DJ / Producer and the fella behind the BodySonic/BodyKinetic dance floors. Living in London and working all over the world

Listen to these DJs:
https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy https://soundcloud.com/ethereal94 https://soundcloud.com/oldskool-sounds https://soundcloud.com/dawl https://soundcloud.com/thumbzo https://soundcloud.com/danielnorman https://soundcloud.com/mafsone https://soundcloud.com/pavlovic1 https://soundcloud.com/dondastarros https://soundcloud.com/djrikochet https://soundcloud.com/djextreme https://soundcloud.com/para1210 https://soundcloud.com/undadog https://soundcloud.com/aspera_tus https://soundcloud.com/essef39

The Aquanaut drifted.
Bass in it's wake.

An Ambassador at the helm,
Spinning Electro into the void.

A Black Hole opened.
The Rhythm answered.

Mushrooms fell.
The Universe danced.

https://linktr.ee/fierce_quarantine_recordings?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=7a272c29-bf41-4f16-84a8-e4c30f7cf03d

Drum and Bass DJ/Producer.
[QUARANTINE]

With over 30 years experience as a professional DJ and producer, Fierce’s impact on DnB has been undeniable, since the No-U Turn & Virus era of the mid-to-late 1990s, in genre defining collaborations with Ed Rush, Optical, Matrix & Nico including “Alien Girl” and "Locust". 

Alongside further releases and remixes, he is also responsible for starting the now infamous Quarantine imprint, which played a pivotal role in the early-2000's sound. Whilst collaborating with the likes of Break, dBridge, Fresh & Optiv, the label has been a bastion of dark, quality drum & bass, releasing modern classics from Noisia, Cause4Concern & S.P.Y.

Fierce returns to re-launch Quarantine, committed to providing quality over quantity with a batch of new material (With Zero T). 

Labels:
No U Turn, Prototype, Metalheadz, Virus, Metro, 31 records, Dsci4, 1210, Moving Shadow, Bad Company, Ram, DNAudio, Exit, C4C, Violence, Soul:R, Saigon.

Aliases:
Fortran, Infinite, Research, Outfit, Drum Kru, Danny Fierce.

Techno DJ from Berlin since 1988
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If you want to trace the beginnings of DJ Pete's status in Techno culture, you have to go back a very long way. He emerged as a DJ in the pioneering days of the Berlin scene during the late 80s and joined Hard Wax in 1991.

As a producer he made his name with the first release on Chain Reaction in 1995, a sub-label of the Basic Channel imprint, together with René Löwe aka Vainqueur as Scion. Scion also released the first commercially available CD ever produced with the then newly developed software Ableton Live in 2002 and later continued their collaboration as Substance & Vainqueur on the label Scion Versions. Substance, the acclaimed alias DJ Pete uses for his own productions has a back catalogue of highly influential solo efforts and an impressive string of acclaimed remixes for pivotal Techno artists like Juan Atkins, Regis, Kessell, Orphx, Robert Hood, Rhythm & Sound, Monolake or Shed, among many others.

DJ Pete earned similar respect behind the decks, combining highly individual yet refined mixing skills with both his vast encyclopedic knowledge of Techno history and an unquenchable thirst for new sounds that carry the potential to push all boundaries. Beyond that his energetic sets also incorporate elements of pure Techno, the Hard Wax tradition and powerful House tracks. His seemingly unlimited scope is informed by frequent Dynamic Tension nights at Tresor in the late 90s with Surgeon and his residency at Berghain since its opening, as well as countless successful gigs at the most crucial nights of the scene's international circuit. He is also known to merge Techno with Dubstep and selecting Reggae, particularly while working the mighty Killasan sound system as core DJ member of the seminal Wax Treatment events.

DJ Pete's lauded signature style also benefits from his numerous experiences as part of the cherished live acts TR-101 (an improvisational live act in collaboration with Sleeparchive), Scion (either with or without vocalist Paul St. Hilaire), and gigs with many other likeminded DJ innovators. A typical DJ Pete performance is always delivering an array of programming, sequencing, layering and live effects that goes well beyond a mere presentation of tracks. True to Techno's original claim, innovations in sound and technology are intuitively employed to achieve a floor sensation that manages to involve the crowd on as many levels as possible.

Booking contact: michael.matuschek@triangleagency.com

Derrière son nom de mercenaire ciselé pour les nuits moites et décapantes, DJ PUTE ACIER s'est taillé depuis 40 ans une solide réputation de gagneuse, collectionnant frénétiquement les expériences de cassage de genoux et de manipulations musicales génétiquement modifiées. Quand il y est, il sourit, tape du pied et a à nouveau 17 ans, se retrouvant parfaitement en phase avec Dieu alors que d'autres auraient l'impression de franchir l'antichambre de l'Enfer auditif.



De 1987 à aujourd'hui: Cargo de nuit, Milandes, Imaginaire, Canal Street, Bulten, Schakel, Caves de la Chapelle, PK, Zazou, Radio Mentale, CCSMGDB, Democrazy, Ancienne Belgique, Recyclart, M4, Tri Postal, Condition Publique, Palais des Beaux arts de Lille, N.A.M.E. 2006/2007, Vooruit, Structure Beton, Soixante, Vecteur, Chaff, TAG, Gay Pride 2010, Soleil, T.I.R., Bonnefooi, Vert Pop, Chez Moune, Tea-Time, Le café central, Kiko, DNA, Tribal Gathering 2011, Balthaz'arts, Summer Darkness Festival 2012, Festival International de l'affiche de Chaumont, Sabbat Berlin, Urban Spree, Kalabalik festival 2012/2013/2014/2015, Klub Paris, La machine du Moulin Rouge, La Rotonde Stalingrad, L'embobineuse Marseille, BLO Atelier, Epicerie Moderne Bruxelles, Barlok, Griessmuehle, Ostpol Dresden, Hangar 49, Collines Electroniques Paris, Ubu Rennes, Glaz'Art, La Java, Station des mines, SweatLodge Invasion Nantes, Kultur-A Liège, Micro-Festival, Brave Zagreb, Staub Berlin & many other places...

This site is a reflection and in some ways a chronicle of my career in Dance Music .... ALL the mixes are live and mainly all from vinyl .... There are a few which are a mix of Vinyl and CD .... ALL the remixes with the exception of "BREAK FOR LOVE" are from my time as a well known Remixer and Producer. All the ACIDISCOTECH mixes are samples of how I play now in a bar setting although there is some club crossover. ACIDISCOTECH means a mix of sounds and styles and time periods which when combined express the energy  and passion I feel for music ... I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN THE CAPACITY FOR PEOPLE TO OPEN THEIR EARS, MINDS AND HEARTS TO ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC AND ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS .... WITHOUT APPLYING NEGATIVE ENERGY BASED ON WHAT THEY ARE BEING TOLD IS COOL. FUCK POLITICS AND TRENDINESS ... LET'S DANCE !      


EVERY FRI & SAT

DJ Mixes from the biggest Liverpool DJ's & Venues from Merseyside & a few beyond!

Club Nights, Reunions, Festivals, Weekenders, Events

Got any old mix tapes/Flyers from Liverpool/North West England? get in touch with us

Full mixes could be added at any time!!!

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A collection of tracks recorded and mixed by Nico No U Turn featuring collaborations with DJ's mainly from  Barnes, London.   

Most uploaded tracks are from the original DAT masters.  

The 'No U Turn sound' known throughout the drum and bass scene was the culmination of a recording process, honed in over 4 years from 1992 in one room - a studio on the third floor of an industrial building in Acton, London.  

The repetition of DJ's making tracks at No U Turn, often cutting them as exclusive dub plates, playing them out in clubs then seeing the audience reaction before returning to base to try out another idea, led to the creation of a 'new bass sound’.  This essentially involved adding distortion to an already popular bass sound form the world of Jungle/Drum and Bass.  Nico got the idea of adding distortion to the bass from Larry Graham, the great American bass player.  By adding a little distortion to often deep bass lines, the bass could now be heard on even the smallest speakers.  
This bass sound, made No U Turn records stand out from the rest.  You could 'hear' a No U Turn release in a genre where a lot of records often sounded very similar.  

Another feature of a No U Turn record was the final mix down, which was always a live recording of the computer playing back the track whilst Nico 'dubbed' at the desk.  Minimal flicks of eq's and mutes, reverb splashes and sweeping of the bass frequencies were all done live during the final mix down.  
This is why the end of No U Turn record often sounds different from the beginning.  
Things have changed along the way.  
The dubbing process, added a dimension to these drum and bass records.  It made them a bit different. 

All the No U Turn records were completely inspired by the great records of the time.  
Doc Scott’s records in particular.  

BACK IN THE DAY
Nico: “Ed Rush grew up across the street.  His parents had jukebox and encouraged Ed’s love of music.  One summer Ed started playing me all these crazy records, unlike anything I’d ever heard.  These were UK hardcore records.  He had two turntables?  I thought it was weird.   I’d knock on Ed’s door and his mum would say:  “He’s upstairs….he’s in the mix.”  This must have been 1990.  
Ed Rush: “I just want to play out to a live audience, but it’s so hard to get a booking when no one knows who you are.”  
Nico: “How about you have a record with your name on it?  People might get to know you for the music you make and then you’d be nearer to getting a booking because people might have heard of you.”
Nico: “I’ve made records before but never this sort thing!  Let’s give it a go.  I’ve just bought a sampler.”

We made our first record.  Our third was a tune called Bludclot Artattack.   The plan worked.   

The No U Turn ethic was, and still is, about the power of effective collaboration.  
Nico:  “It's just more fun and often turns out better to make music with other people and a computer, rather than alone with the machine. “

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