Cereal Killaz is an American record producer and DJ outfit, now consisting solely of Alan Linhart (a.k.a zarbizarre - born August 6, 1975 in

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) and raised in

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, United States. The music style of the act is classified as

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and

nu skool breaks Nu skool breaks (or nu breaks as it is sometimes referred) is a subgenre of breakbeat originating during the period between 1998 and 2002. The style is usually characterized by more abstract, more technical sounds, sometimes incorporated from other ...

, and has many other influences including

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drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

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and

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

. The Cereal Killaz have been listed by

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as one of the movers and shakers in the breakbeat scene.

Biography

The Cereal Killaz began in

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in 2005 as a collaboration between Alan Linhart (also known as zarbizarre) and K. Crooks (also known as Kostek). Their first release was a 12"

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dual single titled "Reality/Sheshone". The duo released singles on Mechanoise Records, Trans:verse records, BreaksFM Records, Krispy Beatz Recordings and Inzpired Recordings. The Cereal Killaz is one of but a few US acts to have performed at the Breakspoll International Breakbeat Awards, with their set from the performance airing on Annie Nightingale's BBC Radio1 radio show., and music by the Cereal Killaz has gone into a regular rotation in her shows. In addition, Cereal Killaz also had a guest mix on Jay Cunning's

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radio show, playing a mixed set of original material and remixes. In addition to original material, Cereal Killaz has produced remixes for dance artists including

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, Rektchordz, Stormtrooperz, Metachemical, and Likwid Inzpiration In 2007, zarbizarre & Kostek parted ways, and zarbizarre continued carrying on the name with original productions and remixes after returning to the

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area, releasing new singles on

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. Cereal Killaz as a DJ act performs a mixing style called

harmonic mixing Harmonic mixing or key mixing (also referred to as mixing in key) is a DJ's continuous mix between two pre-recorded tracks that are most often either in the same key, or their keys are relative or in a subdominant or dominant relationship with ...

,Cereal Killaz Profile
which is a style of DJing that matches the key of a song as well as the beats to create more interesting musical blends and mixes.

Discography

Compilation album appearances

* ''

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'' (March 2008, INgrooves)

Singles

* "

Reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, r ...

" * " Sheshone" * "

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" * "

Substance D ''Substance D'' is a drum and bass compilation album mixed by Dieselboy. The first disc is mixed and the second disc is unmixed. The CD art was designed by Akira Takahashi (who also created the CD art for Dieselboy's "The 6ixth Session" and "Th ...

" * " Dopamarine" * " No Mercy" * " Progress Beta"

Remixes

* " Metachemical - Network Psychology (Cereal Killaz Remix)" * " Likwid Inzpiration - You Were (Cereal Killaz Remix)" * " Mephisto Odyssey - Watch You Go (Cereal Killaz Remix)" * " Rektchordz - Lojack (Cereal Killaz Remix)" * " Stormtrooperz - Devil May Cry (Cereal Killaz Remix)" * " Stormtrooperz - Spirits (Cereal Killaz Remix)"

References

External links

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