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German Trance DJ and producer
A.K.A.
Kai Franz
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Male
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17 January 1972(Frankfurt, Darmstadt Government Region, Hesse, Francia)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Kai Franz (born 17 January 1972), known professionally as Kai Tracid, is a German trance DJ and record producer. The name "Tracid" is a portmanteau of the electronic music styles trance and acid.
Career
In Germany he became famous with his first single, "Your Own Reality". In 1998 he gained worldwide fame with Liquid Skies. In November 2001 he got his first Top-10 hit in the German single charts.
In 2009 he took an indefinite hiatus from making music and co-founded a yoga center Balance Yoga.
In February 2020, Tracid announced his return to the scene with the release of his new single "DT64", a collaboration with Moguai.
Discography
Albums
- Skywalker 1999 (1999)
- Trance & Acid (2002)
- Contemplate (The Reason You Exist) (2003)
Remix albums
- Remix Collection (2012)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SUI | |||
| 1996 | "So Simple" | — | — | — | Singles only |
| 1997 | "Makin' Friends" | — | — | — | |
| "Your Own Reality" | 22 | — | — | Skywalker 1999 | |
| 1998 | "Dance For Eternity" | 26 | — | — | |
| "Liquid Skies" | 31 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Destiny's Path" | 29 | — | 75 | Trance & Acid |
| 2000 | "Tiefenrausch (The Deep Blue)" | 41 | — | 77 | |
| 2001 | "Too Many Times" | 24 | — | 73 | |
| "Life Is Too Short" | 9 | 32 | 49 | ||
| 2002 | "Trance & Acid" | 37 | — | — | |
| "4 Just 1 Day" | 12 | 38 | — | Contemplate (The Reason You Exist) | |
| 2003 | "Conscious" | 44 | — | — | Singles only |
| 2007 | "Inflator/Aural Border" | — | — | — | |
| "Depressive Mood/Discreet Charm" | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "DT64" (with Moguai) | — | — | — | |
| "Freedom of Expression" (with A*S*Y*S) | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
Other aliases
- Acid Train / Sweat Room (1995) As A*S*Y*S
- Acid Squid (1996) As A*S*Y*S
- Radon (1996) As Mac Acid II
- Only The Strong (1996) As K
- Waveshaper (1999) As K
- The Spice (1999) As Arrakis
- Auf Die Fresse / Säurebad (1999) As Warmduscher
- Säurebad (The Remixes) (1999) As Warmduscher
- Acid Save Your Soul (1999) As A*S*Y*S
- Acid Head Cracker (2000) As A*S*Y*S
- 10 Kleine Bassdrums (2000) As Warmduscher
- Acid Nightmare / DJ's Nightmare (2001) As A*S*Y*S
- Hardcore Will Never Die (2002) As Warmduscher feat. Lamont Humphrey
- From Past To Phuture (2003) As A*S*Y*S
- No More Fucking Rock'n'Roll (2004) As A*S*Y*S
- Acid Flash (2005) As A*S*Y*S
- Cheers (2007) As A*S*Y*S