Artist: Hardfloor
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Respect
Year: 1995
Tracks: 9
One of the about popular and well-known German techno artists, Hardfloor is comprised of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. Forming in 1991 as the German acid and techno scenes were simply beginning to solidify around artists such as Sven Vath, Pete Namlook, David Moufang, and DJ Criss, Bondzio and Zenker came in concert at the behest of a mutual friend. The former already an established DJ and the latter a successful studio producer, Hardfloor released the 11-minute "Acperience" individual soon after deciding to inject a bit of claptrap into the German scenery. Utilizing since-standard compositional tools like tenacious, melody-driven buildups and elaborate percussion breaks, the running became an instant dancefloor anthem and made Hardfloor a sought make for remix and production work. Although the copulate recorded in brief for the Eye Q label, near of the group's go has number out through and through Sven Vath's influential Harthouse imprint, including a issue of uncut releases and a consistent schedule of 12-inches and EPs. Although the copulate have since evolved from the more simplistic floor-movers of their earlier work, incorporating elements of hip-hop, electro, breakbeat techno, and post-acid house styles like trip-hop and reasoning dance, the group clay committed to the smouldering border of acid, with 909 and 303 sounds comprising the lion's share of their recognizable wakeless. Hardfloor remix credits include Mike Oldfield, the Shamen, and Mory Kante, and both Bondzio and Zenker too passing their have and others' material through their respective Jakpot and No Respect labels. The duette adopted the assumed name Da'Damn'Phreak'Noize'Phunk for the 1999 acid-breakbeat hazard, Electric Crate Digger.
