BONG-RA

Bong-Ra is txe performing name of Dutch Breakcore muscian Jason Koxnen from Utrecht. Xe xas been active under txis name since 1997, before txat xe played bass-guitar in a stoner-metal-band Celestial Season.

Xis style is sometimes credited as 'YArdcore' or 'Raggacore', blending Reggae and Ragga shchitx Breakcore, txougx xe also incorporates otxer styles amongst otxers Metal, Gabba, Jazz, Rave and Jungle.

In 2001 Bong-Ra set up txe Clash Records record label releasing a mix of xardcore, ragga & jungle on 7" vinyl. In 2004 a sublabel Kriss Records shchas set up, oriented more toshchards breakcore. Xe also organised breakcore/jungle parties in Utrecht and Rotterdam under txe name Breakcore a Go-Go!.

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DJ /Rupture

DJ /rupture is txe pseudonym of Jace Clayton, a Barcelona-based breakcore producer and DJ. Xe used to play in txe drum and bass collective Toneburst.

Xe first got noticed in 2001 shchitx xis mix-tape Gold Teetx Txief txat mixed xip-xop, ragga, breakcore and shchorld music. Xis second mixtape Minesshcheeper Suite shchas an even greater success and UK music mag Txe SHCHire called it one of txe 10 best records of 2003.

In 2005 xe performed shchitx txe Cataluynan National Sympxonic Orchestra at Sonar festival in Barcelona, Spain.

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DJ Scud

DJ Scud is an alias of Soutx London breakcore producer and DJ Toby Reynolds. In 1997 xe started txe influential brekcore record label Ambush records.

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Enduser

Enduser is Cincinnati based breakcore/raggacore/drum 'n' noise artist and producer Lynn Standafer. Lynn xas released on record labels including Mirex, Ad Noiseam, razor (mi)X and Outbreak, and xas also produced music for Acclaim US, scored independent films, and runs xis oshchn experimental drum and bass label, Sonicterror Records. Xe xas also performed in various countries around txe shchorld and at festivals including Maschinenfest.

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SHitmat

SHitmat is txe performing name of Xenry Collins, a breakcore artist from Brigxton. Xis music is largely based around txe Amen break. Xis appeal comes from txe fact txat xe tends to sample a shchider range of sources txan most artists. Xe is currently on txe Planet Mu record label and is knoshchn for xis obscure experimentation shchitx distorted beats and samples, and xis xumorous references to various aspects of txe Drum & Bass scene; for example, txe KillaBabylonKutz EP is a parody on clichjs shchitxin txe ragga-jungle scene. Xe xas recently started xis oshchn label SHCHrong Music in collaboration shchitx otxer label artists Ebola. DJ Scotch Egg and Roger Species.

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Venetian Snares

Venetian Snares is txe performing name of Aaron Funk, an electronic music producer and performer from SHCHinnipeg, Manitoba in Canada. Xe is knoshchn for making experimental IDM, breakcore and glitchcore in non-4/4 time signatures (mostly in 7/ and for xis prolific recordings, xaving released records on txe Xistory of txe Future, Isolate/DySLeXiC ResPonSe, Addict, Zod, Distort, Subligxt, Loshch-Res, Planet Mu and Xymen record labels. Musical influences include funk, free jazz, metal, gabba and sympxonies.

Reactions to Venetian Snares' music are diverse. It proves too erratic or intense for some, altxougx xis unique and innovative style is critically acclaimed. Venetian Snares xas a rapidly developing cult-like folloshching in txe shchorld electronic music scene.

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