DJ Hidden is an

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producer and DJ from

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, Netherlands. His solo work consists of (Experimental)

Drum & Bass Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers. The genre ...

, IDM and Crossbreed. He is one-half of Industrial Hardcore/Crossbreed duo, The Outside Agency, alongside

Eye-D Frank Nitzinsky (born 14 October 1974), better known by his stage name, Eye-D, is a Dutch drum & bass producer and DJ based in Goes, The Netherlands. He is one-half of hardcore duo, The Outside Agency, alongside DJ Hidden. History Eye-D has ...

History

Wessels has been an active drum & bass and hardcore DJ and producer since 1991. His music career began in 1996, with the release of ''The Outside Agency EP'' on hardcore label

Mokum Records Mokum Records is a Dutch independent record label specialising in early hardcore and hardcore releases. They have released about 100 single and EP vinyl records between 1993 and 1999 and more than 80 since 2004. Fred Berkhout (Freddy B) created ...

. His first

drum & bass Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers. The genre ...

track was released on Kultbox Records in 1998. Wessels has since released drum & bass music on record labels such as PRSPCT Recordings, Killing Sheep Records, Evol Intent Recordings, Outbreak Records,

Ad Noiseam Ad Noiseam is an independent record label that has from 2001 onwards published electronic music in the form of (breakcore, drum'n'bass, IDM, dubstep) as well as hip-hop and jazz based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 ...

, Ruff-Teck Records, and many others. He has released three full-length conceptual albums under this moniker entitled ''The Later After'', ''The Words Below'' and ''Enclosed'' on Ad Noiseam, as well as a joint album release with Eye-D entitled ''Peer To Peer Pressure'' on PRSPCT Recordings. He also releases

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/IDM music under the moniker Semiomime.

Collaborations

In addition to his solo releases, Wessels has collaborated with Cooh, Counterstrike,

Evol Intent Evol Intent is a hardstep drum and bass group formed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. in 2000. The group is composed of The Enemy (Ashley Jones), Knick ( Nick Weiller), and Gigantor (Mike Diasio). The trio has released several ...

, Forbidden Society. He frequently collaborates with Eye-D, with whom he also forms the hardcore outfit The Outside Agency. Since the release of The Outside Agency's first EP on Black Monolith Records in 2001, Wessels has used the "DJ Hidden" moniker solely for his

releases.

Discography

The following is a list of all of Wessels'

releases.

Albums

* 2007: ''The Later After'' on Ad Noiseam * 2009: ''The Words Below'' on Ad Noiseam * 2011: ''Peer to Peer Pressure (with Eye-D)'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2013: ''Enclosed'' on Ad Noiseam * 2015: ''P L A Y L I S T (Compilation album)'' on Hidden Tracks * 2015: ''Directive'' on Ad Noiseam/Hidden Tracks * 2019: ''The Nightmare Connector'' on PRSPCT Recordings

Singles and EPs

* 1998: ''We Eat Tulips for Breakfast EP'' on Kultbox Records * 2000: ''Darkstreet Jazz / Sabre'' on Abstrakt Recordings * 2000: ''Untitled'' on Virtual Pulse Records * 2000: ''Ender / Uridium'' on Ruff-teck * 2001: ''Tsji-LP / People Are Programmed'' on Semiconscious Media * 2001: ''Incantation'' on Piruh * 2002: ''Thanatos'' on Fear Records * 2002: ''Fear 003'' on Fear Records * 2002: ''The Wrong Way / Anamnesia'' on Ruff-Teck * 2002: ''Solid Tactics / Left-Ledge'' on Theoretic Records * 2002: ''Hidden / Scared'' on Fear Records * 2003: ''Afterglow'' on Ruff-Teck * 2004: ''It Begins'' on Killing Sheep Records * 2004: ''Ghost Story / The Surface'' on Metrik * 2004: ''Personality Disorder E.P.'' on Theoretic Records * 2004: ''Black Blood / Sonogrammar'' on Ruff-Teck Records * 2004: ''Where's The Score? (with Slacknote)'' on Evol Intent * 2005: ''The Resonators'' on Prspct * 2005: ''Death at a Distance EP'' on Outbreak Records * 2005: ''Wastelands'' on Ruff-Teck * 2006: ''Literal Evil'' on Killing Sheep Records * 2006: ''Prisoner of One Self / Masque De Mort'' on Dust of Sounds * 2006: ''Times Like These'' on Killing Sheep Records * 2006: ''The Gehenna Device / Corrupt'' on Sub/Version * 2006: ''Dead Silence'' on Fear Records * 2007: ''Consumed (with Forbidden Society)'' on Hardline Rekordingz * 2007: ''Joshua's War (with Eye-D)'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2007: ''After Before'' on Ad Noiseam * 2008: ''Past The Flesh / Prayer's End'' on Killing Sheep Records * 2008: ''Faust Pact'' on Independenza Records * 2008: ''We Are Haunted / The Signs'' on Prspct * 2008: ''Sandwaves / Session 113 (Saw Darkness in You)'' on Flatline Ltd. * 2009: ''The Words Below Limited Edition Vinyl Series Part 1'' on Ad Noiseam * 2009: ''The Words Below Limited Edition Vinyl Series Part 2'' on Ad Noiseam * 2009: ''The Memento Mori EP'' on Sustained Records * 2009: ''Grim Noire'' on Bug Klinik Records * 2009: ''Untitled'' on Nekrolog1k Recordings * 2009: ''The Unseen'' on Mentally Disturbed * 2010: ''Imagination (with Switch Technique)'' on Union Recordings * 2010: ''The Words Below Limited Edition Vinyl Series Part 3'' on Ad Noiseam * 2010: ''Empty Streets Revisited / Times Like These VIP'' on Killing Sheep Records * 2011: ''Scintillate'' on Sustained Records * 2011: ''The Outsider Looking In'' on Tantrum Recordings * 2011: ''You're Not Real / Breathe in Breathe Out '' on Hidden Tracks * 2012: ''Existence (with Broken Note)'' on Ad Noiseam * 2012: ''Don't Fear The Darkness'' on Union Recordings * 2013: ''Lights Off: Only You Can See'' with vocals from

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on Hidden Tracks * 2013: ''Einstein / Tesla'' on Future Sickness Records * 2015: ''Directive Album Sampler #1'' on Hidden Tracks * 2015: ''Directive Album Sampler #2'' on Hidden Tracks * 2015: ''Evah Green EP'' on PRSPCT Recordings * 2017: ''The Place That Did Not Exist'' on Kosenprod * 2017: ''This World'' on Othercide Records

Remixes

* 2004: ''Censor – Grey Line Reality (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Hive Records * 2005: ''Censor – Grey Line Reality (DJ Hidden VIP Remix)'' on Handsome Devil Recordings * 2005: ''Eye-D & Kid Entropy – 640K (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Soothsayer Recordings * 2006: ''Enduser – The Catalyst (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Ad Noiseam * 2006: ''Aggroman – The Dark Side of the Moon (Eye-D & DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Aural Carnage * 2007: ''Detritus – Interrupted (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Ad Noiseam * 2007: ''City of God – C'est Mon Monde (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Independenza Records * 2007: ''Forbidden Society – Demons (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Independenza Records * 2007: ''CDatakill – No Brakes (Remix By DJ Hidden)'' on Ad Noiseam * 2007: ''DJ G-I-S & Norman Wax – Leatherface (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Intransigent Recordings * 2007: ''Xanopticon – Symptom (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Thac0 Records * 2008: ''Fractional – En Attendant (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Brume Records * 2008: ''Autoclav1.1 – Small Days (Broken By DJ Hidden)'' on Hive Records * 2009: ''Enduser – Manoeuvre (DJ Hidden RMX)'' on Soothsayer Recordings * 2009: ''Some Bedroom DJ – Symptom (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Midweam Records * 2010: ''DJ Hidden – The Devil's Instant (DJ Hidden's Other Side Remix)'' on Ad Noiseam * 2011: ''Rregula & Dementia – Into My Mind (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Trust in Music * 2011: ''Cativo – Evil Has No Boundaries (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Nekrolog1k Recordings * 2012: ''DJ G-I-S & Norman Wax – Leatherface (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on Intransigent Recordings * 2013: ''MachineCode – Forsaken (DJ Hidden RMX)'' on Subsistenz * 2015: ''Hostage – Corporal Punishment (Hidden Remix)'' on Therapy Sessions Recordings * 2016: ''Brainpain - Humans (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on OtherCide Records * 2018: ''Circle of Dust - Machines Of Our Disgrace (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on FiXT * 2018: ''Triamer & Nagato - Hands Up (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on TriaMer Recordings * 2019: ''Meander - Stranger (DJ Hidden Remix)'' on PRSPCT Recordings

DJ performances

In addition to a busy production schedule, DJ Hidden still finds the time to regularly perform at events across the world, both as DJ Hidden and as part of The Outside Agency. In the Netherlands, DJ Hidden and Eye-D are frequent guests at prominent underground club nights "PRSPCT" and "Smackdown". Wessels has performed in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hidden, Dj 1975 births Living people Dutch club DJs Dutch drum and bass musicians Dutch record producers Hardcore techno musicians People from Goes Electronic dance music DJs