Alpha 606

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Alpha 606

Background information
Also known as	AM
Born	Nov. 15, 1974
Origin	Miami, Florida
Genre(s)	Miami Electro Electro Miami Bass
Years active	1998 to Present
Label(s)	Dopamine Touchin' Bass
Website	http://dopamine.tv
Members
Armando Martinez
Former members
Rey Rubio Marino Hernandez Danny Chirino

Alpha 606, also known as Armando Martinez (born November 15, 1974 in Hialeah, Florida, U.S.), is an acoustic/electronic artist based out of Miami. The group was founded by Rey Rubio and Armando Martinez in 1998. Martinez is a programmer/composer and Rubio is a performing sound engineer. Rubio and Martinez ensure that the drums don't "sit on top" of the track, instead processing the rhythms so that they're subsumed into the rest of it, forming an elastic foundation. The group was joined by two percussionists in 2003, Marino Hernandez and Danny Chirino.

The music itself... is a futuristic homage to Cuban culture, fusing warm machine tones and crisp bass notes with Afro-Cuban drums.

Their debut ep, Computer Controlled, was released on Dopamine Records in 2004. [Here] US duo reveals there in three cuts its immoderate taste for a dancefloor minimal electro of a high quality, at once percussive, futuristic, heading and fresh.The group played a few live shows as four, but shortly thereafter parted ways. Armando has continued touring and performing as Alpha 606 since 2004 with his solo laptop sets. Alpha 606 live shows have been recorded in Barcelona, London, Brussels, Helsinki, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Miami.

Alpha 606 has since then been released on Touchin' Bass, Andrea Parker's label on the Subsidence and Nobody's Perfect Part Two releases with the track, Anarchy in China.