For those of you immersed in the Techno Scene, you are no stranger to the Space DJ’s.  Hailing from the UK, Jamie Bissmire and Ben Long are International Techno Icons and are FINALLY coming to North America in April!  Below is a little background on their work as the Space DJ’s, discographies, etc.  If you are interested in booking them, now is the time to do it! 

Space DJz Intro: There are few Djz and producers in the modern techno world who can truly claim to have pioneered a style and sound, and call it their own. Such statements are often declared, but rarely justified. In the case of Ben Long and Jamie Bissmire , the names behind the revered Space DJz this claim would be unarguable.

Ever since the pair's formation in the early 1990's their unerring ability to fuse raucous techno with their life long love of Hip Hop , has set them aside from there peers. In the present day, an abundance of UK techno producer's have emerged, none would deny The Space Djz are true innovators.


In 1995 the duo released their debut Ep Space DJz on the legendary and now defunked Infonet imprint, quickly followed up by an outing on the Belgium label Reload These two projects put them on the techno map but the real turning point arrived in early 1996 on Infonet with the release of the ‘Return to earth', Ep, containing the techno anthems ‘Side on', and ‘Rock the house’. Both trakz would blow up to be huge and be re-released via Frankfurt based Ongaku .The combined output of both releases was over 10,000 copies and along side Dave Clarks Red 1 these were two of the biggest tunez of the year and are still much sought after and played to this day. The Djz became prize catches for major playerz Nova Mute and Soma contributing several more classic releases, culminating in 1999's critically acclaimed album ‘On Patrol`. The album expressed Ben and Jamie's roots perfectly, combining their now infamous hip hop influences with their unique brand of analog techno and chaotic electronic soundscapes.

Later that year The Space Djz delivered a trak that was to become one of their biggest hitz to date AK 47 a trak that had originally been heard on a Nova Mute Compilation was reworked and served to capture the period's riotus spirit of techno. Listening to that record, one would imagine was like being attacked with a chainsaw buy an electronic chicken ,simply brutal .It was released as a double pack on Ben Long's highly regarded Potential Recordingz and featured remixes by many of techno's biggest namez including Umek, The Advent, Gaetano Parisio, Oliver Ho, Inigo Kennedy, Chris McCormack.


During 2001 Ben and Jamie also able to concentrate on their solo projects working with labels such as Consumer Recreation, CLR, Primate, PrimeEvil, Tortured, Advanced, Eukatech, Speilzeug, and the running of their own labelz Potential Recordingz, Ergonomix, Ground, Foundation and Target. Jamie also released a Bandulu album Redemption with Music Man.

2002 saw the welcome return of The Space Djz on Blly Nasty's Tortured imprint with the Faces of Pain double pack , their first release together in almost two years, and a double mix Cd was released on Primal Rythms entitled The Last Djz on Earth. They were back and they were better then ever.

During this time , and indeed long before, The Space Djz have been renowned the world over for their breathtaking skillz behind the deckz. Whether working as a team or individually , Ben and Jamie consistently deliver astounding performances – Dj' ing to them is an art, and with over ten yearz on the world Dj circuit they have the knowledge and experience to rock any party right ..

Discography

Ben Long & Jamie Bissmire - "Loose Change" (12") (Infonet)
Space Djz, Red Shift, 12" (Infonet)
Space Djz, Side On, 12" (Ongaku)
Space Djz, Eratic, 10" (Infonet)
Space Djz, Harmonic Distortion, 12" (Re-load)
Space Djz, Return To Earth, 12" (Infonet)
Space Djz, Lights, 12" (Soma Recordings Ltd.)
Space Djz, Rate of Change, CD5" (NovaMute)
Space Djz, Humanize, 12" (NovaMute)
Space Djz, Humanize, CD5" (NovaMute)
Space Djz, Rate Of Change, 12" (NovaMute)
Space Djz, On Patrol, 2x12" (Soma Recordings Ltd.)
Space Djz, AK-47 (Remixes), 2x12" (Potential)
Space Djz, AK-47, 12" (Potential)
Space Djz, Solaris, 12" (Soma Recordings Ltd.)
Space Djz, On Patrol!, CD (Soma Recordings Ltd.)
Space Djz, The Last EP On Earth, 12" (Primal Rhythms)
Space Djz, The Last DJz On Earth, 2xCD (EQ / Stomp)
Ben Long & Jamie Bissmire - "Sacred Ground (Umek Remixes)" (12") (Ground)
Space Djz, Bang 2 Rightz, 2x12" (Tortured Records)

SOLO PRODUCTIONS

BEN LONG

Ben Long - "Potential 001" (12") (Potential)
Ben Long - "Potential 002 (Remixes)" (12") (Potential)
Ben Long - "Potential 002" (12") (Potential)
Ben Long - "Potential 003" (12") (Potential)
Ben Long - "Potential 002 (Remixes)" (12") (Potential)
Ben Long - "Potential 007" (12") (Potential)
Ben Long - "Imperial Leather EP" (12") (Tortured)
Ben Long - "Ground / Syndrome" (12") (Ground)
Ergonomix Part 1, 12" (Ergonomix)
Ergonomix part. 1, 12" (Ergonomix)
Ben Long -The Prime Time, 12" (Primate Recordings)
Ben Long -Payback, 12" (Advanced)

JAMIE BISSMIRE (also see Bandulu)

Jamie Bissmire - "The Earth's Vital Energies" (12") (Ground)
Jamie Bissmire - "The Rhythms Of Nature" (2x12") (Ground)
Jamie Bissmire - "Ground Craft" (12") (Ground)
Jamie Bissmire - "Natural Science" (12") (Ground)
Jamie Bissmire - "Twelve Tribes" (12") (Ground)
Jamie Bissmire - The Wicked Switch EP, 12" (C.L.R.)
Jamie Bissmire - Advanced Ground, 12" (Advanced)
Jamie Bissmire - Recent Events, 12" (Primevil)
Jamie Bissmire - The Interrupted Journey EP, 12" (Eukatech)
Jamie Bissmire - Practice EP, 12" (Target Practice)
Jamie Bissmire - "Ground Force" (12") (GroundForce)