Biomechanoid

Members: Colin Fraser. Guest Vocals: Nicky Cairney, MC G Real, Allie Moodie. Genre: Techstep, IDM, glitch, industrial. Biography: Biomechanoid is an experimental D&B/IDM band from Scotland.  Biomechanoid describes itself as, “Political dissatisfaction expressed via brutal electronic noise experiments. May contain undercurrents of hope and beauty.” Albums: Systematik (1999) Unknown Entity (2001) Shapeshifter (2002) Arkhive01 (2006) Arkhive02 (2006) Control Systems (2016) Machine Code (2020) EPs: Codes EP…

Current Value

Members: Tim Eliot. Genre: Drum & bass, Neurofunk, Darkstep, Techstep, Dubstep. Biography: Tim Eliot, better known by his stage name Current Value, is a German D&B artist, producer, and DJ, Tim Eliot (aka Current Value ) is at the forefront of Berlin’s underground D&B scene, as well as the rapidly emerging Dubstep movement. His forward thinking production combined with a highly technical approach to music…

Bad Company UK

Members: dBridge, DJ Fresh, Maldini, Vegas. Genre: Drum & Bass. Biography: Bad Company, Bad Company UK or simply BC (stylized as ƆEIƎC) is the stage name of the English drum and bass record producers Jason Maldini, Michael Wojcicki, Dan Stein, and Darren White. The abbreviation of the name, ƆEIƎC, is the group’s logo as used on singles and album covers: the letters BC are mirrored on…

E-sassin

Members: Eric Hull. Genre: Drum & Bass, Techstep, Neurofunk. Biography: Eric Hull, a.k.a. E-Sassin, is a native of Los Angeles with a far-reaching background in many different styles of music. He began his musical journey in the late ‘70s as a drummer in progressive rock and jazz/fusion bands. After moving through the heavy metal scene of the ‘80s, E-Sassin was introduced to the electronic dance music…

Makai

Members: Frank Marheineke, Jan Hennig. Genre: Drum & Bass, Techstep. Biography: When talking about German drum & bass from the nineties, it is almost impossible not to mention the name Makai. Within a short period of time, this production outfit hailing from a small town called Hanau, took the  scene by storm. Among the many club hit they produced, it was Beneath the Mask that put Makai…

Dom & Roland

Members: Dominic Fife Angas Genre: Drum & Bass, Tech Step. Biography: Dom & Roland is the alias of British drum & bass producer, re-mixer, recording artist Dominic Angas. The addition of “Roland” in the artist name refers to his Roland sampler. He began recording on the advice of his friend, Nico Sykes, using just a computer and a Roland S760. In 1994 he released on Sykes’…

88 Katanas

Members: C. Jones. Genre: Drum & Bass, Tech Step. Biography: 88 Katanas is a D&B techstep artist out of New York whose music heavily influence by first wave cyberpunk. Since 2018 he has been producing driving, yet atmospheric drum & bass filled with references to Neuromancer, Max Headroom, and Blade Runner. Likewise, the name 88 Katanas appears to be a reference to the Crazy 88 gang…

Haujobb

Founding Members: Daniel Myer, Dejan Samardzic, Björn Jünemann. Biography: Founded in 1993 in, Haujobb began life as a Germany EBM band skill for generating driving dance music with dark, experimental edge. Taking their name from the slag term for replicant in the film Blade Runner, Haujobb loosely translates to mean “skinjob” in German.* After the release of a cassette-only album named Drift Wheeler, Haujobb signed…

Ono Sendai

Members: Frank Marheineke, Jan Hennig. Genre: Drum & Bass, Techstep. Biography: Ono Sendai is the drum & bass side-project of producer Frank Marheineke and veteran club DJ, Jan Hennig. The a pair is better known for their work under the name Makai, which does share similarities with the Ono Sendai project. Taking their name from the device futuristic hacker Case uses in William Gibson’s Neuromancer, Ono…