GMS (also known as the Growling Mad Scientists) were a

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duo which has attained significant popularity, beginning in the early 1990s. Formed by Shajahan Matkin (also known as Riktam) and Joseph Quinteros (also known as Bansi) in the city of

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, the duo has attracted a large international fanbase. GMS founded Spun Records in 1999, the first

label in the

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and Ibiza, Spain. In 2008, GMS left Spun Records to further concentrate on their own careers and had created in 2009 a new label to release all of their music from their own various bands called Starbox Music. They have sold over 350,000 copies worldwide. Director

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used GMS tracks in his films '' Man on Fire'', ''

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''. GMS won the Psy-Trance award twice (in 2001 and 2009) at the

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in Ibiza, Spain.

Members

Riktam

Shajahan Matkin (Riktam) was born in 1976 in Amsterdam Holland. He met his co-member Bansi in a coffee shop when he was 14 years old. When he was 15 he left school and went to

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where he travelled to

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to experience his first

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parties. After returning to Amsterdam in 1995 from another trip to India, he started making music with his friend Bansi. They created a group called the Growling Mad Scientists or GMS as it became known. Now he lives in Ibiza, Spain and DJs and produces live shows around the world at various functions.

Bansi

Joseph Quinteros (Bansi) was born in

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in 1976. He played the drums for six years, starting at the age of 11. He also played bass and guitar, since his father was a musician. At 14 he met Riktam and after going to

together they founded GMS. He also lived in Ibiza and toured the world on a constant basis. He died on 19 June 2018 at the age of 42 from

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Discography

Albums

;Studio albums * '' Chaos Laboratory'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''GMS vs Systembusters'' (1999) * ''Tri-Ball University'' (2000) * ''The Hitz'' (2000) * '' No Rules'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2005) ;Remix albums * ''Top of The TIPs 94-98'' (TIP Records, 1998) * ''The Remixes'' (Spun, 2003) * ''The Remixes Vol2'' (Starbox, 2009) * ''Tampered Diversity'' (Future Music Records, 2018) ;Compilation albums * ''Genetic Process'' (Spun, 2002) * ''Genetic Process "Part Dose"'' (Spun, 2002) * ''Spunout'' (Spun, 2003) * ''Pressure'' (Spun, 2003) * ''Zero-1'' (Spun, 2003) * ''Hypernova'' (Spun, 2004) * ''XXL'' (Spun, 2004) * ''Remote Viewing'' (Spun, 2005) * ''Zero Gravity'' (Spun, 2005) * ''The Outer Limits'' (Spun, 2005) * ''Spunout in Ibiza'' (Spun, 2007) ; Remixes * Major7 & Vini Vici - "Back Underground" (GMS Remix)

Recognitions

Awards

; Ibiza DJ Awards * 2001 Best International DJ Psychedelic Trance * 2009 Best International DJ Psychedelic Trance

References

External links

Growling Mad Scientists
Official Site
Growling Mad Scientists
at MySpace
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at

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