BIANCO, FRANCO/ SAMUEL L SESSION/ YAPACC/ FOXX, AN - BLUE EDITION - SECRET ISLAND NATION FESTIVAL

Franco is producing releases, remixes and collaborates with labels such as Unfoundsound, Multivitamins, Hypercolour, Meerestief and LessIzmore. One of the latest Fabric compilations (fabric 38 mixed by M.A.N.D.Y) includes Franco's track:”Noches de Superacion” as intro. 2007 was a very good year for Franco Bianco with successful releases which were remixed by artists such as Sarah Goldfarb, Seuil, Bern, David Last, Suz and Someone Else. He also had a huge tour which began in Australia, passed by Egypt, and went through 13 European countries. With a total of 32 presentations "Live!" over 4 months he shared line ups with Steve Bug, Tiefschwarz, Matthew Johnson, Dominik Eulberg, Marco Carola, and many many more. Over the next few months, he will be working on several tracks as well as his new live act in his studio. A new tour is scheduled for 2008 in Europe, Central America and Australia, to support the releases on labels such as Multivitamins, UnfoundSound, LessIzMore, Hypercolour, Miga and Meerestief. In September 2008 he will launch his own vinyl label, home to artists including: Marek Hemman, Alexi Delano, Tony Rohr, Bloody Mary and Mikael Stavostrand among others. Site: http://www.francobianco.com/ Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Way back in 1988 Samuel bought his first mixer and a pair of regular turntables. That was his first step into the music business. Mixing everything from hiphop, house and techno he began to explore the phenomenon of mixing. In 1991 he formed a party organization with his friend Max Reich, and started to pull off parties around Gothenburg. During the same time Samuel also started spinning outside his bedroom. When Max got a proper studio in 1995, he felt it was time to take a step further, so he asked Max to teach him the basics about producing. A couple of months after that they formed Solid Beat, a techno label distributed by Neuton. As time went by Samuels skills became more and more polished, so he felt he was ready to move on by himself. Samuel needed to start something of his own. So, 1997 was the year when the first “Cycle” came out in the shops. Titled “Techno Soul Pt 1”, it contained laidback grooves for cool out corners. In the first two years he only released three, but in late spring of 1999 he decided to really have a go on it. And thats when things really took off for Samuel. “In Your Box” became his breakthrough record. Being played by people like Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Umek among others, people out there really started to take notice of him. The following release, “Check Out This I Bring” made him even more shiny as a wider range of jockeys span his wax. The phone started to ring more and more frequently, asking for his services regarding spinning, remixing and releasing. He quickly became a known face at various clubs and events around the world. Before he put “Cycle” on a break in 2001 to form “SLS”, eleven releases had seen the light of day. Now with “SLS” on hand he felt trying out other parts of the spectrum . “New Soil” became the first one, a double pack filled with warm, more melodic grooves. The first track,”Velvet”, became a hit on the floors and were soon hailed as a classic. In the same period Samuel got invited to do a remix of “Visions Of You” by Blake Baxter & Trevor Rockcliffe. Already a classic record, he was more then pleased to put his own touch on it. Another big tune he remixed in that time was FunkDvoid´s “Diabla” on Soma. It became a well played mix by many. When “Merengue” came out soon after, it became one of his best sold records ever. Slam and Oliver Ho all contributed to the success as their mixes were more then appreciated. Another big favourite from Sls records was Andreas Saag´s “Jazz Lesson” record. It sounded like nothing else at the time and broke new ground in a serious way. Laurent Garnier and Rolando were, and still is, huge fans of the record. Between then and today Samuel has released numerous records and they have always found its place within the circuits. Its fair enough to say that he has made an impact on techno, and its also right to mention that whatever style he takes up hes doing it in his own way. Lately he has been experimenting with a deeper minimal sound. “Klap Klap” is the name for this platform. The first record, “Easy Walker”, is already loved by a wide range of people. Further explorations will take place at the end of each cycle… Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

"Age 14 I bought my first analog synth: a Korg MS-20. Nobody had something like that in school, neither was hardly anybody around interested in electronic music. I scrammed in my room to build my first tracks on the Revox A77, using the Korg, a Roland organ and a Rattlesnake rhythm machine, track by track and mono - a fantastic, lonely periode. Seven years before I played the piano, thus belong to the few who lived through minimalism at an early stage, for I played the same patterns over and over again for hours... yapacc founded the project Elektrasmus with Holger Schmidt and launched the 'Weisskirchener Electronic Festival'. After having taken extensive live and studio session excursions, they finally signed to Maelstrom Records in 1997. In the same year Elektrasmus was one of the Techno acts to pioneer internet live streaming (at 'Dokumenta X', Kassel/D). They signed to Maelstrom Records in 1997. A release on Poets Club Recording ("Inside 02" w/Brian Eno, Peter Schwalm, Funkstoerung, Shantel, among others) followed in 1998 using the psydonym "the dragonfly". yapacc started a net art label in 1999 and produced film scores for expressionistic silent movie classics, three CDs are released. In 2001 he founded Voiceheads together with Juergen Klumpe a duo interweaving guitar drones and textures with vocoded voice, blending Downbeat Techno structures with Hippiespace Psychedelics on a high intensity level. During that time yapacc met Dr. Walker of Air Liquide with whom he cultivates a steady friendship and production team until today (Helden der Revolution). Apart from having become a steady member of James Dean Brown's notorious Narcotic Syntax on the popular Perlon label, he syndicated Studiogemeinschaft (Studio Community) with the inspirational DJ Franklin de Costa to create a uniquely syncopated Tech style. The collaboration with Miriam Schulte, Bo Irion and Franklin resulted in the actual Party community "The Green Empire" who have done several partys and radio shows. The amicable climate between Good Groove, one of Germany's DJ institutions, and yapacc after having met in summer 2005 is reflected in common music productions on multiColor Recordings and Tresor. Last not least yapacc works as product designer and demonstrator for Manfred Fricke (MFB, Berlin) who fabricates fine small synths, drum machines and vj tools for a low budget. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.