Hardfloor
Hardfloor is a German electronic music duo, consisting of Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker.[1] Their most famous track is "Acperience 1" (often titled more simply as "Acperience" on many compilation albums)[1] and chosen by Feargal Sharkey as one of his 'Inheritance Tracks'[2] when interviewed on UK's BBC Radio 4.
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![]() Hardfloor performing at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2007  | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cologne, Germany | 
| Genres | Hard trance, techno, acid trance, electronica | 
| Years active | 1991–present | 
| Members | Oliver Bondzio Ramon Zenker  | 
Their distinctive acid house sound is attributed to their skill at manipulating Roland TB-303 bass synthesisers,[1] using up to six of these machines at once. Their UK chart hits include "Hardtrance Acperience" (1992), "Trancescript" (1993) and the remix of the aforementioned "Acperience" (1997).[3] Their 1996 album, Home Run, peaked at No. 68 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]
Discography
    
    Albums
    
| TB Resuscitation | 1993 | Harthouse | 
| Respect | 1994 | Harthouse | 
| Home Run | 1996 | Harthouse | 
| The Best Of Hardfloor | 1997 | Eye Q Records | 
| All Targets Down | 1998 | Harthouse | 
| So What?! | 2000 | Harthouse | 
| 4 Out Of 5 Aliens Recommend This | 2005 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| Compiler 1.0 | 2006 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| The Life We Choose | 2007 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| Two Guys Three Boxes | 2010 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| The Art Of Acid | 2014 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| The Business Of Basslines | 2017 | www.hardfloor.de | 
Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk
    
Hardfloor also released albums under the pseudonym Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk. These songs tend toward the chillout and lounge genres.
| Electric Crate Digger | 1999 | Studio !K7 | 
| Take Off Da Hot Sweater | 2002 | Combination Records | 
| Lost & Found | 2003 | Combination Records | 
| The Chearleaders Are Smilin' At You | 2009 | Mole Listening Pearls | 
Mix albums compiled by Hardfloor
    
| Hardfloor presents X-MIX: Jack The Box | 1998 | Studio K7 | 
| Our Acid Experience | 2006 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| Tales Of The Unexpected 3 - Mixed By Hardfloor | 2008 | Platipus Records | 
Singles and EPs
    
| "Let Da Bass Go" | 1991 | Eye Q Records | 
| "Drug Overlord" | 1992 | Eye Q Records | 
| "Hardtrance Acperience EP" | 1992 | Harthouse | 
| "Trancescript" | 1993 | Harthouse | 
| "Into The Nature" | 1994 | Harthouse | 
| "Funalogue Mini Album" | 1994 | Harthouse | 
| "Mr. Anderson" / "Fish & Chips" | 1994 | Harthouse | 
| "Mahogany Roots" | 1994 | Harthouse | 
| "Respect" | 1994 | Harthouse | 
| "Respected Remixes" | 1995 | Harthouse | 
| "Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk?" | 1995 | Harthouse | 
| "Strikeout" | 1996 | Harthouse | 
| "Beavis At Bat" | 1996 | Harthouse | 
| "Da Damn Phreak Noize Phunk? Volume 2" | 1997 | Harthouse | 
| "Hardfloor Will Survive" (collaboration with Phuture) | 1998 | Harthouse | 
| "Skill Shot" | 1999 | Harthouse | 
| "Smash The Gnat" | 2000 | Harthouse | 
| "Communication To None" | 2001 | Harthouse | 
| "Underexposed Above Average" | 2001 | Harthouse | 
| "Alphabetical" / "Received Files" / "Me Too" | 2003 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "Da Revival" / "Hubbub Rub" | 2004 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "Soulful Spirit" / "Mrs. Broflovski" | 2004 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "Murano" / "Joppiemuffler" | 2004 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "Groupie Love" / "Plasticacid" / "Jack the House" | 2005 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "T 2 Da C" (Da Remixes) | 2005 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "Devils & Donuts" / "Who Took Da Box?" | 2006 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "Tugger" / "Butterflies in Bottermelk" | 2006 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "Hitchhiker Habits" / "Blueprint" (by Rob Acid) | 2006 | www.hardfloor.de | 
| "707" (by Andreas Andreas) / "It's Him, It's Him" | 2007 | www.hardfloor.de | 
Selected Hardfloor remixes
    
- Robert Armani - "Circus Bells" 1993 Djax-Up-Beats
 - Rising High Collective - "Fever Called Love" 1993 Rising High Records
 - Sourmash - "Pilgrimage To Paradise" 1994 Prolekult Records
 - Mory Kante - "Yé ké yé ké" 1995 FFRR Records
 - Mary Kiani - "When I Call Your Name" 1995 Mercury Records
 - Bassheads - "Is There Anybody Out There?" 1995 Deconstruction Records (Desa Basshead)
 - New Order - "Blue Monday" 1995 London Records
 - Baby Doc And The Dentist - Mantra To The Buddha 1995 TEC (Truelove Electronic Communications)
 - TWA - "Nasty Girls" 1995 Mercury Records
 - The Shamen - "Destination Eschaton" 1995 Epic Records
 - Depeche Mode - "It's No Good" 1997 Mute Records[1]
 
References
    
- Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 186. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
 - "BBC Radio 4 - Inheritance Tracks, Feargal Sharkey". BBC.
 - Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 243. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
 
External links
    
- hardfloor.de - official website
 - Hardfloor at Allmusic
 - Hardfloor - Hardfloor's Myspace-site
 - Hardfloor discography at Discogs
 - Hardfloor discography Unofficial Hardfloor Discography
 - Our Acid Experience 2006 - Hardfloor at eMusic
 - Hardfloor discography at MusicBrainz
 - Hardfloor at Last.fm
 
