andy warhol prints, Roadbikes, rare gym shoes, filmz,
Fashion Couture, making something from nothing,Steering clear of scenster-wannabes, people who lack personality
and anyone who can validate friendship as someone you hang with at the club every few weeks but really know nothing about, underground music in general, Producing,
bowling drunk,
Travellin All Over the World!, meeting Beautiful,Essential,Successful women..
DANCING,Jacking, Sushi, HOME COOKING, the ocean, being weird, entertaining,
meeting new people, nightlife, sleeping in, astrology, Spiritual Enlightment, Rapturing the Soul, Mind, Body thru Music, listening to records,
being lazy, being productive, watching LIVE old school performances videos from Nitzer Ebb, New Order, Front 242, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Bauhaus,The Cure,Prince,
Road Cycling,ExErCiSiNG EvEryDaY!,God,Life, poetry,
lovin, kissin, huggin,and most important....FAMILY!
Music
Joy Divison,Warsaw,New Order,Bauhaus,Tones On Tail,
front 242, Rza, WU-TANG ASSEMBLY,
Sex Pistols, Nirvana,Nitzer Ebb,DAF,Malaria,
Liaisons Dangereuses,She Wants Revenge,Public Image LTD,
Happy Mondays,Magas,Terence Fixmer,John Foxx,
The Doors,The Revolting Cocks,AutoNervous,
Klangstabil,The Rapture,Section 25,Psyche,Telex,
Velodrome,Throbbing Gristle,The Normal,Chris & Cosey, Psychic TV,Pyrolator,Der Plan,Yello,The Residents,
The Human League,Cabaret Voltaire,The Talking Heads,
A Certain Ratio,Tubeway Army,Brian Eno,Pscyche,
The Neon Judgement,Kissing the Pink,
Talking Heads,Carl Craig,Derrick May,Kenny Larkin,
Jeff Mills,A Tribe Called Quest,The Roots,
Bob Marley,the 80's in chicago,Ron Hardy,
Larry Levan,The MAsteR of Tracks since Day 1..Larry Heard,
TRAXX!!!(BRILLIANCE UNDEFINED),
Hieroglyphic Being(the new beatjak),Green Velvet(for sure),
Charles MAnier(the mAn),JAmEs T. cOttOn,The SuN GoD,
Saturn V,2AMFM,Todd Sines,X2,MB Dance,
Deecoy(the ill beat-boy),DiRtY CrImiNals u Frakers!!!
DABRYE,Members Only,Carlos Souffront,
Theo Parrish+MoodyMann+Amp Fiddler...
Miles Davis,Prince,Depeche Mode,
James Brown*for the funk!,Suicide,Excepter,
LCD Soundsystem,The Del-Byzanteens,
Mount Sims,THE GLIMMERS,MU,Perspects,
Art Of Noise,Recoil,Alexander Robotnick,Der Plan,
The Human League,Vicious Pink,Bobby Orlando,Visage,
Red Flag,Adn'CKristall,Anne Clark,Grand Puba,
99 records,rough trade,trax, dj international,
salsoul,bunker,creme organization,viewlexx,
westend,prelude,factory,rams horn,
zyx,dancemania, relief/cajual,
wax trax,Muzique,TnT,Jack Fm,Mathematics,Rephlex,
Housetime,PlanetE,Axis,Bunker,Viewlexx,Udek,Eargasmic,
Interdimensional Transmissions,let's Dance,Incognito Records(detroit),Transmat,Fierce Records,Diamond Corp,
Underground,Rockin House,K&K,
Just what is popping in my head as I type....Severed Heads,
Kraftwerk, Throbbing Gristle, Skinny Puppy,
Revenge,Experimental Products, Lime, Tapps, Elefant,
The Neon Judgement,Fixmer/McCarthy,Frontline Assembly, Thrill Kill Kult (Old Stuff), KMFDM (Old Stuff),
The Smiths, Berlin, Duran Duran,
Siouxsie and the Banshees, Radiohead, Jamie Principle,
Die Warzau, Adult., MaGaS, Revolting Cocks,The Cure, House, Jack Tracks, Industrial, Art Noise, Disco Not Disco, Jazz Dance Classics, Beat Tracks, African & Latin Percussion & Silence,................................
Movies
Star Wars(all),Lord of The Rings(all),Kill Bill 1+2,
GrindHouse, Control,Pulp Fiction,
Batman(tim burton version)Batman Begins 2005,
Under the Cherry Moon(Prince Flik),Gladiator,
Conan(vol.1)Dark City,Sin City,The Warriors,
Taxi Driver,Irreversible,Mulholland Drive,Snatch,
Scarface,24 Hour Party People,Party Monster(documentary),Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind,
GoodFellas,Samurai Jack,X Files(movie+series)
Belly,How High,Ghostdog:The Way Of The Samurai,
Gangs Of New York,The Hidden,Blade I+II,Requiem of a Dream,
GoodFellas,True Romance,Fear and Loathing in Vegas,The Virgin Suicides,
Coffee & Cigarettes,Hero,MAd MAx,El Mariachi,Freejack,Blade Runner,
Lost in Translation,Killing Zoe,(james bond flix)Goldfinger,
Dr.No,Octopussy,the Spy Who Loved Me,You Only Live Twice,
Diamonds Are Forever,MoonRaker,Live and Let Die,Black Rain,Maestro,Miller's Crossing,Cobra,Dune,The Doors,Aliens,
The Matrix+AniMatrix+Revolutions,Films By Dario Argento
(The Original Italian Film Director of Horror)
Television
The New Battlestar Galactica,X-Files,Miami Vice[dvd],
Dave Chapelle Show[dvd],Voltron (the Lions Version),
Lost
Books
Touching from a Distance by Deborah curtis(Ian's wife)
*Anything by Jim Jarmusch*,The Celestine Prophecy(all 3 versions)
Heroes
-My Grandma. Shes been through so much and is 80 years old and still livin it up! Shes an amazing person with so much positivity still to come! She is definitely one of my most favorite people and most admired people in the world- Savoir Faire- r2d2 - dr.stanly livingston - bizzaro superman - john Lydon - travis the taxi driver - Mr. Grinch - Qui Gon Jinn -G Force -Ren&Stimpy -Kato(green hornet)-Peter Murphy
-Robert Smith-David Gahan-Ian Curtis-Green Velvet-Jeff Mills-Miles Davis-Martin Gore-
Jah Wobble-Carl Craig-Larry Heard-Carlos Souffront-Prince-Kurt Cobain-Peter Hook-Fox Mulder-THE RZA-MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.-Malcom X
About me: BEFORE ADDING ME:
WRITE ME A MESSAGE FIRST IF YOU WANT ME TO ADD YOU...
IF YOU ARE A BAND AND I DON'T ALREADY KNOW YOU, DON'T REQUEST TO ADD ME AS YOUR FRIEND.
i'm a generally nice person that often-times isn't perceived that way because i am rather shy. kinda weird because i'm a Producer/Artist/Vinyl Architect.
i'm a constant observer of my surroundings; rarely will i initiate in conversation with those i don't know, unless i have a few glasses of wine.. still learning more about myself and my potential day by day.here's a few key things about myself...
Intellectual,Intriguing,Mysterious,Adorable, Lovable,Kissable,Giving,Sincere, Daydreamer,Sensitive
ATTN: TRAXX fans and peers.
PLEASE ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN
THE IMPORTANCE ABOUT JAKBEAT TRACKS:
I am going to try to speak for a few other people in our tightly knit circle that I know feel strongly about this.
The misconception is that Jack is only House.
The truth is that Jack encompasses all.
Jack isnt something that can merely be described,
as it is feeling, an emotion, a mental state of transcendental connection - a spiritual connection
with the higher being through the physical vessel
of the body- Pulse.Kode.Modulation.
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Each artist has a style of its own.
-Traxx-
Influenced by Ron Hardy, Farley JmF,
Liaisons Dangereuses, 808 State, Phuture
the drippy experimental counterpoint basslines of
the 303 and similar squelch style step-seq arpeggiations, trax of the 80's-90's sound (only the jackingest variety), interestingly juxtaposed and sometimes
nonmusical hypnotic cycle phrases in dance music.
The Composer and Recording Artist, Traxx calls combinations of these elements "the kode".
This musical code can be found in many styles of dance
and ritual music and is a crucial element in the sound.
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COLLABORATIONS:
Saturn V - with James T Cotton. A frequent collaborator.
You can find Saturn V on Muzique, Relief, M>O>S,
Creme Jak+Organization and the next JTC LP on Spectral
"Like No One".
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X2 - with JTC and D'Marc Cantu
This collab was sparked in Cotton's
home studio when he introduced the two.
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Mutant Beat Dance - with Traxx and Beau Wanzer
this alter duo collab was created at the Nation Headquarters in the early studio basement of the home
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The Dirty Criminals: are technically a chosen few of Traxx's partners in crime. Past criminals have been:
Jamal Moss, Deecoy, and JTC.
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Traxx also edited tracks on forthcoming TNT despite
the lack of any text on the label.
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION ON LABELS: Nation Creme Organization Creme Jak Relief Records Muzique MOS Antenna Kompute TnT
Frigio Discos Capablanca
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Traxx released on numerous labels such as Gigolo, Muzique, Relief, M/O/S, Crème Organization,Antenna International
and Crème-Jak under different monikers such as Xxart,
Saturn V, X2, The Green Goblin,ViLLan X,
The Poetic Painter M,and The Dirty Criminals.
He collaborated with James T. Cotton, DJ Hell,
Deecoy,Heiroglyphic Being,D’marc Cantu, Mount Sims,
Legowelt,Kompute and many more to shape his unique definition of Jakbeat.
In 2007 Traxx founded Nation
as a platform for the Jakbeat sound.
A platform for artists like JTC aka James T. Cotton,
D’Marc Cantu, Naughty Wood, Saturn V,2AMFM
X2, Beta Evers and many more to follow.
All releases are strictly limited to 500 pieces
and all 3 releases are so far sold out.
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The next release to be published is the 1st LP from the CEO as his debut solo Double Vinyl album called Faith
featuring: Nancy Fortune,JTC and Traxx on vocals
it will also be available on CD and Digital format.
visit jak-nation.com for all the details
comin soon Everywhere in the Underground!
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With his own label Nation,
Melvin Oliphant aka Traxx also ran
Crème-Jak an off-spring to Den Haags
notorious Crème Organization imprint together with TLR.
All of the releases are one-sided 12“eps -
and all are strictly limited to 300 releases.
THE LABEL IS NOW DEFUNKT AFTER 1 YEAR.
This sublabel brought releases by X2, D'Marc Cantu,
Saturn V, Shock and JTC to light.
All of these artists have been brought together by Traxx.
Who I'd like to meet: People that are not afraid of opinion..
Open to suggestion..
Enjoy's Life.
let me first start off by saying that I am not on this site for a relationship!
I am on here to meet cool, down to earth people who know how to have fun and have nO dRAmA! I am on here for friends! If something should arise from that then it does! I am not looking, but I will not push it away either!! Also, please do not add me to your list just to add me! Please at least get to know me! And once I do decide to add you, that does not mean stop talking to me!
I don't want to be just a number on someone's list! Everyone that is on my friends list is my friend
and I communicate with everyone that is on my list!
TRAXX LIVE@SHELTER IN SHANGHAI PT.III
the fact session is why i've been listening for so long. pushing sound of what is not expected brotha! "wtf. . .traxx forgot about chicago, he dont play that '96 shit anymore."
