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Technikal

Technikal
Birth nameAlf Bamford
GenresHard trance, Hard dance
Occupation(s)disc jockey, record producer
Years active2002 -
Websitewww.technikal.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Alf Bamford, known professionally as Technikal, is a British hard trance and hard dance disc jockey and record producer.

Biography

Bamford started becoming known as a "cutting edge" hard dance DJ c. 2002, when his single "Annihilation" garnered significant airplay on the BBC Radio 1 John Peel show.[1] Bamford, as well as being known under the alias Technikal, also releases music under the further alternate name Technikore.[2]

Technikal reached number 10 in the UK official dance music chart in 2005, with his single "Global Panic/System Shock".[3] As Technikore Bamford has performed on BBC Radio 1, including a guest mix for the Kutski show in 2011.[4]

In January 2012 Technikal released the mix album Resonate 6 - The Brutal Sound of Hard Trance on the Tidy Trax label. It was critical well received in Mixmag magazine with a 10/10 rating, and was named compilation of the month.[5] Later in September that same year, the Technikal "eclectic" hard dance compilation album Soldier of Sound was also named as Mixmag compilation of the month.[1]

As Bamford, he co-wrote the Example song "All the Wrong Places", which peaked at number 13 in the UK singles chart in 2013.[6][7] In September 2016 his single produced with Steve Hill and Yoz, "Keep On Rockin", was named as Mixmag tune of the month.[8] In 2022 a track co-produced with Suae, "Dance With The Groove", was included on the compilation album Devotions: Chapter I.[9]

As of 2016, Bamford has moved to Australia.[10]

Discography

Technikal singles
Title Artist Year Peak
UK singles		 Peak
UK dance		 Peak
UK Ind
"Global Panic/System Shock"[3] Technikal PTS 2005 84 10 19
"N20 (Found Some Gas)/Anxious Heart"[3] Technikal 2006 42
"More & More/Bad Girl"[3] Kym Ayers ft. Technikal 2006 30
"Match Point"[11] Tony Heron & Frank Farrell (Technikal remix) 2012
"Ideal"[12] Technikal 2014
"Your World"[10] Technikal 2016
"Keep On Rockin"[8] Technikal, Steve Hill & Yoz 2016
"All That It Takes (Draugen Anthem)"[13] Technikore 2017
"Thank You"[14] Technikal, Steve Hill & Francesco 2018

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Curtis, Dave (September 2012). "Technikal: Soldier Of Sound". Mixmag. p. 106. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ^ Curtis, Dave (January 2012). "compilation of the month". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "TECHNIKAL songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Hardcore Special!". BBC. 28 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ^ Curtis, Dave (January 2012). "mixed by Technikal Resonate 6". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. ^ "‎All the Wrong Places (Radio Edit) – Song by Example". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ^ "EXAMPLE songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b Whitby, Andy (26 September 2016). "September: 7 hard dance releases you need to hear this month". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  9. ^ Paredes, Josue (6 May 2022). "Basscon Records Seeks to Enlighten the Scene on 'Devotions: Chapter I'". EDM Identity. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. ^ a b Whitby, Andy (5 February 2016). "Steve Hill & Technikal - - Mixmag". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  11. ^ Curtis, Dave (May 2012). "TUNES hard dance". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  12. ^ Whitby, Andy (January 2014). "hard dance music TUNES". Mixmag.
  13. ^ Whiby, Andy (1 July 2017). "TUNE OF THE MONTH". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  14. ^ Whitby, Andy (December 2018). "tunes / hard dance music". Mixmag.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technikore