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ENZYME INFECTION!!
Friday 22nd June, two of the world's biggest names in hardcore from Holland's ENZYME RECORDS invade Gateway for one massive night!
ENZYME INFECTION brings you the much anticipated return of the legendary duo
ENDYMION!!Endymion Website
and for his first ever appearance in Adelaide, hardcore prodigy
OPHIDIAN!!Ophidian Website
ENDYMION | Bart Revier | Bas Lint |
Dutch hardcore artists Endymion are rated among the most popular producers, live-acts and DJ-teams in the world. The outfit was founded in 1997 and the combined talents of the three members quickly resulted in their first release on Supreme Intelligence Records in 1998. This jump-started their career, and in addition to a string of successful releases on Supreme Intelligence and its successor Gangsta Audiovisuals, such as Mind And Body As One, We Are The Future and Demonsworld, Endymion has also recorded for such top international hardcore labels as D-Boy, The Third Movement, Babyboom and Neophyte Records.
In 2001 DJ Ruffneck started Enzyme Records and he asked Endymion and Nosferatu to be the figureheads of the label. The new label instantly proved to be a massive success and Endymion's popularity skyrocketed to great heights. Enzyme Records saw the light of such Endymion classics as: All the Way Up, Payback, Drunk With a Gun, Rock the Part-E, It's All Music, Pussy Motherfrakerz, Causing Confusion and many, many more. Each and every Endymion release has been a big hit and is played by virtually every hardcore-DJ on the planet. The highlight of their recording career thusfar has been the release of their Catalysed Reactions album in 2003.
Since its inception Endymion has performed at almost every large-scale Dutch dance event. Thunderdome, A Nightmare in Rotterdam, Enzyme Incubation, Masters of Hardcore, Mysteryland, Defqon-1, Megarave, Hellraiser, Decibel and Project Hardcore are just some of the names on this impressive list. Besides their many Dutch appearances, Endymion has toured all over the world and have left their lasting impression on major cities like Los Angeles, Sydney, Brisbane, Toronto, Hamburg, New York, Quebec, Rome, Barcelona, Vienna, Antwerp, Geneva, Oberhausen, Zurich, Milan and Adelaide (Kryptonite), to name just a few! Their DJ-sets are best described as energetic, hard and uplifting.
Regardless of the size and location of the party: Endymion is guaranteed to raise the atmosphere a few nothches. The crowd interaction during their DJ-sets is definitely one of the most important aspects. This spectacular show loaded with even more than 1000% of raw energy!
OPHIDIAN | Conrad Hoyer
At 5 years old, Conrad Hoyer started piano lessons, sparking a carreer with many twists and turns through different styles of music. Using keyboards and cassette recorders Conrad started recording his first songs and mixes in 1993, 11 years old at the time. By 1995 hardcore music had become very infuential for the Dutch youth and he started using computer software to write hardcore songs. With the artists of the Ruffneck label as main lead he worked on perfecting his technique, specialising in fast, breakbeat-orriented juno-sound hardcore. In 1998 DJ Ruffneck was convinced of Conrad's talent after recieving a 4 track cd-demo, and asked him if he would like to join his labels Gangsta Audiovisuals and Supreme Intelligence. And thus at 16 years old Conrad became the youngest artist to join the crew.
The period '98-'00 can be seen as a learning period in which Conrad released a few records as Trypticon, with tracks like Soul Reaver and Sumtimez and a few more tracks as Ophidian, with Black and Absolute Evil but was still struggling to be consistent and to find an own place within the hardcore scene.
Things changed in 2001. In this year Conrad joined Enzyme Records, started building his own studio and started his study of Music Technology at the Utrecht School of Arts. He decided to drop the Trypticon-project and concentrate on producing as Ophidian, focussing on slower hardcore, with more techno and electronic music influences. In 2002 Ophidian played a vital role, alongside Nosferatu, in co-producing one of the biggest smashes ever created: Psychiatric Ass, on Enzyme K7. One of the most saught after tracks by DJs across the globe, it is still a standout track of any set, sending any dancefloor into a frenzy. "From all this we now know something we didn't... you have a weakness!" Enzyme started a sub-label called Enzyme X on which more experimental hardcore could be released, which came as a blessing because it provided exactly the space that Conrad needed to define himself and his style. From this moment on progression was fast, and he released quite a number of tracks including his first solo-album,
Ophidian - Blackbox, in 2003. This album was groundbreaking at the time, was never repressed and has now become a cult legend.
His biggest break untill now came in 2004 when he remixed one of the bonus-tracks of the Blackbox cd, Butterfly, for the new Enzyme VIP label. The track was originally written as a piano piece, but was released as a hardcore track, and in the remix Conrad decided to bring both elements together again. Butterfly VIP was a massive hit, was played at so many parties around the world, and was featured on so many compilation cd's that for anyone remotely into hardcore this track was impossible to miss.
With this succes in the pocket, Conrad started to work on his next, two-part cd album called Betrayed by Daylight. Two vinyl records, the Enzyme 18 X and Y, were released in the winter of '04/'05, as well as the extra 18 Z containing some of the more experimental tracks of the album. Even though this double cd was of a different style than the Blackbox, more diverse and polished and less raw and technoid, it was received very well and spawned a few well known tracks of its own, of which Angel and The Middle Children have been played the most.
In 2005 Conrad teamed up with Patrick van Kerckhoven to start two new labels, Protocast for hard techno, and Meta4 for experimental hardcore and industrial with techno and IDM flavours. Since then both labels have grown steadily, becoming quite renown in their respective scenes, and attracting fans and artists from all over the world.
Recently Conrad teamed up with long-time friend Tijs Ham a.k.a. Tapage. They made a record for Bionic Recordings including 2005 floorfiller The Míne and another one for Meta0 in 2006, a new Meta4 sub-label focussing on breakcore and IDM. His latest move, a brand new double LP release on Meta4 under the guise Ophidian As Raziel called To Sing Of Desecratio.
With these last projects Conrad's mission seems clear: build up the different labels and try to top himself in each respective style, be it mainstream hardcore, dark, experimental hardcore, hard techno, breakcore or IDM.
Prepare yourself Adelaide to witness arguably the most talented hardcore producer in the world today, as he orchestrates unmissable chaos at ENZYME INFECTION!!
LOCAL SUPPORT: Wad-E, Nitrous, Daana, Evil-D, Antics, Axiomyx(Equinox), Zyphor, Tantrum and Ism, hosted by MC Midnyte
Tickets: $20+bf presale available from Venuetix http://www.venuetix.com.au
Stayed tuned to 92.7Fresh Fm for ticket giveaways!
For updates and more information go to http://www.trancemit.com.au/enzymeinfection
ENZYME INFECTION!!
Friday 22nd June, two of the world's biggest names in hardcore from Holland's ENZYME RECORDS invade Gateway for one massive night!
ENZYME INFECTION brings you the much anticipated return of the legendary duo
ENDYMION!!Endymion Website
and for his first ever appearance in Adelaide, hardcore prodigy
OPHIDIAN!!Ophidian Website
ENDYMION | Bart Revier | Bas Lint |
Dutch hardcore artists Endymion are rated among the most popular producers, live-acts and DJ-teams in the world. The outfit was founded in 1997 and the combined talents of the three members quickly resulted in their first release on Supreme Intelligence Records in 1998. This jump-started their career, and in addition to a string of successful releases on Supreme Intelligence and its successor Gangsta Audiovisuals, such as Mind And Body As One, We Are The Future and Demonsworld, Endymion has also recorded for such top international hardcore labels as D-Boy, The Third Movement, Babyboom and Neophyte Records.
In 2001 DJ Ruffneck started Enzyme Records and he asked Endymion and Nosferatu to be the figureheads of the label. The new label instantly proved to be a massive success and Endymion's popularity skyrocketed to great heights. Enzyme Records saw the light of such Endymion classics as: All the Way Up, Payback, Drunk With a Gun, Rock the Part-E, It's All Music, Pussy Motherfrakerz, Causing Confusion and many, many more. Each and every Endymion release has been a big hit and is played by virtually every hardcore-DJ on the planet. The highlight of their recording career thusfar has been the release of their Catalysed Reactions album in 2003.
Since its inception Endymion has performed at almost every large-scale Dutch dance event. Thunderdome, A Nightmare in Rotterdam, Enzyme Incubation, Masters of Hardcore, Mysteryland, Defqon-1, Megarave, Hellraiser, Decibel and Project Hardcore are just some of the names on this impressive list. Besides their many Dutch appearances, Endymion has toured all over the world and have left their lasting impression on major cities like Los Angeles, Sydney, Brisbane, Toronto, Hamburg, New York, Quebec, Rome, Barcelona, Vienna, Antwerp, Geneva, Oberhausen, Zurich, Milan and Adelaide (Kryptonite), to name just a few! Their DJ-sets are best described as energetic, hard and uplifting.
Regardless of the size and location of the party: Endymion is guaranteed to raise the atmosphere a few nothches. The crowd interaction during their DJ-sets is definitely one of the most important aspects. This spectacular show loaded with even more than 1000% of raw energy!
OPHIDIAN | Conrad Hoyer
At 5 years old, Conrad Hoyer started piano lessons, sparking a carreer with many twists and turns through different styles of music. Using keyboards and cassette recorders Conrad started recording his first songs and mixes in 1993, 11 years old at the time. By 1995 hardcore music had become very infuential for the Dutch youth and he started using computer software to write hardcore songs. With the artists of the Ruffneck label as main lead he worked on perfecting his technique, specialising in fast, breakbeat-orriented juno-sound hardcore. In 1998 DJ Ruffneck was convinced of Conrad's talent after recieving a 4 track cd-demo, and asked him if he would like to join his labels Gangsta Audiovisuals and Supreme Intelligence. And thus at 16 years old Conrad became the youngest artist to join the crew.
The period '98-'00 can be seen as a learning period in which Conrad released a few records as Trypticon, with tracks like Soul Reaver and Sumtimez and a few more tracks as Ophidian, with Black and Absolute Evil but was still struggling to be consistent and to find an own place within the hardcore scene.
Things changed in 2001. In this year Conrad joined Enzyme Records, started building his own studio and started his study of Music Technology at the Utrecht School of Arts. He decided to drop the Trypticon-project and concentrate on producing as Ophidian, focussing on slower hardcore, with more techno and electronic music influences. In 2002 Ophidian played a vital role, alongside Nosferatu, in co-producing one of the biggest smashes ever created: Psychiatric Ass, on Enzyme K7. One of the most saught after tracks by DJs across the globe, it is still a standout track of any set, sending any dancefloor into a frenzy. "From all this we now know something we didn't... you have a weakness!" Enzyme started a sub-label called Enzyme X on which more experimental hardcore could be released, which came as a blessing because it provided exactly the space that Conrad needed to define himself and his style. From this moment on progression was fast, and he released quite a number of tracks including his first solo-album,
Ophidian - Blackbox, in 2003. This album was groundbreaking at the time, was never repressed and has now become a cult legend.
His biggest break untill now came in 2004 when he remixed one of the bonus-tracks of the Blackbox cd, Butterfly, for the new Enzyme VIP label. The track was originally written as a piano piece, but was released as a hardcore track, and in the remix Conrad decided to bring both elements together again. Butterfly VIP was a massive hit, was played at so many parties around the world, and was featured on so many compilation cd's that for anyone remotely into hardcore this track was impossible to miss.
With this succes in the pocket, Conrad started to work on his next, two-part cd album called Betrayed by Daylight. Two vinyl records, the Enzyme 18 X and Y, were released in the winter of '04/'05, as well as the extra 18 Z containing some of the more experimental tracks of the album. Even though this double cd was of a different style than the Blackbox, more diverse and polished and less raw and technoid, it was received very well and spawned a few well known tracks of its own, of which Angel and The Middle Children have been played the most.
In 2005 Conrad teamed up with Patrick van Kerckhoven to start two new labels, Protocast for hard techno, and Meta4 for experimental hardcore and industrial with techno and IDM flavours. Since then both labels have grown steadily, becoming quite renown in their respective scenes, and attracting fans and artists from all over the world.
Recently Conrad teamed up with long-time friend Tijs Ham a.k.a. Tapage. They made a record for Bionic Recordings including 2005 floorfiller The Míne and another one for Meta0 in 2006, a new Meta4 sub-label focussing on breakcore and IDM. His latest move, a brand new double LP release on Meta4 under the guise Ophidian As Raziel called To Sing Of Desecratio.
With these last projects Conrad's mission seems clear: build up the different labels and try to top himself in each respective style, be it mainstream hardcore, dark, experimental hardcore, hard techno, breakcore or IDM.
Prepare yourself Adelaide to witness arguably the most talented hardcore producer in the world today, as he orchestrates unmissable chaos at ENZYME INFECTION!!
LOCAL SUPPORT: Wad-E, Nitrous, Daana, Evil-D, Antics, Axiomyx(Equinox), Zyphor, Tantrum and Ism, hosted by MC Midnyte
Tickets: $20+bf presale available from Venuetix http://www.venuetix.com.au
Stayed tuned to 92.7Fresh Fm for ticket giveaways!
For updates and more information go to http://www.trancemit.com.au/enzymeinfection
ok i want talk to you anymore ENZYM INFECTION'S GONNA BLAST YOUR ASS AINT NO PARTY LIKE A PARTYCORE PARTY WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Someone better play tricky tricky!!!
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