***Magnus - The Perfect DuO***

gOD is great, after dEUS and The Prophet comes Magnus. Magnus is a joint dance project of Tom Barman - heart and soul of Antwerp rockers dEUS - and CJ Bolland - DJ-producer and key figure in the international techno scene. ’First one to call Magnus a side-project will get his teeth kicked in by me personally’ Barman grins. The message is clear: we’re not talking about a quick inbetweenie here, but a close and successful encounter between two musicians with radically distinct musical backgrounds, who took it to a recording studio in search of a common sound. C.J. Bolland’s interest in electronic music started at a very young age. His inspiration came from artists as diverse as Jean-Michel Jarre to Kraftwerk.

Although world renowned as the master of Techno, C.J. has experimented with all aspects of electronic music - not only on his own albums, but also on remixes for pop and underground artists alike. Electronic music is not altogether a new thing for Tom Barman either: ‘In the eighties, my record collection consisted mainly of electro-pop tunes. At a certain moment, I moved on to other genres,



but halfway through the nineties, my interest in electronic music returned after hearing releases from James Lavelle and his Mo’Wax label. However, I always felt that the typical 4/4 beat in dance music was too restrictive, too monotonous. Personally, I thought the electro scene became interesting again when DJ Krush and DJ Shadow came up and when breakbeat started making it’s way. Since then I’ve been listening to techno, house, drum’n’bass intensely.

Magnus is a synthesis of all those influences.’ The first Magnus album titled 'The Body Gave You Everything' was released in 2004. 2009 will see the return of Magnus. Stay tuned..

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