Hux Flux

Swedish psytrance producer (1974–2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dennis Rickard Tapper (18 November 1974 – 15 May 2018), known professionally as Hux Flux, was a Swedish psychedelic trance producer. His music blended Goa and psytrance aesthetics with an effects-driven, mechanical sound that became influential in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[1]

Born
Dennis Rickard Tapper

(1974-11-18)November 18, 1974
OriginSweden
DiedMay 15, 2018(2018-05-15) (aged 43)
GenresPsychedelic trance, Goa trance
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Hux Flux
Born
Dennis Rickard Tapper

(1974-11-18)November 18, 1974
OriginSweden
DiedMay 15, 2018(2018-05-15) (aged 43)
GenresPsychedelic trance, Goa trance
Years active1998–2018
LabelsKoyote, Spiral Trax, Avatar/ProFile, Z-Plane
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Career

Tapper began producing after attending forest parties near Örebro, Sweden, forming Hux Flux in 1998.[2] Early singles included “Time Slices / Perceptor”, followed by the debut album Cryptic Crunch (1999) on Koyote Records, later remastered by Avatar/ProFile.[3] He subsequently worked with Henric Fietz, resulting in tracks such as “Idiot” and “Bring Your Own BIOS”.[1]

A second album, Division by Zero (2003), appeared on Spiral Trax,[4] and a third, Circle Sine Sound (2015), was released on Z-Plane Records.[5]

Tapper also co-founded the psydub/ambient project Illuminus with Magnus Holte, releasing the album Sweep Dreams (2015) on Z-Plane Records.[6][2]

On 15 May 2018, Tapper died after an accidental drowning in a lake near his home. He was 43.[7][8]

Discography

Albums

  • Cryptic Crunch (Koyote Records, 1999; remastered Avatar/ProFile, 2006)[3]
  • Division by Zero (Spiral Trax, 2003)[4]
  • Circle Sine Sound (Z-Plane Records, 2015)[5]

Selected singles and EPs

  • “Time Slices / Perceptor” (Koyote Records, 1998).[3]
  • “Motor / S.T.P. Something” (Koyote Records, 1998–1999).[9][10]
  • “Reflux / Java Junkies” (with Palombini Power; Spiral Trax, 1999).[11][12]
  • “Lex Rex Perplex / Errorhead” (Spiral Trax, 2000).[13]

Legacy

Cryptic Crunch is frequently cited as a classic of late-90s psytrance and a precursor to later forest-psy sounds.[14][1]

References

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