X-Fusion

PROFILE NAME: Jan L. DATE OF BIRTH: 30.03 ZODIAC SIGN: Aries RESIDENCE: Essen / NRW / Germany PROFESSION: Musican, Producer, DJ, Designer BANDS: X-FUSION, NOISUF-X SIDE PROJECTS: KOMBAT UNIT [with Johan van Roy] BUSINESS: X-FUSION MUSIC PRODUCTION [www.x-m-p.de] BIRTH Everything磗 begun in 1988 when X-FUSION used his legendary Commodore C=64 for combining electronic sounds with organ-sequences and vinyl-elements. Two years later his C64 was detached by Amiga 500, developing to 4 tracks and 8 bit. X-FUSION was born ! EVOLUTION 1991 his first demo tape called 揝yndromic Noise?was made. In the following year X-FUSION extended the equipment with his first own synthesizer ?the Kawai K4 ?and his style of music finally got a designation. During that period the second demo-tape was created and could be defined as Hardtrance. 1993 was a very eventful year for X-FUSION. At several gigs at techno-parties such as the Innovation Rave (Fantasy/D黮men) he showed his abilities live in front of almost 2000 fans. Not least X-FUSION extended his equipment again with the second synthesizer Roland JD800. The following year brought up another three demos until 1997 when the Amiga 500 was replaced by a PC. X-FUSION磗 style of music evolved into the style of techno/acid/house just to the year 2000 when his first tracks including vocals were produced. MATURITY Because of the fact that music was always a method for X-FUSION to express his emotions, it was a small wonder that his style got more atmospheric and became more dusky, at least because X-FUSION always had an inclination for dark sounds in private. Also by using vocals he got the possibility of expressing his deepest feelings lyrically. 2001 and 2002 two ebm-shaped demos 凟VILLIVE?and 凚LACKOUT EP?were produced. Because of those X-FUSION signed his first label-deal at the Indie-Label DARK DIMENSIONS/SCANNER in the following year and his first official album 凞IAL D FOR DEMONS?was released. Nearly one year later (2004) the second album came out -凚EYOND THE PALE ? which immediately entered the alternative charts. Not later than that you cannot think of an EBM-world without X-FUSION. But that磗 not the end.... his musically enormous spectrum will be proved by the album 凙ntipode?of the side-project NOISUF-X, coming out 2005, that in opposite to X-FUSION it dedicates itself to the distorted industrial sounds. But the upcoming album 揂NTIPODE?should not be seen at any time as a creative break for X-FUSION, because just in the same year the new double-album 凞EMONS OF HATE?will be brought into life and will surprise its listeners with further developed and innovative sound-structures. In the year 2007 another successful album 揜OTTEN TO THE CORE?was released. It came in 3 different versions and reached position 2 in the german DAC-Charts although most of the songs wasn`t produced for the dance floor. With "Vast Abysm", released in a limited metal box, X-FUSION celebrates in 2008 the 20th birthday of the band. This album also reached position 2 in the DAC-Charts. And now (about one year later) ULTIMA RATIO came out.. It already reached position 2 in the DAC Charts, Position 3 in the GEWC Charts and position 9 in the DUC Charts.