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Just a few hundred days before the turn of the century the X-Mix-Series
starts with a new chapter. Founded in 1992 Studio K7 set standarts with it's
combination of a mixed DJ-Set and animated video which no other label has
achieved. Since then every X-MIX carried a special idea through some amazing
virtual worlds and top-class DJs as Kevin Saunderson, Richie Hawtin & John
Aquaviva, Dave Angel, DJ Hell, Mr.C, Ken Ishii, Dave Clarke or Laurent
Garnier were the pilots of enjoyment. As the tenth voyage is on it?s way to
jack the box, this X-MIX will be hosted by Oliver Bondzio und Ramon Zenker
aka HARDFLOOR, who contributed their special set to the ten years of
Acid-House! Therefore it?s obvious that it had to carry the trademark of the
Summer of Love: The Smiley![PARA]Hardfloor are worldwide one of the most
respected and succsessful german technoacts, already gaining international
with their third release "Acpierence". "That's pretty important to us," says
Oliver Bondzio, "that you can say: this is a Hardfloor record. But we're not
stuck in the past," he asserts, and then adds: "On the other hand, our
greatest hits always had a 303 bassline."[PARA]The MUZIK-Magazine called
"Acpierience" the best Acidrecord ever and as an aftereffect to this
succsess Hardfloor devolped a distinctive acid sound, a style which, as
producers, they have made their very own. This unique style was also highly
requested for many remixes and people like New Order, Anne Clark, Mory
Kante, Richie Hawtin or Robert Armani got their 303-treatment.[PARA]Besides
it?s focus on the times of Acid-House this X-MIX is dedicated to Armando
(who died of leukemia in 1997), one of the inventors of acid house and a
friend of Oliver. This acid flashback is also Hardfloor's first ever mix CD.
"We've had a really good time doing it and now we're filled with new energy
to go out and work on more Hardfloor stuff."[PARA]For Oliver and Hardfloor
partner Ramon Zenker, acid was where it all began. Back in 1988, Oliver was
DJing at Konigsburg in Krefeld, one corner of Germany where, in advance of
the rest of the country, there was already a thriving rave scene. "Acid was
what made us start producing music. I was always into Kraftwerk and other
electronic music, but it was too complex for me to reproduce. Acid sounded
so cheap and yet so powerful. All you needed was a drum machine and a
303."[PARA]Hardfloor's X-Mix is a celebration of that sound, a dance-step
back a decade into 1988, without forgetting the exiting present. "That was
the Summer of Love - the big year for acid house." Classic Chicago acid
tracks from the likes of Nathan Jones aka Phuture/DJ Pierre ("Box Energy" or
"Spank Spank"), Chris Westbrook aka BamBam ("Where is Your Child"),
Housemaster Boys ("Housenation"), Sleezy D (I?ve lost control), Adonis and
Fast Eddie rub grooves with three brand-new and exclusive Hardfloor tracks,
crafted to sound as though they're also from 1988. These tracks are the
first Hardfloortracks after their 3 albums and 11 singles for the Frankfurt
based Harthouselabel, which split in 1997 and releases now only in the UK
via EYE-Q.[PARA]In comparison to the past X-MIXes the visual realisation of
this set was tranferred into an entirely new territory. Working with 16mm
film, video samples, animated still frames, and raw material from old
scientific films, the X-Mix series here leaves all tired and typical imagery
behind, looking to the past in order to start moving into the future. The
austrian company MVD (based in Vienna) was responsible for the new outlook
and their earlier work was displayed at events like the Sonar-Festival '97
(Spain), Days of Architecture`97 (Austria) or CD-ROMs like the Farmers
Manual on Mego-Records.[PARA]As a special style of music Acid is in a
constant rate of development through the work of various producers from
around the whole world. The X-MIX-Series runs through the same ongoing
process of a change in content and optics, never forgetting it?s prime
directive of releasing an excellent DJ-Set. Therefore we want to end this
introduction with a great and very true quote which defines quite good this
10th X-MIX: "Acid sound so unique, you just have to move your feet!"
Soundtrack [PARA]* Vinyl VersionArtist Title Label
Hardfloor I Can't ComplainUpright Songs *
Bam Bam Where Is Your Child Westbrook
Co-Jack Nightshift Jakpot *
Phuture The Creator Trax *
Armando Land of Confusion Warehouse *
Fast Eddie Let's GoDJ International *
Hardfloor Safety RazorUpright Songs
Housemaster BoyzHousenation Trax
Adonis The PokeDJ International
Hardfloor BodymoveUpright Songs *
DJ Pierre Box Energy Trax *
Gentry Ice Do You Wanna Jack Jacktrax
Fast Eddie Ac
