The legendary Traxx (Gigolo, Muzique, Relief, M/O/S, Crčme Organization Antenae and Crčme-Jak) makes a first time radio appearance on Death Disco Radio.
powered by ODEO -Artist profile bio: Traxx
“painters paint their pictures on canvas, musicians paint their pictures on silence”
A musician like no other. Not content to be labeled as merely a DJ, a producer, or even a DJ/Producer, Melvin Oliphant III aka Traxx is a lover of music — one with a passion so intense that it overcomes genre divides to weave an altogether original, exciting, and multi-textured musical fabric which envelops both the avid clubber and the home listener, as well as everyone in between.
As a self-described “artist of sound,” Traxx morphs musical compositions into distinctive, highly emotional interpretations — he is, indeed, an innovator, and one who reshapes music into a progressive,forward-thinking document which defies classification and invites analysis and discussion. From eclectic and avant-garde tunes to old school jack tracks and lounge grooves, Traxx hears it all without discrimination, pretension or elitism.
Traxx released on numerous labels such as Gigolo, Muzique, Relief, M/O/S, Crčme Organization Antenae and Crčme-Jak under different monikers such as Xxart, Saturn V, X2, The Green Goblin, Dirty Criminals and some more. He collaborated with James T. Cotton, DJ Hell, Green Velvet, D’marc Cantu, Mount Sims, Legowelt and many more to shape his unique definition of Jakbeat.
-Nation label info/bio
Nation is created from Traxx as a label designed to keep underground music alive. It is TO BE PLAYED, not to die in collector’s hands. All releases are strictly limited to 500 pieces and all 3 releases are so far sold out. Nation’s sounds emerge from the electronic backgrounds of dance culture of rhythm tracks,Vintage Synth,Nu Wave,EBM,Darker Wave,and House Grooves to create a new era of sound influenced from our forefathers of the music scene in the early years of the 80’s to the early 90’s to infuse: Jakbeat
In detail what defines jakbeat tracks has a lot to do with the jacking feeling and little to do with labels, aesthetics, or any list of synthesizers. The Jack sound exists in an endless assortment of musics. For a while it was generally known that you do not need a Roland TB303 to make ‘acid’. But as other fashions took control of our house that fundamental understanding was lost…and the aesthetic took over. A contrived image was left with the masses. Jakbeat as it has come to be known is a not just a hash back to a golden age of house, it’s not just a mess of drum beats and synths and it’s not just something that is created at random. “Jakbeat” is a state of mind and different level of musical consciousness. This sound was influenced from the early inception of dance music. For us we want to produce an impressive slew of no-holds-barred full on electronic/synth rhythm tracks resisting the current trend for an over-calculated digital sound which has retained the musicality in keeping it very real.
-Nation release discography: Nation 001 – Traxx – Mysterio/Juz Jak Nation 002 – Villain X ft. Naughty Wood/2AM/FM – Heartbeat Crazy/Don’t Front Nation 003 – Xxart/x2 – This Moment/House Not House Nation 004 – Beta Evers – Transient(out now)
-Artists of Nation: Traxx Villan X The Poetic Painter M XXart Saturn V X2 JTC DMC Naughty Wood Beau Wanzer Charles Manier Beta Evers Magas MB Dance The Jak 2AM/FM The Stranger Green Goblin
-Upcoming:
May 2008 : Nation 5 The Modern Electronic Element EP (s1)
Featuring new tracks from:
- Beau Wanzer- (Fuk U Klaxons)
- D’Marc Cantu- (In A Time)
*June 2008 : Nation 6 Prototype Substance Ep8
Featuring new tracks from:
- Villian X Feat.Naughty Wood+Jonny Quest – (Sikk TrUth)
- JTC Feat.Rodger Devine – (The Monolith) ____________
-In The Future
Nation will publish a Carl Craig 12“ with a Traxx Remix, the 1st (still unreleased until now) album by Liaisons Dangereuses, a breathtaking longplayer that was produced before their only released album from 1981. Plus more new and fresh material by JTC aka James Cotton, D’Marc Cantu, 2AM/FM, a full album by Charles Manier, and Traxx under different Monikers…
-Discography TRAXX under the names of Traxx, XxArt, The Green Goblin, X2, Saturn V & The Dirty Criminals:
The Dirty Criminals – Collision Between Us And The Damned – Gigolo – 2×12“/CD – 2006 Heartbeat Crazy / Don’t Front – Nation – 12“ – 2007 This Moment / House Not Nouse – Nation – 12“ – 2007 The Dirty Criminals – Are You Saved? Move! – Gigolo – 12“ – 2001 The Dirty Criminals – Organised Confusion – Gigolo – 2×12“/CD – 2004 Jak The Box – Kompute Musik 14 – 12“ – 2006 Primitive Cypher – Relief Records – 12“ – 2006 Stranger In The Strangest Of Lands – Crčme Organization – 12“ – 2006 MTT Inversion / Be Somebody – Crčme Organization – 12“ – 2007 Photon / Solara – M/O/S – 12“ – 2007 The House Of Muzique – Muzique Records – 12“ – 2006 Barely A Track – Crčme-Jak – 12“ – 2007 Your Mind – Crčme Organization – 2007 Juz Jak / Mysterio – Nation – 12“ – 2007
Remixes: Orlando Voorn – Flash – Gigolo – 12“ – 2002 (with Filippo „Naughty“ Moscatello) DJ Hell – Repassion – Gigolo – 12“ – 1999 – (with Deecoy) Ron Hardy – Acid Edit – Illinois Illuminated – Antenna International
Appears as vocalist on: Let No Man Jack (from DJ Hells NY Muscle album) – Gigolo – 3×12“/CD – 2003 Let No Man Jack – Gigolo – 12“ – 2005 Let No Man Jack (Abe Duque Remix) – Größenwahn 1992-2005 / Monotoni Durch Automation (NY Muscle Interpretationen – Gigolo – 2xCD – 2005
Appears on: Sessions Cajmere vs. Green Velvet – 2xCD – Ministry Of Sound – 2006 A Tribute To Robert Moog – Crčme Organization – CD – 2006 International DeeJay Gigolos CD 9 – Gigolo – 2xCD – 2006 International DeeJay Gigolos CD 7 – Gigolo – 2xCD – 2003 International DeeJay Gigolos CD 4 – Gigolo – 2xCD – 2000 International DeeJay Gigolos CD 5 – Gigolo – 2xCD – 2000 The Japanese Gigolo Inferno – 2xCD – Music Mine Inc. – 2003 The Box Collection #1 – 5xCD – Gigolo – 2005 Funboy 3 – 12“ – Gigolo – 2006 We Are Gigolo 12“ Showcase No. 8 – Gigolo – 2006 American Gigolo II – CD – Gigolo – 2006
Nation Discography: Nation 001 – Traxx – Mysterio/Juz Jak Nation 002 – Villain X ft. Naughty Wood/2AM/FM – Heartbeat Crazy/Don’t Front Nation 003 – Xxart/x2 – This Moment/House Not House
-Cities Toured Overview
In Germany: Berlin Hamburg Munich Muenster Frankfurt Leipzig Dresden Dusseldorf Stuttgart +++++ London UK Amsterdam Zurich,Switzerland Vienna,Austria Barcelona,Spain Madrid,Spain Ireland
For the Nation RevelationTour Summer 2008
London UK Ireland Shanghai China Singapore Amsterdam Belgium Berlin,Germany Dresden,Germany Munich,Germany Vienna,Italy Portugal
