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ALTHOUGH he follows in a long line of He adds: “Every year it gets busier and I
Israeli trancers, Lior Lahav isn’t a typical have played in places I had only dreamt
psy producer. Working under his own about,” he adds.
name, Lahav also produces house and is
keen to be known in these circles as well. While Lahav has embraced new technology
“This year was really good because I have and believes that it helps him to improve
done lots of tracks and I was inspired by a his production standards, there is one
lot of trance and house. That’s why I chose special ingredient that he always tries to
to have two projects, to express myself in bring to his work.
both sides for the listener. “There is no other greater infl uence than
“I started my house project under my own my emotions,” he explains. “I use my
name and I also set up Sonesta, a new emotions in my music, so it always has a
label,” he explains. new story with a new meaning.”
Expect to hear more emotion-drenched
Given his rising profi le, it’s no surprise tracks soon as Lahav plans to release two
that he “played a lot around the world”, albums, ‘Private Selection’ and ‘It Must Be
this year and cites his tours of South The Music’, over the coming months.
America and Europe as being “amazing”. RICHARD BROPHY
First record you ever bought? The fi rst one I bought was by Guns ‘n’ Roses.
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? During my live act one girl screamed,
“What are you doing to me?” She then fell over and broke her hand. But even
then she wouldn’t stop dancing!
Style: Electronica and trance. Best known for: Solar System Tune of
Top gadget of 2008? The Pioneer CDJ-1000 MK3
2008: Above & Beyond feat Oceanlab ‘Miracle’ (Anjunabeats)
Your year in fi ve words... Creative, spiritual, enjoyable, hard work.
Producer of 2008: Infected Mushroom
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? That patience is worthwhile.
SKAZI
BACK in the Top 100 with a good degree of “Other than that, I’ve been hitting NYC,
vengeance is dance music’s axe-wielding LA, oh, about 15 cities in Mexico, Russia,
answer to Kid Rock, Asher ‘Skazi’ Swissa. Belgrade, Greece, Portugal, India, Cypress,
Skazi has spent another 12 months Austria, Serbia.... God, ask my agent, I
mashing together those visceral psy- can’t even keep track myself!”
trance beats with lashings of his trademark
thrash guitar… evidently, to the In his evidently limited down time,
continuing delight of his fans. extreme sports fan Skazi has “been killing
it moto-cross riding, diving and just
Once again it’s been the twin psy-trance having lots of fun”.
bedrocks of Brazil and his native Israel But life hasn’t been without a touch of
that have provided some of the biggest down-to-earth domesticity.
spills and thrills for Swissa. “This is a bit of a random one but I was also
“I performed at the Planeta Atlantida, in a guest on a primetime broadcast cooking
the south of Brazil, back in February. It show! I’m now ‘Mr grilled cheese sandwich
was in front of 60,000 people but I only anyone?!’” he kids.
discovered afterwards that it’d been So anything else he’d like to say to the
broadcast live to millions on Brazilian people who voted for him?
national television! “Yep… never stop rocking!” TIM STARK
First record you ever bought? The Sex Pistols ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? A fi reworks show that targeted the fans
at a party where I was playing. It’s very lucky that no-one was hurt.
Top gadget of 2008? 3G iPhone
Your year in fi ve words… Airports, parties, studio and XXX moments!
Style: Psychedelic metal trance Best known for: Being able to drink
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? How to build the fi nest
anyone in the room under the table! Tune of 2008: The latest MUSE
acoustic set-up in my studio.
album is amazing. Producer of 2008: Void
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