Loco Dice (born Yassine Ben Achour on 10 August 1974) is a Tunisian-

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DJ and

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producer born and based in

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. He is best known for his work in the house and

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genres and his residencies at

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nightclubs ''Space'' and ''Hi Ibiza''.

Background and career

Loco Dice was born to

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n parents, who immigrated to

, where he was born and raised. Loco Dice started his career as a

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DJ and rapper, establishing a residency at local Düsseldorf club, ''Salon des Amateurs'', before gaining support slots for performers such as Usher,

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and R. Kelly. He eventually, transitioned to

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and

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, upon the urging of fellow DJs,

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and Sven Vath, after a summer in

in 2002. Since then, Dice has been a staple in the electronic music scene performing at venues such as

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, or Time WarpLoco Dice Biography
. Retrieved on 17 May 2009. He has released records on labels such as

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, M-nus, Cadenza, Cocoon and Four Twenty, as well as his own imprint label, ''Desolat''. He also compiled and mixed "Time Warp 07", a double CD featuring various minimal tracks. Since 2002, Dice has been a staple on the Ibiza summer circuit, formerly with

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at Space and

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but as of 2022, dividing his time between Pacha and ''Hi Ibiza''. Outside the dance music scene, Loco Dice has written runway soundtracks for Argentine-Italian fashion designer, Marcelo Burlon during Men’s Fashion Week in

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for the FW2020 and SS2020 seasons.

Discography

Albums

* ''7 Dunham Place'' (4x12") Desolat (DMD Discomania), 2009 / CD / digital) Desolat, 2009 * ''Underground Suicide'' (4x12" + 4 Remix 12"s + USB Stick Vinyl Box / digital) Desolat / Ultra Music, 2016 * ''Love Letters'' (3x12" / digital) Desolat, 2018 * ''Purple Jam'' Universal Music, 2025

Singles / EPs

* Phat Dope Shit (PDS) - Four:Twenty Recordings (2002) * City Lights / Dynamite Love - Four:Twenty Recordings (2003) * Cellar Door - Four:Twenty Recordings (2003) * Menina Brasileira - Ovum Recordings (2005) * Harissa - Cadenza Recordings (2006) * Carthago - Cocoon Recordings (2006) * Flight LB 7475 / El Gallo Negro - Ovum Recordings (2006) * Seeing Through Shadows - M_nus (2006) * Porcupine / Latex - Rebelone Recordings (2006) * Pimp Jackson Is Talkin' Now!!! (2008) * Untitled - Desolat (2009) * Definition - Desolat (2009) * La Bicicletta - Cocoon Recordings (2010) * Knibbie Never Comes Alone / Loose Hooks - M_nus (2011) * Toxic - Desolat (2012) * Lolopinho - Desolat (2013) * Slow Moves - Cocoon Recordings (2013) * Get Comfy feat. Giggs - Ultra Music (2016) * Keep It Low feat. Chris Liebing - Ultra Music (2016) * Party Angels feat. JAW - Ultra Music (2016) * $lammer - Cuttin' Headz (2018) * Positive Vibin' - KMS (2018) * Roots - Desolat (2018) * Out Of Reach - Desolat (2018) * Sweet Nectar Blossom - En Couleur (2020)

Remixes

- Help Me (Loco Dice Remix) - Perfecto Records (2002) * Mousse T. - Toscana (Loco Dice Remix) - Peppermint Jam Germany (2003) * Daniel Taylor - MORD - Four Twenty (2005) *

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- Life 2 Live (feat Green Velvet - Loco Dice Remix) - Olmeto (2006) * Warren G feat. Snoop Dogg - Get U Down - Peppermint Jam Germany (2006) * Raw G - Down You Get - Peppermint Jam Germany (2006) * Martin Landsky - 1000 Miles (Loco Dice Remix) - Poker Flat Recordings (2006) * Dani Koenig - Hard South Americans (Loco Dice Chunk The Funk Remix) - Four Twenty (2006) * Terre Thaemlitz - Social Material/Class (Loco Dice Remix) - Mule Electronic (2007) * Dennis Ferrer - Son Of Raw (Loco Dice 7emixes) - Objektivity (2007) * Kevin Saunderson - Bassline (Loco Dice remix) - Planet E (2007) * Kabale und Liebe & Daniel Sanchez - Mumbling Yeah (Loco Dice Tribute remix) - Remote Area (2007) * Onur Özer - Eclipse (Loco Dice Remix) - Vakant (2008) * Riz MC - Radar (Loco Dice In The Box remix) - Crosstown Rebels (2008) * Tokyo Black Star - Game Over (Loco Dice Remix) -

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(2008) * Tiga - Beep Beep (Loco Dice Remix) - Turbo (2009) * Eastmen - U Dig (Loco Dice Remix) - Soma Recordings (2011) * Tripmastaz - Roll Dat (Loco Dice Mix) -

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(2011) * Paperclip People - Parking Garage Politics (Loco Dice Remix) - Planet E (2011) *

- Family Guy (Loco Dice Remix) - Intec (2011) * Mr. Tophat & Art Alfie - Crab At The Green Hunter (Loco Dice Remix) - Karlovak (2014) *

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- Mermaid of Salinas (Loco Dice Remix) - Atlantic Jaxx (2015) *

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- A Case Of Funk (Loco Dice Remix) - WARP (2015) *

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- Everything (Loco Dice Remix) -

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(2015) * youANDme feat. Black Soda - Take Away (Loco Dice Remix) - Desolat (2015) *

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- Magnets (Loco Dice Remix) -

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(2015) * Black Coffee - Buya (Loco Dice Remix) - Get Physical (2016) *

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- Go (Loco Dice Mo' Strings Remix) - Desolat (2016) *

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- Six Pianos (Loco Dice Remix) - Katz Theory (2017) * Jerome Hadey feat

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- Tomorrow (Loco Dice Remix) - Vinyl Factory (2018) *

- Dark Society (Loco Dice Remix) - Desolat (2018) * Guti - Red Eye (Loco Dice Remix) - Cuttin' Headz (2018) *

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- Midnight Hour (Loco Dice Remix) - 2019

Compilations

* DC10 Monday Morning Sessions - Four Twenty (2005) * Minimal Explosion - Mixmag (2005) * Green & Blue - Cocoon Recordings (2005) * Electronic Flavors #1 - Phillip Morris (2006) * Time Warp - Time Warp (2007) * The Lab - NRK (2009) * Ten Years Cocoon Ibiza - Cocoon Recordings (2009) * Amnesia Underground #10 - Amnesia (2010) * 5 Years Desolat - Desolat (2013) * Loco Dice In The House -

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(2013) * Past + Present -

Mixmag ''Mixmag'' is a British electronic dance and clubbing magazine published in London. Launched in 1983 as a print magazine, it has branched into dance events, including festivals and club nights. History The first issue of ''Mixmag'' was printe ...

(2015)

Special

* VJ - Battle Of The DJs -

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(2002) * Runway Music for Marcelo Burlon - Men Fashion Week Milan SS19 - (2019) * Runway Music for Marcelo Burlon - Men Fashion Week Milan SS20 - (2020)

References

External links

* {{Authority control German DJs German record producers Living people 1974 births Musicians from Düsseldorf Tunisian emigrants to Germany Electronic dance music DJs