Artist description The sound of Def Räädu is a unique mix of urban culture, hard rock beer, estonian rainy weather, partynights with beautyful girls ... and themselves.They come from Estonia, which is a small country on the Baltic Sea. Main members Arian Levin and Remi Prual have made electronic music since middle 1990's. Their music combines nowadays dance music (dub, hip-hop, r'n'b, house, garage, breakbeat) and interesting melodies from different cultures around the world. The aim of their music is to put a smile on your face with their melodies and make your foot bounce to their beats.

Musical Influences Red Snapper, Incognito, Nightmares on Wax, Massive Attack and many many more ...

Artist History - - - - 1999 - - - - DEF RÄÄDU STARTED. THEY PRODUCED SEVERAL TRACKS FOR ILL'LEJAL RECORDS COMPILATION "HIGHA COLLECTION 2". THEY ALSO HAD SOME SUCCESS IN ESTONIAN NATIONAL TV, AS "CONFESSION" REACHED TO NO.2 POSITION IN NATIONAL TV'S WEEKLY COUNTDOWN. - - - - 2000 - - - - IN 2000 THEY PRODUCED "LIMIITIDETA ACTION MÕMMI BAARIS", WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE FIRST HOUSE TRACK IN ESTONIAN LANGUAGE. THEY ALSO PRODUCED MUSIC FOR MC STUPID F. THEIR SONG "PEOPLE WITH NO MONEY" WAS INCLUDED TO CD-ROM SECTION OF JAPANESE COMPUTER MAGAZINE "100% WINDOWS" (APRIL 2000). DEF RÄÄDU WAS ALSO AN "ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE WEEK" IN RIFFAGE.COM (APRIL 2000). IN AUTUMN AND WINTER THEY GAVE SUCCESSFUL CONCERTS WITH "DEF RÄÄDU RAKVERE PROJEKT 1". - - - - 2001 - - - - IN SPRING 2001 THEY PRODUCED "ON THE MIC" (TRACK 17), WHICH WAS QUITE POPULAR IN LOCAL CLUB SCENE. IN SUMMER THEY STARTED REMIXING OTHER EUROPEAN ARTISTS LIKE "SERIOUS BASS" AND "EAGLE E AND DOC B". THEY ALSO RELEASED "DON'T ACQUIESCE IN EVIDENCE". - - - - 2002 - - - - AT THE PRESENT THEY ARE WORKING WITH THEIR NEW MATERIAL, AS THEY'RE INTERESTED IN RELEASING THEIR NEW ALBUM IN THIS YEAR.

Group Members Dice Rudy - vocalist, J.O.C. - vocalist, Pozz - programming/bass/aso, Remi - programming/vocal/aso

Albums Cafe Liquid Deluxe CD 2001

Press Reviews www.riffage.com (R.I.P.): Def Räädu combines bumping reggae, dub, trip hop, drum'n'bass and jazzy flavored beats with a rock steady groove. They successfully deliver tunes that are uplifting and lighthearted with old school jungle beats and nice filters. "People with no money" is a smooth trip hop track created dub style with soulful vocal samples"Snake in the Eagle's Shadow" is a dark track on the edge of downtempo. It flows all the way through and is spiced up with nice syncopated drum patterns. // www.listen.com: Estonian trio modeled after the Lo Fidelity Allstars threaten the aristocracy with gritty listening grooves. Rap vocals delivering politically charged vocals lay down over clattering breakbeats and a synthscape of dark apprehension. // Nick Dedina (www.listen.com): Estonian Alternative Rap artists layer business news reports, shouts, dark synth melodies, and soothing wah-wah guitar riffs atop downtempo breakbeats. The MC provides social commentary, in English, about the current inequality in our world economy.

Location Rakvere, L-Viru - Estonia

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