Matt Xavier's tastes as a teenager included a diverse mixture of psychedelic rock and aggressive street beats, not to mention the hip-hop sounds and influences of Eric B & Rakim, NWA, EPMD, Slick Rick and Gangstarr. This eclectic blend of street and psychedelia led to Matt's mastery of combining atmospheric tech house with tribal grooves, and psychedelic techno and breaks. In 1993, on his 17th birthday, he was stunned by techno music at the raging Club NASA parties in Manhattan's Tribeca district.

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