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Acen Razvi (real name Syed Ahsen Razvi) was an early 1990s UK rave and hardcore breakbeat techno producer. It was with Production House that Acen released his first hit 'Close Your Eyes', which instantly became a hardcore breakbeat anthem. In quick succession Acen released tunes such as 'Trip II the Moon','Window In The Sky', and his debut album '75 Minutes' ( US release ).'Trip II the Moon' is Acen's landmark release, its popularity in the club scene ensured that only a trilogy of remix releases could satisfy public demand. It remains a key record in DJs' record boxes to this day, Even though Acen's releases were not licensed to majors, remaining on Production House, 'Close Your Eyes' went on to be Music Week's Dance Single of the Year and 'Trip II the Moon' went Top 40 in 1992. He wrote produced & remixed numerous club anthems on Production House along with producer Floyd Dyce.These included legendary acts such as 'Brothers Grimm','DMS','Baby D','House Crew' & 'X-Static' Later Acen experimented with Drum 'N' Bass Releasing tracks such as 'No more' & '116.7' on Warners Subsidiary F-111. More recently however , he can be seen behind the lens directing/cutting films & music promo's. Acen's lastest release 'Dirty Raver' ( 2004 ) appeared on Rennie Pilgrems TCR label of which , the video was also directed by himself. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Dead Prez are an underground hip-hop duo which formed in 1996 in New York City, New York, United States, consisting of rapper stic.man and M-1. They have released three albums, "Let's Get Free" (2000), "Revolutionary But Gangsta" (2004), and "Information Age" (2012). The duo has also released several mixtapes. They are known for their sometimes confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice, and also positivity. The duo maintains an ethical stance against corporate control over the media, especially hip-hop record labels. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

New Order are a new wave/synthpop band which formed in 1980 in Salford, England, United Kingdom by the three remaining members of Joy Division. The band's classic lineup consists of Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Peter Hook (bass, electronic percussion), Gillian Gilbert (keyboards, guitar) and Stephen Morris (drums, keyboards). The group effectively disbanded in 1993 but reformed in 1998. Gilbert left in 2001 to look after her and Morris' children and was replaced by guitarist/keyboardist Phil Cunningham. Hook left acrimoniously in 2007 and declared the band to be defunct. Initially, Sumner, Cunningham and Morris denied the band had split up, but in 2009, following the release of the trio's Bad Lieutenant album, they admitted that that they could not continue on without Hook and officially disbanded. However, the band reformed in 2011 for a pair of charity dates without Hook, with Gilbert returning to the fold and Tom Chapman replacing Hook on bass. Pioneers of dance music in the 1980s and one of the first bands to effectively and popularly synthesize keyboard- and guitar-based music, New Order's members hailed from Salford and Macclesfield, England out of the ashes of Joy Division, are noted as being one of the first bands to bridge the gap between Post-Punk and Dancefloor. They were Factory Records' highest selling artist. They also funded Factory's famous Manchester club, The Haçienda. The band partnered with Quincy Jones's American label Qwest, recorded with legendary hip-hop producer Arthur Baker (on 1983's single "Confusion" and 1984's "Thieves Like Us"), and they embraced Ibizan club culture on the album, Technique. The band was formed in 1980 by the three surviving members, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris of Joy Division after the lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. Morris' girlfriend (and later wife) Gillian Gilbert joined in October 1980 on keyboards and occasional guitar shortly after contributing guitar to the second release of New Order's first single "Ceremony". Their early music followed in the same vein as Joy Division, most notably on debut album Movement. This is mostly seen now as a 'transitional' album where the new 4-piece band was trying to find a new identity. They continued to develop their music and their identity with tracks such as "Procession" and "Temptation" until 1983 when, under the influence of early electro funk and Italo-Disco tracks (most notably Klein & MBO's Dirty Talk), they released "Blue Monday", arguably their most famous song and the biggest-selling 12" single of all time. This came in such a detailed Peter Saville-designed sleeve (replicating a floppy disc) that it is claimed by some that the band's record company, Factory, lost money on every copy sold. The release of "Blue Monday" coincided with the album Power, Corruption & Lies which further developed their dance/rock crossover. Other albums followed in 1985 (Low-Life), 1986 (Brotherhood) and 1989 (Technique, influenced heavily by Ibiza's acid house scene). In 1990 the band scored their sole number 1 hit with a song written by Keith Allen and performed with the England football team, "World in Motion", the official England World Cup song. One more album, Republic followed in May 1993, which was released by London Records after the collapse of Factory in November 1992. The band effectively split in 1993 to pursue solo projects, but returned with a triumphant gig at the Reading Festival in 1998. After the recording of 2001's Get Ready album Gillian Gilbert left the band amicably for family reasons - her and Stephen's daughter Grace had been diagnosed with Transverse myelitis and she came to the decision that it would be easier for the band to replace her than her husband. They have since gone on to produce one more album with the help of Phil Cunningham of Marion when they released their last album, Waiting For The Sirens' Call. Hook left acrimoniously in 2007 and according to him, the band has effectively broken up. However, Sumner, Cunningham and Morris repeatedly denied that the band was over, and that if Hook no longer wanted to be in the band, that was his choice. Hook has since threatened to take legal action if they attempt to continue as New Order. In 2009, Sumner, Morris and Cunningham announced that they did not plan on continuing on as New Order without Hook. However, in September 2011 it was announced that they will reform as New Order for two concerts in October (Brussels and Paris), without Hook but with Gillian Gilbert. Hook's replacement is Tom Chapman, who is also in Bad Lieutenant with Sumner, Morris and Cunningham. The charity gigs in Brussels and Paris were very successful and New Order decided to go on tour in 2012. They played various concerts all over the world and also some big festivals in the summer. Discography (studio albums): Movement (1981) Power, Corruption & Lies (1983) Low-Life (1985) Brotherhood (1986) Technique (1989) Republic (1993) Get Ready (2001) Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005) Lost Sirens (2013) Music Complete (2015) Collaborations and other projects: Shortly after the split, Sumner and Cunningham formed Bad Lieutenant. The band's debut album Never Cry Another Tear, released in 2009, features Morris on drums on several tracks, although he is not an official member of the band and has committed to continue musical projects with Gillian Gilbert. The band's various solo projects understandably seemed to contain elements of the New Order 'sound', and gave some clues as to each member's contribution to the band. Bernard Sumner worked with Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) and Neil Tennant (of The Pet Shop Boys) in the 'supergroup', Electronic. Peter Hook formed the bands Revenge and, later, Monaco. These projects gained some commercial success. Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert recorded two albums of songs as The Other Two, and also did scoring work for film and television. Each of New Order's four original members have, at various times, acted as producers and/or guest musicians under the moniker of Be Music for a myriad of Factory labelmates and other artists, including: Section 25, A Certain Ratio, Happy Mondays, Paul Haig, The Stockholm Monsters, The Stone Roses, and Stanton Miranda. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

There are three bands named Spektrum. The first one is the London-based genre-busting four piece, Spektrum. With one smash debut album Enter The Spektrum released on Germany's acclaimed Playhouse imprint already tucked under their belt - which saw the birth of globally-renowned singles Breaker, Freakbox and Kinda New - Spektrum are back at last. 'Fun at The Gymkhana Club', for UKs Nonstop Recordings, features singles Horny Pony, 'May Day' and latest offering and blistering dance floor wobbler, 'Don't Be Shy. Fun At... exudes the playful elements of Spektrums multifaceted personality. As well as boasting a tongue-in-cheek title - horseplay and cheeky hi-jinks taking place within the confines of the Pony Club establishment - the Gymkhana Club is also a term that refers to world of colonialism. This new album from Spektrum oozes with alternative undercurrents - they have stormed the Club and messed up all the codes. And its up to you to decipher them. 'Fun At... provides an absorbing visual landscape. Opening up with the marching scenes of 'May Day' - all thigh-high leather boots and tight uniforms, we then slip into 'Horny Pony - all galloping fillies, whips and stirrups. Next up is 'Moody Feels Good', a wall-climbing blur of psychedelia. We then get dragged onto the light-up dance floor with Dont Be Shy, and pulled straight off into the darker back room antics of Cedar. Sugar Bowl brings us down a level, lost in clouds and bubbles everywhere. The Bones is a brisk walk into the realities of daylight which soon transforms into a confused stagger into the bloodshot sunset ahead of Cut Me Off. Fit Together take us up into the clouds once more, hovering over the planet in a moment of reflective glory only to be brought down sharply, soles of feet firmly hitting the ground, with Build An Army, which leads us by the hand into The Mirror Man - the albums final march across the Spektrum landscape. Phew. While most live bands of 2006 aim to recreate the post-punk sound of the 'late 70s/early 80s era, Spektrum are set on creating a new, innovative, sound - which 'Fun At...' is overflowing with. Influences from the funk, punk and electro are key, but Spektrum never try to mimic, but rather expand and develop. The styles range from electrofied punk (May Day), rock with an electro-funk edge (Mirror Man), through to the British live band' exploration of post-Timbaland R&B (Cut Me Off, The Bones), through to song-based dance music ('Moody Feels Good', 'Build An Army'). Spektrum are also one of the hottest live acts the UK has to offer. A contemporary fusion of ESG, Grace Jones and the Slits, they perform all over the world from Portugal, Paris, New York and Berlin, through to New Zealand, Australia and, er, Brighton. Spektrum are Lola Olafisoye, Gabriel Olegavich, Isaac Tucker and Teia Williams. __________ The second one is a new prog band consisting of members from GALLEON, CROSS and GRAND STAND as well as the female singer, the extraordinaire Lizette von Panajotte. The name SPEKTRUM not only refers to the optical term, but also to the different musical background of the band members. All the key elements are here: dynamics, intricate playing, great solos and foundation rattling bass pedals. And the result is excellent: melodic with female vocals of a quality rarely heard in the genre and refreshing progressive rock with strong compositions and a spotless production. __________ The third one is a Drum and Bass DJ, originally from NYC but now located in Kalamazoo, MI. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.