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Mark ‘Ruff’ Ryder Strictly Underground DJ/Producer of dance music None of the hype of the music industry but a truly underground figure that has been creating monster underground tunes since the beginning of the UK house scene and who is also a serious part of the UK house music dance history. Mark Ruff Ryder has always been a true champion of the UK music and its ever-changing scene. Setting up Strictly Underground records in 1988 Mark embarked on a mission to produce serious underground music that he loved the problem was that mark loved all forms of house music and there were many different strains of the house sound beginning to form. Even this early on the acid house was evolving and rave scene was taking hold very soon breakbeats were slipping into the four beat kick drums. Mark could always see the scene splitting yet love all the styles while other narrow minded artist were always disassociate from one form of house music claiming total allegiance to the new form. Mark was always releasing all styles on his strictly underground label making it difficult for record stores to fully support his releases as they might get a garage tune straight after a rave tune. The music business did not seem to accept that mark could make a good garage record and then a good pumping house record and then a good trance record. It was clear bery eirly on to mark that the only way to get his music accepted was to keep a low profile and let the music do the talking. Mark has set up