
Vector Commander - Tracker Tower - Sep 2007
Submitted By:
triggerdean
Genre: Trance
Date of Set: Sep 21st, 2007
Filesize: 98.93 MB
Total Downloads: 2
Biography of Vector Commander
Alex Strunz always loved electronic music, since the time of New Order and Depeche Mode. Had much influence from EBM bands (Electronic Body Music) such as: Front Line Assembly, A Split Second, Project Pitchfork, Nitzer Ebb, Aghast View (Brazil) and mainly from the Belgian group Front 242, witch influenced not only his music but also his life.
His project named Vector Commander begun as a mix of techno and EBM, but with time evolved into its actual format of being a fusion of techno with electronic music in general (break beat, tech-trance, etc…) not forgetting his always present influence from Industrial Music.
His Live PA follows a analog line inside techno, mixing several tendencies/influences form Electro, Industrial/EBM without boundaries or rules and always keeping as a key point the live performance.
The track “Detroit Strunz” was released in vinyl format by the label Brasil com S (Ep – 2002) along other artists such as Dj Murphy(Definition Records) and Philip Braunstein ( Dark House/ Brasil com S/ Superbra). In the same year Alex was featured in a independent compilation with eleven tracks and special participations.
Alex performed at several partys and clubs from the techno and gothic circuit such as: Area 51, Eternal, Electric Café (Absolute Beginners), Atari (Absolute Beginners), Aloca, Hole, Rip Salamandra, Susi in Transe, D-Edge, Hole, Susi In Transe, Circuito, Metropolitana (Radio Fm), Subway Project. Recently he performed at “Festival File” – Festival de Linguagem Eletronica (27/Nov/2004) with his Live PA and projections from VJ Cris Winter.
In 2006, together with his friend Nimitz, established the techno label TensionWorks Records. A label dedicated to electronic music, mainly techno, and digital visual arts. His Live PA project has been presented in several French web radios with an extraordinary response from the public.

Fabio Stein - Tracker Tower - Sep 2007
Submitted By:
triggerdean
Genre: Trance
Date of Set: Sep 21st, 2007
Filesize: 98.93 MB
Total Downloads: 2
Biography of Fabio Stein
Fabio Stein was born in Spoleto, Italy, but moved to So Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 5. He started playing around with musical production in 1997, until one well known Brazilian DJ called Ricardo Guedes played some of his tracks on a Brazilian radio station (Energia 97 FM), and at the old U-Turn club in So Paulo.
Moving back to Italy in 2000, his homeland, he got his first pair of decks and started djing. He was then discovered by Master Enjoy (one known Italian MC), joined his Soundz staff and got on his first gigs.
When he got back from Italy, in 2002, he met with DJ Jack and joined his staff Energy BR, the one and only trance organization in Brazil, and the biggest in Latin America. Since then, Fabio played at many parties in Brazil, in different cities spreading thru the whole country, like Rio de Janeiro, Xangri-l Beach, Belm, Guaratuba, Maresias, Lavras, Campo Novo do Parecis and, of course, his home-based city: So Paulo. Fabio recently made his UK debut at the Vaccine night, held at The Gallery @ Turnmills, in London (UK). Despite of all those different places, he was able to adapt himself to the crowd, without compromising his style. Among the big names with whom Fabio shared the decks, we can find Marco V, Dogzilla, Matthew Dekay, Flash Brothers, Ali Wilson, Martin Roth, Kuffdam & Plant, Giuseppe Ottaviani and Andrea Ribeca (Nu NRG), E-Craig, Massimo Cominotto e Tony H.
In the digital world, hes a regular guest at many webradios, including DI, one of the biggest in the world, doing mixes for its trance channel.
His name is developing together with the Brazilian fresh trance scene, becoming one of the countrys most influent trance DJs. Hes a regular at one of the very few trance club-nights of the country called State Of Trance (hosted by the Energy BR staff).
In 2006, Fabio entered the limelight of the trance new generations artists, as his tracks have received massive recognition thru the worlds dancefloors; supported by the likes of Paul van Dyk, Judge Jules, Johan Gielen, Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell, Yoji Biomehanika, Scott Mac, Marcel Woods, Dave 202, Mark Sherry, John Askew, Gareth Emery, DJ Choose, G&M Project, Corderoy, Adam White and many others.
His track Tran-4 is one of his biggest works, considered one of the strongest trance tracks of the year (2006) by Judge Jules. Tran-4 and State Of Trance are already available on Maelstrom records. He also works/have worked with other major and indie dance labels like Silicon, Five AM, Oxygen, Discover, Diverted and Wavedata.
Fabio is also a very on demand remixer, having worked with Judge Jules, Johan Gielen and Dave 202. His remixes for Sander van Doorns Punkd (Pimp My Track competition winner), Marcel Woods? Advanced (tracklisted at Trance Energy 2006), Drop It (Your Love) by Danny Oliveira and and Mainxs 88 To Piano also received strong support, specially from the great Paul van Dyk.
2007 will see him showing the world that hes not just a producer, as hes working on several dates with his manager Tom Godwin, which will result in his first European Summer Tour.
Finally, he is a music lover in constant search of fresh electronic dance music. Although hes a trance DJ/producer, his live mixes are eclectic, dynamic and full of surprises.