Stellar Music 27 : BREAKINASIA presents REIKI (Singapore)

Born and raised in Singapore, DJ Reiki is a local breaks stalwart & one of the most well known Djs in the circuit. It was in 1999 when she stumbled upon the hard hops of Omar Santana and the nu-skool breaks of Adam Freeland. Since then, her style of breaks gradually developed to sets of high impact tunes, frantic beats, swirling analogues and monster hooks.

Since Reiki’s first well-received club appearance in Phuture (by Zouk) and her debut promotional mixed CD entitled Equlibrium 001: Dawn of Breaks, she has moved on to spin for leading local breakbeat events such as Sirens, Phuture Breaks, Guerilla, Assault and guest spot in other parts of Asia, headlining Breaks Centro & Flava Breaks in Kuala Lumpur, Salem Innovation Sessions in Hong Kong and recently Breakzelecta in Bangkok.

Known for dropping wicked tunes that heat up the dancefloors, she has even supported drum n bass heavyweight DJs Aphrodite, Mickey Finn & John B as well as Asia’s breaks ambassador, Tony Tay (Zouk) and UK breaks heavyweight, General Midi.

Scenewise, Reiki has been a pillar in gathering breaks enthusiasts to promote domestic breaks culture as well as writing articles / reviews, but more importantly, documenting the music’s growing movement in regional portal - http://breakinasia.blogspot.com

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Stellar Music 26 : POLE FOLDER (Belgium) - Bedrock, Mashtronic Records, Frisky Radio

Much like the film of the same name, 2001 was a Space Odyssey for the underground club scene as thanks to John Digweed, Pole Folder was introduced to the world with his debut single 'Apollo Vibes' becoming a genre defining classic in the years that have passed since.

This was followed over the course of the following year by the AA single 'Enter The Rhythm/Waxxx' and a third single, 'Dust', a track that many hold in high regard even to this day. From there, EP and single projects followed on such labels as Sunkissed Records and Mo-Do Records, whilst Pole Folder spent much of the next two years focusing on an artist album he had been commissioned to do by John Digweed, making him the first artist to produce an artist album for the prestigious Bedrock label.

The album, 'Zero Gold' featured collaborations with Brooklyn singer and songwriter Shelley Harland, fellow Belgian Sandra Ferretti and Kirsty Hawkshaw, and the album's blend of downtempo moods, brilliant melodies and cinematic soundscapes have earned it critical acclaim all across the world.

It's testament to this fact that tracks from the album have been licensed for use popular shows such as 'Nip/Tuck' and 'CSI'.

In the live arena, Pole Folder's career as a DJ and live artist continues to grow and has seen him perform everywhere from Europe to America and Asia, with such places as Miami, Moscow, Monaco, Tokyo and Buenos Aires just a few of the places he's been invited to perform, and this continues to increase on a monthly basis, with live tours and DJ gigs planned for the future in various continents of the world.

Pole Folder performs in Zouk Singapore this weekend - a night not to be missed!

Check out www.myspace.com/polefolder and www.polefolder.com

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