Markus Nikolai

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Bushes 06:33 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook remix) 04:22 Tools
Passion 08:06 Tools
Chickflick 04:38 Tools
Bushes (The first re-creation) 00:00 Tools
Would Grandpa Like It? 06:13 Tools
Bushes - The First Re-creation (Version 1.2) 07:16 Tools
Wheelsucker 06:50 Tools
Just Wanna 05:52 Tools
Feel Warm 03:20 Tools
Shake! 06:08 Tools
Chitchat on Sunset Cliff 07:04 Tools
Dimbied.Shake 00:00 Tools
Backbeat 07:06 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Edit) 04:22 Tools
Workout (Fitness Mix) 06:07 Tools
Superstar 05:58 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Club Remix) 00:44 Tools
Bushes (FPM's Telecaster Mix) 06:31 Tools
Schnitzelexpress 04:37 Tools
Workout 04:19 Tools
Vintage Fantasies for Lovers 08:11 Tools
Pause 02:46 Tools
Bushes (Zero Valut Version) 03:33 Tools
Stars 09:06 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Mix Radio Edit) 03:44 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Club Mix) 06:07 Tools
The Clock Staring At Me 02:08 Tools
Rood 00:00 Tools
The Clock Starring At Me 06:24 Tools
Bushes - (The First Re-Creation) (Version 1.2) 03:43 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Mix) 03:43 Tools
Say One 00:00 Tools
Work Out 07:56 Tools
Bushes (The First Re-Creation Version 1.2 Edit) 07:23 Tools
Mr. Big Star (Time Too Short To Finish The Mix Mix) 06:49 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Edit) - Norman Cook Edit 03:48 Tools
Bushes the First Re-Creation (Version 1.2) 03:48 Tools
Bushes (Zero Volt) 00:00 Tools
Bushes (Second Remix Version 2.1) 07:32 Tools
Dimbied.Shake (Dimbiman remix) 05:50 Tools
Bushes [Norman Cook Club Mix] 00:00 Tools
Bushes (Freaks Turning Yellow Speakeasy) 07:18 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter's First Recreation Version) 07:21 Tools
Kiss Your Mind 10:29 Tools
Bushes (Freaks In Outer Space Dub) 09:08 Tools
Bushes (Archie Hamilton's Innocent Understatement) 07:25 Tools
Bushes - Derrick Carter's First Re-Creation (Version 1.2) 07:25 Tools
Passion (Freaks Return Of The Blu Meany Vocal) 08:04 Tools
Bushes - The First Re-creation 07:31 Tools
Bushes - The First Re-Creation - Version 1.2 07:22 Tools
Bushes - AudioFun Remix 05:06 Tools
No Need To Rush 07:31 Tools
Bushes (The First Re-creation Version 1.2) 05:06 Tools
Bushes (accapella) 07:31 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Remix 03:46 Tools
Bushes (The First Re-Creation Version 1.1) 07:31 Tools
Bushes [Zero Valut Version] 03:32 Tools
Kiss Your Mind (Original Mix) 10:29 Tools
Passion - Freaks Return Of The Blu Meany Vocal 08:04 Tools
Bushes (The First Recreation Version 1.1) 08:21 Tools
Bushes [FPM's Telecaster Mix] 00:00 Tools
Bushes [Norman Cook Remix] 00:00 Tools
No Need To Rush (Original Mix) 07:31 Tools
Bushes, The Second Remix 07:31 Tools
Bushes [Norman Cook Edit] 03:46 Tools
Bushes (Original) 06:33 Tools
Bushes - The Second Remix (Version 2.1) 03:46 Tools
Bushes [Norman Cook Mix] 03:46 Tools
Mr Big Star (Time too short to finish the Mix mix) 03:46 Tools
Bushes (The Second Remix Version 2.1) 03:46 Tools
bushes (norman cook rmx) 03:48 Tools
Mr. Big Star [Time Too Short to Finish the Mix Mix] 03:48 Tools
Markus Nikolai / Bushes.. The Second Remix (Version 2.1) 03:01 Tools
Bushes.. The Second Remix (Version 2.1) 03:01 Tools
Mr. Big Star 03:01 Tools
Bushes - Derrick Carter Version 1.2 07:32 Tools
Bushes (Fat Boy Slim mix) 03:31 Tools
Bushes <zero Valut Version> 03:33 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter's First Re-creation (Version 1.2) 03:33 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter's First Recreation) 07:17 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Mix Radio 03:43 Tools
Bushes <FPM's Telecaster Mix> 03:58 Tools
Bushes [Derrick Carter's First Recreation Version] 03:58 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter Version 1.2) 07:22 Tools
Passion (Freaks Return of the Blue Meany Vocal) 03:32 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter First Recreation version) 07:21 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter's First Re-Creation)(version 1.2) 07:22 Tools
Bushes (Boris D'lugosh Mix) 07:22 Tools
Bushes (vers.1.2) 07:22 Tools
Bushes (Fantastic Plastic Machine Remix) - Fantastic Plastic Machine Remix 07:22 Tools
Bushes (The First Re-creation - version 1.2) 07:02 Tools
Bushes (Acoustic Version) 03:32 Tools
Manejando Un Carrito 07:22 Tools
Bushes [Derrick Carter Remix 2.1] 05:01 Tools
Bushes (Morane Version) 03:17 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Mux Radio Edit) 07:21 Tools
La Bonita 05:02 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carters 2nd Re 07:21 Tools
Bushes (The First Re-Creation) (Version 1.2) 06:30 Tools
02 - dimbied.shake 03:32 Tools
Bushes (The First Re Creation) 00:30 Tools
Bushes (Keith & Supabeatz Remix) 06:30 Tools
Bushes - Fantastic Plastic Machine Remix 07:52 Tools
Bushes Derrick Carter Mix 07:30 Tools
Bushes (Rob Mello's No Ears Dub) 08:06 Tools
Brushes (Noman Cook Club Mix) 04:05 Tools
Bushes (Fatboy Slim remix) 04:52 Tools
Bushes [Norman Cook Remix Ver.] 03:46 Tools
24hours 05:19 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter Version 1.2) - Derrick Carter Version 1.2 07:32 Tools
Bushes - NT89 Remix 05:02 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter Mix) 05:19 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Club Mix) - Norman Cook Club Mix 06:09 Tools
Bushes (original mix) 07:45 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter Remix) 05:55 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter Recontruction Edit) 03:14 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carters First 03:14 Tools
Bushes [Norman Cook Club Remix] 00:44 Tools
Mr. Big Star (feat. Nina) (Time Too Short to Finish the Mix mix) 06:49 Tools
Bushes (Nt89 Remix) 05:55 Tools
Bushes (Derrik Carter's First Re-Creation V1.2) 03:16 Tools
Bushes [Morane Version] 03:18 Tools
Mr. Big Star Original 03:18 Tools
Passion (Freaks Return Of The Meany Vocal Mix) 03:18 Tools
Bushes (The Up & Coming Hasbeens Remix) 03:18 Tools
Norman Cook Mix Radio Edit 00:00 Tools
Passion [Perlon, 1999] 00:30 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter RMX 2.1) 07:52 Tools
Bushes - The Second Remix 00:00 Tools
Bushes - The First Re-creation- (Version 1.2) 00:00 Tools
Bushes (The Up & Coming Hasbeens Dub) 06:39 Tools
Bushes (The Second Remix - Version 2.1) 06:39 Tools
Passion - Freaks Return of the Blue Meany Vocal 06:50 Tools
Bushes ((The First Re-Creation) (Version 1.2)) - Markus Nico 06:39 Tools
Bushes (Rob Mello's No Ears Vocal) 06:39 Tools
Bushes [Derrick Carter's First Recreation] 07:52 Tools
Mr. Big Star (Landshark) 06:39 Tools
Bushes (Fantastic Plastic Machine Remix) 07:52 Tools
Bushes (Zero Vault Version) 07:52 Tools
24 Hours 07:52 Tools
Bushes (Derick Carter 2nd Remix) 07:52 Tools
Markus Nikola - Bushes 07:52 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook's Club Mix) 07:52 Tools
Bushes - Original Mix 07:52 Tools
Would Grandpa Like It 06:13 Tools
Sunset Cliff 07:52 Tools
Passion ((freaks Return Of The Blu Meany Vocal)) 07:52 Tools
Dimbied Shake (Dimbiman remix) 07:52 Tools
markus nikolai - chitchat on sunset cliff 07:52 Tools
Bushes - Acapella 00:30 Tools
Paradise 07:52 Tools
Dimbied.Shake / Markus Nikolai 07:52 Tools
Passion (Original Mix) 06:50 Tools
Passion (Freaks Blue Meany vocal mix) 06:50 Tools
Bushes (Boris Dlugosh Remix) 00:30 Tools
Bushes - Boris Dlugosh Remix 05:30 Tools
Rapidito Por Santiaguito 05:30 Tools
Bushes (NT89 Remix) - NT89 Remix 05:30 Tools
Bushes - The First Re-creation Edit 05:30 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Club Remix 05:30 Tools
stars_ 05:30 Tools
Bushes (The 2nd Remix- V 2.2) 05:30 Tools
Bushes - The First Re-creation- Markus Nikolai 05:30 Tools
Bushes (The First Re-Creation) [Version 1.2] 05:30 Tools
1 05:30 Tools
Bushes Boris Dlugosch and Mic 05:30 Tools
Mr. Big Star (dubloner Rmx) 05:30 Tools
Markus Nikolai - Bushes (Norman Cook Remix) 05:30 Tools
Passion (Freaks Return of the Blu Meany) 06:13 Tools
Chico 06:13 Tools
Bushes (Norman Cook Edit) (Norman Cook Edit) 07:52 Tools
Bushes - The Original 07:52 Tools
Bushes (Derrick Carter's First Recreation) (Version 1.2) 06:50 Tools
Bushes ((The First Re-Creation) (Version 1.2)) 06:50 Tools
Passion [Freaks Return of the Blu Meany Vocal] 06:50 Tools
Bushes (Boris Dlugosh Remix) - Boris Dlugosh Remix 06:50 Tools
bushes (freaks turning yellow sp.) 06:50 Tools
Bushes - The First Re-Creation (Versio 06:50 Tools
Bushes (Doc Martins Quarter Oz 06:50 Tools
07 workout (fitness mix) 06:50 Tools
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Markus Nikolai has music in his genes. Since his initial love affair with all sounds electronic in the early eighties, he has conquered DJing and the live performance, but it is the production realm of dance music in which he has made his most significant contributions. Born in Frankfurt and raised in the city’s suburbs, Markus learned several musical instruments from his grandfather, a conductor. Though he was proficient in piano, guitar, bass, drums and other percussions, the accordion was his main interest. As a teenager in the eighties, he was exposed to nightclubs, dancing and the instrument of the era – the keyboard. In 1982, Markus left the accordion behind to pursue more alternative sounds. One year later, joined by two like-minded friends, he launched his first live project, Whetzon Churchill. Frankfurt embraced their industrial/electronic body music (EBM) and the group performed regularly in and around the city for several years. In 1987, Whetzon Churchill became the first live act to play a small venue called No Name, home of the weekly Techno Club, one of the city’s most legendary nights. This was also the year in which his first tracks were released and a time when Markus was gaining experience behind the decks. “I DJed back in the days of 1986 and 1987,” he says. “After a while, I realized that (with DJing) I could only play music which was already complete. I wanted to produce music that didn’t exist; new sounds, which nobody had heard before.” In Markus’ words, “The producer delivers the sound for the DJ and the DJ brings the sound to the people.” As a producer, his style is built on the foundation of his sensory environment, including his surroundings, emotions and even the weather. Combined with the musical influences of his predecessors, ranging from Kraftwerk to Bob Marley, George Clinton to Afrika Bambaataa and Stevie Wonder to Prince, Markus builds his sound on the plethora of favorable things in life. Straddling the boundaries of quirky house and minimal techno, he is able to consistently create something different from the mainstream musical flood while producing records that DJs enjoy and utilize. Sitting back from the abrupt lights and tumultuousness of the inner club, he is comfortable knowing that from the background he plays a major role in the global dance scene. A visionary in the most honest sense of the word, Markus has spent many years leading a kind of double life. Along with his sonic ventures, he is also an optometrist, currently owning two shops in Frankfurt. He continues to focus on both his business and his exploration of art, music and other creative outlets. In 1992, Thomas Franzmann (a.k.a. Zip) joined one of Markus’ first production outfits, Bigod 20 (which also included Front 242 vocalist Jean-Luc De Meyer), a relationship that would become one of his most resourceful and symbiotic. Soon after, Los Angeles’ Sire/Reprise released their album Steelworks, from which tracks and video clips were used in the films Cape Fear and Sliver. In 1994, Markus released his second album with Zip, Supercute, also on Sire. In the mid-nineties, along with graphic artist Chris Rehberger, the trio founded the audio/visual project, Pile, an experiment in melding music, graphic design, philosophy, film and architecture. In 1997, they released the album Modern on Sony/Epic and two years later, the group toured through Europe as part of the futuristic art exhibition, Lab 0.1 for Daimler Chrysler. Later that year, Markus and Zip launched their own imprint, Perlon. “We have always wanted to keep Perlon as a family label,” says Markus. So almost all the artists (for example Ricardo Villalobos, Baby Ford, Sammy Dee etc.) are friends. In 1999, the SuPERLONgevity compilation was released; it featured “Bushes,” a track that has since garnered chart-topping remixes from the likes of Derrick Carter and Fatboy Slim. Markus also contributes to countless other projects, including Florida with Thomas Brinkmann, Darren with Chris Rehberger, Pico Rocco with Max Loderbauer from Sun Electric and Morane with composer and acoustic musician Theo Krieger. From 1998 through 2000, Markus hosted the Peak Club on Sundays in Frankfurt. Initially a meeting of similar musical minds attracting many DJs who passed through the city, the event eventually became one of the most eclectic spots in Germany. In June 2000, Markus released Back, his first solo album on Perlon. In the summer of 2001, he opened his second optical store MNO (MarkusNikolaiOptic), launched his own Design/Framecompany MNE (MarkusNikolaiEyewear). 2005 Markus and Theo Krieger newly founded the label “More down than out” to release their own music. Markus, Theo Krieger and Annika Mueller de Vries also started the band “Morane”. In May 2005 the 12” “Morane - Electric Pilot Girl” was released. In june 2005 the album “Everyone is like you” was released. At the moment Markus is working on new Projects with Thomas Brinkmann and Stephanie D. Chico and on his new own Album. A little glimpse can be heard on Perlons Superlongevity 4: Markus Nikolai with Stephanie D. Chico – Wheelsucker, which was released in May 2006. He continues to travel the globe diffusing his unique sound within all walks of life. Through touring his live performance, he is able to “present his own definition of house music.” Read more on Last.fm. 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