Kai Tracid
Kai Tracid | |
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 Kai Tracid | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kai Franz |
| Also known as | Acut Genius, Aeon FX, Arrow, Attractor, The, Christian Phoenix, Computer Controlled, Formic Acid, K, Kai MacDonald, Kenji Ogura, Mac Acid, Mac Music, TBA, Tek, Tyrone T.B., W.O.W. |
| Born | 17 January 1972 Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Trance, hard trance, acid trance |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter, producer, remixer |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Labels | Tracid Traxxx, Tracid Digital |
| Website | http://www.tracid.de/ |
Kai Tracid (born as Kai Franz on 17 January 1972) is a trance DJ and producer. The name Tracid originates from the combination of the two electronic music styles trance and acid. In 2009 he stopped making music and co-founded a yoga centre Balance Yoga.
Career
In Germany he became famous with his first single, "Your Own Reality". In 1998 he gained worldwide fame with Liquid Skies. In November 2001 he got his first Top-10 hit in the German single charts.
In February 2020, Tracid announced his return to the scene with the release of his new single "DT64", a collaboration with Moguai.[1]
Discography
Albums
- Skywalker 1999 (1999)
- Trance & Acid (2002)
- Contemplate (The Reason You Exist) (2003)
Remix albums
- Remix Collection (2012)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| GER | AUT | SUI | |||
| 1996 | "So Simple" | — | — | — | Singles only |
| 1997 | "Makin' Friends" | — | — | — | |
| "Your Own Reality" | 22 | — | — | Skywalker 1999 | |
| 1998 | "Dance For Eternity" | 26 | — | — | |
| "Liquid Skies" | 31 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Destiny's Path" | 29 | — | 75 | Trance & Acid |
| 2000 | "Tiefenrausch (The Deep Blue)" | 41 | — | 77 | |
| 2001 | "Too Many Times" | 24 | — | 73 | |
| "Life Is Too Short" | 9 | 32 | 49 | ||
| 2002 | "Trance & Acid" | 37 | — | — | |
| "4 Just 1 Day" | 12 | 38 | — | Contemplate (The Reason You Exist) | |
| 2003 | "Conscious" | 44 | — | — | Singles only |
| 2007 | "Inflator/Aural Border" | — | — | — | |
| "Depressive Mood/Discreet Charm" | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "DT64" (with Moguai) [1] | — | — | — | |
| "Freedom Of Expression" (with A*S*Y*S) | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
Early works
- Radon (1996) As Mac Acid II
- Waveshaper (1999) As K
- Only The Strong (1996) As K
References
- ^ a b Gable, Jake (8 February 2020). "Moguai teams up with Kai Tracid for new Heldeep banger 'DT64'". We Rave You. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
External links
- Kai Tracid discography at MusicBrainz
- Russian Kai Tracid Web
- Tracid Traxxx
- Got on position 41 in DJ Mag poll 2005
- Kai Tracid
- A Dose of Trance and Acid – 5 minutes with Kai Tracid, Interview in ResidentAdvisor.net, Australia, 2005
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