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ASTRIX
WHEREAS many people might use it as an in both Israel and on the international
opportunity to stay in bed eating soup and psy-trance scene as a whole, something
watching daytime TV, Astrix has used the confi rmed by his recent headline gig at
period of convalescence following a back Dance Valley in Holland and Australian
operation for a far more fruitful purpose. tour, as well as the Astrix & Friends parties
“I really wasn’t expecting to have to go to he’s thrown everywhere from Denmark to
hospital and I had to cancel a lot of Brazil.
shows,” the Israeli DJ born Avi Shmailov “Psy-trance fi ts the Israeli mentality
reveals. “But I turned that into a positive perfectly because it’s spiritual and
thing because it gave me time to fi nish my emotional but also has drive and power,”
new album at home.” ponders Astrix. “It’s constantly evolving
Entitled ‘Red Means Distortion’, describing from techno through to progressive
the album Astrix says: “It’s uplifting and infl uences to the electro-infused styles we
trancey and crosses over between psy- have now. Some people have said that it’s
trance and a more commercial sound. I’ll moved too far away from the original vibe
always be trance but I want to explore but it’s certainly getting bigger and that’s
other forms of electronic music without always a positive thing.”
losing my identity as well.”
And with Astrix fi ghting fi t again, there’s
‘Red Means Distortion’ should also cement certainly no reason to worry about its
his status as one of the most popular DJs health for now. PAUL CLARKE
First record you ever bought? Hallucinogen ‘Twisted’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? Seeing a landing airplane being pushed
aside by strong winds in Germany.
Top gadget of 2008? MacBook Pro Style: Trance & psychedelic Best known for: Bringing psy-trance to
Your year in fi ve words... Non-stop world wide tour. the masses. Tune of 2008: Ferry Corsten featuring Howard Jones
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? My fanbase is my global ‘Into The Dark (Breakfast Remix)’ (Flashover Recordings) Producer
family. of 2008: Delirious
MARCO V
NOT one to be constricted by genre, Marco take the groove back to nature in 2008
V’s found new inspiration this year in the with a spectacular forest rave near his
underground machinations of tech-house. hometown of Noord Brabant.
“I’ve always been a DJ that’s very diverse, “Just recently I’ve done my own party
whether it be trance, techno, house, outdoors called InCharge Outdoor,” Marco
whatever, so I get infl uences from different affi rms. “It’s been really amazing, it’s the
styles. I love the fl ow of the tech-house best thing that I can do. It’s really special,
minimal sound, it’s an atmosphere that I it’s an empty theatre, everyone who comes
really like at the moment.” there is like, ‘Wow, that’s something
He earmarks Tocadisco as a particular different!’”
inspiration in this regard.
“If you hear his music, it’s got real energy Meanwhile, on the production tip, he’s
and that’s coming back into my DJ sets.” teamed up with kindred spirit Sander van
Doorn for a follow-up to their massive
Though known primarily as a progressive ‘Organic’ collaboration.
trance DJ, Marco clearly isn’t afraid of the “Today I’m in the studio with Sander van
funk, and his refreshing approach to dance Doorn doing the follow up to ‘Organic’, I
music has led him on many interesting hope to fi nish that today, and I’m also
musical diversions. working on my artist album, which should
Not content with just rocking the be out by the end of the year,” Marco tells
dancefl oor, the Dutch selector decided to DJmag. BEN MURPHY
First record you ever bought? Public Enemy ‘Bring The Noise’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? Plenty of weird things.
Style: I play anything with a groove in it. Best known for: My bald
Top gadget of 2008? My iPhone — I like all the features, how I can access the
head. Tune of 2008: Tocadisco ‘Moroombi’ (Superstar Recordings)
internet, it’s really amazing.
Producer of 2008: Tocadisco
Your year in fi ve words... Busy, travelling, great DJ gigs.
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Nothing special.
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