Skazi

Skazi
Origin	Jerusalem, Israel, ranana, israel
Genres	Psychedelic trance Dark psytrance Trance Metal
Years active	1998–present
Website	www.skazimusic.com
Members
Asher Swissa Assaf B-Bass

Skazi is an Israeli psychedelic trance DJ group, formed in 1998, with two members: Asher Swissa and Assaf B-Bass.

History

Skazi was formed in 1998 by Asher Swissa and Assaf B-Bass, to form a duo producing Soft Psy-Trance Electro Punk music.

Swissa began his musical career as a punk rocker in 1990, when he formed a group called Sartan Hashad (en. Breast Cancer) together with three friends. The band played in small venues in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and enjoyed limited success in the Israeli punk scene. In 1996 Asher left the band to develop his career and to write and perform music which would appeal to larger audiences. He started making Trance music, but still kept a Hard Rock sound, playing electric guitar riffs in many of his tracks. In 1998 he adopted the stage name DJ Skazi.^[1]

Assaf B-Bass has been part of the electronic production music scene since the early 1990s, and was involved in a lots of groups like group called Mental Orange for three years.^[2]

Recording career

Skazi's first album, Animal, was released in September 2000. On this album Skazi combined live guitar riffs and techy hardcore sounds. While the music meshed with other Psy-Trance, it shared elements of Hard House and Techno.

Since the production of Animal, Assaf B-Bass and Asher are members of the band. Assaf B-Bass acts as A&R for Skazi's record label, Chemical Crew.^[3]

Skazi produced four compilations between the years 2001 and 2004 (Zoo1, Zoo2, Zoo3 and Most Wanted). Skazi has also been involved in collaborations with other artists.^[4]

Discography

• Animal (Shaffel Records, 2001)^[5]
• Zoo 1 (2001)^[5]
• Storm (Shaffel Records, 2002)^[5]
• Most Wanted (2003)^[5]
• Zoo 2 (2003)^[5]
• Zoo 3 (2004)^[5]
• Animal in Storm (Special Edition - Double CD, 2004) ^[5]
• Total Anarchy (2006)^[5]
• Zoo 4 (2009)^[5]

External links

• Official Website
• Chemical Crew - Skazi's record label.

References

1. ^ Review of Sratan Hashad Concert - Yoram Bar - Kol Ha'ir 26 February 1993 (Hebrew)
2. ^ "DJ Skazi - Profile", Progressive Trance Network, http://www.progressivetrance.net/artists/dj-skazi, retrieved 2010-06-08 
3. ^ "Album review - Most Wanted Presents DJ Skazi - ??????", Saiko Sounds Catalog, 14 November 2003, http://www.saikosounds.com/English/display_release.asp?id=3786, retrieved 2010-06-08 
4. ^ DJ 26 Bryan aka Stomp (2008-11-01), "Rock That Trance - Interview with Skazi", Rolling Stone, http://www.rollingstone-india.com/electrobuzz/articledetails.php?articleid=10, retrieved 2010-06-08 
5. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Discogs, Skazi's Discography on Discogs, http://www.discogs.com/artist/Skazi, retrieved 2010-06-08