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Eric Prydz |
Pryda |
Cirez D Given the outsized media attention that Eric Prydz drew for his Steve
Winwood-sampling smash 'Call on Me,' no wonder he chooses to keep his
listeners guessing. Releasing pop-leaning, big-room house under his own
name, Prydz becomes Pryda for synth-heavy progressive and electro
house, and Cirez D for deep, dark techno of a surprisingly underground
nature.
Steve Angello |
Mescal Kid |
Who's Who? 'Steve Josefsson Fragogiannis' being something of a mouthful, something
shorter and sexier was needed for this Swedish House Mafioso: thus
Steve Angello was born. For the days that the swashbuckling Swede is
feeling a little darker, he emerges as the Mescal Kid with driving,
trippy techno. That's also the musical mandate of Who's Who?-despite
its resemblance to the old Abbott and Costello routine.
Carl Craig |
Paperclip People |
Tres Demented |
Innerzone Orchestra Like many of his Detroit peers, Carl Craig has experimented with a slew
of pseudonyms over the years, some famous (69, Psyche) and others
obscure (Glock, Piece, Shop). He has assumed the form of Paperclip
People for some of his biggest dancefloor tracks, like 'Throw,' 'The
Climax' and '4 My Peeps.' Tres Demented crawls out from hiding every
once in a while to deliver a slab of madness worthy of the name.
Matthew Dear |
Audion |
FALSE |
Jabberjaw Ann Arbor's Matthew Dear began releasing under his own name, but as his
styles multiplied, so did his identities. Reserving his birth name for
his leftfield electronic pop, Dear has had his biggest success as
Audion, with mind-melting anthems like 'Mouth to Mouth.' He goes in a
more minimal direction as False, while Jabberjaw is his guise for
quirky, burbling grooves.
Wolfgang Gartner |
Joey Youngman |
White Collar Criminals |
Mario Fabriani Fans of Wolfgang Gartner's brash electro-house might be surprised to
discover that he spent much of the past decade recording skipping,
jacking house music under the names Joey Youngman, his real name, and
Mario Fabriani. He's also gone undercover as the Girth, Bosco &
Terrell, Frequent Flyers, Count Funkula and White Collar Criminals. No
wonder he released a record called 'Multiple Identities'.
Joris Voorn |
Dark Science Amsterdam's Joris Voorn is such a devotee of Detroit techno, it's
hardly surprising that his aliases also sound like they were minted in
the Motor City: Dark Science and Third Nation both sound like something
Carl Craig or UR might have dreamed up. That's not to say that there's
anything derivative about Voorn's music, which offers a bold,
individual take on classic techno.
Herve |
Joshua Harvey |
Action Man |
Count of Monte Cristal |
The Young Lovers Joshua Harvey leans towards aliases with a certain savoir faire: hence
Action Man, the Young Lovers, and the most decadent of them all, the
Count of Monte Cristal (or sometimes just the Count). A certifiable don
of the fidget-house and electro scenes, he lives up to the royal title
with panache.
Aphex Twin |
AFX |
Polygon Window It's only fitting that a prankster like Richard D. James-who has been
rumored to drive a tank and record in an abandoned bank vault-would
avail himself of so many aliases. Best known for Aphex Twin, AFX, and
Polygon Window, he's kept his fans guessing as GAK, Blue Calx, Keren
Tregaskin; the Tuss is also alleged to be an Aphex project.
Riva Starr |
Madox Naples' Stefano Miele spent a few years with a sample-heavy style he
calls 'folk & bass' before he moved into breaks and electro-house
as Madox. But he's made his biggest impact as Riva Starr, fusing scraps
of world music into deep, punchy house anthems for Dirtybird, Front
Room, Southern Fried, Kindisch and Made to Play.
Oliver Lieb |
L.S.G. |
Paragliders |
Spicelab |
The Ambush Recording as Spicelab and the Ambush, Oliver Lieb's early '90s records
for Harthouse played a huge role in defining the sound of Frankfurt
trance. He soon turned his attentions to L.S.G. and Paragliders,
exploring the outer limits of techno-fueled trance. In recent years,
Lieb has been turning up as Solieb for a slower, more experimental
version of minimal techno.
Richie Hawtin |
Plastikman |
F.U.S.E. |
Robotman |
Cybersonik |
From Within |
Circuit BreakerWhile he started out in the early '90s using a slew of names-Spark,
Jack Master, Chrome, Circuit Breaker, F.U.S.E.-Richie Hawtin became
best known as Plastikman, which took acid into the depths of
minimalism. But as the Ontario-born artist became equally famous for
his DJ sets, entrepreneurship, technological innovation and golden-boy
glamour, the name 'Richie Hawtin' became synonymous with techno itself.
Luke Vibert |
Wagon Christ |
Kerrier District Like his pal Aphex Twin, Luke Vibert's penchant for names is as
hyperactive as his music. Leaving Wagon Christ a catch-all alias for
jazzy downtempo, he took an unexpected disco detour as Kerrier
District. Vibert uses his own name to explore the music closest to his
heart: acid.
DJ Touche |
Fake Blood |
The Wiseguys A member of the electro supergroup Machines Don't Care (alongside Drop
the Lime, Herve, Sinden and more) Theo Keating is best known for his
Fake Blood project, responsible for the singles 'Mars' and 'Fix Your
Accent' plus remixes for UNKLE and Armand Van Helden. He keeps his
options open with Touche, putting his old-school synths in service of
remixes for everyone from Carl Cox to Craig David.
Riton |
Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Recording as Riton, Henry Smithson spent the early '00s exploring an
unusual fusion of house, downtempo and old-school electro, and turning
up everywhere from collaborations with Lindstrom to remixes for Robbie
Lindstrom. He borrowed a title from Mozart for Eine Kleine Nacht Musik,
an esoteric indie-disco project on Modular.