
Sensations (Makotrax Remix)
Sensations (Ciprian Lemnaru Remix)
Sensations (Laxa & S.M.D Remix)
Sensations (Silviu Paduraru Remix)
Fashioned from friskyRecords' first remix contest, Sensations Remixed features the most exclusive new talent from across the globe. Japanese tech-prog prodigy Makotrax takes top honors while Romania sweeps the runners up with roaring progressive from Ciprian Lemnaru, chill tech-house by Laxa & S.M.D, and peak-time Electro from Silviu Paduraru.
Sensations (Makotrax Remix)
Sensations (Ciprian Lemnaru Remix)
Sensations (Laxa & S.M.D Remix)
Sensations (Silviu Paduraru Remix)
In the 90's Makoto started participating in the Club/Rave scene in Japan. From House to Techno and everywhere in between, he has crafted a unique and ever-evolving style. Using finely polished electronic beats coupled with grooved-up waves that wash over, you will not be able to escape from the dance floor!. He was featured on domestic(Japan) Trance label ELF-MUSIC's 2006 compliation 'FAR EAST TECHNOLOGY' that caused a stir from Brazil to Russia. In August of 2007, his remix tracks of domestic(Japan) artist USCUS(VAN-recordings) hit number 3 on music download site WasaBeat's Progressive House chart. In March of 2008, his track 'ALKALINE'(Landscape Music) hit number 1 on music download site hrfq.com's Trance chart. He has received rave reviews from Ferry Corsten's up and coming artist Breakfast, and his mix of Makotrax unreleased tracks has been causing a stir on Canada's ONAIR radio station and Shibuya FM. In 2008, he plans to release tracks on Breakfast's Moody Moon Recordiing, EYE Records, Beatport , and more.
At the age of 4 he started to take piano lessons and prepare him self to take exams to enter the elementary school George Enescu .In 5-Th grade he want a second instrument and he chooses trombone. He also been a part in school choir from 5-Th grade to 12 grade and also in the school orchestra from 9 grade till 12 grade.
He participated at several contests whit the trombone winning the third place at the national contest of instruments in ten grey. When he finish the high-school he went directly in one of the finest studios in Bucharest/Romania (Magic Sound Studio) working for about 7 years with one of the top pop-rock bands in Romania (Directia 5). In this time he had several projects (Replik, Insound, Anna Lesko, Personal Music) and played with few bands, filmed a few video clips. (Replik-Unde esti,Insound-1000,Anna Lesko-Pentru tine)
He produced top artists from Romania(Directia 5,Stefan Banica jr,Hara,Nicolae Voiculet aka NIVO,Anna Lesko,Dida Dragan) and all the music styles from ambiental, pop-rock, r&b, dance, ethnic, electronic and also worked whit the National Orchestra Bucharest.
Laxa: Laxa, on his real name Marius Manastireanu, was born in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) on 21th of April 1991. His biography is not very long. He inherited the passion for music from his father, ex. violin, guitar and band vocalist. He started to study piano when he was ten years old. Marius started his DJ career in the winter of 2005 with some bootleg remixes. In 2006 he was finally able to buy himself a DJ console (Behringer BCD2000) to practice his mixing skils. In 2007 his parents bought him a brand new portable keyboard that he is using at the moment in his little home studio.
S.M.D.: Born on 9th of June 1992, S.M.D. (his real name is Berechet Mihnea) is one of Romania's youngest producers. It all started in 2002 when he got in contact with electronic music. It was something different, something he never heard or felt before. In 2004 he started producing his own songs and since then he improved the way his tracks sound like.
In 2008 they started producing and remixing tracks together, making better music.