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Tracid Traxxx Global Tour Dates: Australia

Author: Kill Rockstar
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Melbourne's very own bad boys Pharmacy unite with Loaded Entertainment to usher you to a world of angels' trumpets and devils' trombones; a world in which hearing the music is like seeing the colours of trance and feeling the power of acid… This is the world of Tracid Traxxx.

Boasting a roster that includes Kai Tracid, Hennes & Cold, A*S*Y*S, Warmduscher, Derb, Thomas Heckman, Oliver 'Reeloop' Klitzing, Emmanuel Top, Solarquest and Merlyn, the TTX juggernaut is without equal in the world of hard trance, techno and acid. They are the label responsible for countless anthems that have shaped the way we listen to the harder edged sounds that are so common today. These anthems include; The Second Trip, The Sound Of E, Trance and Acid, Kreissäge, Acid Air Raid, The Spice, Tiefenrausch / The Deep Blue, Fucking Society, Acid Headcracker, 10 kleine Bassdrums to name just a handful.

Gracing the decks for this very special once in a lifetime tour are none other than TTX royalty Kai Tracid, Hennes & Cold, A*S*Y*S, Derb and of course our very own honorary member of the TTX family, Melbourne's original public enemy number one; Hellraiser!

Kai Tracid
The arch-angel of the Tracid Traxxx family, label founder Kai Tracid continues to move from strength to strength punishing crowds across the globe with his dirty techno and acid soundscapes. He is without doubt one of the worlds most in demand DJs and producers with a swag of productions and remixes that combined total over a million sales worldwide. Founding Tracid Traxxx in 1998 Kai produces under a number of guises including Warmduscher, K, Kenji Ogura, Angel Of Death and of course as Kai Tracid he is responsible for the anthems Too Many Times and Trance & Acid.

Hennes & Cold (Michael Hennes & Kan Cold):
Considered by many as the pioneers of the hard trance explosion, Hennes & Cold are continue to ride a phenomenal wave of success, cementing themselves not only at the top of the Tracid Traxxx empire, but at the helm of the hard trance movement. Their production work has seen nothing short of unparalleled success, including mega-anthems The Second Trip and The Sound of Rock, while their remixes include the dark odysseys Angel of Death, Choci & The Geezer's Its Beyond Control, The Fallen Angel's Retribution and more recently the sensational Angel One- Hold Me Tonight.

A*S*Y*S
Pioneering a fresh techno/trance hybrid sound, the A*S*Y*S project was created 1995 by Frank Elrich. It was a sound that seamlessly combined the darkness & aggression of acid, the symphony of trance and the sheer funk factor of techno. A*S*Y*S is the evil genius behind such mega-anthems as Acid Headcracker, Acid Nightmare (Which smashed its way into the German pop charts!), Acid Save Your Soul and the current club hit No More Fucking Rock'n'Roll. He is also responsible for hits including Naiche & Steve K - Age of Darkness as well as taking up remix duties on the Timo Maas classic- Maas Mellow.

Derb (Kan Cold):
Millions of fans worldwide have been infected by this new groove; phat beats, incredible humming basslines, hot African inflected drumming, sometimes rough, sometimes simple, other times nasty and perverted, Derb is responsible for such monster tracks as In Africa, Derb and Revolution (which samples the Beach Boys' I Get Around) as well as massive remixes of Yakooza's Cocaine, Space Frog's Follow Me and who could ignore the seminal Derb remix of Trance and Acid!

Kan Cold and his partner in crime Dj Scot Project are hard trance royalty recently founding their Camelot in the now hugely successful label Druck Records. This pair is currently hard at work mixing the next Pharmacy CD- stay tuuuuuned for more details.

Tracid Traxxx Global Tour Dates: Australia
Friday 21st May- Perth (Rise)
Saturday 22nd May- Melbourne (Pharmacy & Loaded present: Riot)
Friday 28th May- Cairns
Saturday 29th May- Sydney (Transmission)