Jackhamma

Jackhamma aka James Ritchie was born on 26th December, 1979 in Münster, Germany. James' preference for electronic music began as early as the late Eighties. To begin with this included a wide choice of different electronic styles. After a visit to Münster's legendary Cosmic Club (today, the Fusion Club) in 1996, James began frequenting a variety of different clubs in Germany and England. During this period, James gained his first experiences mixing records with school-friends. In early 2000, as visits to the Fusion Club became more frequent, he met DJ Heiko Peisker - formerly 'Junior Pushix'. Inspired by Peisker's hard underground-techno, James finally procured his own turntables and mixer in 2001. At around the same time, James met HardtraX. Together, they began to produce their own music. Within a short time, the two began performing at several locations in Germany under the heading HardtraX vs. Jackhamma. By the end of 2003 they started their own label Dark Force Recordings. The label's first record Evil Frequencies (DFR001) was released in December 2003. The record's hard-hitting, uncompromising, underground sound, foreshadowed perfectly what was yet to come.
Jackhamma’s Discography:
Dark Force Recordings 001: HardtraX vs. Jackhamma - Evil Frequencies EP
Dark Force Recordings 002: V/A - More Than Just Hate EP incl. Jackhamma - Deathwatch
Dark Force Recordings 004: Jackhamma vs. HardtraX - Behind Enemy Lines
Dark Force Recordings 005: HardtraX vs. Jackhamma - Annihilation and Terror
Dark Force Recordings 006: Jackhamma - Light of my Life EP
Dark Force Recordings 008: Integra vs. Darkside9878 - Angry Germans incl. HardtraX & Jackhamma Core Edit
Distorted 004: V/A - The Total War of Extermination incl. Jackhamma – Personal Bitch
Distorted 006: V/A - Hell Sweet Home incl. Jackhamma - Hell Sweet Home
Fatallic Resignation 006: Sandy Warez & Jackhamma meet FRR incl. Jackhamma - Extortion
Free Vision 04: Jackhamma - Saigo Wa Shi Desu EP
Matame 001: V/A - The Chosen Live Illegal incl. Jackhamma – Methods of Suicide
Matame 006: Jav - Prophets in the Mist incl. Jackhamma 'fk wut you think' Remix
Matando 001: Jav & Janie - The Book incl. Jackhamma Remix
Methadon Rec. 003: V/A incl. HardtraX & Jackhamma - Geknüppel
Skull Tunes 030: Jackhamma - Alive but Dead EP
Subsurface 02: O.B.I. - Dead End incl. HardtraX & Jackhamma Remix
Technosforza 010: V/A - The Inner Circle of Evil incl. Jackhamma - The Inner Circle of Evil
TekkTribe002R: V/A – Anatomie RMX (Jackhamma Remix)
Tool Terror 06: Jackhamma – Dirt World EP
Upcoming Releases:
Plug'n'Play005 - Sinclair vs. Jackhamma - Clubflow EP inkl. La Muerte, Apocalipsis
Dark Force Recordings 010 - HardtraX vs. Jackhamma - TBA inkl. Dclxvi, Nitwit
Various appearances on:
Hardtechno Vol. 1 (mixed by Sven Wittekind), Schranz Total 15 (mixed by O.BI.), The Ultimate Compression (mixed by O.B.I.), Schranz Total 17 (mixed by Linda Pearl), Schranz Total 18 (mixed by Linda Pearl), Best Of 2007 - Schranz Edition (Compilation), Distorted: Spiel Mal Tech-House Nicht Nur Geballer (Compilation)