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Altern 8
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Stafford, United Kingdom (1990 – 1993)
Altern-8 is the hardcore/breakbeat rave duo consisting of Mark Archer and Chris Peat. In their day they helped to set trends in hardcore techno style, with several anthems, and a style of music that became progressively faster, with more bass, and definitely more noise. During this period, hardcore techno was moving away from the style of house music that was already around, and Altern-8 were moving with it. However, in 1993 Mark Archer started to prefer the house sounds. That is when he decided to produce as Slo Moshun with Danny Taurus, responsible for “Bells of N.Y.”, and Xen Mantra, his solo project.
When Altern-8 put on their masks and their weird chemist uniforms for a performance, everything seemed to be out of control. Their kind of music really seemed to be a melting pot where you couldn’t define exactly the different styles frontiers. After all, it was all lumped into hardcore. So many influences made up the English movement, and later even other ones, such as Jungle and Drum and Bass, were then influenced by it.
Even though the Detroit Techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson was considered a reference to all rave style with a track named “Truth of Self Evidence” (as Reese & Santonio), he had never made hardcore, and one day he met the Altern-8 duo at Stafford aka Techno City, and they recorded the “Let it Reign” tune together with Inner City: that’s when Mark explained the basic ingredients of hardcore to Kevin, resulting in what he did later, like Tronikhouse’s “Uptempo”.
When Altern-8 put on their masks and their weird chemist uniforms for a performance, everything seemed to be out of control. Their kind of music really seemed to be a melting pot where you couldn’t define exactly the different styles frontiers. After all, it was all lumped into hardcore. So many influences made up the English movement, and later even other ones, such as Jungle and Drum and Bass, were then influenced by it.
Even though the Detroit Techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson was considered a reference to all rave style with a track named “Truth of Self Evidence” (as Reese & Santonio), he had never made hardcore, and one day he met the Altern-8 duo at Stafford aka Techno City, and they recorded the “Let it Reign” tune together with Inner City: that’s when Mark explained the basic ingredients of hardcore to Kevin, resulting in what he did later, like Tronikhouse’s “Uptempo”.
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galactus15 wrote:
no more altern8! D= why ??
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scofo76 wrote:
Gonna take you higher and higher!
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galactus15 wrote:
legends
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chrystabellah wrote:
top one - nice one - get sorted
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Hubex wrote:
odlot ;)
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vanya_void wrote:
ООйй ты саунд мой:)!!!!!!
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Serb2012 wrote:
О--E!!! ))) Good
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spaceBass13 wrote:
Don't make me wait, don't make me wai-ait!! Eeeee-vaporATE!
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The_Duks_Guts wrote:
armageddon , pure brilliant tune
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fivefourtwo wrote:
long live altern8!
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lakretino wrote:
"Brutal-8-E"!!!
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Drummer-Jhon wrote:
Like "The Prodigy" in 1992
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nmesteve wrote:
Didn't know David Cameron had Altern8 links http://www.strangledcats.com/the-news/126-conservative-leader-denies-being-in-altern-8
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Tommy_Eat_World wrote:
Excellent sounding
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spaceBass13 wrote:
Its real what you do to me! Release the pressure! ---- Don't leave me behind ;P
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s-p-morticiAN wrote:
I only have one album from them, and I have 530 plays. Damn.
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silly4u wrote:
al time favorite tune wach your bassbinns i'm telling you
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negima1026 wrote:
love it
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spaceBass13 wrote:
Return to Techno City!
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otarikew wrote:
All time favorite album!
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termagaunt, BENMACDUI, stanbowles1970 and 12 other people added Altern 8 to their libraries. 5 hours ago
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MDGv3 tagged Altern 8 with rave and breakbeat. Saturday evening
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drunkonvinyl tagged Altern 8 with 1994 and old school breaks. Saturday evening
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drunkonvinyl, stlkr23, priceymike and 2 other people added Altern 8 to their libraries. Saturday evening
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punk_bubu wrote about Altern 8 in 2009_10_09 Playlist @ RAVE floor on Elevate Tour Stop Zagreb, Medika. last week
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odin242 wrote about Altern 8 in Playlist 20.11.2009 Odin Hour 21.00 - 2.00 auf Neurobeat Radio. last month
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siu00mjt added Altern 8 to the lineup of Xmas Bangface 71 at The Arches, 51-53 Southwark Street, London Bridge, SE1 1RU. last month
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siu00mjt added Altern 8 to the lineup of Xmas Bangface 71 at The Arches, 51-53 Southwark Street, London Bridge, SE1 1RU. last month
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