Biography

In the early 90's, we started to make some private parties; later with them came the spirit of dance music along with ideas of DIY electronics to improve the sound and lights.

Since that date, electronic music seemed to grow within us and we started to play live using the real classic synths & drum boxes with a special taste for house and trance that seem to fit perfectly as we tweaked those knobs!

Later, around 97, with the growth of the Internet we started to trade ideas with other people and some projects arose with the release of a few deep tracks.

Today we keep in touch with those friends and we are releasing sporadically on both domestic & international labels.

Discography

-- OLD SKOOL SPLIT on upfront records - portugal (2004):

• motion shifter [taken from "United Tribes" CD compilation]
• loosely joined ed [also on "Fabric 16" CD compilation mixed by Eddie Richards]

-- RICARDO DIAS on deep4life recordings (1999~2001):

• promise*
• pt dreams* [also on "deeper side of the internet" CD compilation]
• drifting melody*
• bica feelings [12 inch and also on "chill house vol. 6" CD compilation - Choice Productions (UK)]

  [*taken from Promise EP ]

-- SOUL STRINGS on upfront records - portugal (2000):

• wondering [taken from "Homeworks from Portugal" CD compilation]

-- RICARDO DIAS on twisted america (1998):

• eu quero musculos [remix for Club69 "muscles" 12"]

-- VCF on paradise records - portugal (1998):

• too bias [taken from "A fine portuguese selection" CD compilation]

-- THE OZONE on kaos records - portugal (1994~1995):

• untranced [on 12" and also from "Totally KAOS" CD compilation]
• mode XCT8 12"
• tranzient sites [on 12" and also from "KAOS totally mixed" CD compilation]
• l.f.o. [taken from "Totally Kaos 2" CD compilation]

Kit list

[ synths ]

• Roland MKS-50
• Korg TR rack
• Korg 05/RW
• Yamaha TX81Z
• Oakley TB-3031 (see links for info)

• Introspectiv TR-9090 (see links for info)
• ?? TR-808 clone (building phase)
• Roland SPD-S
• Yamaha TX16W sampler (typhoon 2k OS)
• LP Matador Conga & several toys

• TC Electronic M-300
• Drawmer DL-241
• Urei 1176 clone (building phase)
• DBX Pro 386
• Behringer DualFex Pro
• Behringer EuroDesk SL3242FX
• Genelec 1029A monitors + 1091A sub
• Sennheiser HD565 phones
• Shure SM-57 mic
• MXL V57M mic

• Apple LC475
• PC Pentium IV @ 2.4GHz
• Emagic Logic
• Creative Labs Audigy 2
• E-MU X-Board 49 MIDI controller

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