Bogdan Raczynski

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Name = Bogdan Raczynski


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Background = solo_singer
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Origin = Poland
Genre = Electronic music
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Years_active = 1996–present
Label = Rephlex
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URL = http://www.bogdanraczynski.com/

Bogdan Raczynski is a Canada-based braindance artist. He was born in Poland, c. 1977, but he moved along with his family to the U.S. during his childhood. During the mid-1990s he used trackers to compose techno tracks, which were released on the netlabel Kosmic Free Music Foundation under his alias "Karl". At some point between mid-1996 and 1997 he left the US for Japan where he attended and eventually dropped out of art school. He then spent time playing trumpet in Japanese jazz clubs, eventually becoming homeless and living on the streets of Tokyo or in the homes of friends. During this time he was still making music on his computer; the song "Nihon de Homeless" on "Samurai Math Beats" is a reflection of this period of his life. He was eventually signed to Richard D. James's Rephlex Records label. Some of the songs on his first album, "Boku Mo Wakaran", had been previously released on the Internet.

His style is similar to that of Squarepusher's, mixing complex beats with strange sounds and samples. He sings in both Japanese and English (and occasionally Polish), usually with melodramatic, exaggerated lyrics in a funny, strained voice.

Bogdan is also famous for many of his "Mini" movies based on documentaries on how the Home Computer has affected many of the children's behavior.

Discography

All of Raczynski's non-netlabel albums have been released on Rephlex Records.

Internet Gaming websites

Bogdan Raczynski has created several MMORPG and social networking related sites. In August 2005 he opened [http://www.basilmarket.com/ BasilMarket] which offers an eBay-style auction system for in-game items for the game MapleStory and a very popular forum. Later in February 2007 he opened [http://www.profil3.com/ Profil3] , a social networking site designed specifically for MMO gamers. [ [http://www.viceland.com/int/v15n1/htdocs/electric_independence.php/ Vice Magazine - ELECTRIC INDEPENDENCE ] ] He also created the electronic music community website em411.com.

Basilmarket

Basilmarket was designed for the intent to auction virtual items for the popular MMORPG Maplestory. The site also contains a forum where users are free to talk about the game or any other topics that aren't related to the game. Bogdan is occasionally seen around the site usually only for updates and rules. Bogdan also runs the site under an online alias, Mr.Basil.

References

* [http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-09-26/music/bogdan-raczynski/ Review of "My Love I Love" in "SF Weekly"]
* [http://www.jivemagazine.com/article.php?pid=1181/ Bogdan Raczynski: The finer points of beginner cooking - 2003 JIVE Magazine Interview ]

External links

* [http://www.bogdanraczynski.com/ Official website]
* [http://xltronic.com/discography/artist/21 Bogdan Raczynski discography]
* [http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/ Official Forum]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Bogdan+Raczynski Bogdan Raczynski at Discogs]
* [http://www.basilmarket.com/ Basilmarket]