Technikal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alf Bamford |
| Genres | Hard trance, Hard dance (as Technikal), Happy hardcore, UK hardcore (as Technikore)1 |
| Occupations | disc jockey, record producer |
| Years active | 2002 - |
| Website | www |
Alf Bamford, known professionally as Technikal, is a British hard trance and hard dance disc jockey and record producer.
Biography
Bamford started becoming known as a "cutting edge" hard dance DJ c. 2002, when his single "Annihilation" garnered significant airplay on the BBC Radio 1 John Peel show.2 Bamford, as well as being known under the alias Technikal, also releases music under the further alternate name Technikore.3
Technikal reached number 10 in the UK official dance music chart in 2005, with his single "Global Panic/System Shock".4 As Technikore Bamford has performed on BBC Radio 1, including a guest mix for the Kutski show in 2011.5
In January 2012 Technikal released the mix album Resonate 6 - The Brutal Sound of Hard Trance on the Tidy Trax label. It was critically well received in Mixmag magazine with a 10/10 rating, and was named Compilation of the Month.6 Later in September that same year, the Technikal "eclectic" hard dance compilation album Soldier of Sound was also named as Mixmag Compilation of the Month.2
As Technikore, along with Andy Farley and Mark Eg, he released the 2012 compilation album Harder Louder Faster. Featuring tracks running at c. 140-175 BPM, the album was named as a Mixmag Compilation of the Month for November.7
As Bamford, he co-wrote the Example song "All the Wrong Places", which peaked at number 13 in the UK singles chart in 2013.89 In September 2016 his single produced with Steve Hill and Yoz, "Keep On Rockin", was named as Mixmag tune of the month.10 In 2022 a track co-produced with Suae, "Dance With The Groove", was included on the compilation album Devotions: Chapter I.11
As of 2016, Bamford has moved to Australia.12
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Peak UK singles |
Peak UK dance |
Peak UK Ind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Global Panic/System Shock"4 | Technikal PTS | 2005 | 84 | 10 | 19 |
| "N20 (Found Some Gas)/Anxious Heart"4 | Technikal | 2006 | 42 | ||
| "More & More/Bad Girl"4 | Kym Ayers ft. Technikal | 2006 | 30 | ||
| "Match Point"13 | Tony Heron & Frank Farrell (Technikal remix) | 2012 | |||
| "Ideal"14 | Technikal | 2014 | |||
| "Your World"12 | Technikal | 2016 | |||
| "Keep On Rockin"10 | Technikal, Steve Hill & Yoz | 2016 | |||
| "All That It Takes (Draugen Anthem)"15 | Technikore | 2017 | |||
| "Thank You"16 | Technikal, Steve Hill & Francesco | 2018 | |||
| "Freakz"17 | Technikore & Ravine | 2018 |
References
References
- "Technikore Returns To Central Station Records with High-Energy Anthem, 'Love Me Down' | Beatportal". www.beatportal.com. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- Curtis, Dave (September 2012). "Technikal: Soldier Of Sound". Mixmag. p. 106. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- Curtis, Dave (January 2012). "compilation of the month". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- "TECHNIKAL songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- "Hardcore Special!". BBC. 28 May 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- Curtis, Dave (January 2012). "mixed by Technikal Resonate 6". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- Curtis, Dave (November 2012). "Andy Farley, Mark Eg & Technikore: Harder Louder Faster". Mixmag. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- "All the Wrong Places (Radio Edit) – Song by Example". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- "EXAMPLE songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- Whitby, Andy (26 September 2016). "September: 7 hard dance releases you need to hear this month". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- Paredes, Josue (6 May 2022). "Basscon Records Seeks to Enlighten the Scene on 'Devotions: Chapter I'". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- Whitby, Andy (5 February 2016). "Steve Hill & Technikal - - Mixmag". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- Curtis, Dave (May 2012). "TUNES hard dance". Mixmag. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- Whitby, Andy (January 2014). "hard dance music TUNES". Mixmag.
- Whiby, Andy (1 July 2017). "TUNE OF THE MONTH". Mixmag. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- Whitby, Andy (December 2018). "tunes / hard dance music". Mixmag.
- Whitby, Andy (August 2018). "Freakz". Mixmag. p. 109. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
External links
External links
- Technikal discography at Discogs
- Technikal at AllMusic
- Interview with Alf Bamford on HarderFaster.net