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DJ Agent 86:
"Best Local Live Act 2007"
Inpress Magazine, December 2007.
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Lighthouse Records presents: Spotlight Series Vol 1
Compiled by J-Wess, Mixed by DJ Agent 86.
Yup, Lighthouse Records is officially online! Exciting stuff planned from the label established & run by Urban connoisseur J-Wess . Keep your ear to the ground...
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DJ Agent 86 - The Real Deal
My first proper Mix CD in nearly 18 months!!
A collection of pure, uncut electro for fans of the REAL stuff. Includes artists such as Anthony Rother, Boris Divider, Inform3r, Mr. James Barth, Squadra Blanco, DJ Technician, Prime Dominance, Bumper, Lorenz Rhode, Boys Noize, Alek Stark, Mas 2008, Legowelt/Unit Black Flight, John Kelly & a couple of my own originals + more!!
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DJ Agent 86 - The Supersonic P-Funk
SIDE A - CLICK HERE
SIDE B - CLICK HERE
A mix of funky stuff that was recorded in 1996! Dug out, dusted off & uploaded. Enjoy!
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DJ Agent 86 - The Roxy Mix.
This mix really got things going for me here in Melbourne. It was a time when playing a mash-up of styles was still unheard of by the majority of club-goers and DJ’s and the contemporary electro/electro-clash scene that had been gaining momentum from the mid-90’s was finally starting to garner a faithful following...
Roxy’s still going strong, so CHECK IT OUT!
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DJ Agent 86 - Holla! (May, 2006).
A mix of urban bangers & disco shakers!!
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DJ Dumb aka Agent 86 - Get A Lil Stoopid (2002 or 2003).
For TRACKLISTING, artwork & other information, CLICK HERE.
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DJ Dumb aka Agent 86 - Ghetto Fly Vol 2
A mix of urban-flavoured tunes. Many thanks to Angela Maison for arranging the dope artwork from Phiber that appeared on the original CD (pictured above) as well as her general encouragement and assistance around that period (2004/2005).
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DJ Agent 86 - Crimewave (July, 2002)
Electro/Techno/Breaks.
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DJ Agent 86 - Heal Your World
A melancholy-flavoured mix of minimal techno & electro. A personal favourite...
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DJ Agent 86 - Triple J Mix Up (April 18th, 2003).
A real mixture of styles; starts off Urban, goes a bit electro-ey, then Hip-Hop-ey, then Electro-ey again, then some Breaks and so on... This version of the set has been converted to mono as the original set was recorded using a needle that was phasing, so on some systems the tracks and scratches seemed to "disappear".
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DJ Agent 86 - Roxy Warm-Up Set (April 27th, 2007).
Hi all!
Thanks for takin’ the time to visit.
Let me cut to the chase: I’ve played countless gigs from ’89 til now playing a ton of styles ranging from House & Techno to Hip-Hop, Electro (Old-School, New-School & Clash), Funk, Beats & RnB to Rock, Pop and beyond and I’ve played virtually every major club & party in Adelaide & Melbourne plus a host of gigs in Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Berlin & London and numerous other places. I rock parties & I love doin it.
I’ve shared the stage with acts such as James Brown, DJ Shadow, Claude Von Stroke, New Young Pony Club, Glass Candy, Tom Craft, Headman, Kissy Sellout, Riot In Belgium, TLR (Bunker), Bangkok Impact, Laurent Garnier, DJ Yoda, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Sinden, Ursula 1000, Infadels, Dynamo Productions, DJ Assault, DJ Godfather, Mark Rae, Katalyst, Matthias Tanzman, Cosmic Baby, Southern Outpost, ?uestlove, Kid Koala, Dukes Of Windsor, RJD2, Dee-Jay Punk-Roc, Greyboy, The Crystal method, Koma & Bones, Q-Bert, Moloko, Booka Shade, DJ T, Jeff Mills, Z-Trip, Felix Da Housecat, The Little Beasties, DJ Noize, Mr Jigga, Theo Parrish, Mista Sinista, Resin Dogs, DJ Sneak, Junior Sanchez, Kid Loco, Mixmaster Mike, Aceyalone, Salmonella Dub, Meat Katie, Thomas Schumacher, Kid Kenobi, Derrick May, Malente, Nubreed, Underground Resistance, Pepe Deluxe, Tiga, Damian Lazarus, Martin Solvieg, Joey Beltram, Brad Baloo (Nextmen), 2 Many DJ’s, DJ Maseo (De La Soul), Hexstatic, Infusion, Isaac Tucker (Spektrum), Ali B, Lee Coombs, Prefuse 73, Blockhead, Laidback, Paul Van Dyke, Black Grass, Prince Quick Mix, Tipper, Soul II Soul, Gangstarr, Dexta, Liptrick, Speedy J, CJ Bolland, DJ 2120, A-Skillz, Bang Gang DJ’s, Mama’s Funk, Jungle Brothers, Luke Vibert, Vitalic, Hilltop Hoods, Koolism, Simian Mobile Disco, In Flagranti, Filo & Peri, Scot Project, Marcel Woods, Wippenberg, Mark Sherry, Vandall, Brennan Heart & plenty of others over the years that I can’t remember...
This is what a few people have said:
"...Agent 86 becomes the local cat everyone is talking about. His sets at the Croft Institute, Revolver, First Floor & the Meccanoid parties are stuff of legend..." 2003 Wrap Up, pg. 12 Zebra Magazine (Inpress), Wednesday 17th Sept, 2003, Issue 781.
"Best Local Live Act 2007" Inpress Magazine, December 2007
"...Melbourne’s finest DJ..." Brad Baloo of The Nextmen, UK.
..and I’ve had people like Pharell, Q-Bert, Yodafrog, 2ManyDJ’s, Tim Paris, Thomas Schumacher and many others that I personally respect, give it up when they’ve seen me play...
A very rough outline of my career looks like this:
Having started in 1989 at The Tunnel (in Adelaide), I established the infamous "Adrenalin" & "Hell" nights and went on to become resident DJ alongside Angu$, PhD, Scott Thompson & HMC at Metro in 1991/1992.
Between the years 1992 & 1998, I was working at Central Station Records, including a stint as Store Manager (!!) whilst simultaneously holding down various residencies including a notable one with HMC at the infamous Crown & Sceptre nights around ’94/’95.
In this time, also, I was hosting a weekly radio show on Dance FM and entered the ’97 DMC competition (2nd Runner Up) and the ITF Battle (Semi-finalist). I hooked up with a fellow DJ & budding producer, Magnoplas (aka DJ Breeze) to start The Paradroids, leading to a number of releases (see discography below) and embarking on some memorable 4 deck + fx "live" shows around Adelaide.
Around the turn of the century I packed up & headed to Berlin & London where I spun some records, met some cool people & worked in a vinyl distribution company named "Contact UK".
At the end of 2000 I moved to Melbourne, Australia & begun a new journey in my DJ career with humble beginnings at QBH in the Sky Lounge alongside Jorge Hernandez & Damion De Silva (thanks to my good friend J-Wess for hookin’ this up), Revolver alongside Sunshine (thanks, as always, to my man Ransom for believing in me & hooking this up) as well as Q-Bar (thanks to Mods, Angelo & others for the good word...). Around this time, also, I began working at Sanity’s Dance Arena which, for all it’s faults, gave me the opportunity to meet people such as Mike Callander and many others that I’m still friends with to this day. From there, I soon began playing all over town at most of the major parties, guest spots at all the hot clubs & then onto interstate/overseas gigs. I also had an enjoyable stint working at Mighty Music Machine in Chapel St., my last journey into music retail.
In 2002 I established Melbourne’s first contemporary, weekly electro/electro-clash club ROXY that continues to this day and from 2003 onward, spent more & more time back in the studio (please see Discography below).
Right now I’m a resident DJ at F4, First Floor, Lucky Coq, Famous, Korova & La Di Da plus I do regular guest spots around Australia & New Zealand. I’m also busy in my studio & workin’ alongside my gorgeous wife, Kiti, on a newly-established digital-label, Von Queer.
This represents a little of what I’ve been doing throughout my career, though it’s, really, just the tip-of-the-iceberg; there’s so much more I haven’t mentioned.
Obviously, I’m a DJ first & foremost - and that’s where my passion lies, but I’ve been involved in a number of areas of the music business, from playing records to making records to selling records. If you haven’t already gathered: I’m committed to this!
And on a final note, to each & every single person who has been on the dancefloor enjoying the tunes and to all of my peers who have helped me in various ways: Respect.
1997
The Paradroids "The Junk EP" [Hydarulic Records HR001]
1998
The Paradroids "The Sound" [Dirty House DIRT014]
1999
The Paradroids "Strau" [From "Living In Jamnation Vol 2" Gulp Communications GCCD007]
The Paradroids "The Sound" [From "618 House Sounds Of Adelaide" Onion]
The Paradroids "The Sound" [From "Dirt CD 02" Dirty House Records DIRTCD02]
2003
J-Wess Project "Bang This" (DJ Dumb aka DJ Agent 86 Remix) [Vicious Urban VU12001]
J-Wess Project "What’Chu Want" (DJ Agent 86 Remix) [Vicious Urban VU12002]
Grimus & Teknob "Evil Oval" (ft DJ Agent 86) [From "Bento Box" LP GT01]
2004
DJ Agent 86 "Greatest Shit EP" [Freund_Innen 07]
2005
Markus Kienzl "Dundy Lion" (DJ Agent 86 Remix) [Klein KL066]
DJ Agent 86 "So Hot" (from V.A. "Electrock - Playroom Edition") [Toshiba EMI TOCP-64269]
DJ Agent 86 "So Hot" (Nick Thayer Remix) (from V.A. "Fuzzy Breaks V.2") [Fuzzy FUZZCD009]
2006
DJ Agent 86 "(Come To) Roxy!" (Demo Mix) (from V.A. "Good Vibrations ’06") [Jam Recordings]
Aphletik "The Bump" (FSD Remix - ft DJ Agent 86)
T-REK "Beefshow Disco" (ft DJ Agent 86) (from T-Rek "Freakshow Disco Volume 1") [Rubber Records FSD001]
2007
DJ Agent 86 "The Ultimate" (from V.A. "Good Vibrations ’07") [Jam Recordings]
"...DJ Agent 86’s ‘The Ultimate’ is one of the highlights of the album, great samples and nice beats hold it all together." (Tigger, Inthemix.com )
V.A. "99 Essential Scratch Samples" (Compiled by DJ Agent 86) [Von Queer VQD1]
Kid Jay "Baby Down Break" (DJ Agent 86 Remix) [Von Queer VQD2]
Mink Engine "Jooga" (DJ Agent 86 RAVE Remix) [Von Queer VQD3]
Mink Engine "Jooga" (DJ Agent 86 RAVE Remix) [Pink Spunk PS02]
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