Architekt 9

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"I dunno man, to me it's all just dance music." Despite being involved with an almost-completely England-based sound known as UK Garage, as well as many of its' sub-genres including "2-step" and, more recently, "Bassline", the producer A9's Queens, New York-flavored accent reminds you where he's from. He's clearly an outsider, and he loves it. He loves the fresh perspective it brings him, and he loves the fact that he can always be apart from "the scene". Producing under the name Achitekt 9 (which has been more recently shortened to simply A9 in many occasions) for four years, he has proven that he intends to go nowhere anytime soon. Always citing his infulences as among the more diverse of his friends he always sought out and explored different styles of music. From drum-n-bass to trance to trip hop to psychedelic folk, A9 absorbed and created everything and anything that would stimulate him. Finally, one fateful day in 2001, he found the sound that he craved when a DJ friend of his put him on to an artist who had been making noise abroad for a few years, but had only recently come to surface in the US. That artist's name was MJ Cole. A9 loved the snap of the drums, the depth of the basslines, and the raw emotion of the Rhodes. He was hooked, and instantly began seeking more and more of this UK 2-step flavor. As the years went on, he finally decided to start creating his own 2-step vision, but not without the help of his long-time friend and collaborator on many previous

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Misery Man (feat. Kaydenz)

Deesha - Let Your Freak Out (A9 Remix)

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