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Starting life on the Bboy scene almost 40 years ago with the original Electro sounds, Weekend Vandals went on to hold residencies in 5 countries and playing out across Europe after leaving the UK decades ago, at some of the biggest venues and underground squat parties.

Regular on the .air waves, Dj'ing is just a small part of his involvement in the electronic scene over that time. From promoter to manager to journalist. You can access his Bleep column on Iconic Underground Magazines pages. Always at the forefront of cutting edged electronic music and no signs of taking a backwards step.

Eclipse - Permutation
Inner Motion - Permutation
Confine - Inkipak
Soma White - Alva Reck
Memory Gene - Red Spider
Junk - Arctor
Purplewave (silicon sally rmx) - Ricco Cassa
Arrowhead - Nullptr
Outta Limits - Spin Fidelity
Out - Rain Maker 
Back 2 Beat - Ricco Cassa

CyberDomain - Weekend Vandals

Old fart who loves 4:4 across the board. Occasionally promote and play out at a night called 'Darkroom' and at 'Esoteric' at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge. Held a residency on the Modulations podcast and broadcast 'The Electric Lounge' radio show for two years. Musical inspirations: too many. Forged in late 89 sweatboxes in Manchester...But it ain't where you're from, it's where you're at. 

we're still alive  aren't we 


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beyond human thinking~
insupport of Transhumanism
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my other channel: https://soundcloud.com/air_conditioning

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listening to ~sounds of silence
                 follow the bassline rhythm
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|  Ambient |  Dub  |  Minimal |  Atmospheric  |  Deep  |  Melodic  |  Progressive |  A State of Trance  | 

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Darren 'Merle' Thompson has been involved in the music scene since 1990 in which time he served his apprenticeship at the infamous InTerDance production studios, 'Dance Floor Studios' in the early 90's working alongside the likes of Aubrey, Lenny Dee, John Digweed & Mr C as a young studio hand. 

Other experiences come from working in various record shops along the south coast such as Peach Flavour Records, Reflex Records, VIP Vinyl. And more recently as part of the management team at the outstanding Murge Recordings, and F-Tech Roots.

His influences come from an eclectic variety of electronic music from backroom grooves through to peak time madness including: Techno, Tech House, Deep House, Tribal, Breaks. 

With quality releases already to date on various labels such as Nathan Coles & Terry Francis Wiggle off shoot label ‘Is This’ under the guise of Cactus Jack (along side with good friend, DJ & production sparring partner, Richie Collins), San Francisco's Household Digital, London's Right Nut Recordings, Murge Recordings, Stark Futures, Mighty Moog, and Sounds of Juan.

Merle’s production style is a blend of new technology and old techniques by harnessing the power of software like Reason, Logic and Pro Tools and combining it with more traditional analogue approaches. Taking each new production with an exploratory approach to sound design to which he then moulds into his unique style. “I usually start with an idea in my mind of want I hope to achieve, lay down the beats and then let the rest of the production evolve naturally.
"I absolutely love the freedom and flexibility that working with software gives me”.

Merle has hosted on popular radio stations in his time (Some legal and not so legal !) before taking the opportunity to play regular guest slots on Richie Collins ‘Pointblank FM’ Show (London). It inspired him to start hosting his own weekly show again on Jacks House & Brap FM which ran for over 3 years.

DJ duties have seen him spinning at some of the countries finest established nights such as Club UK, The Manor, Sterns, The House & Browns (Nottingham), London Universities Tour, Ministry of Sound, Cream Tour, Renaissance Tour, Mixmag Tour, Journeys By DJ Tour and Underworld.

	
Latest Releases (Not including compilation album releases)

*Cactus Jack (Merle, Richie Collins & James Harrison): Pictures (Is This/Wiggle)
*Cactus Jack (Merle, Richie Collins & James Harrison): Desumba (Is This/Wiggle)
*Cactus Jack (Merle, Richie Collins & James Harrison): Faces (Is This/Wiggle)
*Merle, Richie Collins & James Harrison: Perception (Sounds of Juan)
*Merle & Dan Cook:  Sporks Away (Household Digital)
*Merle & Dan Cook:  Back to the Club (Household Digital)
*House of Labelle: Some Kind of House 'Merle Remix' (Mighty Moog)
*Merle & Laurence Reed: Now or Never (Stark Futures Recordings)
*Merle & Laurence Reed: Time Difference (Stark Futures Recordings)
*Merle & Laurence Reed: Rob from the Old, Give to the Young (Stark Futures Recordings)
*Merle & Laurence Reed: Take Back an Hour (Stark Futures Recordings)

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Electronic music producer from Sheffield UK. iNFO,BIOFUSION, Intergalactic Mechanic, FACTSIMILE,

CyberDomain - Weekend Vandals

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