ("Ghost Ship of Planet Mir", "Prisoners In Space")

Princess

Princess is an orphan, and in "Peril of the Pyramids", she indicates she remembers when it happened. She is smart, capable, and accomplished in a number of sciences. She is more than able to hold her own in a fight. She is able to pilot the Phoenix ("Beast with a Sweet Tooth"), is known to bring along little gadgets that may help them on their missions ("Silent City"), and is often chosen by Mark to accompany him on missions ("Attack of the Space Terrapin", "Secret Island", "Race Against Disaster", "Conway Tape Tap"). She at one time studied meditation in the Himalayas ("Charioteers of Changu"), and has also studied Spectra on her own. In "Prisoners of Space" she had amassed many Spectran voices on tape recorder. Princess has an emotional attachment to Mark, which he acknowledges. Her favourite weapon is a specialized yo-yo and excels at placing small bombs in Spectra bases for optimal effect ("Curse of the Cuttlefish", "Attack of the Space Terrapin", "Perilous Pleasure Cruise"). Her motorcycle is called a Galacticycle.

Keyop

He is the youngest on the team, but that doesn't make him any less dangerous than the others as a fighter. He is agile, quick thinking, and at times, something of a smart-mouth. Several times he is mentioned to be laboratory grown specifically for the team. As is mentioned in the Production Notes (found elsewhere in this page), he has a speech impediment that may have been caused by a mistake in his manufacture. He has a fondness for animals and insects, at times bringing them home with him ("Alien Beetles", "A Whale Joins G-Force", "Seals of Sytron"). He gets into trouble often, and sometimes feels the need to prove himself ("Fearful Sea Anemone"). His favourite weapon is a Bolo. His vehicle is called a Star Buggy (in "The Bat-Ray Bombers" it's called a Widget).

Tiny

Tiny is the pilot of the Phoenix and is often left behind with the ship while the others go out on missions. He is an excellent pilot who can make the Phoenix do just about anything. He has a habit of falling asleep on the job, a habit that one time gets him put on suspension ("The Bat-Ray Bombers"). He is easy going and sometimes a little slow, but very lovable with a big heart. He originally comes from a small fishing village, and is adept at scuba diving ("The Bat-Ray Bombers"). At one time he was in the South Sea where a girl once did a hula just for him ("Big Robot Gold Grab"). He's a sucker for pretty girls ("Super Space Spies"), and in "Raid on Riga" has a girlfriend named Alice. He is always promising to go on a diet, but never seems to follow through, consuming massive quantities of his favourite food, Space burgers. In "The Bat-Ray Bombers", Tommy, who is a friend, knows that Tiny is with G-Force (perhaps meaning Tommy knows he's with the program).

7Zark7

A character not in Gatchaman, Zark was added by Sandy Frank to pad episodes of Battle of the Planets due to the amount of material that was cut. He looks much like R2-D2, possibly to cash in on the Star Wars craze at that time. Over time, he eventually gained the ability to "fly" by flapping his cape (though why he had to fly two feet to the other side of his monitoring station is beyond me). He spent much of his time cleaning the deep-space monitors.

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