Olav Basoski
Encyclopedia
Olav Basoski is a Dutch
DJ
/remix
er.
In 2005, Basoski teamed up with the British
dancehall
artist Michie One
to record "Waterman". A remake of "Bam Bam" (originally recorded by Sister Nancy
), it became a hit in the United States
at both clubs and radio, where it debuted at number 22 on Billboard
s Hot Dance Airplay
chart in its March 27, 2006 issue. He has been featured on many compilation album
s including the UK's Ministry of Sound
.
Basoski has had two hits in the UK Singles Chart
, "Waterman" (#45, 2005) and "Opium Scumbagz" (#56, 2000).
6 Bells All
Sil
Olav Basoski & Erick E
Pancake
Other aliases
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
/remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er.
In 2005, Basoski teamed up with the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
artist Michie One
Louchie Lou & Michie One
Louchie Lou & Michie One were a female reggae/rap duo from London, who met in 1991 at a Rebel MC gig. They found the backing of the independent record label, Fashion Records, for their debut single, "Rich Girl". Switching to London Records in 1993, they made their musical debut in the UK Singles...
to record "Waterman". A remake of "Bam Bam" (originally recorded by Sister Nancy
Sister Nancy
Sister Nancy, aka Muma Nancy, real name Ophlin Russell-Myers, is a dancehall DJ and singer. She is known to the world as the first female dancehall DJ and was described as being a "dominating female voice for over two decades" on the dancehall scene...
), it became a hit in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at both clubs and radio, where it debuted at number 22 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart in its March 27, 2006 issue. He has been featured on many compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s including the UK's Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
.
Basoski has had two hits in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, "Waterman" (#45, 2005) and "Opium Scumbagz" (#56, 2000).
Singles
Olav Basoski- 1997 "Moscow Street Rock"
- 1997 "Water"
- 1997 "Samplitude Vol. 1"
- 1998 "Samplitude Vol. 2"
- 1998 "Get Movin' EP"
- 1998 "Samplitude Vol. 3"
- 1998 "Samplitude Vol. 4"
- 1998 "Samplitude Vol. 5"
- 1999 "Samplitude Vol. 6"
- 2000 "Opium Scumbagz"
- 2000 "Samplitude Vol. 7"
- 2000 "Samplitude Vol. 8"
- 2001 "Samplitude Vol. 9"
- 2002 "Best Of Samplitude"
- 2002 "Most Wanted Singles Part 1"
- 2002 "Samplitude Vol. 10"
- 2002 "Samplitude Vol. 11"
- 2002 "Samplitude Vol. 12"
- 2004 "Water Fire Rhythm Love EP 1"
- 2004 "Water Fire Rhythm Love EP 2"
- 2004 "RTZ Tools 1"
- 2004 "Samplitude Vol. 13" (with Alex RomanoAlex RomanoAlex Romano is an Argentine-Australian actor who plays the role of DJ BJ in the television series Pizza and the role of "Alex" in Swift and Shift Couriers. He grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, after he migrated there with his family in 1981.DJ BJ was a new character in the 2005...
) - 2004 "Water Fire Rhythm Love EP 3" (with Bernard Oattes)
- 2004 "Moscow Street Rock 2004"
- 2004 "Waterman"
- 2004 "RTZ Tools 2"
- 2005 "RTZ Tools 3"
- 2005 "Water Fire Rhythm Love EP 4"
- 2005 "Indian Summer"
- 2005 "Waterman" (with MC Spyder and Michie OneLouchie Lou & Michie OneLouchie Lou & Michie One were a female reggae/rap duo from London, who met in 1991 at a Rebel MC gig. They found the backing of the independent record label, Fashion Records, for their debut single, "Rich Girl". Switching to London Records in 1993, they made their musical debut in the UK Singles...
) - 2005 "Elektrik"
- 2006 "Proper Tunes" (with MC Spyder)
- 2006 "RTZ Tools 4"
- 2006 "Like Dis" (with MC Spyder)
- 2007 "Da Beat Kicks"
- 2007 "Push Me"
- 2009 "Beat Of My Heart" (with Errol Reid)
- 2009 "Samplitude Vol. 14"
6 Bells All
- 1991 "Sweet & Bitter/Me The Mailman"
- 1991 "File 51"
- 1991 "Overdrive"
- 1992 "Lift Off"
Sil
- 1991 "Solid Circle/Windows" (with DJ Zki)
- 1992 "Blue Oyster" (with DJ Zki)
- 1994 "Villa Ducato" (with Erick EErick EErick E , is a well-known DJ and producer. He is known for his energetic and danceable mix of grooves, as well as his enthusiastic interaction with the crowd....
) - 1994 "New Windows/Windows" (with Erick E)
- 1997 "Come Together"
- 1998 "Windows '98" (with DJ Zki)
- 2000 "Windows 2000"
- 2009 "Wondows (Remixes)"
Olav Basoski & Erick E
- All tracks are collaborations with Erick EErick EErick E , is a well-known DJ and producer. He is known for his energetic and danceable mix of grooves, as well as his enthusiastic interaction with the crowd....
- 1994 "Work Session 1"
- 1994 "Work Session 2"
- 1995 "Work Session 3"
- 2009 "Don't Turn Your Back"
Pancake
- All tracks are collaborations with Erick EErick EErick E , is a well-known DJ and producer. He is known for his energetic and danceable mix of grooves, as well as his enthusiastic interaction with the crowd....
- 1993 "Don't Turn Your Back"
- 1993 "Don't Turn Your Back/See The Stars (The Remixes)"
- 1994 "Let You Go"
- 1995 "Don't Turn Your Back"
- 1996 "Ain't Missing"
- 1999 "Don't Turn Your Back '99"
Other aliases
- 1988 "Pitbull Terror", as Baze & Hucke (with Sander Hoeke, Michiel Kleiss and Mikel Le Roy)
- 1991 "Spread Love", as World Series Of Life (with DJ Zki and Roelof Wiedijk)
- 1992 "I Would Give Anything", as World Series Of Life (with Claudine Nelson)
- 1992 "Together", as The Mellow-Dee Project
- 1993 "Take Me Higher", as The Mellow-Dee Project
- 1994 "Now I Need", as The Giftshop (with Erick EErick EErick E , is a well-known DJ and producer. He is known for his energetic and danceable mix of grooves, as well as his enthusiastic interaction with the crowd....
) - 1994 "The Stand", as Peach
- 1994 "Give It To Me", as Headcrash (with Erick E)
- 1994 "I'm Loosin' My Feeling", as Perfect Point (with Erick E)
- 1994 "Groove On", as Phil & Fil presents Yokiboys (with Erick E)
- 1995 "Find A Way", as Yokiboys (with Erick E)
- 1995 "Rue De St. Jean", as Club Fontaine (with Erick E)
- 1995 "Luna Moods", as Club Fontaine (with Erick E)
- 1995 "Find A Way", as Phil & Fil (with Erick E)
- 1996 "London Amsterdam", as Ten
- 1996 "Funky Nut", as Ten
- 1996 "So High", as Headscrash (with Erick E)
- 1997 "Pandora's Box/Open Up To Love", as Dick Wonder
- 1997 "Wild On The Rhythm", as Giath
- 1997 "I'll Be The Same", as Lay Rue
- 1998 "Got A Man", as Lay Rue
- 1998 "Pass The Bottle", as Wodka Wasters (with Armin Van Buuren)
- 1998 "Without You", as Les Indiscretes"
- 1998 "Mob Hunter", as Les Indiscretes"
- 2000 "The Way You Love Me", as Laroche (with Roelof Wiedijk)
- 2000 "Revelations EP", as The Zarrow Bros.
- 2004 "Lapoema", as DJ Roog & Olav Basoski (with HardsoulHardsoulHardsoul is a duo of house music producers and DJs from the Netherlands, made up of the brothers Rogier and Greg van Bueren.-History:...
and MC Stretch) - 2006 "Roll Da Dice", as Basoski & Romano (with Alex Romano)
- 2006 "Nu Generation Oldskool Muggas", as Basoski & Romano (with Alex Romano)
(Co-)production for other artists
- 1993 Tony Scott - "Chameleon"
- 1993 Darrell Bell - "Careless Whisper" (with Roelof Wiedijk)
- 1994 D.D. Jones - "Higher"
- 1997 Holtgreve & Hoeke - "Black Mind"
- 1999 Kadoc - "I Am A T-Bone"
- 2005 Silverius - "Ritmo Sensual/Chupacabra"
- 2007 Silverius - "Neo Latino 1"
Remixes
- 1998: Mirrorball - Given Up (Multiply Records)
- 1999: The Soca Boys - Bumpin' (Olav Basoski Bumps Around Remix) (Red Bullet)
- 1999: PowerhousePowerhousePowerhouse or Power House may refer to:* Power station, a facility for the generation of electric power* The Power-House, a 1916 novel by John Buchan* Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City...
feat. Duane Harden - What You Need (AM:PM) - 1999: MobyMobyRichard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
- "Bodyrock" (Mute) - 2000: Bob MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
- "Jammin'" (Island) - 2000: ATFCATFCATFC can refer to one of the following British association football clubs:* Abergavenny Thursdays F.C.* Aberystwyth Town F.C.* Abingdon Town F.C.* Aldershot Town F.C.* Alfreton Town F.C.* Almondsbury Town F.C.* Alnwick Town F.C.* Alresford Town F.C....
feat. Onephatdeeva "In And Out Of My Life (Defected Records) - 2000: DJ Survival Kit - "Superfly Slick..." (Positiva)
- 2000: Bigtime Charlie - "Mr Devil" (Inferno Records)
- 2000: RussellRussell-Australia:*Russell, Australian Capital Territory*Russell Island, Queensland**Russell Island **Russell Island *Russell Falls-Canada:*Russell, Ontario, a township in Ontario...
"Fool For Love" (Rulin'/Ministry of Sound) - 2000: Mirwais - "Naïve Song" (Epic)
- 2005: Hound Dogs "I Like Girls" (Direction Records)
- 2005: Fuf Feat Meleny - "Exceptional" (Olav Basoski Remix)
- 2010: Stars On 45 - Stars On 45 (Olav Basoski Remix)
- 2011: Basto - Gregory's Theme (Olav Basoski Remix)
- 2011: Bingo Players - Cry (Just A Little) (Olav Basoski Remix)