TRIPSWITCH

A mainstay of the British downtempo scene for almost 10 years, Tripswitch (Nick Brennan) cemented a worldwide reputation as a meticulous and talented producer with the release of his first album "Circuit Breaker" on Youth's Liquid Sound Design label in 2005. With a 4* review in DJ magazine, praise from Anoushka Shankar in the New York Times, BBC Radio 1 airplay as well as support from the likes of Nick Warren (Way Out West), Jose Padilla (Cafe del Mar) and Claude Challe (Buddha Bar), who all picked up tracks for their own compilations, the album was re-released as a double CD package in 2007 with remixes from some of the world's top dance and chill artists. Nick's trademark sound is characterized by a well-crafted fusion of electronic production and live instrumentation, sometimes psychedelic, always emotional. 
www.tripswitch.mu
www.sectionrecords.com

100th MONKEY

Andy Guthrie used to love dub, then like many other people he got turned on to dance music at the end of the 1980s. He went on to co-found Banco de Gaia with Toby Marks, and work with Medicine Drum, Prana, Eat Static, Tristan and ManMadeMan amongst others. Nowadays he's involved in a huge variety of freelance music and audio work from music and sound design for film, media and theatre to community and corporate projects. He has known Seb Taylor for a long time and been a big fan of Kaya Project from the beginning so he was really thrilled when he was asked to remix 'Ummah Oum' and to work with Shahin's wonderful vocals. Respect to Seb, Natasha, Interchill and all Kaya lovers and peace-seekers everywhere. www.100thmonkey.co.uk

HIBERNATION

Hibernation is Seb Taylor's latest project, a platform for delving deeper into a more electronic, IDM & glitchy downtempo style. It is a more experimental downtempo to midtempo project that offers quirky glitchy warm electronic music straddling the middle ground between his Digitalis & Kaya Project releases. The debut Hibernation Album 'Some Things Never Change' was released in 2008 on Aleph Zero records & the second album is currently brewing in the studio, also due for release on Aleph Zero. www.myspace.com/sebastiantaylor

EAT STATIC

2010 marks the 21st year in the life of Eat Static who have 12 studio albums and numerous EP's to their name.   Founding member Merv Pepler [who used to drum for the legendary Ozric Tentacles] put out an album on Interchill in 2009 called "Back to Earth" and is set to release another album on Interchill in Fall 2011. With many remixes and collaborations to date, Eat Static have long been festival headliners around the world, delivering potent and psychedelic dance music to their loyal fans.   Often lacing their music with B Movie samples and alien references Eat Static go mano a mano with a complex time signature in this remix of 23 Towers.  www.eatstatic.co.uk

Traveling in the uncharted terrains of music, Liquid Stranger's creative output ranges from suggestive ambient soundscapes to movie scores, pop, dub, infernalia, drill n bass, banging dubstep and electronica. Always pushing the sonic boundaries and merging genres he consistently creates a soulful blend of unique atmospheres and grooves. Liquid Stranger has released two albums on Interchill:  The Invisible Conquest 2007 and The Intergalactic Slapstick 2009.  His Steel Trap ep came out in early 2010 and he is working on a third album for Interchill due for release in 2011. Liquid Stranger has had great success in the dubstep scene, becoming one of the most sought after producers and performers in the genre.   His remix of Dust Devil packs a heavy punch.
www.myspace.com/liquidstranger

Biotone was one of Seb Taylor's early monikers which resides primarily in the techno influenced, electro & 4/4 genres. Previous Biotone releases have appeared on Inspiral Records UK (A subsidiary of Phantasm Records), Indica UK, Arcade America & Psybooty.  Seb recently produced a great Biotone remix for Tripswitch, another of the remixers here. www.myspace.com/sebastiantaylor

OBLIQUE INDUSTRIES

Oblique Industries was formed by talented musician/composer Ryan Schofield in 2001. Almost hypnotically drawn to the Australian electronic music scene after years performing in various rock bands around Melbourne, Ryan still has a strong leaning toward live music. Always an act to watch, Oblique Industries’ combination of organic instruments including percussion, voice and cello with electronic synths, samplers and drum machines, together with an electric onstage energy, sees his performances create a unique fusion of sound and visual style.
Not one to be restricted by the boundaries of genre, Oblique Industries' distinctive sound draws influence from minimal, tech, house, electro, progressive and experimental electronic sounds as well as dub, jazz, rock and world music. From organic, earthy tones to digital bleeps and squeaks, the upbeat to the downright nasty, Oblique Industries has crafted a sound as much to tantalize the mind as the body, exploring the contrasts between light and dark, loud and soft, BIG and small… whilst delving deep into the spaces in between.

Throughout his impressive career, Ryan has performed at some of Australia’s premier music festivals, all the time crossing, blending, and obscuring the boundaries of genre & style. Memorable performances include Rainbow Serpent Festival, Cairns Winter Solstice Festival, Subsonic Festival, Tribeadelic Gathering, Maitreya Festival, Earthcore Global Carnival and Earthdance as well as numerous club dates performing either as headliner or support for a wide variety of local and international acts including playing his role as Australian percussionist for Kaya Project (Interchill/UK).
 www.soundcloud.com/oblique_industries
 www.myspace.com/obliqueindustries
www.facebook.com/pages/Oblique-Industries/61404279079?v=info
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/obliqueindustries

EarthRise SoundSystem is the artistic and live team of DJ/Writer/Yogi Derek Beres and Producer/multi-instrumentalist Duke Mushroom. The duo’s globally influenced sound has created innovative remixes of Femi Kuti, Vieux Farka Toure, Bombay Dub Orchestra, Nickodemus, Watcha Clan, Novalima, The Spy From Cairo and Kaya Project - as well as a full length debut album, "The Yoga Sessions: EarthRise SoundSystem" (Yoga Organix/White Swan).  The heavily percussive and positively joyful remix of Sunrise was inspired by Duke's trip to the Carnaval in Brazil.www.YogaOrganix.com   www.EarthRiseSoundSystem.com

Italian born and London based Gaudi has had a long and illustrious music career with many studio albums, remixes and collaborations to his name [too many to list here!].  He released his album "Bass, Sweat & Tears" on Interchill in 2004 and this has been one of the label's best sellers. Gaudi went on to release "Dub Qawalli" and "No Prisoners" on the respected Six Degrees label and his extensive tour schedule introduced the North American market to Gaudi's hugely successful live performances.  
Gaudi was recently invited for three seasons to work as a vocal coach on the Italian version of X Factor and this has lead to great fame for him there [20 years after his pop career in Italy]. Recent remix work has seen Gaudi team up with The Orb to remix the Upsetters and Desmond Dekker. www.gaudimusic.com
www.myspace.com/gaudimusic

Another of Seb Taylor's numerous projects, this time focussing on a more drum & bass, liquid funk infuenced sound. The first Chaos by Design tracks were released many moons ago on the cult Trance/Breaks crossover Label 21:3. (One of the first labels to experiment in such music). The most recent CBD release was the track 'Immerse' which appeared on the Interchill Compilation 'Devil In The Detail'.  The drum and bass sound has been making a comeback recently and this is music to our ears. www.myspace.com/sebastiantaylor

Opiuo's sound is a precisely blended concoction of tight irresistible grooves, chunk fueled bouncy beats, luscious brooding soundscapes, dollops of stomach morphing bass, and a bowl of scrumptious glitch. Originally from a small town in the deep New Zealand countryside, Opiuo now resides in Melbourne, where he has built an international reputation for his original, party fueling creations.
The highly sought after Opiuo sound has topped electronic music download charts, and is being included in DJ sets from some of the biggest names in the business. Opiuo is quite literally rocking dance floors in every corner of the globe.  With releases with some of the worlds most respected electronic music labels including; Muti Music, Addictech Records, Rottun Recordings, Iboga Records, Home Breakin Records, Colony Productions, and Empathy Records, the Opiuo train is definitely in motion! The debut album "Slurp and Giggle" [on Addictech] has been a huge hit and Opiuo has spent summer 2010 touring the US and Canada to great acclaim.  His remix of 'Dobro' for Kaya Project is one of the standout tracks on the album and one of Opiuo's finest works to date. www.opiuo.com

BLUETECH

A highly acclaimed producer and a classically trained pianist, Bluetech (aka Evan Bartholomew) has released six groundbreaking downtempo electronica albums (Prima Materia, Elementary Particles, Sines & Singularities, Phoenix Rising, The Divine Invasion and Love Songs to the Source) in the span of 8 years and has contributed music to numerous compilations from labels the world over. His versatility as a producer and sound designer shine through in his ambient and tech house side projects (Evan Bartholomew and Evan Marc) while his enduring commitment to music has been demonstrated via his own labels Native State Records and Somnia.
Working with Waveform Records, Aleph Zero, Somnia and Thoughtless Music over the years, Bluetech has collaborated with musicians Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy of System 7 as well as with Dr. Israel, Shen, Lynx & Janover and Tina Malia. His recent remix of Vieux Farka Toure's Souba Souba for Six Degrees Records was one of the stand-out tunes on the release.  Other notable remixes have been done for Pitch Black, Shulman and STS9. Evan's work has, in turn, been remixed by System 7, Pitch Black, Ott and others. Bluetech has teamed up with US producer KiloWatts to form the Invisible Allies project, with a debut EP due for release in early 2011.
www.bluetechonline.com
www.myspace.com/iambluetech
www.myspace.com/satorisocial
www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=search&gid=10929303767

INTERPULSE

Based in Melbourne, Richard Hinkson, Interpulse, has 15 years experience producing electronica. Richie is also known for his 8 years with the tribal trance duo, Mantrix, who played live at many major Australian outdoor festivals and produced a large handful of albums with releases on various labels including Sub and Psy-Harmonics. 2007 saw the completion of Mantrix and the beginning of Richie's solo project, Interpulse. The fresh sound is focused on uplifting journeys through deep, progressive music, combining melodic atmospheres with driving techno basslines and layered tribal percussion - all wound together with a distinct Australian outdoor festival vibe and strong dancefloor focus. 2008 saw Interpulse release "Transcender" a digital EP released by Open Records. The next release was an Ace Ventura remix, 'Presence', co-written with Shadow FX,  and released by Iboga Records on Reboot - Ace Ventura's Remix album.  www.interpulse.bandcamp.com