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NEIL LANDSTRUMM (DJ & Producer)
Picture of Neil LandstrummBIOGRAPHY

Landstrumm 's body of work spans from 1994-1998. He has recorded for some of the most influential labels in techno including Tresor, Peacefrog, Scandinavia, Sativae, Mosquito and Sonic Groove building up an extensive discography.His own imprint, Scandinavia,now enjoys worldwide recognition for being one of the few labels still innovating in the field of techno and design.

During 1994 in Edinburgh, Scotland both friendships and working relationships were formed between a group of artists that provided the infrastructure of what was to unfold. The up front and heavy Sativa club provided the focus of creative attention between Neil, Tobias Schmidt, Shandy and David Tarrida providing them with the opportunity to develop their unique Live performance and Dj-ing skills. During this forming period the distinctive "Landstrumm Peacefrog sound" was created which debuted on four E.Ps and one L.P in 1995. Strong connections and E.P. releases were also made on Cristian Vogels' Mosquito label in Brighton and Adam X's Sonic Groove label in NYC during this period. In 1996 the association began between Scandinavia and Tresor with the first LP release marking a strict departure from the more Chicago based Peacefrog style. 'Understanding Disinformation" tested the new Bass Techno sound citing both influences from classic Detroit techno and the more abstract Sheffield Bleep techno. Metallic soundscapes,sub-bass and stark beats set the bleep-tone of the three LPs to follow. 'Bedrooms and Cities' ,a narrative of his worldwide DJ excursions, displayed a more atonal song structured style again building on the UK bleep movement from the early 1990's. Bass lines; low and pounding combined with swinging raw DMX rhythms, researched sounds, electro thips and zaps gave Landstrumm his best selling work to date pushing the distinctive Scandinavia logo into new domains.

Landstrumm after being granted a US O1 artist visa relocated the label and studio to Brooklyn, New York in August 1997 in order to experience the inner city urban culture.

The 3rd release in this series 'Pro Audio' is a project completed entirely in the United States. Heavily designed and manipulated sounds created using an Apple Macintosh Powerbook 1400 and BIAS Peak 1.64 provide him with fresh raw media for sonic experiments. Landstrumm uses Bit-rate decimation and SFX Machine techniques to provide grainy and subsonic grooves within a constantly moving structure .'Pro Audio' illustrates the shift from swinging Jack-Trax to 'Sound Design for the Digital Territory'. Razor sharp scissor hats, sub-funk bass and rolling hip hop structures display the influence of NYC s Hip-Hop culture into his musical output.'Pro Audio' contains pieces recorded over the whole year and then re-edited and processed in May 1998.

The Scandinavia label has done five label events to date:-Copenhagen, Tokyo (Yello), Nagoya, Paris (Rex) and NYC. A Tresor / Scandinavia tour of S.America is planned for late August. >From the office and studio in New York the combination of sound design from

Landstrumm and colleagues with graphics from Mat Consume is surely one to observe in the future. He also currently records with Tobias Schmidt as Sugar Experiment Station and SES will be performing live at the SONAR 98 conference in Barcelona.

SCANDINAVIA NYC-

Scandinavia NYC is the US division on the label. Specializing in multimedia,sound design and video production, the New York based company is pushing digtial creativity. Dark dealings usually prevail. Work currently in production are broadcast link pieces for the BBC and a Scandinavia interactive showreel. Also lauched in November were three skate clothes warez labels....SCSI,Sonic Decimation and the Scandinavia label. More details on the web site

www.scandinavianyc.com
NEIL LANDSTRUMM-DISCOGRAPHY-1998

SOLO 12" SINGLES

1.Paskal E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Mosquito Records 2.Index Man E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Peacefrog Records 3.M.Cap E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Peacefrog Records 4.Inhabit The Machines E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Peacefrog Records 5.The Split E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Sativae Records 6.Mockba E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Sativae Records 7.Praline Horse E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor Records 8.Scandinavia Sessions E.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor Records-9.The Encryption Factor E.P.-Polaris-Sonic Groove Records 10.Spread The Web E.P.-Polaris-Sonic Groove Records

SOLO ALBUM PROJECTS

1.Brown By August L.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Peacefrog Records 2.Understanding Disinformation L.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor Records 3.Bedrooms And Cities L.P.-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor Records 4.Pro Audio L.P.-Tresor Records

WITH CRISTIAN VOGEL AS "BLUE ARSED FLY"

1.Starfish/Responder E.P.-B.A.F.-Sativae Records 2.The Arse E.P.-B.A.F-Mosquito Records 3.In The Bag E.P.-B.A.F.-Ferox Records 4.Knackered E.P.-B.A.F.-Tresor Records

SINGLE SOLO TRACKS

1.Black Whispers-Neil Landstrumm-Harthouse Records 2.Lager Louts Abroad-Neil Landstrumm-Kickin' Records 3.Eavesdropper-Neil Landstrumm-Volume(Europe-Xpress) 4.Untitled-Navario Sauro-Noodles 5.1980's USA-Neil Landstrumm-Mosquito Records

Neil landstrumm -discography -1998

REMIX PROJECTS

1.Dark star Remix-Neil Landstrumm-Missile 2.DJ Slip Remix-Neil Landstrumm-Missile 3.Scandinavia Remix-Navario Sauro-ill 4.Bjorn Svin Remix-Neil Landstrumm-Mainline 5.G.Force-Neil Landstrumm-KK 6.Co-Fusion-Neil Landstrumm-Sublime

TRACKS FEATURED ON COMPILATIONS

1.Index Man E.P.-Deletions CD-Peacefrog Records 2.Index Man E.P.-Deletions (import Japan) CD-Sublime Records 3.Index Man E.P-Laurient Garnier Mix CD-React 4.DS Attack-Neil Landstrumm-Peacefrog-Docklands Compilation 5.Blam The Target-Neil Landstrumm-Peacefrog-Euromedia 4.Puter Vibes-Neil Landstrumm-New Electronica 5.Scandinavia Sessions-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor-News Records 6.Mineappolis Bass Treatment-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor-News 7.Mineappolis Bass Treat-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor-Sony MIx CD 8.Leaving Edinburgh Humour-Neil Landstrumm-Tresor-Mixmove 9.Current Licensing Deals In Process-Sativae

THE SCANDINAVIA LABEL

1.Scan001-Adam X+Navario Sauro-Scanoo1 2.Scan002-Stephen Brown-Skyways 3.Scan003-Sugar Experiment Station-Ultimathule 4.Scan004-Julia Decay-Invent Your Own Traditions 5.Scan005-Adam X-Steel Giants 6.Scan006-Navario Sauro-World Rallying 7.Scan007-Freon-Lecktroshock 8.Scan008-Sugar Experiment Station-Ultramonotone L.P./C.D. 9.Scan009-Dr.Nowhere versus The Maverick DJ-Automated Leisure 10.Scan010-Youngman-Zooted E.P.(Electro-Step Enterprises) 11.Scan011-Freon-CFC E.P. 12.Scan012-Neil Landstrumm-Pro Audio E.P. (Tresor Album)

Two Scandinavia tracks have been licensed to the New York film company Caipirinha for a documentary due to be released worldwide this year.Tracks AND Projects To Complete 31/7/98

A/V head/edits/uncuttable Rooted In Digital Creativity

Sugar Experiment Station "Ultramonotone CD"

Navario Sauro and Tobias Schmidt, Scandinavian artistes and angry young men bring together the total recorded output of Sugar Experiment Station on one C.D. with fresh graphic design by Mat Consume. The CD reflects the energy and dogged perseverence of their live sets. After melting the Tresor Club at the Love Parade 1997 and hitting San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis and New York during 97 they make a cultural visit to Japan in March 1998 to make Ultramonotone live. Both sell blood to Sativae and Tresor regularly, spending the cash on glue and machines that hit the BASS spot. Watch out for the 7" single making some serious commercial chart action !!

-S.E.S. live in Tokyo March 12th -S.E.S. live in Nagoya March 13th -S.E.S. live at the Sonar Festival, Barcelona June 18-20th -S.E.S. live in Sao Paulo, Sa
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