Dynamix II - Just give the DJ a Break

Miami's David Noller and Scott Weiser, aka Dynamix II, are among a very few of the first wave of American electro and bass music artists to have successfully translated their old-school credentials into new-school relevance. The producers behind classic roof-raisers "Bass Generator," "Ignition," and "Just Give the DJ a Break," Noller and Weiser carved out a signature niche in early electro with a kitchen-sink-style megamix approach, amplifying electro's energy level, deepening the low-end, and playing up its robotic themes with ample vocoded vocals and squirty electronics.

The group formed in 1985 after Noller, a local DJ who had recently started making tracks, met Weiser and the two began building a studio together. Noller was signed to Bass Station records at the time, and Dynamix appeared through a handful of other Miami labels before the pair set up their eponymous imprint in 1988. Although mostly of only local interest beginning in the late '80s, when electro died out in favor of rap, the group got a big boost nearly a decade later, when U.K.-based label Rephlex -- owned by Richard James, aka Aphex Twin -- reissued lectro Megamix: 1985-Present, an all-in-one-place collection of their biggest tunes from over the years, and originally released on the Joey Boy label in 1997.

A stream of new material has appeared since then, including "We Are Your Future" and "The Plastic Men," both through Joey Boy. A collaboration with British producer Ian Loveday, aka Eon, also appeared through Wax Trax/TVT in 1999. Additionally, Dynamix II have remixed fellow Florida group Rabbit in the Moon and Expansion Union. Most of their LPs and singles from throughout the years remained in print.

Discography

Album Releases
The Album (Dynamix II)
You Hear it you Fear It (Dynamix II)
Bass Planet (Dynamix II)
Color Beats (Dynamix II)

EP Releases
Machine Language (Dynamix II)

Compilations
Electro Bass Album
Electro Megamix 1985 to Present Joey Boy (USA)
Electro Megamix 1985 to Present Avex (Japan)
Electro Megamix 1985 to Present Rephlex (UK)

12" Singles
Just Give the DJ a Break/Straight From the Jungle (Bass Station)
Just Give the DJ a Break/Straight From the Jungle (Sun Town)
Just Give the DJ a Break/Straight From the Jungle (Cool Tempo)
Feel The Bass/Techno Bass (Chaos)
Bass Generator/Ignition (Debonaire)
Don't Touch That Dial (Dynamix II)
Feel The Groove (Dynamix II)
Atomic Age/DJ's Go Berzerk (Joey Boy)
We Are Your Future/Memory Loss (Joey Boy)
Plastic Men/The Two That Return (Joey Boy)

12" Remixes
Just Give the DJ a Break Ultimate Remix / Techno Bass (Adreno Meltdown)

12" Remixes for other labels
Flor.i.d.a Rabbit in the moon (Hallucination)
World Wide Funk Expansion Union (WaxTrax/TVT)

Singles liscenced to other labels
Look to the Future (FFRR)
Just Give The DJ a Break (Mushroom) On King of the Beats II UK BreakDance Chanpionship Compilation
Ignition (X-MIX) on Dave Clark Electro Boogie Mix CD

Listen:
Dynamix II - Just Give The dj a Break (Sun Town 1985)
Dynamix II - Plastic Men

More info: www.dynamixii.com