Skazi

Skazi
Background information
Origin	Jerusalem, Israel Ra'anana, Israel
Genres	Electronic, psytrance, dubstep, house, industrial, electronic rock
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Chemical Crew
Associated acts	Void, GMS, Exaile, Tube, Paranormal Attack, Talamasca
Website	www.skazimusic.com
Members	Asher Swissa
Past members	assaf bivas

Skazi is an Israeli psychedelic trance DJ formed in 1998, by Asher Swissa.

History

Skazi was formed in 1998 by Asher Swissa, producing Soft Psy-Trance Electro Punk music.

Swissa began his musical career as a punk rocker in 1990, when he formed a group called Sartan Hashad (en. Breast Cancer) together with three friends. The band played in small venues in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and enjoyed limited success in the Israeli punk scene. In 1996 Asher left the band to develop his career and to write and perform music which would appeal to larger audiences. He started making trance music, but still kept a hard rock sound, playing electric guitar riffs in many of his tracks. In 1998 he adopted the stage name DJ Skazi.^[1][2]

Recording career

Skazi's first album, Animal, was released in September 2000. On this album Skazi combined live guitar riffs and techy hardcore sounds. While the music meshed with other Psy-Trance, it shared elements of Hard House and Techno record label, Chemical Crew.^[3]

Skazi produced four compilations between the years 2001 and 2004 (Zoo1, Zoo2, Zoo3 and Most Wanted). Skazi has also been involved in collaborations with other artists.^[4]

Discography

Skazi at a Rave in France

• Animal (Shaffel Records, 2001)^[5]
• Zoo 1 (2001)^[5]
• Storm (Shaffel Records, 2002)^[5]
• Most Wanted (2003)^[5]
• Zoo 2 (2003)^[5]
• Zoo 3 (2004)^[5]
• Animal in Storm (Special Edition - Double CD, 2004) ^[5]
• Total Anarchy (2006)^[5]
• Promo 2008 (2009)^[5]
• My Way (2012)^[5]
• Spin (2015)^[5]

References