Chokai - #7 ETShowcase 2009

Chokai originally formed in Luton, UK in 1997. The original lineup consisted of two brothers, Chris Curry and Simon Curry. Chris left Chokai in 2004 and reformed in 2005 as a solo artist.

Originally signing to 3bass records in 2003, and then signing to Artificial Bliss Recordings Ltd. in 2005, Chokai have released 2 official albums. Tori Umi was the first official release on 3Bass records in 2003, Iko was the first release with Artificial Bliss Recordings in 2005.

Since then Chokai have released a free EP titled Glade Geita EP and are currently working on remixes, collaborations and new material set for release in mid 2008.

**Links:
http://www.last.fm/music/Chokai
http://www.chokai.co.uk/

DJourney - #6 ETShowcase 2009

Trond Egil Nørstad a.k.a DJourney, born 16`th of April 1973.Started composing his own tracks with MusicCreation for the Playstation in 1998.In 2000 he started with Ableton Live, and Propellerhead Reason.He has produced more than 900 tracks in many genres.ambient, pop, dance, trance, and almost all of the sub-genres in electronica.He was Top 3 most popular artist at Funender.com, over 220.000 total plays.

DJourney was born in Honningsvåg, Northcape top of Europe in Norway.

Links: http://www.last.fm/music/DJourney

Project Divinty - #5 ETShowcase 2009

Project was known as Divinity during the early years. This ambient project of Matti Paalanen (Last.fm user Michikawa) follows the footsteps of such artists as Vangelis, Global Communication and Boards of Canada. Soundscapes are mellow, drifting and contain no tight structures. The musical material of the project has two distinct sides, one being dark and brooding, the other lighthearted and beautiful. The project homepage is http://www.mikseri.net/divinity/.

Links:
http://www.last.fm/music/Project+Divinity
http://www.last.fm/music/Matti+Paalanen

JDVoid - #4 ETShowcase 2009

Jdvoid has been making music with computers since he was 7. He made a version of Elvis Presley’s “Love me Tender” on a 48k Timex. Years later, after studying classical guitar for about 5 years, and learning how to play keyboards at home, he had contact with sequencing on a computer with Scream Tracker, a PC version of his old Amiga. mod sequencer. Since then his life has taken a lot of turns, and he spent long periods of time away from computers (close to guitars and percussion). …Until about three years ago, when he got a laptop and the JdvOid project was born, giving him a “place” to finally try to express himself through sound.

Northcape - #3 ETShowcase 2009

Northcape is the ongoing work of a British artist (currently living in Brighton, England) who has been producing electronic music for quite some time, but self-released his first CD in 2005. Although most tracks (so far) don’t have lyrics, they are all drawn strongly from personal experience. The aim is to create music that expresses ideas and evokes environments, landscapes and memory rather than to focus on the technology and techniques used. Current work continues to widen and deepen Northcape’s style of melodic electronica, bringing in influences from a wide range of genres including IDM, electronica, shoegaze and ambient music.