Rotterdam is one of the centres of Holland's rich electronic music scene. Its famous harbour opens the city to the world and its modern architecture serves as ideal backdrop to the futuristic beats of labels such as Clone and Frustrated Funk or the deep soulful techno of artist like Joris Voorn.
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Green |
Native-born Dutchman Joris Voorn is widely recognized for his characteristic sound of deep, yet energetic Detroit-flavoured techno. He has gained equal respect for his meticulous, loop-based DJ sets, as well as for his outstanding productions on Sino and...
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Clone |
Two talented producers operating low profile from Rotterdam. Making music just for the fun of making music. These guys are in love with deep floating techno but also like it gritty at times.
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Clone |
Alden Tyrell, who chose his name after a character is Philip K. Dick's 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep', is a Rotterdam-based producer famous for his characteristic electronic disco style. Tracks like Disco Lunar Module or Love Explosion may have...
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Like A Tim is Tim van Leijden, producer and label owner from Rotterdam, Holland. The name Like A Tim comes from the nickname other kids gave him at school. They thought he looked like a dead person so they called him 'Lijke-Tim' which means 'corpse Tim' in Dutch (German: Leiche-Tim) and is pronounced 'Like A Tim' in English. From...
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Fortek |
Gert-Jan Bijl is possibly Holland 's most prolific producer of left field dance music. His music is usually inspired by the deep and melodic techno sound characteristic for 90s Detroit and UK productions. Under the name Gerd he has recorded for Marc...
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Yet anonymous project, so far releasing breathtaking dub-techno on Dutch labels Frantic Flowers and SD Records.
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SD Records |
Possibly the surprise discovery of the season, Rotterdam's Louis Guillaume produces classic techno with a deep Detroit note. His debut series 'Soulpoint' has been picked up by Syncom Data's SD Records label.
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SD Records |
Rotterdam based producer and DJ Nukubus is part of Syncom Data and runs the highly recognized SD Records imprint. Nukubus started making music in 1995 while experimenting with a delay-unit during his internship with the Dutch Navy. Making the strangest of...
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Clone |
A cosmic disco duo doing crazy disco shit with a massive array of classic synthesizers. With abundant musical talent and an in-depth knowledge of the genre's history Elitechnique travel through the landscapes of the eurodiscozone.
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Fusing the laid-back deepness of Detroit techno with the cutting edge rhythms of dubstep, Martijn Deykers has been one of the stand-out producers of 2008. His wealth of recent productions, be it his releases for his label 3024, remixes for the likes of...
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Electric Deluxe |
Jochem George Paap, better known to the world of electronic music as Speedy J for his swiftness on the turntables, is a Dutch techno producer based out of Rotterdam. His introduction to the techno scene came in 1992 with the release of his minimal track...
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Team Records |
Jeroen Verheij, also known as Secret Cinema, started producing as Meng Syndicate (the melodic rave anthem 'Meng's Theme' being one of his earliest hits) in 1990. His first record 'Sonar System' came out on Belgium's ARS records and was an instant rave...
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'Paul du Lac is a Rotterdam-based house and deep house DJ and producer, who is playing his deep and energetic DJ sets since the early 1990s. Influenced ever since by Detroit/Chicago house and techno music and the local Dutch underground scene, he developed his own unique and relentless DJ style, which eventually evolved into his own...
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