Paul Maddox is a British hard house and techno disc jockey and record producer. He has released several tracks that charted in the UK singles chart, and is one half of the techno duo Spektre. Maddox also releases music under the alternate moniker Olive Grooves.
Biography Maddox, originally from Chesterfield but based in Sheffield, first came to prominence when he was signed to Tidy Trax on the back of his remix of Set You Free by N-Trance. In 2002 his follow-up single, "Revolution", had a 5* review in Muzik magazine and peaked at number 29 on the UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts. Maddox followed up in September 2002 with second single "Tension". In February 2003 the cover CD of the Mixmag magazine featured a "Tidy vs Frantic" mix between Maddox and Tom Harding, where he was termed the "nutty bovine". In 2013 Maddox released the single "Got Power" on the Tripoli Trax label, which received an 8/10 review in Mixmag.
Maddox also releases music under the alternate moniker Olive Grooves, with a more "funky" and "groove-laced" focus. As Grooves he collaborated with Ross Homson in 2014 to release the single "Always There", which was a Mixmag Tune of the Month for February.
Spektre Along with Rich Wakley, Maddox is half of techno duo Spektre. Formed , Spektre is known for "unique, club-ready sounds". The duo released their debut album, Casting Shadows Without Light in 2010, followed by Cyclic Operations in 2013. Spektre's third album, Against a Dark Background, featuring both breakbeat and "synth-heavy techno", was released in 2020.
Discography + Paul Maddox singles Title Artist Year PeakUK singles PeakUK dancePeakUK Ind "Revolution/Raid" Paul Maddox 2002 29 "Tension" Paul Maddox 2002 26 "New York New York" Paul Maddox & DJ GRH 200391 3129 "Reach Out" Paul Maddox ft. Niki Mak 200386 2615 "Scared/Tension" Tomorrow People/Paul Maddox 2003 29 "Synthosauraus" Paul Maddox ft. Niki Mak 200386 2016 "In it for kicks/Have faith" Paul Maddox 2006 42 "Got Power" Paul Maddox 2013 "Always There" Olive Grooves & Ross Homson 2014 "Retrograde" Spektre 2018 "Badlands" Spektre 2023
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