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. Born from the shuttered TRIBAL America label (and its Tribal UK subsidiary), Twisted pioneered the

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and progressive club styles that rose to international success in the early 2000s. It released hits such as "

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", by Funky Green Dogs, "Elements" & "Music is The Answer" by Danny Tenaglia, "Be Yourself" by

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, "Revolution" by

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, "Muscles" by

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, "Walking On Thin Ice" by Yoko Ono, "Free Your Mind" by

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, "Dark Beat" by Oscar G and Ralph Falcon, and also "

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" an iconic vocal poem by Californian author/songwriter

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, backed by the Progressive house sounds of

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from Lisbon, Portugal. The label released classic albums such as Danny Tenaglia's ''Tourism'', Funky Green Dogs' '' Get Fired Up'', Celeda's ''This Is It'', Club 69's ''Style'', and Superchumbo's ''Wowie Zowie''.

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