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Archive 1995 – Knockabout – Reality

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The time was right to re-use the name Knockabout. Vocals was recorded with my friend Fredrik Nordström, who was already in full swing with the now legendary hard rock studio “Studio Fredman” which today is a world-known concept in the metal scene with recordings and productions for, among others, Dimmu Borgir, Arcitechts, At The Gates and In Flames. John did the male lead-vocals and choirs from Malin Dahlström, who today is active in her Grammy-nominated project “Niki and the Dove.” First single “Reality” included remixes from Johan S who worked at Swemix and this great package ended up top 10 on the Swedish Dance Chart.

This is the first time that it is available as a digital download.


Archive 1995 – Tellus – Get Em Up (Boom)

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Next single by Tellus also reached great success. A top-20 placement on the Swedish Dance Chart, good sales and so it was licensed on over 10 compilations. The vocal is taken from the Gothenburg-based hip-hop group “Tha Brigade” first 12″. Really fun to legally borrow that phrase, because I knew some in the group. In addition to the master mixes, there is also a “303 Dub” where you can hear 2 Roland TB-303 play simultaneously.

This is the first time it is available as a digital download.

Archive 1995 – Tellus – Pump Up The Volume

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After having participated in 19 records during 1994, the time was right to start an own project, Tellus.

The debut single “Pump Up The Volume” was released and the success was instant. It went straight up on the important “Swedish Dance Chart” and stayed top 10 for a very long time, with a peak at number 4.

In addition to the commercial title track, you find 2 house-trax.

My first record – Knockabout – Another Gate

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A dream had not yet come true, getting involved with a real vinyl record. Vinyls, which you bought so many of over the years, this magical piece of plastic, embraced by a cover image, had meant so much through the years. It was so much more than just music. You could go to record stores several times a week, looking for new discs to play, and we DJs often met downtown to look for new records. Photo Covers from childhood, crackle, speed, yes, there was something magical about the vinyl disc.

It cost 12.500 SEK to do 500 own discs. It’s the manufacturing cost. Along with two close friends and two more friends who worked as DJs, we shared the costs and revenues equally. As none of the others produce their own music, it’s about to choose songs that I had written and produced.

As the three of us played as a full-time DJs so we took the opportunity to press a little jingles on the disc as well, which could be used during the evenings. One idea I had was to put together a minute with scratch sounds, which followed one after the other, so you could scratch the sound after sound, without having to change discs.

The 500 printed discs were delivered to my home and we sold them all.

Pierre J – Freestyle Scratchin’

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What happens if you try to put together a song of a bunch of samples?

Create a background, arrange it like a song, meaning building it with a verse and a chorus with some structure. Feed it with tons of samples and do the scratching on top of that. Well, my contribution became “Freestyle Scratchin’” and I can say that I’m still proud of it, even to this day.

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