Ben Long

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Loop Potential 2 00:00 Tools
The Knight Rider - Mixed 00:00 Tools
Potential 2 B1 00:00 Tools
Night Riders - Original Mix 00:00 Tools
House 001 00:00 Tools
Beat Drop (Original) 00:00 Tools
Jack Attack 00:00 Tools
Pot 002 (A1 Remix) 00:00 Tools
Fire in the Hole 00:00 Tools
The Solver - Charlotte de Witte Remix 00:00 Tools
Kingdom 00:00 Tools
Imperial Weather (Water Torture Remix) 00:00 Tools
Pulsus (DJ Ladida Remix) 00:00 Tools
Imperial Leather ep (b1) 00:00 Tools
Potential 002 - b1 00:00 Tools
Long Shot 00:00 Tools
Untitled 00:00 Tools
A1 Potential 2 00:00 Tools
Potential 2 loop 00:00 Tools
Imperial Leather (Ben Simms Water Torture remix) 00:00 Tools
Phazer 00:00 Tools
Hooverz 00:00 Tools
Ground Syndrome 00:00 Tools
Toltec - Darko Esser Remix 00:00 Tools
Still Alive 00:00 Tools
Control 00:00 Tools
Stringz 00:00 Tools
Swim the Seven Seas 00:00 Tools
In the Zone 00:00 Tools
March In Powder 00:00 Tools
Memphissippi 00:00 Tools
Moon Walking 00:00 Tools
Planet X 00:00 Tools
Electric Genes 00:00 Tools
Monkey Boy 00:00 Tools
Potential 002 - A2 00:00 Tools
Toltec 00:00 Tools
Potential 001 - B1 00:00 Tools
In The Nick Of Time 00:00 Tools
Live @ Phoenix Club [Liege, Belgium 30.01.04] 00:00 Tools
Potential 001 - A1 00:00 Tools
Under the Gun 00:00 Tools
diced & spliced 00:00 Tools
In the red 00:00 Tools
Naked 2 00:00 Tools
Stuck In A Rut 00:00 Tools
Something Strange 00:00 Tools
Songs Write Me Down 00:00 Tools
Beat Drop 00:00 Tools
Potential 002 - A1 00:00 Tools
Syndrome 00:00 Tools
Let 00:00 Tools
Simple Soul 00:00 Tools
Hermes 00:00 Tools
Calling Broadsword 00:00 Tools
Unreleased 00:00 Tools
Measure Of The Man 00:00 Tools
How was the weekend? 00:00 Tools
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Potential 001 - A2 00:00 Tools
Time Machine 00:00 Tools
Inside My Head 00:00 Tools
Doors Open 00:00 Tools
Potential 003 - B1 00:00 Tools
Beat Drop (Original) - Original 00:00 Tools
Rivers & Trees 00:00 Tools
Fourteeners 00:00 Tools
b2 measure of the man 00:00 Tools
Watch Da Waves 00:00 Tools
This World 00:00 Tools
Potential 003 - B2 00:00 Tools
Pot 1 00:00 Tools
Potential 2 00:00 Tools
Potential 003 - A2 00:00 Tools
How Was The Weekend 00:00 Tools
Potential 003 - A1 00:00 Tools
Toltec - Detroit Grand Pubahs Remix 00:00 Tools
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Everything I Done 00:00 Tools
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Kingdom A1 00:00 Tools
Potential 002 - B2 00:00 Tools
Fading 00:00 Tools
Standing Alone 00:00 Tools
Long Island Iced T 00:00 Tools
Fresh Beatz 4 U (Long 1'z Crack an Jack Mix) 00:00 Tools
Imperial Weather (Walter Tortured remix) 00:00 Tools
Track A2/Potential 002 00:00 Tools
Pot 2 00:00 Tools
Special 007 00:00 Tools
Imperial Leather 00:00 Tools
at Phoenix Club (Liege-Belgium) 30-01-2004 00:00 Tools
Phaze Lock - Original Mix 00:00 Tools
Munitions 3 00:00 Tools
Potential 002 A2 00:00 Tools
Ghost 00:00 Tools
Pulsus (DJ Ladida Remix) (DJ Ladida) 00:00 Tools
Potential 001 - B2 00:00 Tools
Potential 002 00:00 Tools
Potential 2 (Umek Remix) 00:00 Tools
Olmec 00:00 Tools
Pulsus 00:00 Tools
Ez Groove (Original Mix) 00:00 Tools
The Installer 00:00 Tools
The solver (Charlotte De Witte remix) 00:00 Tools
Ben Long - Pot 2 00:00 Tools
Ben Long - Unreleased 00:00 Tools
Funk You (Mark Broom Remix) 00:00 Tools
Ground 00:00 Tools
Imperial leather (BEN SIMS water torture remix) 00:00 Tools
Language of Love 00:00 Tools
CE5 00:00 Tools
Inspired 00:00 Tools
Open Doors - Chris McCormack Remix 00:00 Tools
Calling Broadsword - James Ruskin Remix 00:00 Tools
Calling Broadsword (James Ruskin Remix) 00:00 Tools
Toltec (Darko Esser Remix) 00:00 Tools
Calling Broadsword - Jamie Bissmire Remix 00:00 Tools
Toltec (12 inch Mix) 00:00 Tools
Re-Engaged 00:00 Tools
Ben Long - In The Red 00:00 Tools
Stacked (Original Mix) 00:00 Tools
Naked 1 00:00 Tools
Pot1 - A1 00:00 Tools
Imperial Leather (Ben Sims Water Torture Mix) 00:00 Tools
On The Grind 00:00 Tools
13 Poundz 00:00 Tools
Potential 2 - Umek Remix 00:00 Tools
Ground (Jamie Bissmire remix) 00:00 Tools
Potential 002 (Umek Remix) 00:00 Tools
A2 00:00 Tools
Warp Factor 00:00 Tools
Sob 00:00 Tools
The Imperial Leather EP A4 00:00 Tools
Phaze Lock (Original Mix) 00:00 Tools
A1 00:00 Tools
Beat Drop - Original 00:00 Tools
Ben Long - Live @ Open Space, Parkhaus Kenzingen 27.08.2005 00:00 Tools
Toltec (Detroit Grand Pubahs Remix) 00:00 Tools
Naked 2 (Original Mix) 00:00 Tools
imperial leather (water tortured remix) 00:00 Tools
Device Disconnect 00:00 Tools
@ Mix FM, Electro Mix 00:00 Tools
IN:SECT 01 @ ICC (Gent-Belgium) 00:00 Tools
Ez Groove (Shinedoe Matrix remix) 00:00 Tools
Nicely 00:00 Tools
Siren 00:00 Tools
The Virus (Luke Slater - Fear & Loathing) 00:00 Tools
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Within the techno genre, many claim to have been influenced by the now heavily commercialised hip hop movement. For Ben Long, one half of London’s infamous and influential Space DJ’z, this statement comes from within. Having grown up in the early 1980’s immersing himself totally in the lifestyle of breakdancing and graffiti, his attitudes towards hip hop, and the connections he sees between it and techno were forged, and his beliefs are those of someone who has followed both genres from the underground upwards. When commercialism finally set about popularising hip hop to the masses, Ben turned his focus towards the familiar beats and bass of techno to satisfy his love of electronic music. When Ben linked up with old friend Jamie Bissmire in 1988, the two urban Londoners had already been avid record collectors, and they began experimenting on turntables, and in the studio, and the Space DJ’z were born. As Jamie formed his Bandulu project , Ben continued to hone his skills, which were considerable even at that time, and in 1990 this was rewarded by his first gig, appearing as support DJ for Bandulu and The Orb at Brixton Academy. With Bandulu enjoying extensive success, Ben focused on producing the music he loved, dj’ing and working at the London based Infonet label. It was Infonet that was to be the platform for The Space DJ’z first release ‘Loose Change’ in 1994, then again in 1996 when the duo’s seminal and hugely successful ‘Return to Earth’ proved to be one of the years biggest techno records, and catapulted them into the frontline of the thriving British techno scene. With Bissmire still hard at work with Bandulu, Ben used his new found fame to develop his career by setting up his own record label Potential Recordingz. His releases on Potential proved to be massively popular, and soon Ben’s production and remixing skills were in demand from such heavyweight techno labels as Primate, Tortured, Advanced, Audio, Ground, Consumer Recreation and Pounding Grooves. He rightly takes pride in the fact that he also offered Potential as a springboard to other techno producers such as Umek, Ade Fenton and Chris McCormack, who have since become established artists in their own right, and with the label reaching it’s 23 rd release, it has become synonymous with the highest quality techno for over 8 years. During the late 1990’s and beyond, the Space DJ’z have continued to enjoy enormous success, from their ‘On Patrol’ album on Soma, to the staggering electronic mayhem of their AK-47 release on Ben’s own Potential. As dj’s, Ben Long and Jamie Bissmire have been performing individually, and as the Space DJ’z for over 12 years, regularly playing at techno clubs across every continent of the world, and in 2003 they released their first mix CD ‘The Last DJ’z on Earth’. Ben puts this longevity down to their total dedication to the art, and by “staying true to themselves and their beliefs. With the Space DJ’z, what you see is what you get”. As a solo artist, Ben’s dj schedule is busier than ever and his performances behind the decks undoubtedly reflect his hip hop roots, and it is clear that it is behind the turntables that he can truly express himself. As Ben himself says “I see the two as parallel musical forms with no constraints - techno is always changing and always moving, and hip hop is exactly the same”. It is because of this inventive and innovative attitude to his profession that Ben set up his Ergonomix label, an imprint influenced by Jeff Mills ‘Cycle 30’ release, solely devoted to locked grooves. In 2008, Ben celebrates his fifteenth year as both a DJ and recording artist. His love of electronic music remains as strong as ever, and his enthusiasm undiminished. With a stack of new music ready to be released, and worldwide bookings well into the year already confirmed, you can expect to see Ben Long and The Space DJ’z around for some considerable time yet. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.