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Biography of Mijk van Dijk | | | Moniker(s) / | mijkfunk, mijktech, Marmion, Microglobe, Mindgear, LoopZone, Mijk's Magic Marble Box, Brothers In Raw, Mijk-O-Zilla |
Some stories from the attic?
In the 80s Mijk van Dijk started out as a bass player in school funk bands, was part of German proto „discourse pop“ band „Jetzt!“ and later discovered House music,
In the 90s, Mijk van Dijk recorded some of the first techno records out of Berlin and helped to pave the way for our music as a journalist, producer and DJ from Day One. He has been producing some of the hardest and fastest techno tunes ever with DJ Tanith and on his own with his project „LoopZone“. He has been a pioneer for a new sound called „Trance“ back in 1992 when he worked with Cosmic Baby on the probably first Trance/ Chillout-Compilation ever: „Tranceformed From Beyond“ on MFS-Records. In those days he wrote tunes like Marmion’s „Schoeneberg“ and Microglobe’s „High On Hope“, „Environ-mentality“ and „All Our Colours“, that became classics of Techno. In the lyrics of his first artist album „Afreuropamericasiaustralica“ he focussed on issues like the preservation of the environment, global warming, frictions between cultural groups and religions, well, basically all the issues, we are talking about right now. This ground-breaking album has just be re-released digitally on Mijk’s first own digital label environ-mental recordings in a „Director’s Cut-Edition“.
Mijk’s main label in the 90s was legendary German record label Superstition, where his biggest hit to date „Schoeneberg“ under the project name „Marmion“ was released as catalogue number 004 in 1993. He also wrote the final chapter of this Hamburg based imprint by mixing the bastard techno mix CD „Decade“, the final Superstition release in 2003.??
Teamwork?
Not only on his album „Teamwork“: Mijk always liked to co-produce with other artists as diverse as DJ Hell, Claude Young, Tanith, Takkyu Ishino, Thomas Schuhmacher, DJ Rok, Toby Izui, Namito, Rob Acid, Tom Wax, Asem Shama and Martin Eyerer. His Marmion-classic „Schoeneberg“ was produced together with Marcos Lopez. ?
After a break of 12 years he started working again with DJ Hell on music productions (like Hell’s critically acclaimed „Teufelswerk“ album) as well as mix compilations (like “Misch Masch”) and fashion show soundtracks (like Michalsky and Joop).
Apart from his own productions there's the string of remixes that Mijk did for artists like Moby, Denki Groove, GTO, Frankie Bones, Humate, Emmanuel Top, Arpeggiators, Sonic Animation, to name but a few.??
2010?
The next decade will see the next step in Mijk’s career. Embracing the new digital world in producing, DJing and releasing music. Mijk set up 2 new labels:
environ-mental recordings for taking his non-digital past into the realm of today’s music consumption society and nuFunkFiles aka nuFF for taking his first love Funk Music into the future. His new project mijkfunk is ready, set, go for a string of releases to define his vision of NuFunk. A lot of music by Mijk will be dedicated to NuFunk in the next years, be it as mijkfunk or as The Chaenge, together with Wareika-singer Florian Schirmacher.
And still House and Techno are big with Mijk.
Besides his House releases of Cologne based label BluFin he just released the „Feel Unreal-EP“ under the name „mijktech“ on Australian label Hypnotic Room with amazing remixes by some of Japan’s finest producers such as Shin Nishimura, DJ Wada and Talashi Watanabe.
The perfect conclusion to his past before the future ist he compilation „Past Perfect – the Best of Mijk van Dijk“ which wraps his greatest hits from 1992 to 2010 on one exciting compilation, released through Media Factory exclusively in Japan.
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Selected discography of Mijk van Dijk
1990 – 1991
first 12“-releases on Low Spirit and Bash Records, both from Berlin
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1992
Tranceformed From Beyond - MFS 021
probably the world’s first so-called Trance-Compilation in a revolutionary
mega-mix, compiled and conceived by Cosmic Baby and Mijk van Dijk
Microglobe - High On Hope (The Summer Remixes) - MFS 025
Mijk’s first club hit
Berlin 1992 – Auferstanden aus Ruinen - Tresor/ Novamute
a crucial compilation highlighting the Berlin scene
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1993
Marmion - Berlin-EP – Superstition 004
including Mijk’s classic „Schoeneberg“
Mijk´s Magic Marble Box Vol.1 - The 4 Seasons Of The Mind-EP - Superstition (12”)
including “The Wildlife”, which was featured in the 1996-TV ad for the Renault Mégane
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1994
DJ Hell - Geteert & Gefedert – Disko B
including „Herz“ and „Hot On The Heels Of Love“, produced by Hell & Mijk van Dijk
Microglobe - Afreuropamericasiaustralica - The Album – MFS 055
Mijk’s highly acclaimed first artist album, focussing on issues like preservation of the
environment, global warming, cultural frictions, basically all the issues, we are still talking in 2010.
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1995
Moby - Everytime You Touch Me -Remixes – NovaMute
including Mijk van Dijk-Remix
Mijk´s Magic Marble Box Vol.2 - Tokyo Trax-EP - Superstiton 2041
Mijk’s love declaration to Japan
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1996
Denki Groove - Niji-Remixes Vol.1 & 2 (Mijk van Dijk-Remix) – MFS 084
Mijk’s breakthrough release in Japan
Mijk van Dijk - Suck My Soul - Superstition 2067
actually the first single released under the name of „Mijk van Dijk“
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1997
Mijk van Dijk - Glow - Superstition 2074
Mijk’s second artist album
Megatech Body - Ghost In The Shell - Game Soundtrack - Sony Japan
Mijk’s first PlayStation game soundtrack contribution
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1998
Mijk van Dijk - Multi-Mijk - (Mix-CD)
Greatest Hits Collection for the Japanese market released by Sony Japan
Mijk van Dijk & Thomas Schumacher - Delivery/ Ride-In U – Superstition
Clubhit and appetizer for Mijk’s third album
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1999
Mijk van Dijk – Teamwork - Superstition 2099
Mijk’s third artist album, a collection of collaborations with artists such as Thomas Schumacher, Claude Young, Humate, Quazar, Paul M aka Kid Paul aka Energy 52
Superstition 100 - Superstition 2100
Cutup-sample fest of the first 99 Superstition releases
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2000
Ridge Racer V - Original Game Soundtrack (SME Japan) + Namco (PS2)
Playstation 2 launch title video game soundtrack contribution
Mijk van Dijk - Armored Core 2 V - Original Game Soundtrack FROM (PS2)
Another Playstation2 video game soundtrack
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2001
Mijk van Dijk & Toby Izui - Berlin - Tokyo (DJ-Mix-Compilation) - dj-sets.com
acclaimed Double-DJ-Mix-CD with his Brother in Raw-partner Toby Izui
Bassed On Classics – Sony
including Mijk’s re-interpretations of classical music by Bohemian copmposers Dvorak and Smetana
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2002
Mijk van Dijk - Everyground - Superstition
Mijk’s forth artist album
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2003
Decade - The Mix: 10 Years Of Superstition – Superstition
Mix-CD melting over 70 tracks of Superstiton history into 74 minutes of Bastard Pop Techno
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2004 + 2005
not much
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2006
Mijk van Dijk – Closer – Kling Klong 007
Highly acclaimed cooperation with Martin Eyerer
Plato – Bass erstaunt-EP – Big & Dirty 009
Mijk’s biggest hit in the new millenium
Mijk van Dijk – Denn es ist wie es ist, weil Du bist wie Du bist – BluFin 017
Mijk’s first release on this Cologne-based label
DJ Hell – MischMasch-Mix-Compliation Vol.3 – Fine Music(
Highly acclaimed mix-CD conceived by DJ Hell, engineered by Mijk van Dijk
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2007
Rok & Mijk – Jack Your Ass-EP - Gigolo Recordings 205
Mijk’s cooperation with legendary Berlin DJ Rok
Phobia – Phobia (HELL-Remix) – Gigolo Recordings 213
Highly acclaimed remix of a classic, that time (almost) forgot
Namito & Mijk van Dijk - Bassfood-EP – Circle 014
Cooperation with Berlin based buddy Namito
GTO – Pure (Plato-Remix) – io-Music
Great remix of this legendary classic of Techno
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2008
DJ Hell – The Disaster - Gigolo Recordings 231
First single of Hell’s forthcoming album, produced with Mijk van Dijk
Mijk van Dijk – Xmas-Carols-EP – BluFin 051
Mijk’s dream come true: a Christmas-EP on BluFin
Little Nobody & Dj Fodder – Cocaine Speaking (Mijk van Dijk-Remix) – Hypnotic Room
Highly acclaimed remix, just re-released in 2010
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2009
DJ Hell – Teufelswerk - Gigolo Recordings 250
Mijk coproduces 2 tracks to Hell’s most ambitious album so far
The Chaenge – Love Devotion – Space Factory 22
Mijk’s first NuFunk release by this duo with Wareika-singer Florian Schirmacher
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2010
Mijk van Dijk – Ebony & Ivory-EP – BluFin 068
Piano-laden hit single on BluFin Records
Microglobe - Afreuropamericasiaustralica (Director’s Cut) – environ-mental recordings 001
Digital re-release of Mijk’s first album on his first own label
mijktech – Feel Unreal-EP – Hypnotic Room 065
New techno EP with remixes by some of Japan’s finest (Shin Nishimura, DJ Wada, DJ Warp)
Mijk van Dijk – Past Perfect (The Best Of Mijk van Dijk) – Media Factory
Greatest Hits compilation compiled by Mijk himself incl. a bonus track with Kaori Kaneko
mijkfunk – Are Friends Digital? – nuFunkFiles 001
Mijk goes Digital Funk with his second own label to start a legacy
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