Alien Project is the stage name of Israeli

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DJ and producer Ari Linker. He has also collaborated with other musicians in the groups Alien vs. The Cat (with Space Cat), Crunchy Punch (with Jean Borelli), N.B.K. (with Christophe Drouillet), and Save the Robot (with Ido Liran).

History

Ari Linker first began performing in

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in 1994. He has been invited back to perform in Goa as a live act or DJ every year since then. His first album as Alien Project was ''Midnight Sun'', released on Phonokol in 2001. Israeli trance musician

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collaborated on four tracks on the album. The album also featured appearances from Jean Borelli, Orion, and Celli Firmi. His second album, ''Aztechno Dream'', was released on TIP.World in 2002. It featured trance musician Riktam (of

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) on three of the tracks. The album also featured an appearance from psychedelic music pioneer Raja Ram. His third album, ''Dance or Die'', was released on Phonokol in 2002. It featured three collaborations with

, one with

, two with Jean Borelli, one with Celli Firmi, and one with Serge Souque (of the group

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). In an interview in 2003,

announced that he was collaborating with Alien Project on three new records, but the two musicians parted ways a short time later. He collaborated with Israeli trance musician Space Cat (Avi Algranati) in the project Alien vs. The Cat. The fourth Alien Project album, ''Don't Worry Be Groovy!'', was released on TIP.World in April 2004. It featured a collaboration with Jean Borelli and another collaboration with Raja Ram. The fifth Alien Project album, ''Activation Portal'', was released on in April 2007.

Discography

* ''Midnight Sun'' (2001, Phonokol) * ''Aztechno Dream'' (2002, TIP.World) * ''Dance or Die'' (2002, Phonokol) * ''Don't Worry Be Groovy!'' (2004, TIP.World) * ''Activation Portal'' (2007, )

References

External links

Alien Project on Discogs

Alien Project on Soundcloud

Alien Project on Spotify

Alien Project on Instagram

Ari Linker on myspace

Alien Project on Facebook
{{Authority control Goa trance musicians Israeli electronic musicians Israeli psychedelic trance musicians Musical groups established in 1994 Living people Year of birth missing (living people)