Artist description Dei Sub is the product of one man's vision of music that combines the raw energy and vitality of hard beats and grooves with a flowing, atmospheric musicality.

Music Style Trance, Progressive Techno, Electronic

Musical Influences Hardfloor, Joey Beltram, Orbital, Future Sound of London, Speedy J, The Orb, Age of Love, Depeche Mode, New Order, Monteverdi, Mahler

Similar Artists Orbital, The Orb, Hardfloor

Artist History Dei Sub started as the college distraction of its creator in 1991, and has evolved into a one-man display of eclectic musical talents and pounding grooves. Dei Sub's first vinyl EP "One" was released in 1996 by Defective Records, and was followed by three more releases on the same label: three tracks on the double remix EP "Who's Who? The Defective DJ Who Remixes," the EP "Criminally Groovin' Too," and one track on the "Defiltered" remix EP. Since then Dei Sub has experimented with atmospheric harmony, minimalist melody, and rushing, flowing beats.

Group Members Anthony Ruggeri, aka Dei Sub, has been producing electronic music for more than ten years, and had studied classical piano for ten years before that. He uses a range of modern and vintage equipment, from computer digital synthesis to sequencer-driven analog gear, to create his unique blend of bleeps, warbles, smooth chords, and raucus beats.

Instruments Propellerheads Reason; Roland Juno-106, JV-1080, TD-5; E-mu Proteus MPS+, ESi-32; Korg DW-8000; Novation BassStation; Ensoniq ESQm; Alesis DM5, MidiVerb 4, 3630; Sony MP-5; Mackie LM-3204

Albums "One" (12" EP), "Criminally Groovin' Too" (12" EP), as well as tracks on two remix albums.

Press Reviews Dei Sub is Anthony Ruggeri of Philadelphia. "Criminally Groovin Too" is the culmination of this guy's explosion onto the techno scene. His first release, "One" (DR015), also on Defective, met with rave reviews last year, and he stole the show on the highly praised DJ Who remix double 12" (DR.018), where his remixing talents were featured on three different tracks. - Defective Records

Location King of Prussia, PA - USA

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