Petar Dundov & Steve Rachmad

<b>Petar Dundov</b>
Petar Dundov is a Croatian producer and DJ, born in 1973 in Zagreb. From the early ages he was fascinated with synthesized sound and concept of developing new ways of composing. In 1989 he bought his first synthesizer and started doing music under influences of Kraftwerk, Jean M. Jarre and Depeche Mode.

In 1993 he composed an anthem for the first Croatian rave party "Under City Rave," which was soon after released as his first 12" single on Formaldehyde Records from Berlin. Berlin inspired him to move forward with his music and performance as a live act, showing his skills for the first time in the famous Berlin club E-Werk. To connect even more closely to musical happenings in electronic music scene he started DJ-ing. He also appeared under aliases Soulslider and Pajazzo on German Adam&Eve and Loaded UK labels.

With his brother Simon he started a project Brother's Yard in 1996, with an idea to break down techno to its elemental parts and build it up again in a new experimental way. This was followed by couple of powerful releases on Absense and PV labels. Uncompromised, metallic, lo-fi, yet soulful techno is maybe the closest way to describe it.

In 1998 he works with Pascal FEOS on single "Sidechained," and remixes of his album "From the essence of minimalistic sound." He is also joining up with Jorg Henze in a couple of releases on Federation of Drums and Delirium Red labels. For his softer output named "TikaTaka" on Phono Elements label, he is producing a unique combination of tech-house, dub and acid. Nevertheless, Petar appeared on Cristian Smith's Tronic label releasing Evolver 12" single, which has been recognized as one of the ultimate dancefloor smashers by the end of Millennium.

In a year 2001 Petar presented his ambient works to Jeff Mills, which was followed by the release on his label Tomorrow. "Sculptures 1-3" is a timeless concept with a more philosophical approach to the music.

In 2002 Petar joined Belgian label Music Man, releasing two EP's and actual "Kaskades EP," voted for the techno vital release of the month April 2003 in Muzik magazine. By the mid-2003 he joins Steve Rachmad in his Amsterdam studio, to produce a successful "Amsterdam Session." His recent remix works include artists like Marco Bailey, Damon Wild, Pascal FEOS and Toni Rios. His music can be found on many V.A. compilations like Cocoon C, PVLAB com, Kozzmozz etc.

Until present time Petar has released over 30 maxi singles, 3 albums of electronic dance music, traveled around the world performing in various clubs and festivals, to name but a few: U-60311 (Frankfurt), Womb (Tokyo), Sensor (Zurich), Mazzo (Amsterdam), I Love Techno Outdoor 2003 (Belgium), Wire03 (Tokyo), Exit Festival (Yugoslavia), MTV Valkana Beach Festival (Croatia), Integrate (Holland), etc.

In his home city he has been organizing Perfection parties since 2000, with guest DJ's from all around the world, keeping electronic dance music scene alive and connected globally.

Petar Dundov
Heat EP
Music Man (2004)

Steve Rachmad
and Petar Dundov
Amsterdam Session
Music Man (2003)

Petar Dundov
Kaskades EP
Music Man (2003)

Petar Dundov
Waking up the
ancestors EP
Music Man (2002)

Petar Dundov
Libra EP
Music Man (2002)

Petar Dundov
Evolver
Tronic (2001)

Pascal FEOS and Petar Dundov
Sidechained
PV (2000)


<b>Steve Rachmad</b>
Nowadays, Steve Rachmad is globally known as a techno producer and DJ from the Netherlands. Over the years, he has been respected in the world of electronic music for his deep, groovy sounds that tend to rest on impressive strings, melodies, funk and soul. His career has been reaching its highest peaks from 1996 up to the present time. Yet, it is somewhat less known that he has been in the music for 21 years by now.

Steve's life story starts in Amsterdam, where he saw the first lights of the day on November 19, 1969. Twelve years later, teenage Steve already starts buying his first records: to mix, remix, and cut-and-paste their parts with an open reel tape deck. In such a cut-and-paste fashion, he presented his first release in the mid-1980s, which was soon to be followed by more of them. Among these early releases was also the one created for a hip-house/dance artist Tony Scott.

From that time on, Steve finds his inspiration in the 1980s dance and electro, works of former Time members (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis), The System, Arthur Baker, to name but a few. At the age of 15, he also starts his DJing career with a disco set in a small Amsterdam club. Nevertheless, his love for music urges him to start buying equipment, which would later result in a professional studio that is, according to him, "everything he ever dreamed of having." Today, his equipment is mainly analogue, providing him with a chance to explore the realms of warm, alive, non-static sounds. He laid the corner stone of this collection in 1985, by getting a TR-808.

A year later, Steve gets introduced to the house music. His attention is captured by the new sounds echoing mostly from Detroit and Chicago, i.e. by the work of artists such as Mr. Fingers and Derrick May. Following their style, Steve's own style takes a new direction. He is soon to be found working with artists like Darren Emerson and Derrick May.

The incoming years are to be marked by numerous successful releases on labels such as 100% Pure, Underwater, Fragile, M-Plant, Tresor, etc. He also did a significant number of remixes, signed under various pseudonyms. Among Steve's most respected releases is certainly his album "Secret Life of Machines," which came out in 1996 under his pseudonym Sterac. About the same time his DJing path starts rapidly evolving as well. Until today, Steve shares his talent with the crowds all over Europe, parts of North America, and Japan. He occasionally spins disco and electro, but mainly techno.

Of all the fictitious names he used throughout his career to sign his productions, the ones that remained until today are Sterac, Ignacio, Dreg, Parallel 9, Adverse Match and Sterac Electronics (his pseudonym for electro productions). They appear on the labels like Music Man, CLR, Jericho, Sino (Technasia), etc. Steve also runs two labels of his own: Scorp, and an electro label Sterac Electronics. The history of remixes continues into the present, including a variety of people, such as Chris Liebing, the Advent, Kanzleramt, etc.

Over the years, Steve lost the count of his productions and remixes. However, he built an oeuvre that is without a doubt of a high magnitude: both quality and quantity-wise. Unfortunately, his busy DJ schedule puts a limit on the time he would like to spend in his studio. Yet, he strives for the balance that would satisfy his enormous artistic appetite and potential. His devotion to his dreams and inspirations drives him safely into the successful future.