AMOK Warsaw / New York

Born in Poland, grew up listening to Polish Punk (piersi, wanka wstanka and de ludojades, armia, big cyc, dr. hakenbusz itp.),Death Metal (Death, Kreator, Sepultura, Damage, Testament, , S.O.D, D.R.I. etc)..., ever present early electronic music through my dad (jean michael jarre, kitaro, ELO etc etc...). Shipped off to U.S. (leczenie
klimatyczne) 15 yrs ago... i figured out the language... then
developed a strong taste for muzik without language in it... at all...

after "visiting" some NYC clubs in mid 90's, hardcore tekno found me, through mix tapes (Nickey Fingers, Delta9, Tron, Deadly Buda, Nevermind, etc..) and those tiny black and white outlaw
flyers...
Found myself stuck to a couch and rebirth... followed by fruity loops... than technics... quickly developing a serious wax habit...
My sound developed firstly with four on the floor industrial hardcore traffik, speedy q's, laurent ho, producer, homicide, armaget nad, bloody fist etc...) breaks (dhr, somatic responses, c. fringili, etc...)and noise (zipper spy, nihilist, dhr, digital hut etc...) were next in line and have remained prominent to my sound to this day... as I dug deeper... I started running into sounds of tribal tekno and acid, which i first experienced in 97 at a Blackkat party during the SP23 US tour...
In the late 90's Renegade Virus rocked NYC outlaws with ALL of these sounds... accomplices being Blackkat and Havoc Sounds... weve had the pleasure of meeting with the minds of many artists who include: Laura Grabb, Metek Sound System, Simon Underground, KKtus Tribe, Zipperspy (come back Maria!), Radium, Lenny Dee, Adam X, Heartworm, DJ Hamy, 5lowershop crew, Otherworld, SPAZZ, Alt.Mtl, Maskinn, Pascal, Fran6, Duran Duran Duran, Madame Chao, Optic, Insect Deli, Neurotik Sound System, Pink Sox, Freetekno Toronto, Zone33, Banditos, and many others... each encounter leaving a lasting impression and in doing so shaping my style...

Amok is now living with his wife and children in Warsaw. He has acted in a popular Polish show, and spins at a wide array of events. He can be reached at amokvrs@gmail.com

go HERE for Amok's mix archive

and more at Amok's PODCAST and MYSPACE