Altern-8 is the hardcore/breakbeat rave duo consisting of Mark Archer and C… Read Full Bio ↴Altern-8 is the hardcore/breakbeat rave duo consisting of Mark Archer and Chris Peat. In their day they helped to set trends in hardcore techno style, with several anthems, and a style of music that became progressively faster, with more bass, and definitely more noise. During this period, hardcore techno was moving away from the style of house music that was already around, and Altern-8 were moving with it. However, in 1993 Mark Archer started to prefer the house sounds. That is when he decided to produce as Slo Moshun with Danny Taurus, responsible for "Bells of N.Y.", and Xen Mantra, his solo project.
When Altern-8 put on their masks and their weird chemist uniforms for a performance, everything seemed to be out of control. Their kind of music really seemed to be a melting pot where you couldn't define exactly the different styles frontiers. After all, it was all lumped into hardcore. So many influences made up the English movement, and later even other ones, such as Jungle and Drum and Bass, were then influenced by it.
Even though the Detroit Techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson was considered a reference to all rave style with a track named "Truth of Self Evidence" (as Reese & Santonio), he had never made hardcore, and one day he met the Altern-8 duo at Stafford aka Techno City, and they recorded the "Let it Reign" tune together with Inner City: that's when Mark explained the basic ingredients of hardcore to Kevin, resulting in what he did later, like Tronikhouse's "Uptempo".
Altern-8 started in 1989 as Nexus 21, because they just liked it. It sounded 'technoey', and they were both 21 at that time. According to Archer, it was already a proto-hardcore project. Nothing to do with the unborn bleep techno. They definitely were aiming for something more dancefloor, more breakbeat. Anyway, the "Rhythm Of Life"'s sales did not go well, and they decided to change. So, they choose the best option in 1990: to Altern 8!
Influenced by the musical elements of the Detroit techno artists Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, as well as the Chicago sound of Phuture and early techno heroes Kraftwerk, the Altern-8 tunes changed the world of dance music, bringing these influences to all over the place, in a mixture of 303, 808 and 909. This was, in fact, "the sound of the Altern-8!".
Notable Altern-8 tracks include "Activ8", "E-vapor-8", "Frequency", "Hypnotic St-8" and "Infiltrate 202". The duo produced an album on the Network Records Label in 1992 called Full On .. Mask Hysteria. After their single "Everybody", the duo split up. Mark Archer is still DJing now, doing live shows all over the world.
In 1992, Peat entered as a candidate for the Stafford constituency in the General Election representing the Hardcore (Altern8-ive) party. He polled 158 votes and finished in fourth place.
When Altern-8 put on their masks and their weird chemist uniforms for a performance, everything seemed to be out of control. Their kind of music really seemed to be a melting pot where you couldn't define exactly the different styles frontiers. After all, it was all lumped into hardcore. So many influences made up the English movement, and later even other ones, such as Jungle and Drum and Bass, were then influenced by it.
Even though the Detroit Techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson was considered a reference to all rave style with a track named "Truth of Self Evidence" (as Reese & Santonio), he had never made hardcore, and one day he met the Altern-8 duo at Stafford aka Techno City, and they recorded the "Let it Reign" tune together with Inner City: that's when Mark explained the basic ingredients of hardcore to Kevin, resulting in what he did later, like Tronikhouse's "Uptempo".
Altern-8 started in 1989 as Nexus 21, because they just liked it. It sounded 'technoey', and they were both 21 at that time. According to Archer, it was already a proto-hardcore project. Nothing to do with the unborn bleep techno. They definitely were aiming for something more dancefloor, more breakbeat. Anyway, the "Rhythm Of Life"'s sales did not go well, and they decided to change. So, they choose the best option in 1990: to Altern 8!
Influenced by the musical elements of the Detroit techno artists Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, as well as the Chicago sound of Phuture and early techno heroes Kraftwerk, the Altern-8 tunes changed the world of dance music, bringing these influences to all over the place, in a mixture of 303, 808 and 909. This was, in fact, "the sound of the Altern-8!".
Notable Altern-8 tracks include "Activ8", "E-vapor-8", "Frequency", "Hypnotic St-8" and "Infiltrate 202". The duo produced an album on the Network Records Label in 1992 called Full On .. Mask Hysteria. After their single "Everybody", the duo split up. Mark Archer is still DJing now, doing live shows all over the world.
In 1992, Peat entered as a candidate for the Stafford constituency in the General Election representing the Hardcore (Altern8-ive) party. He polled 158 votes and finished in fourth place.
Where Love Lives
Altern 8 Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Where Love Lives' by these artists:
Alison Limerick You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Black Dub There's a bird in my heart And it wants to learn…
Buzz Junkies & Alison Limerick You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Buzz Junkies feat. Alison Limerick You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Buzz Junkies Vs. Alison Limerick You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Buzzjunkies feat. Alison Limerick You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Dave Pearce You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Jamie Cullum ft. Ben Cullum You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
Limerick Alison You've been hurt And you've been down You've been set out of…
Various Artists Where is love? Does it fall from skies above? Is it undernea…
Waze & Odyssey & R. Kelly 你说的没错 我没有把握 是我想不透 是有些懵懂 还没有着落 恶狠狠的冰冻 拉着我的衣袖 不让我先走 是不是落寞 在昨天之…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Altern 8:
Activ 8 Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance A Passage In Time (Dead Can…
Activ 8 (Come With Me) (Hardcore Holocaust Mix) Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance A Passage In Time (Dead Can…
Activ-8 Dead Can Dance Dead Can Dance A Passage In Time (Dead Can…
E-Vapor 8 Dave Matthews Band Miscellaneous Proudest Monkey (in album L…
E-Vapor-8 Dave Matthews Band Miscellaneous Proudest Monkey (in album L…
E-Vapor-8 (Inciner-8 mix) Dave Matthews Band Miscellaneous Proudest Monkey (in album L…
Evapor 8 Dave Matthews Band Miscellaneous Proudest Monkey (in album L…
Evapor 8 (Inciner 8 mix) Dave Matthews Band Miscellaneous Proudest Monkey (in album L…
Evapor-8 Dave Matthews Band Miscellaneous Proudest Monkey (in album…
Infiltrate 202 譲れないのさ何がなんでも 夢は叶えるためにある さぁ行こう１人じゃないんだ （狙いBang Bang 飛ばせGang G…
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TRACKLIST
0:00 - 808 pacific state - 808
2:35 - LFO - LFO (Leeds warehouse mix)
4:47 - Psychotropic - Hypnosis
7:48 - Kicksquad - Soundclash Champion Sound (hyper mix)
10:10 - Friends of Matthew - Out There
12:50 - Orbital - Chime (idk mix)
14:41 - De-Lite - Wild Times (Mayday Mix)
17:05 - CLS - Can You Feel It [1992]
19:43 - N-Joi - Malfunction
22:06 - N-Joy-Adrenalin
24:50 - Cybersonic - Technarchy
27:19 - Joey Beltram - Energy Flash
29:33 - Outlander - Vamp
31:55 - Golden Girls - Kinetic (Frank De Wulf Remix)
35:04 - Meat Beat Manifesto - Radio Babylon (1990)
37:21 - Nomad - Your Love Is Lifting Me (Smart Systems Mix)
42:30 - Moby, Go
47:08 - Trigger - Stratosphere
50:49 - cubic 22 - night in motion
53:36 - joey beltram (beltram vol.2) - my sound
56:23 - quadrophonia - quadrophonia (original mix)
58:30 - T99 - Anasthasia 1991
1:00:17 - Altern8 - Frequency
1:04:14 - CJ Bolland Ravesignal III - Horsepower (Original Mix)
1:07:11 - Joey Beltram - Mentasm
1:09:52 - Human Resource - Dominaton(idk mix)
1:13:32 - Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives (Quadrant Mix)
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1:17:29 - SL2 - DJs Take Control
1:18:57 - The Prodigy - Charly - The Alley Cat Mix
1:22:53 - Altern 8 - E-Vapor-8
1:25:46 - 2 Bad Mice - Bombscare
1:28:10 - MI 7 - rockin' down the house
1:29:43 - The Prodigy - Your Love - Original Mix
1:33:13 - DJ's Unite - DJ's Unite
1:36:00 - Urban Shakedown - Some Justice
1:37:38 - Altern 8 - Armageddon
1:41:04 - Sonz Of A Loop Da Loop Era - Far Out
1:44:19 - Tronikhouse - Uptempo
1:46:24 - Channel X - Rave to the Rhythm
1:50:00 - KROME & TIME - This sound is for the underground
1:51:53 - Acen - Trip II the Moon (Part 2)
1:47:41 - Prodigy - Everybody In The Place
2:00:16 - SL2 Way in my Brain Original Mix
2:02:06 - Edge - Compnded
2:04:24 - Liquid - Sweet Harmony
2:07:50 - Manix - Feel Real Good
2:11:11 - Tronikhouse - straight outta hell
2:14:12 - Johnny L - Hurt You So
2:17:25 - Top buzz - living in the darkness
2:20:44 - Dance Conspiracy - Dub War (Chapter 1)
2:24:44 - Krome & time - Manic Stampede
2:29:30 - Sound Corp-Dream Finder
2:32:17 - Sonz of a Loop Da Loop Era - Peace and Loveism
Big thanks to anyone who helped me completing this :)
S F
How lucky were we to grow up with these tunes 🙌🏻
Bushcat
@Mike Norledge Same here!
Mike Norledge
we've still got 'em my friend 🙂
Bushcat
Infuckingdeed fellas.
Jacquie Yorke
Very
John Johnson
Deffo
Blue Man
Pity the fools who thumbs down this. One of the best old school sets EVER!
Joy della Noce
@Christopher Jollyo
Mike Norledge
just a joke, I like to be different 🙂
Christopher Jolly
High 5 to that my man 😉