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Bio:

ALPHA aka André Szigethy - updated soon :)


ALPHA..S ACTIVITIES IN THE TRANCE-MOVEMENT (SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 90..S) ARE DIFFERENT: DJ (DARK PSYTRANCE), MUSICIAN (-Z-/ALIENBABIES/E-CHIP -R.I.P.-/..TILL 2005 STAR SOUNDS ORCHESTRA/MAD CONTRABENDER FEAT. ALPHA/ELEMENT FEAT. ALPHA/AKANOID FEAT. ALPHA/A MILLION LIGHTS FEAT. ALPHA/ACAN & ALPHA/SPACE TWATS -TRIGGERFISH & ALPHA-/T.A.S.C.-THE ALPHA SANGEET CONNECTION -R.I.P.-), JOURNALIST (MUSHROOM MAGAZINE ..TLL 2002, V.I.B.E.Z. MAGZINE TILL 2005), ozoraPRODUCER, ORGANIZER (INTERZONE.PA), MODERATOR OF ALPHA..S CRAZY SOUNDS (WEEKLY TRANCE-SHOW ON WWW.CHROMANOVA.FM) AND STAGEMANAGER (VUUV FESTIVAL, OZORA FESTIVAL, BOOM FESTIVAL...).

AT THE MOMENT HE IS CONCENTRATING ON: DJING GLOBALLY, STUDIO-COOPERATIONS AND LIVE-MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THE -Z- PROJECT WITH ANTAGON AND EQUINOX (LIVE WITH LAPTOP, BASS, KEYBOARDS, E-DRUMS).

He is a member of the Act -Z- with ANTAGON and Equinox. The sound of -Z- is a mixture of Psychedelic Trance with Dark Psy, a bit of Full On and elements of EBM/Industrial. The trackspeed is floating from 148-160 bpm. Please check: www.myspace.com/zinterzone










History... updated soon :)




ALPHA...
...IS A HALF HUNGARIAN AND A HALF GERMAN, LIVING SINCE ..98 IN HAMBURG.

WITH 9 YEARS HE STARTED AN EDUCATION AS A PIANO-PLAYER AT THE KONSERVATORIUM IN BREMEN (GERMANY).

2ND SPRING:
AFTER A LOT OF YEARS WITH CONCERTS FhappysmallOR CLASSICAL MUSIC HE LEARNED E-BASS (16) AND TRIED FIRST A LOT OF ROCKBANDS, LATER AGAIN AS A KEYBOARDER IN A LOT OF EARLY ELECTRONIC PROJECTS (70..S). IN ..76/77 HE GOT HIS „SECOND SPRING“ THROUGH THE PUNK-MOVEMENT. AT THE SAME TIME HE FOUND HIS LOVE TO JAMAICAN AND BRITISH DUB-REGGAE. SINCE THAT TIME HE IS DJING DUB UNTIL TODAY.

AT THE END OF THE 70..S INTO THE 80..S HE PLAYED IN DIFFERENT PUNK- AND UNDERGROUND-BANDS LIKE „THE 1980..S“, „EGO/N“, „THE PACHINKO FAKE“, „III.ART“ (PUNKJAZZ, SOME CONCERTS TOGETHER WITH JOHN ZORN), „LESS FUNNY BEDUINS“ AND MANY MORE.

A LOT OF TIMES BEING IN LONDON AND BUDAPEST HE DEVELOPED RELATIONCHIPS TO UNDERGROUND MUSICIANS AND FILMMAKERS LIKE GÁBOR BÓDY. IN ..84 HE LEFT -AFTER 4 YEARS - BERLIN AalphabasssmallND WENT TO LONDON. THERE HE WORKED OVER ONE YEAR IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND AS A GUEST OF „THE STRANGLERS“. THERE HE PLAYED AND PROGRAMMED KEYBOARDS & SYNTHS FOR SOME PRODUCTIONS.

3RD SPRING
IN ..86 HE FORMED THE FREE-STYLE-ELECTRONIC-EXPERIMENTAL BAND „THE DRY HALLEYS“ (TDH), DEDICATED TO THE COMET HALLEY, EXPECTED AT THE TSHERNOBYL-DAY. SO IT HAPPENED. TDH DEVELOPED TO A REAL BAND , A MIXTURE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC WITH EARLY TECHNO-GROOVES AND -LATER- WITH HARD AND NOISY GUITARS. THE THD-PROJECT ALSO WORKED FROM THE BEGINNING WITH EXPERIMENTAL VIDEOS, FILMS, ANIMATIONS ON THERE CONCERTS. THEY ALSO COOPERATED WITH DANCERS AND AUTHORS LIKE FELIX ESTERHAZY. TOURS THROUGH GERMANY, POLAND, HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, ENGLAND GAVE THEalphasmallM A SECOND NAME: THE VERY SECRET TIP. 5 LONGPLAYER, 5 X 12...., 3 COMMERCIAL VIDEOS AND 8 VIDEO-PROCTUIONS WITH GERMAN UNDERGROUND FILMMAKERS GAVE THEM THE IMAGE OF AN UNDERGROUND ART-ELECTRONIC-HC-BAND. THE LAST ALBUM, RECORDED IN SAN FRANCISCO, WAS ENGINEERED BY JONATHAN BURNSIDE (MELVINS, DEAD KENNEDYS, GARY FLOYD BAND...) AND WAS TOO GOOD TO LEAVE THE SECRECY OF THE STUDIO....

IN ..87 -STILL DJING DUB-REGGAE- HE EXPLORED TO EBM-MUSIC AS A DJ. LATER ON EARLY TECHNO AND ACID HOUSE BECAME TO HIS INTERESTS. THE SECOND VOOV-EXPEe-chipsmallRIENCE AND THE SECOND LOVE PARADE IN BERLIN LED HIM TO THE PSYCHEDELIC WAY OF TECHNO. SINCE ..93, BUT REALLY IN ..94, HE REGULARLY BECAME A (PSY-)TRANCE AND AMBIENT-DJ AS WELL.
1992 ALPHA FOUNDED THE „INTERZONE PA“ (I.P.A.), AN ARTISTS AGENCY. I.P.A STARTED AS A COLLECTIVE OF THE BIG CIRCLE OF ARTISTS AROUND THE BAND THE DRY HALLEYS. THE STYLES AND THE WORK GREW: HIPHOP-DUB-DRUM..N..BASS-TRANCE-AMBIENT AND METAL-ART-EXHIBITIONS AND VIDEOPRODUCTIONS AND UNDERGROUND LITERATURE.

IN THE MEANTIME HE FOUND NEW MUSICAL BEAUTIES: JUNGLE/DRUM..N..BASS AND HARDCORE/GABBA.

SPRING FOREVER:
SINCE 1995 ALPHA PLAYED MORE AND MORE AS A (PSY)TRANCE-DJ AROUND GERMANY, TRAVELLED TO THE SECRET PLACES OF INSPIRATION AROUND THE GLOBE. AT THE SAME TIME HE BECAME A CO-WORKER OF „FREE FORM“ (LABEL, ORGANIZER / HAMBURG) AND PLAYED A LOT OF FESTIVALS LIKE „LOVEFIELD“, „TWO MOONS“ AS OTHER FESTIVALS LIKE SOLIPSE, BOOM, VOOV EXPERIENCE ETC.
ALPHA ALSO ESTABLISHED TWO PARTY-EVENTS IN THESE DAYS: IN THE SPRINGTIME „AMAZONE“, FIRST PURE FEMALE EVENT EVER, AND IN LATE AUTUMN „EUPHORIA“, ALSO THE FIRST EVENT PLAYING 50:50 DJ..S AND LIVE-ACTS, AT A TIME , WHERE EVERYBODY WAS ASKING: WHAT IS A LIVE-ACT...?



..96 ALPHA BEGAN TO WORK FOR THE „mushroom magazine“. FIRST REPRESENTING THE PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE STYLE TOTALLY, HE DEVELOPED TO AN AMBIENT-DJ AS WELL, WELLKNOWN FOR XXL-SETS LIKE 7 OR 8 HOURS. LATER ON WITH LIVE-PLAYED KEYBOARDS.

MUSHROOM MAG.
..98 ALPHA AND THE „mushroom magazine“ MOVED TO HAMBURG. HE BECAME THE MAIN GUY FOR REPORTS, REVIEWS AND SPECIAL THINGS. HE ALSO ORGANIZED ALL THE LIVE-ACTIVITIES LIKE „mushroom tour 1999“ AND „mushroom chaishop tour 2000“ AND THE FIRST „mushroom open air“ AT THE 5TH OF AUGUST 2000. PARALLEL TO THAT HE REANIMATED THE FORMERLY VERY FAMOUS HAMBURG TRANCE-CLUB-SCENE. AT THE „ATISHA“ AND THE „SAVOY“ HE LED TWO TIMES A WEEK THIS SPECIAL CLUBS WITH A LONG LINE-UP OF OLD SCHOOL, MINIMAL, TECHNOID, EXPERIMENTAL KINDS OF TRANCE.



2000 - MILLENIUM ACTIViTIES...
ON THE BOOM-FESTIVAL 2000 IN PORTUGAL HE PLAYED AS A KEYBOARDER AN 11(!) HOURS CONCERT WITH THE „STAR SOUNDS ORCHESTRA“ (SPIRIT ZONE). UNTIL THE CONCERT IN MOROCCO AT NEW YEARS EVE 2001 HE WAS A MEMBER (KEYBOARDS) OF THE BAND.

AFTER THE „mushroom open air“ HE SPLIT FROM THE MAGAZINE. www.chaishop.com“, THE WORLD..S BIGGEST TRANCE SERVER. NOW HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADRVERTS, BOOKING AND CONCEPTS. AT THE SAME TIME HE REORGANIZED „INTERZONE.PA“, HAVING A NEW OFFICE IN HIS LOCATION AT THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT OF HAMBURG, ST. PAULI....



ALPHA IS PLAYING SINCE ALL THESE YEARS IN THE MOST CLUBS AND OUTDOORS IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, YUGOSLAVIA, HUNGARY, UK, MACEDONIA, GOA/INDIA, MEXICO, PORTUGAL, THAILAND, BULGARIA, BRAZIL ANY MANY MORE.

2001 - BACK TO PRODUCTION
FOR AN ALBUM-COMPILATION „ALPHA & FRIENDS=ALIENBABIES“ , WHICH WAS RELEASED AT 31ST OF MAY 2002 (INSOLATION). SOME TRAX WERE DOING A SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT: TOGETHER WITH DJ SANGEET HE FOUNDED „t.a.s.c.“ (THE ALPHA SANGEET CONNECTION), THEIR DEBUT-12“ WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2001. AND TOGETHER WITH THE GUIES OF „VOLLDAMPF“ HE RELEASED THE PROJECT „E-CHIP (ALPHA VS. VOLLDAMPF)“, IN NOVEMBER 2001.

THE WORK FOR THE „ALPHA & FRIENDS=ALIENBABIES“ DEVELOPED FINALLY VERY INTENSIVE AND BECAME A REAL COLLABORATION THROUGH A BIG PART OF THE GERMAN TRANCE-SCENE: SANGEET, VOLLDAMPF, ELEMENT, MC COY (OF S.U.N. PROJECT), A MILLION LIGHTS, TRIGGERFISH, ACAN (AUSTRIA) AND EVEN A STILL UNRELEASED TRACK OF THE FORMERLY „THE DRY HALLEYS“, RECORDED IN SAN FRANCISCO.



MORE & MORE & E-CHIP
THE SECOND HALF OF 2002 ALPHA WERE MASSIVLY TRAVELLING AND PLAYING AROUND THE GLOBE, STARTED AT THE VOOV EXPERIENCE (INCL. STAGEMASTER-JOB), BOOM-FESTIVAL 2002 (INCL. STAGEMASTER / PORTUGAL) AND HIS FIRST VISIT IN BRAZIL FOR A MONTH. BRAZIL IS A NEW CODEWORD AND A NEW LOVE OF ALPHA. IN FEBRUARY 03 HE PLAYED IN 5 WEEKS 11 GIGS AND GOT MORE AND MORE INTO THE SPIRIT OF THIS COUNTRY.

IN 2003 „E-CHIP (ALPHA VS. VOLLDAMPF)“ BECAME A MAIN PROJECT. THORSTEN MESRINE LEFT TO THAILAND, BUT ANDREAS ROLL AND ALPHA CONTINUED WORK. AFTER A VERY BUSY TIME THEY RELEASED THE NEXT 12“ EP „STARGAZER“ ON JUM JAM RECORDS. IN THE BEGINNING OF JUNE 2003 THE ALBUM „STARGAZER“ CAME OUT.
AND SINCE MARCH 2004 THE PROJECT MUTATED EVEN TO A SOCALLED „REAL LIVE ACT“ (LAPTOP PLUS REAL INSTRUMENTS).

CHROMANOVA.DE

chroma1 IN EARLY 2003 ALPHA WWW.CHROMANOVA.FM AND LISTEN TO A LOT OF SETS OF THE CHROMANOVE-DJS.

V.I.B.E.Z. MAG.

THROUGH AN INTERVIEW FOR THE "STARGAZER" - ALBUM ALPHA WAS INVOLVED IN THE MAGAZINE. HE FOUNDED THE REGIONAL PART CALLED "DER SPION AUS DEM HAHA-LAND" DEDICATED TO THE NORTH-GERMAN SCENE. TOGETHER WITH GANDALF (BERLIN), P.SHOCK (MUNICH) AND THE MAIN GUIES (IN THE MIDWEST OF GERMANY) THE "SPY NETWORK" WAS BORN. BESIDE THE REGIONAL INFORMATIONS, ALPHA WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS AND SUPPORTED THE "V.I.B.E.z. TOUR". ALPHA GOT OFF IN 2005.

BACK TO MEXICO for the 3rd time
alpha came back to mexico in deCember 2003. on one hand he played as a dj (TOGETHER WITH SAM) DURING THE "CHAISHOP-WORLD-TOUR", ON THE OTHER HAND HE MET WITH OLD FRIENDS LIKE GEZA (LUCA) AND VAZIK. TOGETHER WITH GEZA THEY WORKED OUT A TRACK CALLED "PSYLAB", WICH WAS RELEASED IN EARLY SUMMER 2005 ON SPONTANEOUS AEROBICS. ALPHA ALSO GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE GUIES FROM MEXICAN MAGAZINE "TRANCE IT".

E-CHIP FEAT. JOHANN BLEY - LIVE
band a REAL LIVE ACT, THEY ARE PLAYING REAL INSTRUMENTS LIKE KEYBOARDS AND BASS, BUT ARE ALSO USING THE NECESSARY MODERN HIGHTECH-STUFF. THEIR INTENTION IS TO BE DIFFERENT TO OTHER TECHNO- AND TRANCE-ACTS, WHICH ARE TOO MUCH POSING BEHIND INSTRUMENTS WITHOUT USING THEM, JUST PLAYING THEIR NORMAL CD..S... NOT FAIR ENOUGH. TO PROOVE THE „HANDMADE“-IDEA THEY STARTED TO PLAY WITH A VERY COOL AND WELLKNOWN DRUMMER: JOHANN BLEY 0F JUNO REACTOR.

THEY GOT VERY FAST BOOKINGS FOR THE BIG OUTDOOR-FESTIVALS IN 2003, LIKE VOOV-EXPERIENCE, SHIVA MOON, FUSION FESTIVAL AND PLAYED ALSO IN LONDON AT THE CHAISHOP WORLD TOUR., NOT ONLY TRANCE-FESTIVALS, EVEN BAND-EVENTS ARE AND WILL BE PLAYED BY THEM (JUNE, HUNGARY).

AT THE SAME TIME SINCE 2003 ALPHA WAS PLAYING AS A DJ MORE THEN EVER. RETURNING TO HIS OLD LOVE TO PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE (EVEN FULLON) HE OFFERED DIFFERENT OPTIONS: PROGRESSIVE PSYTRANCE (HAMBURG STYLE) AND PSYCHEDELIC/FULLON, ALL WITH HIS BELOVED GUITAR-TRAX IN EVERY SET.

2004/5 - LIVE ALBUM & COLLABORATIONS:
WILL BE UPDATED SOON !!

IN SPRING 2004 ALPHA WAS WORKING WITH DIFFERENT NICE ARTISTS (AS A WANDERER THROUGH THE STYLES): MAGNETRIXX, SANGEET, AKANOID, CYBERGRASS, 4 WINDS CIRCLE FEAT. ALPHA ANDS -OFCOURSE- WITH E-CHIP. THE BAND RECORDED THEIR SET AT THE „VOOV-EXPERIENCE alpha2004“. THE FINISHED PRODUCT (EVEN THE ARTWOK OF KAI CASPER OF KAIC ART) WAS NOW FREE TO RELEASE. THE BAND WAS LOOKING NOW HEAVILY FOR A LABEL. 2 REMIXES ARE ALSO FINISHED: „HERBERGSVATER RMX“ (JOACHIM WITT/E-CHIP) AND „MASIMBA BELE RMX“ (UNKNOWN CASES/E-CHIP) AND "TREK".

SINCE 2006 ALPHA IS PLAYING ON SEVERAL EVENTS THE "E-CHIP SOLO". THE WORK ON THIS PROJECT HAS STOPPED.

WILL BE UPDATED SOON !!

2004/5 - 2008:

-BOOM-FESTIVAL 2006

-ALPHA DEVELOPED TO DARK PSYCHEDELIC

-O.Z.O.R.A. FESTIVAL 2004-2008

-JALANDA SERIE

-VUUV FESTIVAL 2007

-TRANSYLVANIA CALLING 2007

-PROJECT -Z-

-DARK MOONS

-VUUV FESTIVAL 2008

-BOOM FESTIVAL 2008

WILL BE UPDATED SOON !!

DAMARU 20100924 BY UDO HERZOG on FLICKR:



IMIX JAGUAR did this great video. the track BAD MAN of -Z- (alpha & antagon) is still unrleased + the video is heavy stuff, check it out !

Imix Jaguar - Z- (Alpha & Antagon )- Badman from Imix jaguar on Vimeo.

Imix Jaguar present The Proyect of Alpha & Antagon - Z- in this killer Track called Badman... Using the work of the reallity of this world.. i take the mission just to show u the reallity of the past.. who affect the present and for shure the future... Im a jaguar who dont keep any word inside his tongue.. so here i just spitt it out... O way for rebelion and also visual video attack... Remember for all the spirits who fall in to this war... www.imixjaguar.com www.myspace.com/imixjaguar

PSYCROWDELICA FESTIVAL 2009:

Psycrowdelica 2009 from Sven Time on Vimeo.

OZORA 2009 - THE OFFICIAL MOVIE:

OZORA Festival 2009 (Official Video) from Pumpui on Vimeo.

ALPHA INTERVIEW + -Z- (alpha & antagon) live at VUUV FESTIVAL 2009

Z @ VuuV from Sven Time on Vimeo.

animation by nik/paratox
album REVO (cd + digital) feat. PENTA


banner by max-arts




animation by nik/paratox
ep IMAGES (digital) feat. OCELOT + rmx of NEW MODEL ARMY


ALPHA IN OZORA 2009

Ozora 2009 / DJ Alpha from Sven Time on Vimeo.

"DOES HUMOR BELONG IN TRANCE ?"
(free interpretation of FRANK ZAPPA)

Interview OCELOT, ALPHA (-Z-), ANTAGON (-Z-) by Psy-TV.de |
Psy-Film.de from Timewave2012 on Vimeo


BOOM FESTIVAL 2008 - ALPHA & PENTA - B2B DJ-SET


BOOM FESTIVAL 2008 - ALPHA & PENTA - B2B DJ-SET


OZORA 2007 - MY ENDING SPEECH AT MAIN STAGE - AND THEY DID NOT
KILL ME...

Transylvania Calling

TRANSYLVANIA CALLING 2007 - A WONDERFUL EVENT AT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE








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