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Johan Strandkvist the producer behind Rhythm Inc and many over pseudonyms, career goes spans from as far back as 1988 when he as a DJ joined the new Swedish DJ collective and remix team SweMix and released his very first record Move Sucker under the pseudonym Hi-Tech-No (thank you StoneBridge for believing in me). The debut track was then followed by numerous remixes for SweMix and in 1991 Johan made the song Visions Of Rage by Dragon Fly. The song was an instant club hit, hammered by all top DJ´s of the time and still today considered one of the best hardcore house songs ever made with its pounding beats, atmospheric pads and futuristic bleeps. Johan then dived into the darker drum n bass sounds and continued to build on the success of Dragon Fly with releases for various UK dance labels.

By 1994 Johan decided to go back to his house music roots with fine releases and remixes of Robin S and Sabrina Johnston to name a few. In 1996 Johan teamed up with the UK singer Nevada Cato for the massive gospel house anthem Soul Rising which was picked up by Trevor Horn´s cult label ZTT.

In 1998 Johan remixed the Beastie Boys Hold It Now Hit It into a massive club hit and the response was phenomenal with instant support by Pete Tong on BBC's Essential Selection. The track led to numerous remix and production jobs for Johan and in 2000 he was asked by Sony BMG to produce a brand new act called Alcazar together with Anders Hansson and Alexander Bard. Johan accepted the challenge and the result was the multi- million selling single Crying At The Discoteque which in a clever way fused pop vocals with a classic disco sample from Chic duo Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. After this huge success Johan wanted to go back to more club orientated productions and he so released DJ Spinnin´ under the alias Punk Chic which was signed to Warner in 2001.

After a long break Johan Strandkvist is now back in the game, establishing a new label Subtractive Recordings focusing on quality soulful and jacking grooves. Expect more fine house music releases by Johan S/Rhythm Inc and other aliases in the very near future...

APPEARANCES +


Keith Sibley
Stand By Me (The Remixes)
2017
DJ Rene Vaitl*
Pacha 2 (The World's Most Famous Club Sound)
2002, 2xCD, Copy Prot., Mixed, Polystar (3), Urban, ,
House/Euro House
The Cardigans
My Favourite Game
1998
Royal Delite*
I'll Be A Freak For You '96 (The R & B Mixes)
1996
Swing
Sweet Dreams
1995
Sabrina Johnston
Satisfy My Love
1994
Robin S*
Back It Up
1994
Various
Remixed Records 32
1989, 2x12", Remixed Records, Remixed Records Series
Various
Remixed Records 20
1988, 2x12", Remixed Records, ,
House/Synth-pop
Various
Remixed Records 17
1988, 2x12", Remixed Records, ,
House/Synth-pop
Various
Remixed Records 11
1987, 3x12", Comp, Remixed Records
Various
We Love House
2019, 4xFile, WAV, Comp, Glasgow Underground
Alcazar
Disco Defenders
2009, CD, CD, ,
Europop/Disco
BWO*
Halcyon Days
2006
Various
Almighty Downunder Volume 2
2004, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Central Station, ,
House/Hi NRG/Euro House/Trance
Alcazar
Alcazarized
2003, ,
Europop/Ballad/Schlager
Various
ID&T Radio Yearmix 2002
2002, CD, Mixed, ID&T, ,
Trance/House
Various
20 International Tophits - CHART BOXX 2/2002
2002, CD, Comp, Club, Top 13 Music, Sony Music Catalog
Various
Pepsi Chart Album
2002, 2xCD, Comp, BMG Finland Oy, EMI, Universal
Various
Hitbreaker 2002 Die Zweite
2002, 2xCD, Comp, SR International, Sony Music Catalog, ,
Alternative Rock/RnB/Swing/Techno/Hip Hop/Progressive Trance/Europop/Ballad/Euro House
Various
BMG Promo Music Service February Vol. 2
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Hit 'N' Hot Music
Various
Mr Music Hits 2. 2002
2002, CD, Comp, Mr Music, ,
Europop/Pop Rock/Euro House
Various
Bum Bum Energy
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Melodica, ,
Italodance/Trance/Euro House
Various
Coke Vibrations Vol. 2
2002,
Punk Chic
Hi Fly Electrify
2002
Jilted
Music's All I Need
2001, 12", Promo, Amato International, ,
Progressive House/House/Breaks
Various
CD Pool Volume 62
2001, CD, Comp, DJ Promotion, ,
Dance-pop/House/Pop Rap/Trance
Alcazar
Sexual Guarantee
2001
Alcazar
Casino
2001, ,
Euro House
Various
Trashed In Ibiza
2000, 2x CD Digipak, ,
House/Garage House/Trance
DJ Dole
House Couture 2
1999, CD, Mixed, Neuhaus, ,
House/Deep House
DJ Godard*
Pride & Joy (Official Gay Games CD)
1998, CD, Mixed, Dance Pool, Dance Pool, ,
House/Garage House
Omar Salinas
Metropol
1997, CD, P/Mixed, Quality Madrid, Quality Madrid
Various
Deep House U.K. Volume 1
1996, CD, Mixed, DM Records, DM Records, ,
House/Deep House
Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk* And Marshall Jefferson
The Real House Hot Mix CD
1996, CD, ,
House/Deep House/Garage House
Various
Best Of UK Dance Volume 2
1995, CD, Comp, Low Price Music, ,
House/Garage House
Frankë Pharoah
I Need Your Love
1995
Jeremy Healy, Brandon Block
Mixmag Classics
1995
Johan S. Presents Intergrated Society
We Lift Our Voices
1995, 2x Vinyl, ,
House
Herbie
The Skank
1995, CD, ,
Euro House
Various
The Time Group Promo-Mix 41
1994, 12", Promo, Time S.p.A.
Jes
Deep Inside Of Me
1994
R.A.W.*
On T Go
1994
Sabrina Johnston
Satisfy My Love
1994
Robin S*
Back It Up
1994
Various
Going Back To Basics! Volume 2
1990, 12", The Brothers Organisation, SweMix Records, ,
House
Various
Going Back To Basics!
1990, 12", Btech, SweMix Records, ,
House
Various
Nordik Beats Volume Three
1990, CD, ,
Euro House/Disco
BWO*
Halcyon Days
2006
Alcazar
Alcazarized
2003