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MIKKIM

Techno,dnb,breakbeat meets ska,reggae,dub & punk

About Me


Check out some of my other live and studio versions and cuts, some of them will be released in future, some of them you can hear just in my liveset.
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Welcome in the world of MikkiM, a place where the united beats of techno, drum&bass and breakbeat meet the hypnotic offbeats of ska & reggae, the psychedelic dub space delays and the dirty wild punk notes.In my songs I'm using, besides my own ideas, a lot of my favourite music that I sample, reshape and deform with my machines and computer. In my livesets and in my studio stuff, you might hear some well known sampled fragments, basslines, vocals, etc. from the Clash, Madness, the Specials,Renegade Soundwave, Dreadzone, Dead Kennedys, and many more surprises...
I have variety of different styles that I can play live. It depends on what type of action i play, but I enjoy mostly doing a journey through all of them..Firstly I can play dub oriented liveset.., Secondly breakbeat, jungle and drum&bass and finally straight beat techno style.In this liveset you will hear what i call skatek..a techno with offbeat ska style.. Honestly in all of my live and studio production the OFFBEAT plays important role..
I m connected with the Cross Club in Prague, where i work as a sound engineer and where my studio is located,I enjoy much doing sound for talented musicians and making recording sessions three floors above the club.
I m also a guitarist in a ska punk band JET 8 .I have always liked the ska, reggae, dub and punk rock music and I also love going to the techno,drum and bass and breakbeat parties..so when I began to create electronic music, I try to connect this two worlds..you can check the outcome on this page..enjoy!
My second vinyl EP OFFBEATEK went to press. In summer 08 it should be available in the european distribution. There will be 4tracks, 2 originals and 2 remixes - One Step Beyond from the Madness and Gangsters, originally from the Specials.
After releasing two uptempo straight beat vinyls, my next step ll be dub/breakbeat/jungle oriented..stay tuned.
My first vinyl EP Magmix was born in February 07.
!!DOWNLOADS!!
MikkiM-Offbeatek EP
MikkiM-MaGmiX EP
Armagideon Time, dub based on the Willie Williams original tune
Our record label and producer crew

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/4/2006
Band Website: mikkim.net
Band Members: I m playing from this setup - Yamaha RS 7000,Korg Electribe MX and Ableton Live with Faderfox controllers.
16 channels of the RS 7000, 12 channels of Ableton Live and 14 channels of the Electribe MX makes together 42 channels that I can control straight out of my hand..sometimes all of them are full and ready to come out to the sound system. This variety of channels makes my liveset sound everytime different. Each machine and computer has its own characteristic and together they make really a powerfull weapon..I most enjoy playing on free parties in front of powerful soundsystem..

Influences: The Clash, Renegade Soundwave, Dreadzone, Spiral Tribe
Sounds Like: ..when rasta, rudeboy, punkrocker and technofreak got locked in the studio and they found the sound of their unity, no borders in music, no borders in life..

Live@Cross Club-9.4.08,Rock the Casbah remix

Renegade Soundmachine jam @Cartel 17, Pilsen, Gary Asquith, Renault Schubert, MikkiM on stage,11.4.08

Record Label: OFFBEAT DIVISION, IO lab records
Type of Label: Indie