People who like Various Characters EP also listen to Aaron Carl, Galaxy 2 Galaxy, e-Dancer, Sean Deason, Fabrice Lig, Ron Trent, Vince Watson, Gene Hunt, Kenny Larkin, 69.

Character released Various Characters EP on Mon Feb 08 2016. The 3 track House release features Ripperton, Carlos Nilmmns, and Niko Marks. **Character** has also released vinyl by [1morning](/artist/1morning), [Subradeon](/artist/subradeon), and [Deetron](/artist/deetron). Browse the [Character catalogue](/label/character). People who like Various Characters EP also listen to Aaron Carl, Galaxy 2 Galaxy, e-Dancer, Sean Deason, Fabrice Lig, Ron Trent, Vince Watson, Gene Hunt, Kenny Larkin, 69.

Of course, the easiest way to introduce Ripperton would be to mention a music career that spans over two decades and a body of work that includes four highly praised albums on Green and ESP institute, essential collaborations with fellow countrymen Mirko Loko (as Lazy Fat People) and Deetron (as Roots Panorama) as well as stellar remixes for Laurent Garnier, Radiohead, Beanfield or Joris Voorn. We could also point out that his music has been released on labels as prestigious as Planet E, Border Community, STHLM audio, Innervisions, Maeve, Systematic, Connaisseur or the infamous Music Man. Not to mention that his own label Perspectiv published 50 releases which were at the forefront of electronic dance music back then… But no, we won't mention all that. Let's keep it modest and focused on the here and now. For example, you should know that despite releasing an ambient album (and working on a promising live set that prolongs it), Ripperton doesn't want to stop making House and Techno… no, that would be too easy! So instead he keeps forging an exciting musical path by releasing his own tracks and those of other luminaries such as Isolée, Lord of the isle, Soulphiction, Matt Karmil, Dj Nature, Bicep, Iron Curtis, Quarion or Baikal on his excellent Tamed musiq imprint (distributed by dutch institution Clone).

Ripperton

Carlos Nilmmns

Any true fan of great electronic music recognizes Niko Marks as a dynamic artist of the Detroit house/techno movement. He began recording in the early part of the nineties, releasing innovative and soulful house, techno, plus a mixture of other music genres. The wide variety of genres he takes on, only testifies to his adaptability and talent in being able to engage a multitude of different sounds and in the process create futuristic music. It would later be the fortunate acquisition of a Fender Rhodes electric piano, EMU SP-1200, Korg DDD5 drum machine and a Fostex 4-track recorder, which marked the beginning of the rise of one of today’s most innovative artists. Niko is what you might label as a triple threat as his talent can be found in the roles he smoothly balances as a vocalist, musician, producer and songwriter. One of the many forward moving phases in his musical career included teaming up with Submerge Records founder, Michael Banks to formulate a vocal house production crew called “Members of the House”. Niko also collaborated with Raphael Merriweathers under alias group band names, Unit 2 and 365 Black. This particular mission stemmed forth the high-spirited grooves, 'Sunshine' - released on Happy Records, 'Homeland' and 'Keep Your Head Up' written by Niko and Merriweathers - released on 430 West Records. In the infamous year of 1999, he produced a project called 'Niko Marks & The City Boy Players' which featured Eddie Fowlkes and included several artists and musicians from Detroit. The project moved from techno/house to soul, R&B, Disco to hard electronic - resulting in much fun, lots of grooves, and a profusion of great vocals and classic songs. As an artist, his releases have been signed by some of the world’s most established recording labels: Characters, Ideal, EMI, New Religion, R&S, Crammed Discs, React, Delsin, Yore Records, Planet E, Submerge and Puzzlebox. Niko has also lent his skills to remixes for artists such as Tom Tom Club, Andy Vaz, Herschel Boone, Aux 88, Helder Russo, Universal Principles, Amp Fiddler, Eric D. Clark and many more. His music has been featured by DJ’s such as Dave Clarke, Giles Peterson, JaBig, DJ Fingers, Carl Craig, and Andrew Duke, to name a few. His current collaborations are with producers and artists: Amp Fiddler, Kevin Saunderson, Ripperton, Tom Tom Club, Kid Ginseng, Andy Vaz,Trevor Deep Jr, Davina Bussey, Carlos Nilmmns, Jason Grove and L.A. Williams. Amongst the latest album projects are: “Day of Knowing”, “Dark Ages”, “Love You Forever”, “Voice Box Detroit Vol. 2”, “Various Characters EP”, “Soul Meter”, “Disclosure” and “Love of My Life”. An artist who defies generic boundaries, Niko continues to write, produce and release cutting-edge music primarily for Planet e and U2XProductions. If you like what Niko Marks has been creating so far…you’re in for a revolutionary ride…

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