Altz
Max Motion

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ALTZ WAS BORN AND RAISED IN OSAKA, JAPAN, WHERE HELEARNED TO PLAY STRINGED INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS GUITAR, BASS,AND MANDOLIN. IMPRESSED AT AN EARLY AGE BY LYNYRDSKYNYRD, LITTLE FEAT, ROLLING STONES, FUNKADELIC, MUDDYWATERS, EDGER WINTER, AND YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA, HEBEGAN PLAYING IN VARIOUS R&B, FUNK, ‘80S POP AND HARDROCK-BASED OUTFITS. A TRIP TO INDIA GAVE ALTZ A NEW INTERESTIN TRANCE MUSIC CULTURE, AND SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS SEAMLESSLYINCORPORATED ELECTRIC ELEMENTS LIKE TECHNO AND BREAKBEATSINTO HIS MUSIC.SINCE 2000, AFTER PICKING UP AND MASTERING THEMPC2000, ALTZ HAS RECORDED ON HIS OWN AND COMPOSEDAND EDITED DANCE MUSIC IN EARNEST. HE HAS SINCE BECOME AHIGHLY RESPECTED RECORDING ARTIST, DJ, AND REMIXER, MAKINGAN INTERNATIONAL IMPACT WITHIN ALL GENRES OF DANCE MUSICFROM DEEP HOUSE TO NU-DISCO. CURRENT RELEASESINCLUDE THE ALBUM LALALA ON JAPAN’S ZI-KOORECORDS AND ITS FOLLOW-UP ALBUM YELL ON STEVEKOTEY’S (CHICKEN LIPS) INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWNBEAR FUNK LABEL OUT OF THE UK. THIS NEW FOUR-TRACK12-INCH INCLUDES VOCALS FROM YOSHIMI OF THEBOREDOMS AND TWO SEPARATE REMIXES BY THE IDJUTBOYS.