Transwave
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Transwave is a Goa trance
act composed of Christophe Drouillet (known as Absolum
and Frederic Holyszewski
(known as Deedrah).
Christophe was raised in a classical musician family, though he never had training in music or electronic. First, he got involved in various New Wave
bands where he was the singer and the programmer. One day, he discovered the Techno music
sound, and that changed his musical orientation.
Also raised in a family of musicians, Frederic Holyszewski began his musical studies at the age of five, learning Transverse flute
and piano
. During his teenage years, he found inspiration in the electronic music of the day, including Jean Michel Jarre
, Depeche Mode
, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
and Simple Minds
. He bought his first synthesizer
funded by working at night in bars as a pianist. After the split of his first rock band Vision Quest, in 1990, he started to work on his own with the help of computers.
Christophe and Frederic met at a French Rave party and subsequently formed the psychedelic trance act Transwave in September 1994. Three months later, the first Transwave release (Datura EP) was launched on the small French label, Transpact. Over the following two years, Transwave released three albums (Hypnorhythm, 1995, Helium, 1996, Phototropic, 1996) and toured around the world, experiencing great success in the psychedelic trance underground and scoring an international trance hit with their track, "Land of Freedom." The group split after the D-mention party in Paris in May 1997. Christophe and Frederic also released an EP
called "Anjuna" under the name Kaledoid in 1996.
Transwave is known for its heavy use of TB-303 based effects.
Drawing a wealth of knowledge from these experiences, Frederic ventured out and started his own record label and production studio, Questionmark RDS. In 1997, the label released his first solo album Self Oscillation under the name Deedrah which marked Frederic’s first break from the original psychedelic Goa trance sound he was producing before. Since then, Dado has worked under a variety of project names, including Cypher, Dado, and Synthetic.
As for Christophe, he launched his record label 3D Vision in Paris in 1998, releasing artists as dancefloor oriented as possible.
Transwave have reunited to perform again at the Boom Festival 2006 in Portugal and in the beginning of 2007 they have released "Backfire", a compilation of hits and unreleased tracks that have made Transwave. They have chosen the tracks after asking their Fans through forums and internet.
Goa trance
Goa trance is a form of electronic music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India.-History:The music has its roots in the popularity of Goa in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a hippie capital, and although musical developments were incorporating elements of industrial music and EBM...
act composed of Christophe Drouillet (known as Absolum
Absolum
Absolum is the stage name of French psytrance artist Christophe Drouillet. In 1994-1997 he was part of the Transwave project together with Frederic Holyszewski, whose stage name is Deedrah...
and Frederic Holyszewski
Frederic Holyszewski
Frederic Holyszewski, also known as Dado and Deedrah is a music producer mostly known his psytrance project such as Deedrah, Transwave, Krome Angels and Synthetic.-Biography:...
(known as Deedrah).
Christophe was raised in a classical musician family, though he never had training in music or electronic. First, he got involved in various New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
bands where he was the singer and the programmer. One day, he discovered the Techno music
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
sound, and that changed his musical orientation.
Also raised in a family of musicians, Frederic Holyszewski began his musical studies at the age of five, learning Transverse flute
Transverse flute
A transverse flute or side-blown flute is a flute which is held horizontally when played. The player blows "across" the embouchure hole, in a direction perpendicular to the flute's body length....
and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. During his teenage years, he found inspiration in the electronic music of the day, including Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel André Jarre is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and New Age genres, and known as an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights, laser displays, and fireworks.Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
and Simple Minds
Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
. He bought his first synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
funded by working at night in bars as a pianist. After the split of his first rock band Vision Quest, in 1990, he started to work on his own with the help of computers.
Christophe and Frederic met at a French Rave party and subsequently formed the psychedelic trance act Transwave in September 1994. Three months later, the first Transwave release (Datura EP) was launched on the small French label, Transpact. Over the following two years, Transwave released three albums (Hypnorhythm, 1995, Helium, 1996, Phototropic, 1996) and toured around the world, experiencing great success in the psychedelic trance underground and scoring an international trance hit with their track, "Land of Freedom." The group split after the D-mention party in Paris in May 1997. Christophe and Frederic also released an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called "Anjuna" under the name Kaledoid in 1996.
Transwave is known for its heavy use of TB-303 based effects.
Drawing a wealth of knowledge from these experiences, Frederic ventured out and started his own record label and production studio, Questionmark RDS. In 1997, the label released his first solo album Self Oscillation under the name Deedrah which marked Frederic’s first break from the original psychedelic Goa trance sound he was producing before. Since then, Dado has worked under a variety of project names, including Cypher, Dado, and Synthetic.
As for Christophe, he launched his record label 3D Vision in Paris in 1998, releasing artists as dancefloor oriented as possible.
Transwave have reunited to perform again at the Boom Festival 2006 in Portugal and in the beginning of 2007 they have released "Backfire", a compilation of hits and unreleased tracks that have made Transwave. They have chosen the tracks after asking their Fans through forums and internet.
Albums
- Helium (April 1996)
- Phototropic (18 November 1996)
- BackfireBackfire (album)Backfire: A Transwave Best Of is a Transwave album, released on January 12, 2007.- Track listing :# "Adoration to the Aum" – 7:09# "Hypersphere" – 7:00# "Anahata" – 6:55# "Arsonik" – 6:27# "Cycles of Life" – 7:19# "Code S9" – 6:39...
(12 January 2007) - Frontfire (February 2009)
Singles and EPs
- Datura (1994)
- Hypnorythm (1995)
- Quasar (1995)
- The Outerspace (1995)
- The Rezwalker (1995)
- Land of Freedom (1996)