Lee Baker

.. .. I grew up in Germany, and around 1991 10 years old i discovered - Original "RAVE" though it seems that Rave in different countries all have their own version of Rave but mine is Euro-Rave. Yes i do remember my First Rave Mission compilation album and although not having them now i still love them and "RAVE" especially anything acid "Rave" like Ravermeister stuff. Producers such as Avalonge from around 1995-1998 are one of my favourites and along to one of my biggest influences Kai Tracid, and labels such as Sub Terranean i remember most. 1999 i discovered Rebirth, it was this software machine i soon found out was everything i needed to make "RAVE" which i so love - so i did, and from 1999-2005 I used it exstensivly. I discovered that along the acid journey it just wasn't enough i wanted to give them full hardware production which is what i'm doing slowly again!!. I'm rebuilding again after so long without an acid hardware studio it's been decided by authorities that i am not to be aloud my equipment back, it took 2 years to sort out!, now i know this for sure i am rebuilding similiar setup and this is now become my main objective. All my acid based songs rebirth or otherwise, ruberduck etc, will be getting the acid based hardware and full on synth treatment . For 2 years i've pretty much used just a laptop and standard software pretty much most freeware stuff. Now is the time i want to really get back into my acid style on another level and once i have only then will i most probably start a serious album attempt as i've scraped Zyntazia(for now) and as i have about 10 songs 50-75% completed for this album i'll just finish them and upload them for free cause my acid based "Rave" would be i think much better than my what i've decided as my current professional album attempt - Zyntazia. I love anything Bonzai (Lighning B.V Records) big influences are Planisphere, V-One and Parker & Clind and all oher Bonzai producers and dj's - I'm european influenced alot from this generation. AS a dj i collected from 1999-2003 nearly all underground trance, Labels such like Telica, Access, Liquid Recordings and Big Fish and records like Traveller and in Motion - Believe, Joker Jam - Innocence, early Gouryella especially their record Tenshi on Tsunami, Liquid Recordings (Holland) who released early 4 Strings, Gizah and Madelyne records and so many other labels and producers to. My Favourite song is V-One's "Living Cities Remix" of Solarstone - 7 Cities. I'm from the Discotech Generation and i'll always love that era between 1996-2002. Massive Gatecrasher influence very much evident in developing my dj mixing style on turntables after their compilation album - DiscoTech 2000 which is quite frankley a must must listen it's sublime, I knew i had to be mixing to this standard took long time learning but it's second nature now and only use turntables mostley to develope techniques and learn new ones. I must take the acid route with my production there's certain avenues in my producing carrer that rely on my Acid based music and developement into real future sounding music featuring new concepts, techniques, technology and enterprise that is built from the basics upward. It's time for new innovating Trance music the future is megaAcid tech, euhphoria, progressive and real future in it's sound. For me Cosmosis & Kai Tracid are the most influentual producers in my acid music, and Cosmosis's record e.p intergalatic is what i would say is the bulding blocks of the future for trance you need to hear it to know how. Acid is moving with a whole new sound, just very slowly........