UVX
UVX stands for Ultra-Violet eXplorer, named after the European Space Agency satellite - it is the on going project of dance music producer PIN, working in collaboration with musicians Tim Norman and Luke Boucher, a group that have been producing dance and ambient dance music since '94 on the Magick Eye record label. UVX is a fundamentally experimental collective, now based in studios in Brighton following relocation from Brixton, South London. Basing their attitude to music production on sampling technology and the dance rhythms of the world, UVX seek to challenge the consciousness of the 90's in both their recorded output and their live club work
Album: Double Helix
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The debut album from UVX and its a very ambient affair.
Myalman is probably my favourite track here. Although the
Elevator single has been long deleted, look out for the
trancefloor remix of this track on the Magick Eye compilation album Visitation.
Album : Rays
 
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The second album ('95) from UVX shows advances in their music with a much wider diversity in styles. 'Rays' explores the depths of dub ('Bug Dub'), house ('Party State'), trance and techno - very brave, but it works! The classic Whirl-Y-Gig tune
'African Sun' is here in its full cheesey glory, whisking you away to tropical islands full of grass skirts and steel drums; a wonderful track that has more cheese than your average dairy and can also be found on the Magick Eye compilation album 'Visitation' and on the
Whirl-Y-Waves Compilation
.......I love it! 'Zen Master' is also worth a mention, with it being chock-a-block with samples from Star Wars (hence the X wing on the cover and the errr....ummmmm....inside cover shown above!!!! What are they doing???? *grins*
Single: Billy Whizz
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Its fast 'n' furious with this stompin techno-billy track. Re-released in the UK 9/96.
Other Info:
A few tracks by UVX and from the other artists on Magick Eye Records are now available to download from Liquid Audio.
Whirl-Y-Waves Compilation features UVX's 'African Sun'.
Whirl-Y-Waves Vol.2 - Global Grooves compilation features a new UVX track titled 'Inner Peace'.
The group are currently busy in the studio recording new tracks for release in the near future...
For further information on UVX see their official web site or the Magick Eye web site, or contact :
E-Mail: magickeye@magickeye.com
Also....see my pages on the other Magick Eye artists :
....and finally (!) the Magick Eye compilation album Visitation
