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Jose Conca / Manuel Marinero


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Spanish DJ from Valencia. He is a true legend in the electronic music history of Valencia. Own ideas and own style, he never copied anyone or spinned tracks by fashion. Instead, people went crazy trying to catch his rare tunes spinned only by him before. His work was always at the top during years and years, and became famous not only in Valencia.
He began into music in the early 80's and started his professional career in the clubs 'Looping' and 'Arena Auditorium' of Valencia with synth-pop tunes. Then, in 1987 became resident dj of the mythical club Chocolate, near the city. The famous party scene known as ruta del bakalao came in three years and he was one of the stars.
By the early 90's a lot of clubs were born in the zone of Valencia, each of them opened one after another to give the crowd constant party time from Friday night to Monday morning. Jose's time began always on Saturday night. With dark and industrial techno tunes, he sound much different from the commercial style of the other clubs.
His career as producer started at this time too. Prodisc was created and it became an important label in the spanish dance music scene.
In 1996 the ruta del bakalao was destroyed, it is said that police had something to do with that but the truth is that people went bored of that scene and almost all the clubs were closed. Chocolate kept alive and Jose had to give more commercial sounds. He introduced progressive / hard house and trance in order to change the scene and he was lucky.
Since 1998 till the end, Chocolate was basically the place to be. A wonderful combination of sounds and a journey around the best 90's tunes. Jose was outstanding becouse his unique style which could be enjoyed only there with sessions that seemed hypnotic ten-hour-tracks and which exist now, only in our minds.
The 14th of July 2001 he had problems with the club staff and had to go out from Chocolate. Then he was contracted in the club Piramide in Castellon to spin hardcore and that was finally the end of his career becouse hardcore was not his style, he was not free to give the people his true sounds. This supposed the end of Chocolate too, three years from the end of Jose's residence there. Now, clubs over Spain book him in weekends for remember parties.

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Various
Made In D.J.
1995
Fabio Locati
Some Lovin
1994, 12", Prodisc
Various
Deejays De Leyenda (La Mejor Década Del Techno)
2006, 3xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Contraseña Records, ,
Freestyle/Techno/Hard Trance/Euro House
Various
Chocolate - The History
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed + DVD-V, Contraseña Records
Various
Piramide 6° Aniversario
2004, 3xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Bit Music, ,
Hardcore/Makina/Jumpstyle/Euro House
Various
DJ's En Directo Vol. 4
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Contraseña Records
Various
Sonido De Valencia - Club Time DJ's - On Tour
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp, Contraseña Records
Various
80's History - The Session 2
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Mixed, Contraseña Records, ,
Indie Rock/House/Dub/New Wave/EBM/Electro
Various
Cara A Cara - DJ Miguel Serna Vs. DJ José Conca
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp, Contraseña Records, ,
Eurodance/Hard House/Hardcore/Jumpstyle/Trance
Various
Chocolate Collection Volumen 1
2002, 5xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Mad Clonic Records, ,
Hard Techno/Techno/Progressive Trance/Hardstyle/Eurodance/Makina/Hard Trance/Jumpstyle
Various
Chocolate Collection Volumen 2
2002, 5xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Mad Clonic Records, ,
Techno/Jumpstyle/Hard Trance/Hard Techno/Makina/Jumpstyle/Progressive Trance
Various
Piramide - Concentración De DJ's
2002, 3x CD, ,
Hard House/Hardcore/Progressive Trance/Happy Hardcore
Various
Chocolate Mix 6
2001, 2xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Madclonic, ,
Hard House/Hard Trance/Jumpstyle/Trance/Euro House
Various
The Rave Master Vol. 4 Live At Coliseum
2001
Various
Revival Sessions
2001, 4x CD, ,
Trance/Techno/Euro House/Hard Trance/Makina
Various
Interave - Techno En La Red
2000, 3xCD, Mixed + CD, Enh, P/Mixed, Madclonic, Madclonic
Various
Chocolate Mix 5
2000, 2x CD, ,
Hard Trance/Hard House/Hardstyle/Euro House/Progressive Trance/Makina
Various
DJ's En Directo
2000
Various
Professional DJ's - In Session Volumen 3
2000
Various
Chocolate 4 - The Sessions
1999, 2x CD, ,
Hard House/Techno/Makina/Progressive Trance/Trance/Jumpstyle
Various
Chocolate Mix Blanco
1998
Various
Chocolate Mix 2
1997
Various
Masca Chapas
1994, 2x Vinyl, ,
Euro House/Italodance/Makina
Various
Chocolate En Directo
1993, CD, ,
Techno/Euro House/Makina/Italodance
Amphora / 3 Styles
Angel / It's Not Over
2002, 12", Contraseña Records
Kuantico EP Vol. 2*
Brico Bass
2002, 12", EP, Glass Records
Various
DJ's En Directo
2000, CD, ,
Trance/House/Hard House/Jumpstyle/Hard Trance/Italodance
Various
Chocolate Mix 3
1998, 2x CD, CD, ,
House/Techno/Hard Trance/Trance/Makina/Euro House
Various
DJ Club
1996, 3x Vinyl, ,
Trance/Hard Trance/Makina
Various
Dance 2005
2005, 3xCD, Comp, Contraseña Records, ,
House/Italodance/Eurodance/Euro House
Various
C.H.R In Session Vol.2
2004, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Contraseña Records
Various
Contraseña Dance
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Contraseña Records, ,
Hard Trance/Italodance/Progressive Trance
Various
Resident Dj's Volumen 2
2004, 3xCD, Mixed, Dreams Corporation
Various
Sonido De Valencia - Club Time DJ's Tercera Temporada
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp, Contraseña Records, ,
Euro House/Trance/Donk/Techno
Various
Chocolate In Session 7
2002, 3xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Contraseña Records
Various
Itzela Colors 2001
2001, CD, Mixed, Promo, Not On Label
Various
Coliseum - Kontundanze
2001
Various
Howl / Pulstar / Living Today / Tripping
2003, 12", Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label, ,
Hard Trance/Leftfield
Various
Chocolate - 18 Aniversario
1998, Cass, Mixed, Promo, Unofficial, Not On Label
Various
P7
12", Comp, Unofficial, W/Lbl, Not On Label