The Hypnotist is actually 2 guys - Caspar Pound and Peter Smith. Caspar Pound / artists (C) Real Name: Caspar Pound Profile: Massively influential producer, remixer, and label-boss of Rising High Records, Caspar Pound was a direct descendant of the famous and controversial poet Ezra Pound. Originally from Peterborough, he shot to fame at age 16 with the single 'Total Confusion', and then founded the Rising High and Sapho labels. As 'The Hypnotist' he became a star in Germany, and played at the Love Parade to thousands of ravers.He licensed the Harthouse label to the UK, pioneering German Trance music, a genre then unknown in the UK; and licensed Underground Resistance for their debut UK release. He also kickstarted the careers of many Electronica heroes from Mixmaster Morris to Luke Vibert.
Caspar Pound passed away at his home on 30 April 2004, age 33. Not from his struggle with brain cancer as is commonly reported but of complication resulting from an enlarged heart.
Aliases: Prophet Of Rage, Rising High (2) In Groups: A Homeboy, A Hippie & A Funki Dredd, Dark Star (2), Dominatrix UK, Dub Collective, Electronic Dub, F Troop, Hardline 2, Hypnotist, The, Industrial High, New London School Of Electronics, Obsessive (2), Pound & Harris, Rising High Collective, Talisman (2), Temple Of Acid, V.I.M., White Trash Gold Diggaz Peter Smith / artists (P) Real Name: Peter James Smith Aliases: N-Trance (2), PJ Dynamix In Groups: F Troop, Hardline 2, Hypnotist, The, MLO, OBX, Radical Rob, Rising High Collective, Smith / Tye, Talisman (2), Temple Of Acid Not much info on this guy though. All info is from Discogs.
This blog is to highlight the best of Chicago House, Detroit Techno, Acid House, Uk Rave and Hardcore, House, Madchester, Early Drum & Bass, and Early Trance. 1985-1994. I have not uploaded any of these tracks personally and have simply found and linked them from forums and other blogs.
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Isn't the creator of these tunes dead? I think he died in 2004 - I was reading his bio last week.
The Hypnotist is actually 2 guys - Caspar Pound and Peter Smith. Caspar Pound / artists (C)
Real Name: Caspar Pound
Profile: Massively influential producer, remixer, and label-boss of Rising High Records, Caspar Pound was a direct descendant of the famous and controversial poet Ezra Pound. Originally from Peterborough, he shot to fame at age 16 with the single 'Total Confusion', and then founded the Rising High and Sapho labels. As 'The Hypnotist' he became a star in Germany, and played at the Love Parade to thousands of ravers.He licensed the Harthouse label to the UK, pioneering German Trance music, a genre then unknown in the UK; and licensed Underground Resistance for their debut UK release. He also kickstarted the careers of many Electronica heroes from Mixmaster Morris to Luke Vibert.
Caspar Pound passed away at his home on 30 April 2004, age 33. Not from his struggle with brain cancer as is commonly reported but of complication resulting from an enlarged heart.
Aliases: Prophet Of Rage, Rising High (2)
In Groups: A Homeboy, A Hippie & A Funki Dredd, Dark Star (2), Dominatrix UK, Dub Collective, Electronic Dub, F Troop, Hardline 2, Hypnotist, The, Industrial High, New London School Of Electronics, Obsessive (2), Pound & Harris, Rising High Collective, Talisman (2), Temple Of Acid, V.I.M., White Trash Gold Diggaz
Peter Smith / artists (P)
Real Name: Peter James Smith
Aliases: N-Trance (2), PJ Dynamix
In Groups: F Troop, Hardline 2, Hypnotist, The, MLO, OBX, Radical Rob, Rising High Collective, Smith / Tye, Talisman (2), Temple Of Acid
Not much info on this guy though. All info is from Discogs.
Thanks msprim! Sorry to hear about Casper....
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