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Respect Is Due Breakbeat Hysteria Mix by Altern 8

Biografia do Artista para Altern 8

Altern-8 Was Formed In Stafford In 1990 As A Side Project To The Already Successful Nexus 21 A Name Chosen Because Of Its "futuristic House Sound" When Both Members Were Aged 21. From The Outset The Band's Objective Was To Develop Their Style Which Was Influenced By The Musical Elements Of Detroit Techno Artists Derrick May Juan Atkins And Kevin Saunderson As Well As The Chicago House Music Sound Of Phuture And Early Electronic Heroes Kraftwerk. Citation Needed Altern-8 Tunes Influencing Many Artists With Their Mixture Of The Sounds Of The Roland TB-303 808 And 909 With Breakbeats And Familiar Samples. At The Time In The UK Outdoor Rave Events Were Legal And Altern-8 Had A Reputation For Turning Up To Play At Major Unofficial Events. They Helped To Define Harder House Tracks Relying More Heavily On Bass And Volume. The Use Of More Bass And Eclectic Noises Gradually Evolved Altern-8's Music Away From The Earlier House Music Style. The Duo Dressed In Chemical Warfare Suits And Dancing "like Electrified Monkeys" Took Part In A Large Number Of Live Performances.
Notable Altern-8 Tracks Included "Activ-8" "E-Vapor-8" "Frequency" "Brutal-8-E" "Armageddon" "Move My Body" "Hypnotic St-8" And "Infiltrate 202". The Band Released An Album On The Network Records Label In 1992 Called Full On... Mask Hysteria. In 1991 The Band Did A Live PA In The Car Park Outside The Then Famous Shelley's Night Club In Longton Stoke-On-Trent Near To Their Home Town Of Stafford . This Can Be Seen In Their "Activ-8 Come With Me " Video.
However When Hardcore-Styled Rave Music Went Out Of Fashion They Started To Get Involved In The Development Of Commercial House Music.In 1992 Peat Stood As A Candidate For The Stafford Constituency In The General Election Representing The Hardcore Altern8-Ive Party. He Received 158 Votes And Finished In Fourth Place.
In 1993 Archer Began Producing Billed As Slo-Moshun Responsible For The Hits "Bells Of NY" And "Help My Friend".
In 1994 Peat And Archer Parted Ways. Archer Continued To DJ Under The Name Altern-8 Until 2009 When Peat Threatened Legal Action Against Him

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