Hardfloor

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Hardfloor
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Hardfloor performing at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2007
Background information
Origin Cologne, Germany
Genres Hard trance, techno, acid trance, electronica
Years active1991–present
MembersOliver Bondzio
Ramon Zenker

Hardfloor is a German electronic music duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker. [1] Their most famous track is "Acperience 1" (often titled more simply as "Acperience" on many compilation albums) [1] and chosen by Feargal Sharkey as one of his 'Inheritance Tracks' [2] when interviewed on UK's BBC Radio 4.

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Their distinctive acid house sound is attributed to their skill at manipulating Roland TB-303 bass synthesisers, [1] using up to six of these machines at once. Their UK chart hits include "Hardtrance Acperience" (1992), "Trancescript" (1993) and the remix of the aforementioned "Acperience" (1997). [3] Their 1996 album, Home Run, peaked at No. 68 in the UK Albums Chart. [3]

Discography

Albums

TB Resuscitation1993 Harthouse
Respect1994Harthouse
Home Run1996Harthouse
The Best Of Hardfloor1997 Eye Q Records
All Targets Down1998Harthouse
So What?!2000Harthouse
4 Out Of 5 Aliens Recommend This2005www.hardfloor.de
Compiler 1.02006www.hardfloor.de
The Life We Choose2007www.hardfloor.de
Two Guys Three Boxes2010www.hardfloor.de
The Art Of Acid2014www.hardfloor.de
The Business Of Basslines2017www.hardfloor.de

Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk

Hardfloor also released albums under the pseudonym Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk. These songs tend toward the chillout and lounge genres.[ citation needed ]

Electric Crate Digger1999Studio !K7
Take Off Da Hot Sweater2002Combination Records
Lost & Found2003Combination Records
The Chearleaders Are Smilin' At You2009Mole Listening Pearls

Mix albums compiled by Hardfloor

Hardfloor presents X-MIX: Jack The Box1998 Studio K7
Our Acid Experience2006www.hardfloor.de
Tales Of The Unexpected 3 - Mixed By Hardfloor2008 Platipus Records

Singles and EPs

"Let Da Bass Go"1991Eye Q Records
"Drug Overlord"1992Eye Q Records
"Hardtrance Acperience EP"1992Harthouse
"Trancescript"1993Harthouse
"Into The Nature"1994Harthouse
"Funalogue Mini Album"1994Harthouse
"Mr. Anderson" / "Fish & Chips"1994Harthouse
"Mahogany Roots"1994Harthouse
"Respect"1994Harthouse
"Respected Remixes"1995Harthouse
"Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk?"1995Harthouse
"Strikeout"1996Harthouse
"Beavis At Bat"1996Harthouse
"Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk? Volume 2"1997Harthouse
"Hardfloor Will Survive" (collaboration with Phuture)1998Harthouse
"Skill Shot"1999Harthouse
"Smash The Gnat"2000Harthouse
"Communication To None"2001Harthouse
"Underexposed Above Average"2001Harthouse
"Alphabetical" / "Received Files" / "Me Too"2003www.hardfloor.de
"Da Revival" / "Hubbub Rub"2004www.hardfloor.de
"Soulful Spirit" / "Mrs. Broflovski"2004www.hardfloor.de
"Murano" / "Joppiemuffler"2004www.hardfloor.de
"Groupie Love" / "Plasticacid" / "Jack the House"2005www.hardfloor.de
"T 2 Da C" (Da Remixes)2005www.hardfloor.de
"Devils & Donuts" / "Who Took Da Box?"2006www.hardfloor.de
"Tugger" / "Butterflies in Bottermelk"2006www.hardfloor.de
"Hitchhiker Habits" / "Blueprint" (by Rob Acid)2006www.hardfloor.de
"707" (by Andreas Andreas) / "It's Him, It's Him"2007www.hardfloor.de

Selected Hardfloor remixes

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References

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  2. "BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Feargal Sharkey". BBC.
  3. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 243. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.