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Twisted Records (U.S.)
TWISTED Records (also known as TWISTED America, TWISTED United Kingdom, and TWISTED World) is an American record label founded by Rob Di Stefano and Mark Davenport in 1996. Born from the shuttered TRIBAL America label (and its Tribal UK subsidiary), Twisted pioneered the hard house and progressive club styles that rose to international success in the early 2000s. It released hits such as " Fired Up!", by Funky Green Dogs, "Elements" & "Music is The Answer" by Danny Tenaglia, "Be Yourself" by Celeda, "Revolution" by Superchumbo, "Muscles" by Club 69, "Walking On Thin Ice" by Yoko Ono, "Free Your Mind" by Sapphirecut, "Dark Beat" by Oscar G and Ralph Falcon, and also " So Get Up" an iconic vocal poem by Californian author/songwriter Ithaka Darin Pappas, backed by the Progressive house sounds of USL USL may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Underground Sound of Lisbon, a Portuguese dance music project * Urban Strawberry Lunch, a band from Liverpool Companies * United Spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacturing, manufacture, distribution (marketing), distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting Artists and repertoire, talent scouting and development of new artists, artist financing and maintaining Recording contract, contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive House
Progressive house is a subgenre of house music that emerged in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. It is characterized by its evolving, melodic Musical form, structures, subtle Transition (music), transitions, and layered sound design.Gerard, Morgan; Sidnell, Jack. ''Popular Music and Society'' 24.3 (Fall 2000): 21–39. Initially rooted in a deeper Underground music, underground sound, progressive house evolved to gain Popular music, mainstream appeal by the 2010s, blending with festival styles and incorporating anthemic elements, leading to broader interpretations. Etymology In the context of popular music the word "progressive" was first used widely in the 1970s to differentiate experimental rock, experimental forms of rock music from Popular music, mainstream styles. Such music attempted to explore alternate approaches to rock music production. In disco, disco music, and later house music, a similar desire to separate more exploratory styles from standard approaches saw D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Labels Established In 1996
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American Record Labels
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Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez (born Donald Gregory Mattern; August 24, 1949) is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He has been referred to as one of the only DJs of his time to gain international attention. Career Mattern moved to New York City as a young man of 22 in 1971 with ambitions of becoming a fashion designer, briefly attending Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and working for a while as a hairdresser. Mattern soon became fascinated with NYC nightlife, especially the work of DJ Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage. Despite his Italian and German ancestry, he adopted the pseudonym "Junior Vasquez" (inspired by the Latino neighborhoods he frequented) as a way to "reinvent" himself. He began his career in music production in the 1980s. Vasquez worked with DJ and pop remixer/producer Shep Pettibone, and together they co-produced and edited numerous singles from artists like Madonna, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, MC Hammer, Prince, Pet Shop Boys and others. Vasquez lande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Vibe
DJ Vibe (real name António Manuel "Tó" Portela Alves Pereira) is a house music DJ. Career Vibe was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and became a DJ at 15. At this age he started to perform in clubs and before long he was playing side by side with big names of the dance scene like Paul Oakenfold, Tony Humphries, Roger Sanchez and Danny Tenaglia. However, it was his partnership with another Portuguese, Rui da Silva, that propelled him to the top of the house music scene, both nationally and internationally. Together, with Da Silva, he brought life to the project, Underground Sound of Lisbon, which in the summer of 1994 released the hit "So Get Up" (featuring vocals and lyrics by Californian artist/songwriter, Ithaka Darin Pappas) distributed by Rob di Stefano's label, Tribal USA, reaching #1 on the Billboard Club Chart. He has done an extensive number of remixes for DJ Jiggy, Danny Tenaglia, Kristine W and others. In addition to DJing, Vibe co-owns Kaos Records, a record store a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Da Silva (DJ)
Rui da Silva (born 25 April 1968) is a Portuguese producer and DJ, whose single " Touch Me" topped the Portuguese Singles Chart. Outside Portugal, "Touch Me" also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, where it became the first progressive house song to top the UK Singles Chart, the first song by a Portuguese act to top the chart and the first new UK chart-topper of the 21st century and third millennium. Career Silva started producing house music in 1992, just as club culture was getting established in Lisbon. Noticing the lack of dance music labels in Portugal, he teamed up with DJ Vibe to form Kaos Records, the first label in Portugal specialized in house and electronic music. His first major hit (and Kaos' first release) was "Não", a track that sampled vocals from a Xutos & Pontapés track, released under the alias Doctor J. With DJ Vibe, he also formed the Underground Sound of Lisbon project in 1993. A year later, their track "So Get Up" (which features an original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Dish (band)
Deep Dish are an American electronic music duo, consisting of Iranian-American artists Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam, Sharam Tayebi. Biography Based in Washington, D.C., they are well known for providing house or dance remixes of tracks of famous artists such as Madonna (entertainer), Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cher, Stevie Nicks and Gabrielle (singer), Gabrielle, and for its live DJ sets. Their collaborations and remixing abilities first came to attention with their seminal 1995 remix of De'Lacy's "Hideaway (De'Lacy song), Hideaway". Deep Dish's album ''Junk Science (album), Junk Science'' was released in 1998. The duo won a Best Remixed Recording Grammy for their remix of Dido (singer), Dido's "Thank You (Dido song), Thank You". They were also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording in 2006 for their song "Say Hello". In 2006, the DJs disbanded and moved to solo careers. They regrouped in 2014, releasing a new single "Quincy".Fenwick, TamiIs Deep D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Stephan
Tom Stephan (born June 6, 1970) is an American house music, producer, DJ and film director. He was born in New York, United States. He is also known as Superchumbo. Biography In 1990, Stephan relocated to London, England and studied film at the London Film School where he directed ''21st Century Nuns''. The short documentary featured an interview by British artist, film-maker and AIDS activist Derek Jarman. Discography Albums Original productions * Bart Skils ft Superchumbo - All Over My Body rumcode DC2462021 * David Tort & Tom Stephan - Music’s In Me oTL Records2017 * Tom Stephan & Danny Verde ft Rowetta - Feel It et Down2016 * Superchumbo & D. Ramirez - Shake It Baby lave Recordings2005 * Superchumbo - Wowie Zowie Album wisted America2005 * Superchumbo featuring Celeda - Dirtyfilthy wisted America2004 * Superchumbo - This Beat Is wisted America2003 * Superchumbo feat. Sylvia Mason-James - Irresistible! wisted America2002 * Superchumbo & Victoria Wilson-James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Fired Up
''Get Fired Up'' is the debut album of Murk as Funky Green Dogs. It was released on Twisted America/MCA Records, catalog number TWD-11511. The production doesn't stray far from the catchy, successful formula of the two major club chart hits and pop crossover hits "The Way" and " Fired Up!". Other hit singles include "Some Kind of Love" and "Until the Day." Critical reception ''Spin'' called it "a terrific party disc" and "a fine tonic for your pre-millennium tension blues." ''CMJ New Music Monthly CMJ Holdings Corp. is a music events, online media company and a distributor of up and coming music CDs, originally founded in 1978, which ran a website, hosted an annual festival in New York City, and published two magazines, ''CMJ New Music ...'' wrote that "few producers could whip up such funky arrangements, yet provide enough room for the inherent groove to work its magic." Track listing # "The Way" # " Fired Up!" # "Noticiasnun" # "Some Kind of Love" # "Until The Day" # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underground Sound Of Lisbon
Underground Sound of Lisbon (sometimes shortened to USL) is a collaboration between Portugal, Portuguese house music record producer, producers Rui da Silva (DJ), Rui da Silva (then known as Doctor J) and DJ Vibe (real name Tó Pereira), who were active between 1993 and 2001. In 2014, USL returned to the stage to perform at the Rock in Rio Lisboa Electronic Stage. The duo started working together in 1993 by founding Kaos Records, the first Portuguese electronic music label, with promoter António Cunha. They released their first record as Underground Sound of Lisbon, ''Chapter One'', in 1994, although at that time they also signed their production work as LHT (Lisbon Hard Team). But the USL moniker prevailed, becoming much more internationally recognized after the track "So Get Up", a hard tribal anthem with spoken-word apocalyptic proclamations by Californian vocalist-lyricist Ithaka Darin Pappas (more often known simply as Ithaka (musician), Ithaka, but credited on that specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ithaka (artist)
Ithaka Darin Pappas (born July 8, 1966), known professionally as Ithaka, is an American-born multidisciplinary artist of Greek ancestry who creates using music, writing, sculpture and photography (both as separate entities or using them in combination with each other). He has authored a collection of poems and short stories, entitled ''Ravenshark Chronicles'' published in international magazines and periodicals, which have sometimes been the basis for his travel-oriented lyrical content. In 2025, Expresso (newspaper), Expresso newspaper stated that Ithaka's lyrics ''Forget the past, go outside, have a blast'' are words that, at one point in the 90s, had as much impact around the world as Timothy Leary's famous expression: ''Turn on, tune in, drop out.'' In a 2005 article for the magazine ''Waves'', journalist Ricardo Macario described Ithaka as "The Miscellaneous Man". In a 2008 review of Ithaka's sixth album ''Saltwater Nomad'', the online surf-culture platform Surfline stated th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
