2000 and One

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With a history in the world of B-Boys and Hip-Hop and a true collection ofthe rarest tunes built up in Soho London, young Dylan Hermelijn aka 2000and One, being a true B-Boy, was the main dj for Amsterdam's Rap act 'TheBeatmasters'.Spring 1988 - Groove Records: A visit to influence his entire future!Armando's 'confusions revenge' pumpin' loud in a Soho record store dazzledDylan while hearing this monotone but rather psychedelic sound. "Acid Acid... Let's Jack The house"... Same night Dylan got invited by Baby Ford toan 'Acid House Party'. A future in the making, big time for sure!Dylan's hands itched till he got a small Roland: 'TB 303 Bass linesynthesizer'. In fall 1988 he meets Dutch DJ Daniel Leeflang aka Dano, aradio jockey obsessed with 'TR 606 drum computer'. Hooking these 2 up ledto dozens of recordings on tape, a first gig (a warehouse party by thepeople of 'Lower East Side Recordings'), and the birth of '2000 and One'.In no time 'Lower East Side' released 2000 and Ones' first Acid Houserecord. Gates to the record industry opened and Dylan started building adiscography. His style is influenced by two key genres of house music:'Chicago Acid House & Detroit Techno House'.His project 'Edge of Motion', together with friend Gertjan Schonewille,reflects his passion for Acid House. Their 'Set Up 707' on Miss DjaxImprint Djax Records was a huge underground hit and is a true classic.Dylans' 2000 and One alias focused on Detroit Techno sounds inspired bylegends as Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson.Not finding the right record label for his creations was when 2000 and Oneand partner in crime Sandy Huner decided to lay the foundation of 100% PureRecords. 100% Pure released work by the likes of Derrick May, SteveRachmad, Orlando Voorn, Jerome, Speedy J, Mark Broom and and. As aproducer Dylan released albums and singles under his monikers Edge ofMotion, 2000 and One, Mindscape and Babies from Gong. A broad-spectrumelectronic musical journey into the world of techno, electro, ambient, anddrum & bass.2001 to 2003: Dylan takes a sabbatical. By the end of 2003, he was busyagain rebuilding and renewing his old studio with 100% Pure records thatwas back already in full force with the 2004 summer hit & Ibiza anthem'Dillema' (by Shinedoe). A new 2000 and One record followed, 'The returnof ...', a typical Detroit samba groover to make it immediately into thecharts of Laurent Garnier, Derrick May, Deetron & Steve Rachmad.In 2005 he found a new imprint together with Shinedoe called 'IntactoRecords'. The second release on Intacto 'Sunday' (2000 and One), a minimalDetroit techno tune (Robert Hood style) got licensed to Luciano's mix-cd onSoma Records (Spring 2006).During the summer of 2005, 2000 and One released, the classic tune, 'AdonaiElohim'. The track got picked up by Sven V? and was the Ibiza 2005 anthem,also featured on 'Sven V? - The Sound of the Sixth Season'.The releases of Dylan receive full support of the main players with hislatest work on Intacto Records & Styrax Leaves Records (Berlin) featured onmix cd's by Richie Hawtin, Frank Lorber, Luciano, Tiefschwarz, Booka Shade,...2000 and One aka Dylan Hermelijn is performing live and as dj. The liveperformance focuses on a groovin' Detroit vibe combined with stompin' oldskool jackin' Chicago style, while behind the decks he explores theboundaries of German melodic minimal techno flavoured with the Detroitflow.

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