Talla 2XLC

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Talla 2XLC
Birth name Andreas Tomalla
Origin Germany
Genre(s) Trance
Years active 1996 - Present
Website http://www.talla.de/home/

Talla 2XLC is a trance music producer and DJ.[1] In the year 1984, Talla started a small night club called Technoclub,[2] the first ever night club in his city of Frankfurt revolving around the electronic music genre. But this was 1984 and this was a ground-breaking idea not only in Frankfurt, but across the globe, and was most probably the birth of something new and special. In fact, the term ‘Techno’ was coined here long before the warehouse party revolution of the late 80s.[3] It is for this reason and many more that those who know the history of electronic dance music refer to Talla as one of the founding fathers of the scene.[2] He has been living his passion for music, by producing and DJing for nearly three decades.

Talla still continues to travel the world spreading his unique style, featuring soaring vocals, mixing elements of cutting edge electronica with spine-tingling breakdowns and euphoric melodies. No stranger to the world’s major festivals and clubs, Talla was there when the crasher-kid generation exposed the sound of trance music to the mainstream audience of dance music and has since played all across the globe from ID & T’s Trance Energy, the Love parade, Space Ibiza, tours throughout every country in Europe, The Americas, Australia and Asia.

His legendary Technoclub brand (1984) is considered by many to be the world’s first major super-club,[3] and this was also where trance music first got its home. Artists such as Sven Vath, Paul Van Dyk, Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Tiesto, Jam & Spoon, and Taucher all made their mark at Talla’s ‘Technoclub’. From 1989-2000 Technoclub was located in the legendary Dorian Gray (R.I.P) located inside the Frankfurt International Airport. In the early 80’s, Talla began his DJ career with the sounds of Kraftwerk, YMO, and Depeche Mode. His first projects like Moskwa TV were far ahead of their time and started the legendary sound of Frankfurt.[4] Songs like “Technotalk” or “Generator 7/8” were powered across Europe and also stormed the American Billboard charts.[5]

Over his long standing career Talla 2XLC’s productions, remixes, and compilations number well into the hundreds,[1] This list of productions also include the critically acclaimed “Can you feel the Silence” which charted on the no.14 spot on the German Top 100 Sales Charts. His most recent production “No In Between” produced in coordination with his production partner Ace Da Brain has taken the dance music industry by storm again. After racing through the hands of PVD, Armin, Ferry Corsten, Above and Beyond etc. This epic track will leave its mark, as one of the biggest tracks of 2007.[6] His labels “Suck me Plasma” and “Tetsuo” were renowned worldwide for their heart pounding, bass kicking dance sounds and have inspired artists and DJ’s around the globe.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Talla 2XLC at Discogs
  2. ^ a b Talla2XLC. damndjs.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  3. ^ a b c Talla2XLC. thedjlist.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  4. ^ Moskwa TV (read more). last.fm. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  5. ^ Moskwa TV. neutunes.de. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  6. ^ October Chart. bebo.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
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