Trybet
T.B. Transit
Trybet is Baltimore's Mike Parker and Aric Rist. Trybet arrived on the
scene in August 1994 with their self-titled debut release, which was
highly praised both in the U.S. and Europe, particularly Germany, where the
track "Belong" charted at number 16 on Groove Magazine's top 50 in
October 1994. Shortly thereafter, "Belong" was licensed for
Groove Magazine's 5 Year Anniversary CD compilation, where Trybet shared
the bill with top notch techno artists Emmanuel Top, DJ Hell, Mike
Dearborn, and Frank DeWulf, among others.
In March 1995, Trybet gave us the "Mood Setter" e.p., a four track vinyl
release with smooth atonal synth phrases layered over hard, fast rhythms.
Once again, Trybet received worldwide praise, and a licensing deal from
Virtual Recordings, Labworks Records' new label. This release featured
special remixes by Woody "DJ ESP" McBride and Holger "Hoschi" Wick.
Trybet kept up the pace in late '95 with the "Monodrive" 12" limited
edition release, which contained a radically different version of
"Belong", as well as the wicked new title track.
Defective is now proud to announce the "T.B. Transit" e.p., a two
platter serving of some of the tastiest dark and deep analog yet from
Trybet. With the addition of some well-placed vocal elements, Trybet
has opened up their sound even further, adding an element of funky
soulfulness that should attract new fans, while keeping the solid trance
elements that define their previous releases. Their best work to date!
