From the industrial capital of Holland known as Eindhoven, comes one of the most promising names in contemporary Dutch Drum & Bass, Rogier Habraken a.k.a. Mindmapper.
Growing up on one of the main nerves of the Dutch Drum & Bass scene and being surrounded by some of the biggest names in the scene has given Rogier the best education you could wish for. Having worked in the bar where the legendary Red Zone nights started of since he was 16, Rogier got inspired to get seriously into producing the music he loves.
Coming from a background of working with bands, playing electric guitar for many years and building his own studio, Mindmapper has got all the musical skills a producer might want. What started out as recording and arranging songs played by his band, evolved in a serious affection for cutting, sampling and composing electronic music. Combined with his education as an Audio Designer, Mindmapper is a musical mastermind whose style expands way beyond just Drum & Bass.
Not surprisingly, Mindmappers tunes have been spotted by top-notch labels and DJ’s alike. Being part of the City Of Light concept album Verse (of Pendulum fame) put together on his label Crunch, Mindmapper has got a solid base for future releases. Recently, his tunes have been picked up by labels such as Loxy’s Cylon, Phil Source’s Vampire as well as promising new labels such as Break-Fast Audio and Broken Audio Recordings. DJ support comes from the likes of Bailey, D-Kay, Loxy, Doc Scott, Gremlinz, Jubei, Nymfo, Mantra & Double O amongst many others.
Last but not least Mindmapper is one of the founding fathers of one of the most promising Drum & Bass collectives in his country, Connex. Along with fellow upcoming artists El Maria and June Miller, Rogier organizes the Connex nights and hosts the highly praised Connex radioshow.
words by Levi Smulders (a.k.a. El Maria)
CONNEX-crew info see: About Mindmapper
INQUIRIES: mindmapperdnb AT gmail DOT com
Influences
[ in alphabetic order:
Alix Perez,
Amit,
Apollo 440,
Art of Noise,
Asian Dub Foundation,
Bentley Rhythm Ace,
Beta 2,
Boymerang,
Break,
Breakage,
Booker T and the MG's,
Calibre,
Commix,
Curtis Mayfield,
D-Bridge,
Deep Purple,
Deep Structure,
Dephazz,
Digital,
Double O,
DJ Food,
DJ Shadow,
Dreadzone,
Eat Static,
Ed Rush Optical & Nico,
Equinox,
Fierce,
Focus,
Fun Lovin Criminals,
Goldie,
Groove Armada,
Hive,
Hydro,
Incredible Bongo Band,
Jakatta,
Jazzanova,
Jimi Hendrix,
Jonny L,
King Tubby,
Klute,
Kula Shaker,
Kruder & Dorfmeister,
Leftfield,
Loxy,
LTJ Bukem,
Lucky People Center,
Many different classical pieces/composers (too many to mention),
Mantra,
Marcus Intalex,
Massive Attack,
Medeski Martin & Wood,
Miles Davis,
Moloko,
Mo-Horizons,
Morcheeba,
Ozric Tentacles,
Paradox,
Photek,
Pink Floyd,
Prodigy,
Propellerheads,
RedZone (Nymfo Jay Pressure Martyn),
Royksopp,
Santana,
Seba,
Sonic,
Spirit,
Starwars Episodes,
Steppenwolf,
Steve Miller Band,
St Germain,
Tactile,
TCAM,
The Chemical Brothers,
The Moonstorm,
The Meters,
Thievery Corporation,
Tosca,
Uptight People,
Verse,
William Orbit,
Yonderboi,
many more (for the updatez).... :)
[ other:
family&friends, housemates, climate&environment, food&drinks, smokes, HKU, AKN, de bakkerij, the news, eindhoven, hilversum,
2009 MP3 Releases:
* Amplicon - Ampl. & MM EP - Rehabilitation - BFAD009A
* Amplicon - Ampl. & MM EP - Rehabilitation (MM RMX) - BFAD009B
* Mindmapper - Ampl. & MM EP - Tracking You Down - BFAD009C
* Mindmapper - Ampl. & MM EP - TYD (Ampl. RMX) - BFAD009D
* Mindmapper - Survivorz EP - The Seeker - BRKN002EP
* Mindmapper - Machinator - BFAD012A
* Mindmapper (ft E.Habraken) - Solar Still - BFAD014A
* Mindmapper - Respirator - BFAD014B
2008 VINYL Releases:
* Mindmapper - Tricky Tripod - CYLONUK003B
* Mindmapper - City of Light - A Crunched World - CRUNCHLP01F
CD Releases:
* Mindmapper - City of Light - A Crunched World - CRUNCHCD01
* Mindmapper - City of Light - Zone Defense - CRUNCHCD01
* Mindmapper - City of Light - The Green Gamble - CRUNCHCD01
MP3 Releases:
* Mindmapper - Nightly Trips EP - Drizzle Drop - BFAD005A
* Mindmapper - Nightly Trips EP - Night Shift - BFAD005B
* Mindmapper - Nightly Trips EP - Dizzy Dub - BFAD005C
* Mindmapper - Nightly Trips EP - Keep it Running - BFAD005D
Forthcoming Releases:
* Mindmapper - Sprinkler - Vampire
* Mindmapper - Tripwire - Vampire
* Mindmapper - Nothing Left - Vampire
* Mindmapper - Malicious Mechanism - Vampire
* Mindmapper - Orbital Orchestra - Translation
* Mindmapper - Resurrection Hub - Broken Audio
* Mindmapper - Time Clinic - Broken Audio
* Mindmapper & June Miller - Hitting The Threshold - Vibez Recordings CONNEX is a fresh and aspiring drum and bass concept put together by 3 of the most upcoming artists within the Dutch Scene: Rogier Habraken a.k.a. Mindmapper, Levi Smulders a.k.a. El Maria and Mark McCann & Bart van Dijk a.k.a. June Miller
Over the past few years both June Miller , El Maria, and Mindmapper have made a big name for themselves on the worldwide dnb scene. With residencies and gigs all over Holland including some of the biggest venues such as Tivoli, Paard van Troje, Waterfront & Simplon as well as parties and festivals all over Europe, releases on renowned labels such as Crunch Recordings, Cylon Recordings and Vibez tied together with a long running radioshow on one of the best online radiostations in the scene, the crew behind CONNEX has their hands in everything. On top of this they have been nominated for the Dutch dnb awards numerous times including a nomination for best DJ (El Maria) in 2007.
The idea behind CONNEX is to provide Utrecht city with a fresh drum and bass night with broad public appeal, bringing sounds and vibes easily accessible, as well as providing enough musical depth to please the ones looking for that extra bit of musical excitement. Showcasing some of the all time heroes of drum and bass music, while also giving the people exciting new sounds with a glimpse of the next level of electronic dance music. See you there!
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Hey mister and thanks for the addy ;-) likewise,been checkin your tunes out for a while and diggin it a lot!! ;-) if ya like any of the beats,i can always send them over ;)
Broken Audio returns with there 4th release with the massive Sabotage Ep featuring 4 amazing tracks from the likes of Linden, Skeptical, Rift & Genotype. This Ep has been getting support from the likes of Loxy, Kano, Blocks to name a few and many more....
EZ Mr. Mindmapper:) I..ve been buying some of your releases, but I had no chance yet to send a mysp. connection:) must keep in contact. Looking forward for the next releases! Dan.
he roger, de bak gaat verbouwen . mischien leuk om n d'n'b avond neer te zetten als we weer open gaan in december. ik zie aan de flyers dat het goed gaat . nog een goeie zomer. later. marco
