VA 5th anniversary vol 1

OSTZILATOR (Belgium): Robodust arose in the end of 1999 in Belgium and is basically a Party Organisation. They are working in several projects like Darxus, Ulusoy and OstZilator. Their composition of Elektro, Techno, Minimal as well as strange stylistic elements transforms each party into a boiling pot. www.robodust.com

KEEN K (Germany) is a Berlin based electro/italo producer. He started making music in the 80ies in collaboration with Kinky Roland (London, More Protein/HOS/Producer of Boy George). In the 90ies keen K was working on different projects with artists like P. Münch (The Rorschach Garden), Redagain P. (Source Records) and different female singers. His range of style moves between classic electro, new wave, italo-disco and electro-clash. Since 1996 he released under the following names "Divider" "keen K & Dorian E" "Redagain P + keen K" and other projects on labels like Viewlexx, Clone, Over-Exposure, Rams Horn, Final Frontier, Müller Records, Beautycase and others. www.keenk.de (see artist section)

KITBUILDERS (Germany) can be described as Electro with SciFi-Punkrock-Energy and a grebo edge. In the Kitbuilders-Cosmos you will also find the sparks in their moroderphase, Chris and Cosey, Neu and Devo, but their music is no 80s retro stuff. After a handful of 12” Singles and Compilation appearances on Labels like Electrecord, World Electric, Vertical and Ersatz Audio, "Wake Up" is the debut full length from the Cologne-based duo. The last Releases were an exclusive track on the "Misery Loves Company" Compilation (Ersatz Audio/Detroit), "In The Year 2525" is released on a 12inch on Television Records or a split 12inch on Art Of Perception with John Starlight aka Zombie Nation and many others. www.kitbuilders.de

MAS 2008 (Germany): Electronic Corporation is a German based label for pure electronic sound and the project of electro/techno pioneers Ive Mueller (member of MAS 2008) and Rene Kirchner (founder of MAS 2008). Their sound is in the tradition of 80´s Wave and Oldschool Electro like Front 242, Kraftwerk, DAF and Nitzer Ebb. This is Future Electro! Watch out for the Electronic Corporation! www.electronic-corporation.org

LESBIAN MOUSECLICKS (The Netherlands) is an electronical music collective of two individual music lovers (and several women of course) and was founded in 2004 in Driebergen, The Netherlands. First they called themselves "The wisemen of the west", but they became stupid, because they were searching too much lesbian porn movies on the internet. They were tired jerking off and decided to do the real thing: Making tracks while lesbian do their Thing. Like an immediate interaction between the girls and their sound of perfect Electro Pop! www.lesbian
mouseclicks.com

DATAFREQ (Canada) is Dave Rout, who lives and records in Toronto, Canada in his studio full of vintage videogames and electronics. He has been involved in the Canadian electronic music scene since the mid 80's, with notable Releases including ‘Aktivierung’ by !bang elektronika on Hypnobeat Germany, ‘mind drone’ by infor/mental on Ninja Tune U.K., and ‘to the goddess electricity’ by Rational Youth on October Records, Sweden. He has released material in England, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark & North America. Datafreq marks his return to his original passions of early 80's New Wave melodies and vintage electronic rhythms. www.colecovision.ca/datafreq.htm (see artist section)

IMIAFAN (Slovakia): Imrich Vegh a.k.a. ImiaFan is the founder of 4mg Records - the most microscopic electro music label. He grew up in the 80's listening to Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk. Experimenting with a cheap bass guitar since 1992, then from 1999 playing with some toy keyboards. He created a few tracks, appeared on different compilations and released his first 12" ‘Legy a falon' in 2005. www.4mgrecords.com

BETA EVERS (Germany) musical influences come mainly from early (german) New Wave. In her teenage years she founded a freaky girl-combo and started her own record label, at the early Age of 16, just to independently release and distribute her music. Beginning in the 90s she got totally into electronic music and started to arrange parties for underground clubs in her area. In the year 2000 she founded a local electronic music network called “KOMMANDO 6”. In 2001 she started to compose and produce her own tracks. In the electronic music scene, she belongs herewith to the very limited number of women who work without a male producer. /www.beta-evers.de

THE QUAKES (Germany) are incredible strange guys. Running their Insekt Angelika label with a deep interest in social-misbehavior, anti-style, rare diseases and weird crime. EyeOn is founding member of I.S.P. Always good for jokes on wheelchair-accidents. Mars Agartha has a nice guitar and a car worth being adored. www.insektangelica.de

KEEN K / PMUENCH (Germany): After several years working with their own projects keen K and pmuench joined together again. Similar to keen K´s appearance on The Rorschach Garden in 1995/96 they focus on electronic pop music. Their aim is to celebrate this style in all variations. Some songs are more melancholy, some are 80ies inspired, others have big italo - influences and all are joined together in a modern sounding production.

JAQUES DUBROIX (Germany) always wants to go home early - but after a few drinks he sticks with the party like bubblegum under your shoe. Founder of the ‘Church of Hydrox’ and the owner of the infamous ‘Archiv Dubroix’! Jaques makes music for people.