Altern-8

Altern-8

Altern-8 is the hardcore/breakbeat rave duo consisting of Mark Archer and Chris Peat. In their day they helped to set trends in hardcore techno style, with several anthems, and a style of music that became progressively faster, with more bass, and definitely more noise. During this period, hardcore techno was moving away from the style of house music that was already around, and Altern-8 were moving with it. However, in 1993 Mark Archer started to prefer the house sounds. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

18/07/1991
Infiltrate 202
Top 40 Breaker Clip

LAST

02/07/1992
Hypnotic St-8
Live Performance

TOTAL
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6

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

0

Repeat Performances

0

Live Performances

4

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

1

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
02/07/1992 Hypnotic St-8
Live Performance
09/04/1992 Evapor-8
Live Performance
Christmas 1991 Activ-8 (come With Me)
Music Video
28/11/1991 Activ-8 (come With Me)
Live Performance
14/11/1991 Activ-8 (come With Me)
Live Performance
18/07/1991 Infiltrate 202
Top 40 Breaker Clip

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