Maelstrom

electronic

There are multiple artists named Maelstrom. 1) Maelstrom is Mikael Dahlgaard (Emok of Phoney Orphants fame), a progressive trance producer and DJ from Denmark. The new self titled album by Maelstrom, consists of collaborations with artists including Liquid Soul, Nyquist, Hydrophonic from South Africas Nano records and NDSA aka Ticon, which has taken place over the spring and summer 2007. Emok together with Michael Banel, during the last 10 years, the driving force behind the Iboga label, and together with Jeppe (Jeppe Ornkilde), he has released two full-lenght albums as Phony Orphants. Emok has during many years build a very strong reputation, known for his top-quality DJ sets, which has seen him become one of the most requested DJs globally and he is also known for his creative and firm skills in the studio. He is known for his ear for today's progressive sounds and grooves. 2) Hailing from an ancient French harbour city, Maelstrom grew up in Techno filled dark and grimy warehouses. Now he spends his days shuttered in darkness, working on his own music and his nights at clubs, raves and festivals passing that music on, inspiring another generation. With releases to his credit on labels such as Boys Noize, Sound Pellegrino and Dirtybird, not to mention three acclaimed releases on ZONE over the past 18 months Mael’s remixes and original productions represent a perfect synthesis of past and future, Detroit, France and beyond. Fusing together the soun...