Marc Hype began his DJ career, inspired by the late great Jam Master Jay, in 1988 and went through the several decades of hip hop with countless releases, tours and competitions like the ITF championships, which he won twice in 98 & 99. During this time he collaborated and recorded with artists like the Juice Crew legend Masta Ace, Souls Of Mischief, DJ Z-Trip, Killa Kela & Mr. Lif. Over the years his record collection and his musical mind  expanded and led him to all kinds of funky music. His selection on the decks as on production is freestyle, always with a unique groove, no matter the genre.

Jim Dunloop began to train as a classical piano player at the age of four. At his minor age he was analyzing the compositions of Gershwin and Bruback, leading to a keen interest in jazz music. He quickly developed his knowledge of the creative works of many great jazz/funk pianists such as Herbie Hancock , Bob James , Chick Corea and Adam Makiewicz.

In the year 2004 they both met in Berlin for the first time and quickly began to collaborate on shows and production. Their first vinyl releases on the infamous Milk Crate label, "The Antique Anthem", "Bombay Raw" & "Finale 74", were very successful in the worldwide dj-circuit, followed by a cover version of Babe Ruth's "The Mexican" in 2006, which was dubbed by UK's Jazzman Gerald as "the" version to have. On the remix tip they build a strong reputation with works for artists like All Good Funk Alliance, Deela or Kid Gusto.Their past tour schedule proved their ability to rock internationaly with stops allover europe as in NYC, Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, United Arabian Emirates, Israel & Australia.

The live performance of Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop is best defined as a mix of DJing, Turntablism and the highest of piano art. Together they gain 50 years of musical experience!

The Album

"Stamp Out Reality" is the musical manifest of Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop. A diverse mix of different styles which reflects their unique live concept. On the one hand you have classic hip hop joints like "Predominant" ft. the magnificent Mr. Lif or "Oh Really" ft. Queen's own Mr. Complex, on the other you might listening to Miami's Old School Funk legend Blowfly on "The Pussy Song", cuban diva Malena Perez from NYC on the latin influenced "Rare Occasion, heavy break stompers like "Wah Wah Wah"" or a funk cover version of the 80s electro classic "Al Naafiysh (The Soul)". The concept of the album is to display the diversity of the two maestros, coming from different backrounds, met inside the hip hop culture and travelleling through the paths of 21st century funk.


GRAU creates intelligent, sophisticated electronic music in Berlin, Germany. Far removed from the ordinary and always searching for new sounds, GRAU is neither black nor white. Accordingly, the live duo from Berlin describes their music as something between electro pop and house; between melodic and driving; between straightforward and diverse, but always fluid and expertly crafted.

ANNER’s enchanting, breathy vocals – sung in her mother tongue of German – effortlessly float over SlikNik’s dark atmospheres. Rather than clashing, these seemingly-opposed elements melt into a harmo- nious, perfectly balanced sonic yin and yang. SlikNik and ANNER, the two artists behind the project, are no newcomers to music.

The Vienna-born Niko Stoessl was already a gold-, platinum- and double-platinum-selling producer in his early career in Austria and has contributed as producer and musician to projects with Dave Gahan/Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles, Moto Boy, Patrice and Nihils. As SlikNik he has been involved in remixes for Autist, IAMX, SDP, and Broad Bean Band.

ANNER (born Anna Lanfer) isn’t just the voice of GRAU, but is also
responsible for the duet’s poetic, heartfelt lyrics. The roots of her sin-
ging come from the jazz and blues she grew up on in her hometown
of Oldenburg, Germany. As a singer/songwriter she then took a de-
tour into pop music. What followed was her own live band, numerous appearances as a background singer and a contract as a studio singer before her passion for electronic music took hold. Since then, she has performed her minimal- house-influenced blend of genres under the moniker DJ ANNER and has collaborated with artists from the Berlin techno scene such as Fuchsberg/Symbiont-Music.

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