Typecell
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Typecell is a producer of drum and bass
/ dubstep
music and D.J. presently residing in Germany
.
/ N.E.W.S., Red Alert Records, Thunderdom
House Nation, as well as many others. In 2000, he created a new alter ego for himself under the name Typecell for his more experimental tracks; fusing techno
and drum and bass. His reputation was built in the underground scene by utilizing a series of mix tapes and numerous innovative releases on vinyl, CDs and mp3. About 2002, he started up his long-cultivated drum and bass record label, Protogen Records
, which was aimed at a more forward-thinking, club-friendly drum and bass sound.
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
/ dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
music and D.J. presently residing in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Career
He started his career around 1992, performing under the alias DJ P.M.C. In 1996, he started producing. His first official releases were put out on his own label, Genetic Rhythm Records, and were subsequently followed by more releases on such labels as Bonzai RecordsBonzai Records
Bonzai Records is a Belgium-based record label specializing in techno, rave, trance, hard trance music.It was formed by DJ Fly, Yves Deruyter and Franky Jones in the back of record-shop The Blitz in Belgium in 1992 as a sublabel to Lightning Records, which went bankrupt in March of 2003 and was...
/ N.E.W.S., Red Alert Records, Thunderdom
ID&T
ID&T is a Dutch entertainment and medium enterprise that was founded in the early 1990s.ID&T stands for the initials of three founders of the company, Irfan, Duncan and Theo, all residents of Amsterdam...
House Nation, as well as many others. In 2000, he created a new alter ego for himself under the name Typecell for his more experimental tracks; fusing techno
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...
and drum and bass. His reputation was built in the underground scene by utilizing a series of mix tapes and numerous innovative releases on vinyl, CDs and mp3. About 2002, he started up his long-cultivated drum and bass record label, Protogen Records
Protogen Records
Protogen Records is a drum and bass record label from Kassel, Germany created by drum and bass producer and dj Typecell , also known as DJ PMC in the techno scene. The plan for Protogen Records began in late 2001, with the first release being Typecell's "Bad Illusions" / "Justice of War", in May of...
, which was aimed at a more forward-thinking, club-friendly drum and bass sound.