One of the more obscure but artistically striking branches of the Current 93Nurse With Wound musical tree Fire and Ice revolves around the central figure of UK born and raised Ian Read With an overt expression of lyrical themes revolving around Nordi…

Following in the tradition of similar one-hit Gatecrasher favorites the Taste Xperiences Russell Barker and Richard Cornishs combination of peak-hour Ecstasy goodwill and the monochrome mental pleasures of progressive trance hit big early in their ca…

The German trance duo Der Dritte Raum The Third Area paired DJs Andreas Krueger and Ralf Uhrlandt Signed to Sven Vths Harthouse label they debuted in 1995 with the EP Elektro Disco followed soon after by the full-length Mental Modulator Wellenbad fol…

Internal Records' signings who, under the "intelligent techo" mantle, have broke several musical barriers, notably supporting Hawkwind on live dates. Their sequence of releases runs chronilogically ST1, ST2 and ST3, the latter EP comprising seven dif…

b. Christian Jay Bolland, 18 June 1971, Yorkshire, England. DJ and techno maestro Bolland moved with his family to Antwerp, Belgium at an early age, where his parents ran a club. Widely respected on the Euro techno circuit, Bolland initially worked a…

By mixing upbeat filtered disco with attempted soulful trance Tommaso de Donatis and Orhan Terzis DJ Quicksilver project was one of Germanys most popular semi-underground crowd-pleasers With releases for Avex Trax Positiva Telstar Edel Alphabet City …

Mike Ink is one of Europes leading producers of minimalist pure house and techno released primarily under his own name and as Love Inc MI5 and Gas After kick-starting the German acid scene 1991-92 and releasing some of the styles more popular tracks …

As the most recognized guise for Platipus Records chief Simon Berry Art of Trance has become one of the most esteemed producers of trance primarily due to the timeless success of Madagascar and the growing importance of his record label Like many of …

Formed in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, Utah Saints comprises Jez Willis (b. 14 August 1963, Brampton, Cumbria, England; ex-Cassandra Complex) and Tim Garbutt (b. 6 January 1969, London, England; also a DJ at the Bliss club in Leeds). Both were formerly…

b. Turin, Italy. This DJ/producer came to prominence as a prolific writer of trance and techno material, but whereas a good deal of Italian trance has been derided as too hackneyed by the music press, Picotto's style satisfies fans and critics alike.…

Nostalgia 77 features the production work of Ben Landin who shifts between relying upon samples and musicians as raw material for his processed tracks After some singles for the 7Sevens label he released his first album Songs for My Funeral in 2004 a…

Named after the German poet Friedrich Schiller the production duo of Schiller is Mirko von Schlieffen and Christopher von Deylen The two layer trance beats and spoken poetry which resulted in a couple of trance chart-toppers in Europe in the late 90s…

b. Sten Hallstrom, 2 July 1961, Stockholm, Sweden. A DJ, producer and remixer who started his career behind the decks in 1983. Hallstrom began remixing and releasing singles with the European hitmaker Denniz Pop in 1986, the same year he set up the r…