Trace (artist)
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DJ Trace is the recording name of Duncan Hutchinson, a British
electronic music
artist, disc jockey
and founder of DSCI4 Records. Hutchinson's remix of T Power
& MK Ultra's Mutant Jazz, entitled simply The Mutant Remix and released on the Rollers Instinct record label in 1995 is said to be one of the first examples of the techstep genre of jungle
/drum & bass music. This was one of the first drum & bass recordings to sample the bassline from Kevin Saunderson
's Just Want Another Chance (released in 1988 under the pseudonym
Reese) and the sample itself was thereon in referred to within the genre as the 'Reese bassline'. Having recorded since 1991, and released tracks on various drum & bass record labels, Hutchinson set up his own label, DSCI4 Records, in 1999.
United Kingdom
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electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
artist, disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and founder of DSCI4 Records. Hutchinson's remix of T Power
T Power
T Power is an English drum and bass record producer, from Bow, London. Originally starting his production career in the UK hardcore scene, he moved into jungle. Wanting to avoid the increasing politics within the scene, he began to produce experimental drum and bass, culminating in the album, The...
& MK Ultra's Mutant Jazz, entitled simply The Mutant Remix and released on the Rollers Instinct record label in 1995 is said to be one of the first examples of the techstep genre of jungle
Jungle
A Jungle is an area of land in the tropics overgrown with dense vegetation.The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jangala which referred to uncultivated land. Although the Sanskrit word refers to "dry land", it has been suggested that an Anglo-Indian interpretation led to its...
/drum & bass music. This was one of the first drum & bass recordings to sample the bassline from Kevin Saunderson
Kevin Saunderson
Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins...
's Just Want Another Chance (released in 1988 under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Reese) and the sample itself was thereon in referred to within the genre as the 'Reese bassline'. Having recorded since 1991, and released tracks on various drum & bass record labels, Hutchinson set up his own label, DSCI4 Records, in 1999.