Phanatic est  Kfir Lankry. Né et vivant dans le sud de la ville ensoleillée de Dimona, en Israël. À l'âge de 10 ans Kfir découvre la musique électronique, il commence à produire à l'âge de 13ans.

Ses influences musicales proviennent d'une grande variété d’expression musicale : Chill out, Drum n bass, Techno, Progressive House, classique, musique du monde. Kfir se produit déjà dans de nombreuses party et des festivals dans le monde, notamment: Canada, Portugal, Mexique, Serbie, Japon, Brésil, Belgique, Allemagne, Suisse, Russie, Hongrie et Israël et bien plus encore ...

 
Phanatic a placé ses tracks sur des compilations dans le monde entier, y compris des labels tels que: Utopia Records, Com.pact Records, Mind Control Records, Magma Records, Planet BEN plus les rejets sont attendues dans un avenir proche.

Kfir est booké dans le monde entier après avoir sorti son premier album "In My Head" en 2006 et considéré comme grand artiste tout autour du monde.

Ces jours-ci Kfir travail sur son deuxième album « Outsiders » sorti il y a quelques semaines sur le label Utopia Records.

- Phanatic Online: www.Phanaticmusic.com

- Phanatic @ Myspace: www.Myspace.com/Phanaticmusic

- Utopia Records Website: www.Utopia-Records.com

Jeff Alford - Aardvark Record
DJ / Producer / Remixer

When asked where his love of synthetic sounds and electonica music comes from, Jeff Alford never hesitates when giving his answer.  He always quotes the electronica soundscape pioneer JMJ as his source of inspiration.  Stumbling across JMJ’s sounds at the age of 10, Jeff never looked back.  Jeff flirted with the sounds of Hip Hop at 16 and by 18 he was producing Progressive Trance; albeit with an underlay of breaks in his rhythm sections.

At the age of 18, Jeff went to Florida in order to gain more experience as a Sound Engineer. He did his apprenticeship at Orlando-based Full Sail Real World Studios. It was an opportunity to work with the most advanced technology and it took his music production to an entirely new level. 

Two years on from gaining his Recording Arts degree and he released the album "Down to Earth” (2002)…30 tracks on 2 CDs which blended the sounds of Hard Trance and Hard House.  The tracks harkened back to earlier days when trance music told a story; taking dancers and ravers on a journey.  The album was also the vehicle which gained Jeff substantial attention.

In 2003, Jeff and his tracks were covered by the likes of The Daily Star, MTV, Virgin Radio…and the list goes on. In the same year, he produced the track "Reaching the Top", a trance track selected for inclusion on the 'Hot Clubbing Vol.5' dance compilation CD (1,300,000 units released in April 2003).  ‘Hot Clubbing’ was released in conjunction with The Daily Star & The Express newspapers. His mix was also selected to be the background music in the television advertising campaign for the CD compilation. The television advertising campaign included broadcasters such as MTV, Paramount, C4, C5 and Sky One.  Radio DJ support for the track included BBC Radio One Dj, Dave Pearce.

Jeff’s tracks continue to be popular with broadcasters. 

His tracks are also popular features on dance compilation CDs.  One recent compilation success has been his track "Feeling the energy", out on the 'Psychic Vol.1' compilation by Nonego Records (US & UK). 

2006 sees the release of his album, "Heart of Trance".  As Jeff says, “The various harmonies within the Heart of Trance’s sound come from the rainbow deep inside the highest state of mind that we might all hear in the near future…leading our souls around the world.”  

Feel the energy flow...take a listen and never let go...

Text from: http://www.aardvarkrecords.co.uk/jeff_alford.htm

Israeli Astrix aka Avi Shmailov is without a doubt one of the fastest rising stars on the psy trance scene, with UK and world wide DJs, producers and media singing his praises not only on the underground trance scene, but also with the more adventurous hard dance and trance DJs alike due to his highly infectious sound. His debut album ‘Eye To Eye’ (HOMmega / 2002) marked his arrival on the trance scene and saw Astrix embark on what has since been a non-stop global tour performing at massive parties and international festivals alike, always raising the roof with his unique sound and style. Astrix has made remixes for and has been remixed by the likes of Infected Mushroom and GMS.  At the end of 2004, Astrix released his second album 'Artcore' (HOMmega) which sold nearly 20,000 copies up to date.  Astrix has just finished compiling a new mix CD - 'Psychedelic Academy' for a leading UK label (Hit Mania), where, like in his own music, he manages to combine the psy trance elements with clubbier trance giving him a credible crossover appeal by mixing both futuristic and forward thinking music with a lot of uplifting moments that grab the attention of many music lovers from all sides of trance.

DALI is Dalit Eizner (26) from Israel. She has a rich background of live drumming and also as a singer in a rock band. Now she turned all her endless energy to music production. Her music is a blend of full on trance vs. rock guitars and on top of that she adds her hypnotizing vocals - something quite special and unique which will explode into your consciousness. Dali's live show is quite a spectacle and she is touring the world quite a lot as she is very popular in Japan, Brazil, Mexico and the UK. Her biggest hit – Colors Band has just been video clip'ed and remixed by no other than Astrix. Dali's debut album is due towards the end of 2005.

Domestic (Ido Ophir) is one of the most veteran artists in the Israeli trance scene. His musical talent is outstanding as each and every track that he has ever made has become a huge hit on the dance floors and in all the DJ charts. His debut album, “Art making machine”, is one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2006. Starting his musical career as a member in several Israeli rock and metal bands, Ido soon discovered his technical ability to hear frequencies like no other and so he started his electronic trance music project in 1998 with his good friend Miki Litvak. As the years went by, Ido went his own way to produce his own music and he got to play live in many festivals such as Glade festival in the , Gathering & SOS festivals in , Tribe in and on top of that he is considered one of the most busy DJ's in as he is most respected in both the underground psychedelic movement and the club scene.

Sub6 are brothers Golan and Ohad Aharony. They started making electronic music in 1999 and have become one of the biggest trance acts in the world. After collaborating with UK singer Michele Adamson on two big dance floor hits - "Ra he'ya" and "7^th son", They released their debut album – "Who needs love songs" (titled as "Album of the year 2004" by the Israeli DJ magazine), which is marked as a milestone in electronic dance music as it forms an ultimate fusion between club oriented trance music and rave power creating an inspiring journey through Psychedelic Trance, Tech-house and club trance fused together on top of 'juicy' baselines and an uncompromising drive using vocals and crossovers between trance and house elements. This new style of trance that the band have created is a 'breath of fresh air' in trance music. Sub6 tracks were remixed by the likes of GMS, Shanti, Wrecked Machines, Ticon, Chakra and many more...Sub6 have performed live in massive events around the world such as Psychedelic Academy (UK), Voov Experience (Germany), Gathering (Japan), Arvika (Sweden), Earthcore's Global Carnaval (Australia), Tribe 5 (Brazil), Sonica (Italy), Vortex (South Africa), Sonnenklang (Austria) and Atmosphere (Switzerland).The brothers tend to spice up their live show by hosting Israeli MC Jah-natan. Works on the 2^nd Sub6 album have started. It is scheduled to be released toward the end of 2006.The album will feature a variety of styles ranging from down tempo electro to high octane hard trance including collaborations with label mate Astrix and various singers/producers.

Xerox & Illumination are Moshe Keinan and Amir Dvir from Israel. Xerox released 4 albums: Xerox & Freeman - "Human Race" (1998), Xerox - "Freestyle" (1999), Maskalin - "Way of life" (2001) and Xerox - "Frequency drive" (2002). Illumination is Amir Dvir, a talented artist and sound technician of the first degree. He started making trance music under the name Luminus and released 3 albums: Luminus - "Journey into your dream" (1998), Luminus - "Hypnotica" (2000) and Luminus vs. Perplex - "Plexus" (2001). The due joined forces in 2002 and since then released tracks in leading compilations of labels such as T.I.P world, HOMmega, Spun and Crystal Matrix. Their joint venture albums – "Temporary insanity" (2004) and  "XI" (2005) delivered Psychedelic trance fused with mettalic sounds and highly influenced from the techno & breakbeat genres. A new formula with a huge production of action packed epic music fitting both morning and night time moods. This new direction of the due was outstanding and it was not long before the biggest names in the scene Like Astrix, 1200mics, Etnica, Domestic & X-noiZe  came knocking for remixes. In between the Brazil, Japan and European tours, XI are spending all their spare time in the studio working on a collaboration track with Astrix and on their new album which is schedueled to be released in 2007. The new album is considered another evolutionary step for XI as they seem to be close to perfection with their new innovative sound & style.  

Psy Sex is Udi Sternberg (27, aka DJ Goblin) from Israel. He started working with Yoni Oshrat (27, aka Schatsi, Ace ventura) in 1998 under the name "Children of the doc". In 1999 they decided to change their project name to "Psy Sex" and released their debut album "Expressions of rage" which was successfully followed by the release of their breakthrough follow up albums "Hardcore blastoff" in 2001 and "Come in peace" in 2003. The due are known to be influenced by their love to the sci-fi genre and for their unique style of a high quality full on twisted trance fused with intelligent breakbeats. All covers of PsySex albums have been always titled as 5 star artworks. Last year (2005), Celebrating 7 years of musical statements, Israel's most dominant psychedelic act released a tribute album full of remixes for their greatest hits.

These days DJ Goblin is working on a new album which will include collaborations with some of the best artists the scene has to offer!

Stay tuned.....

X-noiZe are literally the hottest new prospect on the Psy-Trance scene at the moment.Hailing from Israel, The undisputed home of the genre and to many of the biggest Psy-Trance acts on the planet, Barak Argaman & Nadav Bonen have already gained themselves a reputation for their outstanding production, infectious grooves and hypnotic melodies which has earned them the respect of their peers and acquired them the appreciation of a global audience. Their debut album 'Mental notes' has been widely acclaimed as a breath of fresh air. Signed to the world renowned HOMmega label and management agency, X-noiZe are now busy touring the world and working hard in the studio on their 2nd album.


Listen to X-noiZe special mix at di.fm

X-noiZe interview (UK)

Psy Craft are Alon Algrasi and Nir Sidon from the south of Israel. Both have a rich background playing keyboards and guitars as they started making trance music in 1995 and have been with HOMmega since its very beginning. Psy Craft released their debut album - "Gravitech" in 2001, their 2nd album – "New Moves" in 2004 and their 3rd album - "Computech" in 2006. They have remixed tracks of Infected Mushroom & Yahel, Space Cat and PsySex. In their last album, Psy Craft made a giant leap in their sound production and musical direction. The opening song of the album, 'Dirtbag' (remix for Brad Sucks), has entered the Israeli radio and music channels playlistslike a storm and even got the band anexposure on Israeli national news. Psy Craft are now one of the hottest acts of Israeli psy-trance and their world tour includes massive stages such asUK's Psychedelic (Brixton) Academy and Japan's Gathering.

Black & White are Samuel Wallerstien (ex-PPS Project) and Yaniv Biton (ex-Electrosphere). Together they represent one of the biggest promises to come out of Israel. The due have invented a new Psy-style which is heavily influenced from Techno, Industrial, Electro and new wave music. Their atmosphere is unique and their story telling is one of a kind. Black & White debut album – "Frame by frame" is due to be released in June/2005 supported by a 12" on the UK label TIP World.

 Y.Biton & S.Vallerstien are Black & White

Guy Salama is one of the most known DJ's in Israel. Being a veteran broadcaster, he is hosting the weekly trance show 'BPM FM – Trance on air', which features the biggest acts and producers of the international trance scene, on Radio 99Esc (one of the most influential radio stations in Israel of all kinds of DANCE music).Guy's first trance compilation 'b trance' (HOMmega/2003), named after his first trance radio show in this compilation. for this debut project he joined Astrix for the opening track, called 'Chaos' – a trance classic, which remixed by Pixel and Wrecked Machines. His second compilation based on his recent trance radio show 'BPM FM - Trance on air' (HOMmega/2005) For this project, Guy collaborated with Psy Craft and together they released 'Alegria'. Right after that Guy & X-noiZe produced 'Insert Silence' for their debut album- Mental Notes. and start Producing with MC Jah-natan (Sub6) the massive hit 'Out Loud'. Guy just fineshed his latest track together with Dali 'Connect To The Source' for her upcoming debut album. Now he is already in first stages of works with Black & White for his own album project, which will feature collaborations with Israeli promising producers and some wild remixes for trance classics.Guy started to headline massive events in Israel like the 'Orange / BU99FM Play & Music festival 2003' (25,000 ppl), 'Esc / Red City 2004' 2005' (10,000 ppl), Israel's 'Love Parade 2004' 2005' (200,000 ppl) and 'TIP World tour 2004 in Eilat (8,000 ppl. It was only a matter of short time before Guy was called to play outside of Israel and present his unique sets of club oriented trance music. At the New Year Eve of 2005 Guy played with DJ Scott Project in Turkey (the event was sold out), in May 2005 he played with 'Infected Mushroom' in Cyprus in a special 'concert', and again on August 2005 in Aya Napa @ the ICE club, Future booking dates include gigs in Brazil and Russia.

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http://www.thekaa.com

Kaa was born in 1979 and was raised in Lebanon. Expatriated to France in 1989, and completed his studies there. Influenced by music from a young age, he began by taking piano lessons, moving on to assembling a rock band during his adolescent years, where he was the lead guitar player and the singer. In 1993 he discovered electronic music through pioneer artists such as Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers. Going deeper into this genre, he found himself leaning towards Drum’n’Bass, and later discovered psychedelic trance while touring festivals. In 1998 Kaa decided to take his career seriously, where he started learning how to DJ by playing in various events. 1999 was the year he and his Lebanese friends started promoting the electronic scene in his native land by founding the Beirut Underground (Bug System) project, the purpose of this project being to promote the electronic scene in Lebanon through organizing unique events in the Middle East.

Having studied drawing and graphic design in a school of visual arts, Kaa launched Visual Suspects in 2001, a project of VJing and graphics. Indeed, according to his philosophy image and music are two elements that are directly linked. He assembled his studio in 2004 and began his electronic music training, while experimenting with the use of oriental sounds.

These two musical and graphic projects merged to give ‘DVJ Kaa’, consequently making him the first to initialize a new and single performance of a DJ and a VJ, i.e. the DVJing; a mix of music and visuals completely synchronized.

Following the path of his ancestors the Phoenicians, Kaa performed in many countries, he traveled to Mexico, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Hungary’

He has spun with many icons in the electronic scene such as Francesco Farfa, Tall Paul, Silicon Sound, Total Eclipse, Absolum, Talamasca, Nomad, Jaia, Eskimo, Triskell, Digital Talk, Dimitri, Psyside, Triptych, L’Elf, Skazi’

Kaa also played in prestigious venues such as The Mass and the University of London in the United Kingdom, Gibus, Batofar, at the Divan du Monde and the Locomotive in Paris, in B018, Orange Mecanique and Black Box in Beirut, and played in large scale events such as the Techno Parade in Paris and the Street Parade in Bologna, and he was showcased in the labels 3D Vision and Moon Spirits records at the Champ-Elysées’ Fnac.

Kaa was part of the legendary UK label: Transient Records, promoting it all over the world. He is currently with Exposure Productions, the same label to which the famous project Wizzy Noise belongs.

"Watch the Music, Hear the Visions"

Francais

Né en 1979, Kaa a grandi au Liban. Expatrié en 1989, il achèvera son éducation en France. Il prend des cours de piano dès son plus jeune âge, puis à son adolescence, afin d’assouvir sa passion pour la musique déjà présente, il monte un groupe de Hard rock avec des amis en intégrant la place de guitariste et chanteur.

Kaa se définit comme DJ autodidacte dans les soirées dès 1998 devenant un des pionniers de la scène électronique au Mo yen-Orient. En 1999 il décide avec ses amis Libanais de fonder le projet Beirut Underground ( Bug System ), afin de développer la scène électronique à travers des évènements uniques au Moyen-Orient.

Après avoir fini des études de graphic-design et de multimédia dans une école d’arts plastiques à Paris, il décide en 2001 de monter en parallèle son projet de VJ'ing sous le nom de Visual Suspects. Car il est convaincu que l'image ne peut exister sans la musique et que ces deux éléments sont intimement liés. En 2004, il monte son studio afin de se lancer dans la création musicale, s’orientant vers une ambiance électro à la sauce orientale, accompagnée d’un groove subtil et de mélodies très planantes.

Ses deux projets musicaux et graphiques seront bien évidemment amenés à fusionner et donneront naissance à The Kaa . Devenant ainsi le premier artiste à proposer une nouvelle et unique performance de DJ et VJ à la fois, créant ainsi le terme de DVJ , un concept audiovisuel entièrement synchronisé.

Kaa faisait parti du label légendaire anglais: Transient Records, qui assurait sa promotion dans le monde. Il a ensuite été appelé par Exposure Productions, label grecque basé à Athènes. Il vient de rejoindre en 2007 Tribal Vision records en tant que Dvj et manager des licences. Il promouvoit ainsi la musique des artistes exclusifs du label tels que Vibrapshere, Tegma, Fitalic, Roman Rai, Sonic Cube, POTS, Duca, Sonify etc… et il continu en parallèle à diffuser son concept DVJ dans toutes sortes de manifestations à travers le monde.

Piqué par La fièvre du voyage transmise par ses ancêtres les Phéniciens, Kaa s’est produit dans de nombreux pays comme le Mexique, la Jordanie, le Liban, le Maroc, la France, la Belgique, le Royaume-Uni, l’Italie, l’Espagne, l’Allemagne, la Suisse, la Hongrie, les Pays-Bas etc… Il a également joué dans des lieux très prestigieux comme The Mass et L’Université de Londres au Royaume-Uni, le Trabendo , le Batofar , le Divan du monde et la Locomotive à Paris, au B018, à L’Orange mécanique et le Black Box à Beyrouth. En 2002, il a été invité dans des évènements de grande envergure comme la Techno parade à Paris et la Street parade à Bologne. Capable de créer des clips vidéo sur commande, il s’est chargé des projections visuelles à la Fnac des Champs- Elysées pour les showcases de labels comme 3D Vision et Moon Spirits records.

Nate Raubenheimer started out his music career at the tender age of seven when he received his first electronic keyboard. He went on to discover jazz and classical music before becoming obsessed with synthesizers, computers and electronic music. His musical explorations have taken him through many different styles of music including breaks, house and electro.

After finishing school, with a background of basic music studies and personal experience with computer recording, he went on to study sound engineering at Cape Town City Varsity. There he worked on many aspects of modern sound recording and engineering, from film to live band recordings before finding his place in the psy trance scene. He was first introduced to the music by Regan and Gareth Tacon, currently co-owners of Nano Records. Before even attending one of the much talked about South African outdoor parties, he wrote his first single, ?superhighway samurai?. The track was picked up by DJ Anti, and was released on Mechanism, a compilation by Sweden?s Spiral Trax Label Group. His sound was instantly recognizable as his signature style, a blend of full on grooves, progressive structures, and epic ?morning? melodies.

This sound was refined over the next year, with his signing to Nano Records and the subsequent release of numerous tracks such as "Synergism" and "Ultraphunktional", released on Nano Record's Emergence Compilation, which received much acclaim after its initial release just before the European summer in 2001. Following the overnight success of Emergence, "New Directions" on Nano Record's "Dilations" compilation was a turning point for Nate. This can still be regarded as was finished and released on Nano's follow up, "Dilations". This is Nate's most celebrated track to date, and received much acclaim worldwide.

The debut album, Refractions, followed closely afterwards, featuring dance floor success's such as "Melody Machine", "Avalon", and a remix of the aforementioned "New Directions". With the success of the album, Nate's career as a live performer and dj, took off at great speed. After numerous parties in South Africa, he first headed off to England for the acclaimed Glastonbury Music Festival. This festival plays host to hundreds of acts and draws crowds in excess of 150 000 people every year. Gigs in Japan followed, as well as extensive tours in Europe, including France, Spain, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Denmark and others. To date he has played on every major continent, and received much praise for his energetic and emotional live shows. He has appeared along side dj and artists outside of the psy trance scene such as Sasha, Timo Maas, Anthony Papa, Orbital, Aphex Twin, Square Pusher, Richy Horton, and others.

Nate has also worked on other projects including his dj compilation, "Natural Selection" on Nano Records, as well as Ghost, a side project focusing on breaks and ambient, as well as forming half of the Silver Surfers. His releases can be seen on many labels including Mind Control, Phonokol, Alchemy, Exposure, Compakt, Proton, Light Music Japan, Turbo Trance and others. Further collaborations include work with Tristan, Hydrophic, Pogo, and Rinkadink, as well as remixes for Silicon Sounds, Sesto Sento and D-Nox and Beckers, amongst many others.

The new album from Protoculture, "Circadians" is currently in the pipeline and should be available towards the end of 2005.

Shagma - France (Jean Salomon - Laurent Fassier)

Shagma is a new band from Paris, France.

They have done music for the last three years but have waited their production to be perfect before to send in 2005 their first demo cd to Talamasca at the well known "mind control records" trance label, based in Paris.

Their first release, "pianobar" made from the first track a strong reputation to this new project who suddenly began to play in Japan, Switzerland, and more often in France, and are working now on a collaboration album with Talamasca and Mael.

They are now resident artists of Mind control records and after the success of their own production, they will now perform as live-acts and djs all over...so get ready!