Mijk Van Dijk

During the 1990s Mijk Van Dijk ranked among Germany's leading electronic music producers, issuing a wealth of early techno and trance recordings under the project names Microglobe, Mindgear and Marmion. Having played bass in several funk groups at the start of the preceding decade, he relocated to Berlin toward its close, took up music journalism and launched his own house productions in 1988. Two years afterward he delivered the single "Hate," credited to LoopZone and released on Low Spirit. A partnership with Berlin-based producer and DJ Tanith yielded a 1991 LoopZone EP titled What Is Noise? together with additional 12-inches issued under Tanith's own name and as 9-10-Boy. Global recognition followed in 1992 with the solo releases "High on Hope" as Microglobe and "Don't Panic" as Mindgear; the same year Van Dijk joined forces with fellow German artist Cosmic Baby to compile the influential MFS collection Trance: Formed From Beyond.

Marmion, Van Dijk's third principal outlet and a joint venture with Marcos Lopez, surfaced in 1993 via the Superstition Berlin EP, whose track "Schönberg" quickly gained traction among club DJs. The following year saw the appearance of Microglobe's full-length Afreuropamericasiaaustralica, while Van Dijk expanded his profile through European DJ engagements and remixes for Denki Groove and Parts of Console. Subsequent material issued under his own name adopted a more melodic trance style that aligned with Europe's expanding Hi-NRG and progressive scenes. The 1997 Glow album preceded Multi-Mijk, his debut mix collection built largely from original productions and reworkings. In 1999 he issued the collaborative album Teamwork, featuring contributions from Tanith, Claude Young, Thomas Schumacher and Quazar. Beyond studio work and club performances, Van Dijk composed scores for two feature films and the video-game soundtrack Ghost in the Shell, and he created the Sony Playstation music game Depth.