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DJ Focus: Liberator DJs on 6 Decks
Author: 303
Liberator DJs
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From the rich history of the global Anarchy movement came three DJs and producers who have together brought the free party vibes of techno to the world. Legend has it they are brothers, but these brothers are not blood, these brothers are united by their love of techno raving. London 1992. Chris, Julian and Aaron together became Liberator, dj’ing and organising parties with free festival sound systems such as Spiral Tribe, Conspiracy and Circus Warp who all came together for the UK’s biggest ever free rave event at Castle Morton in the summer 1992.
Soon the Liberators were flying all over Europe connecting with more free party sounds systems from Holland, France and the Cezch Republic, blazing the decks with the techno sounds coming out of Detroit (Underground Resistance, Jeff Mills), Belgium ( CJ Bolland and R&S records ) and of course the UK ( The Hypnotist, Edge records ). London 1994 Stay Up Forever the Liberator record label hit the scene and gave birth to Acid Techno, the uniquely styled sound of the 303 set to a fast and furious groove. From hits like A&E Dept’s “Rabbits Name Was..” to the still massive “One Night In Hackney” from Dynamo City.
Stay Up Forever has become a legendary dance label and now incorporates a label collective which features the Cluster, 4×4, Maximum Minimum, Hydraulix and RAW imprints among many others. The Stay Up Forever label collective is one of the few organizations that still releases 12” records due to the demand of the fans that love the Liberators and their music on vinyl. The Liberators are still playing around the globe from Venezuela to Japan with Chris Liberator appearing twice in DJ Mag’s 100 top DJs. Expect to hear Julian playing unique freak style techno, Aaron and Chris playing party techno all the way to Acid Techno.
The Liberators come to party…. after all they are true ravers.
DJ Focus: Thermobee
Author: 303
Thermobee
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With almost 20 years DJ experience behind him, and the experience of playing to crowds all over the world – including gigs in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Czech, Finland, Holland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain & Venezuela – ThermoBee is guaranteed to bring his own mix of funkiness to the party.
Jethro has had tunes released on record labels as varied as Stay Up Forever, Bedrock, Nukleuz, C.O.S.H.H., Strata, Hazchem, Superconductor and Duty Free, as well as on his own labels Bang On & K-Tec, and plenty of naughty white label bootlegs!
Having spent years flogging vinyl at Kinetec Records Jethro now flogs mp3s through the 909London.com website which he owns and runs along with Chris & Aaron Liberator.
You can catch ThermoBee hosting his long running TECHNO.FM show on the 3rd & 5th Friday of every month.
DJ Focus: Punk Floyd
Author: 303
Punk Floyd
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PUNK FLOYD, Not to be confused with the lesser known UK outfit Pink Floyd are London’s one and only ACID TECHNO SUPERGROUP featuring GUY “GEEZER” MCAFFER, D.D.R., and DJ CHRIS LIBERATOR, formed with the idea of making some very tongue-in cheek Acid Techno based loosely on the “supergroups” of the 70’s, bands like E.L.P, and whatever. They play LIVE, using a unique formula of two interconnected laptop live set ups (Geezer and D.D.R.) DJ mixed by a DJ’s DJ (DJ Chris Liberator) the DJ who also DJ mixes in records and DJ’s live 303.
They have recorded some pretty bad singles for various labels, and a semi-iconic semi conceived concept album for Smitten whose name we forget, as well as playing live shows on numerous occasions and in various states of inebriation. Now they have returned with a vengeance! since D.D.R. came back to the U.K. and pissed off back to the states again so watch out… or watch in, depending on how you like your bread buttered, or toast…but we digress! Punk floyd play a humorous blend of banging Acid Techno and warped-out London style techno in a not very popular and slightly drunken way.
PF HAVE TOURED : across the U.S.A., and played numerous shows in the U.K., as well as one off shows in NEW YORK, and TORONTO, Canada. They have a short tour of Brazil coming soon.
PRODUCTIONS : “Punk Floyd Have Landed” L.P./CD on Smitten, and classic singles for Smitten, Eukatech, WahWah and Stay Up Forever amongst others.
PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS : “3 DAY ILLEGAL RAVE PARTY FROM HELL”, “Comfortably Dumb”, “THE ECSTACY IS WORKING”, “Stella Artois Overdrive”, “Floyd as Fuck for the Y2k”. Have a new L.P. released digitally this year via 909london.com.
CAN BE BOOKED ( if you really want to ruin your party ) : As a Live/D.J. set.As a full package featuring Punk Floyd live, D.D.R. live, Geezer live, and Chris Liberator DJ set.
DJ Focus: Nesbit
Author: 303
Nesbit
Nesbit was born in London. He has been mixing techno and acid techno music since 1998 and has played on many rigs at free parties and clubs, sites squats, Now, being a producer, he loves working with anyone that is laid back and loves techno. Influences: Nesbit has always loved the dirty sound coming out from London`s underground music scene, from the StayUpForever collective to the older punk & ska. He has worked with many artists such as Owen Acid, Benji303, King Mental, Kas Damien T, Tom Snare, Ceri Suss ,Fil Devious ,Jye feel good, Miss Van D, The Welder, Rigz, MobileDogWash and more.. Aswell as his own labels, Audio Eargasm & Furious Wax, you will often find Nesbit on labels such as UK Ruff and Chase Yer Tail more.
http://warxone.bandcamp.com
http://audioeargasmrecords.bandcamp.com
http://soundcloud.com/jaredblyth
DJ Focus: A.P.
Author: 303
A.P.
A.P. has produced some of the best Techno of recent times, always direct,
his impact on the scene cannot be ignored as releases on Hydraulix, Cluster, Polymeric and more recently his own label “Impact UK” have shown how it should be done.
His sound of tough drums, cut up vocals and cool synth riffs has gained him recognition at an international level.
Establishing himself as a firm dj & producer on the underground scene, he shapes his sound and dj sets to get the party going. With relentless mixing techniques
and consistent production he thrives to work hard in his studio to keep pushing the boundaries.
With his new change in direction and taste of Techno music, Allan is now going to be working on new projects under his “A-Tech” guise and also doing some collaboration work with various artists around the globe.
Over the past ten years, he has played in countries such as: Brazil, Spain, Poland & Ireland aswel as playing some of the best underground events in the UK.
A.P. also records under names such as: “Serial Thriller” on his own, “Section 6” with Tassid, “The Corporate Whores” with The Badger and as “The Naked Rockstars” with Josh Inc. & The Badger.
http://www.909london.com/A.P./
http://subculttechno.com/artist/a-p/