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Executive Steve

got this off some news site.... dieselboy is one of americas biggest dj's, i think his stuff is too fast and trancy but judging by tastes on this board it should go down well... he's technically an amazing dj [nuber eight in dj magazines top 100 thingy thingy a while back], one of the few drum n bass heads who really mixes his tunes in the same attitude that a techno dj would [if you mix you'll know what i'm talking about]. his last one project human is well worth getting too.


For his eighth mixed CD, Dieselboy dares to challenge the rigid delineations that have long plagued dance music, breaking down the barriers between drum ‘n’ bass, techno, house, trance/progressive. Entitled The Dungeonmaster’s Guide in homage to his role-playing game days (the original Dungeon Master’s Guide actually being the first RPG book Dieselboy ever bought), the CD is put together like an epic adventure across a varied and gripping soundscape. “It’s a nod to my geek gaming roots,” Dieselboy says. All the narration has been scripted personally by Dieselboy, and features the illustrious voice of none other than Peter Cullen, aka the Transformers’ Optimus Prime.
Approaching some of the most notable progressive artists in the world, including BT, Sasha, and Tiesto, as well as techno prodigy and Philly compatriot Josh Wink, Dieselboy embarked on a mission to create something unique by having these artists’ tunes remixed by a slew of the largest names and hottest up-and-coming drum ‘n’ bass producers. With the help of Kaos, Karl K, Concord Dawn, Gridlok, E-Sassin, and more, Dieselboy collected the tracks for a state-of-the-art mixed CD. While orchestrating a project of this magnitude was far from easy, Dieselboy would not have it any other way.

“With every CD, I’ve tried to set the bar a little higher than the time before. It would be easy for me to churn out a ‘best of drum ‘n’ bass [compilation] every three months, cash in and rinse it out. But I try to do creative, artistic stuff, really go for it and do something different. I didn’t get to this point so I could sit back, stop trying and **** it all up. I’m trying hard now to keep progressing, developing and bettering myself overall as a musician and as an artist. You always have to keep reinventing yourself and doing new stuff, or you’re just going to fall through the cracks.”

CD 2 of the double-disc set features a bonus EP of remixes of original tracks from Dieselboy’s label, HUMAN, started in 2002 as a way to help promote US artists he felt deserved attention. For the EP, he approached some of his favorite US producers to remix the HUMAN singles written by close friends Kaos, Karl K and Jae Kennedy, who blew up in 2003 with a series of Billboard-charting releases and graced the cover of drum ‘n’ bass magazine RINSE. Among those enlisted to do the remixes are Gridlok, KC, Stratus, Evol Intent and Basic Operations.

Dieselboy has also been experimenting with fusing drum ‘n’ bass with rock and hip-hop. He has remixed Orgy and Styles of Beyond, and has performed at shows with artists such as P.O.D., Orgy, and System of a Down. He has also toured alongside David Bowie, Moby, Busta Rhymes and Blue Man Group at 2002’s Area:2 Festival, and played the main stage at 2003’s Cyberfest featuring Kraftwerk, Pharaoh Monch, Planet B and Kevens. For his remix of Style of Beyond’s “Subculture,” featured in the Playstation 2 game Amplitude, he brought in a live band to flesh out the programmed elements with live bass, drums, guitars and keyboards. “It was an experiment for me, but I found jungle, rock, and hip-hop to flow together very well,” Dieselboy says. His next project: producing drum ‘n’ bass tunes with metal influences for a musical fusion that might just be the next wave in the world of d‘n’b and beyond. >

mannequinn

Ha Ha Ha deadly, Dieselboy is a friend of mine.

good stuff, the man is talented, and super cool