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1) Nick Brennan’s musical history is long and varied - he studied piano from the age of 5, dabbled briefly with the trumpet for a year, and moved onto the guitar at the age of 12 which he studied profusely throughout his teens in both classical discipline and rock, blues and jazz improvisation.

Having spent the latter half of the eighties playing in everything from punk, rock and even blues and jazz bands, Nick discovered acid house music in 1989 when he started going to the now legendary DiY raves around Nottingham. Seduced by the hazy hedonism and good vibes of those early raves, he moved more and more away from his rock roots, abandoning his guitar for a pair of decks in 1992.

His interest in acid house and hardcore was counterbalanced with a new-found love for dub reggae and the psychedelic sound of the Ozric Tentacles, which became his everyday soundtrack for life in 1991-92. Moreover the early days of progressive house and the emerging Frankfurt trance scene had a profound effect on him and he became increasingly interested in production. Artists like Jam & Spoon, Sven Vath and particularly A.C. Boutsen (who released under a wide range of names including CygnusX and Brainchild for Eye Q and Harthouse), helped to cement his interest in trance music. As the scene and the music evolved and diversified Nick aligned himself firmly at the progressive end of the spectrum, where the sounds were deeper, more expansive and melodic and the production values were that bit more important.
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  • acsace

    Excellent music. All I can say is hats off to you man. One of the best.

    17 Sep 2012 Reply

  • aginggirl

    Really the best!

    3 May 2012 Reply

  • misterpockets

    He is playing at the Symbiosis Pyramid Eclipse Festival in May. http://www.last.fm/festival/3198278+Symbiosis+Gathering+%7C+Pyramid+Eclipse+

    8 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Van_Vicious

    long live MDS

    1 Mar 2012 Reply

  • digitalhuxley

    I've been loving this guy. He just keeps bringing it. His stuff has a pretty mathematical quality to it, but he keeps it organic too in a beautiful way. Great to listen to if you are between the veils and there's that whole vibe going on, but I still love it driving off into the countryside on a Friday night.

    28 Feb 2012 Reply

  • knezova

    thank you 4 ozora 2012.

    24 Feb 2012 Reply

  • allsoppy4

    Pure bliss

    3 Feb 2012 Reply

  • isitbeer30yet

    F to the yes

    25 Jan 2012 Reply

  • zenmind_3k

    One of the best in psychill!

    12 Jan 2012 Reply

  • AlexXxandra88

    <3

    9 Oct 2011 Reply

  • Shponglation

    Perfect music for any occasion:))) Not just background music......

    5 Oct 2011 Reply

  • boo-999

    Heaven!!

    17 Sep 2011 Reply

  • Haysabenevides

    woooow ! muito bom !

    15 Aug 2011 Reply

  • spLiFF22

    Concentric Circles is my choice for sure.. That female vocal is giving me...literally hard time.

    4 Aug 2011 Reply

  • jijijcc

    latest releases sound a bit like deadmau5 .. try strange parallels or collider .... a link from psychill to proghouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    14 Jul 2011 Reply

  • rvr1013

    Thanks for removing those self-promoting metal faggots off the main pic.

    7 Jul 2011 Reply

  • eTripper

    "Geometry" by Tripswitch is one of the better downtempo albums. Definitely see the influences of Ulrich Schnauss, and Mystical Sun. Best cuts: Goldbach's conjecture, Stereogram, and Tesselation. Individual cuts would be good on a diverse electronic playlist featuring artists like: Joy Wants Eternity, Kiss & Fly, Yonderboi, Bursers, Helios, you get the picture.

    21 Jun 2011 Reply

  • allsoppy4

    Bit unfair on the psy tripswitch to completely take over a page like this.... he is obv the more popular with more plays etc. wnd you ahve just compeltely dominated this page... dont get me wrong I don't have a problem with the metal tripswitch and would'nt midn them taking voer the page if they were the more popular but unfortunatly for them the other prevales

    18 May 2011 Reply

  • lillobike

    i love your music....., silver (ott remix ) is fantastic track for my lesson of spinning ( warm up )

    13 May 2011 Reply

  • MidBozz

    Holy shit yes! I cant stop listening to Harmonic Mean, Its just the greatest!

    5 Apr 2011 Reply
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