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Maggotron have the distinction of being one of the very first groups to recognize the developing Miami bass scene and use its growing popularity to launch an underground movement. Beginning with the classic The Bass That Ate Miami, the group would go on to release countless more compilations and full albums for a variety of labels. They used a variety of names, from Sonarphonic to the Maggotron Crushing Crew, but remained the same group of like-minded musicians. Their battles with the Pandisc label made their recordings hard to find around the turn of the century, but they persisted with making music despite having one of their chief outlets taken from them.
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Maggotron (born James McCauley, and also known as DXJ, Maggozulu 2, Planet Detroit and Bass Master Kahn) is one of the pioneers of Bass music. He uses samples from many sources, and is influenced by Parliament, Funkadelic and Earth Wind and Fire among others. In 2000, he worked together with his former engineer Bass Mekanik on the album Bass Alien - Tales from the Lo-Zone. In 2001, he mixed and compiled a CD featuring Miami bass classics for empirewerks music: Super Bass - Original Old School Booty Shakers. The same year, his compilation Electro Jamz from the Vaults of Jamron Records brought Miami bass and electro tracks from his early days as a producer and performer. Due to pressure from Pandisc Records, the humour in his later work for Pandisc became less notable.
DXJ's earlier work was characterised by its humorous approach, which can also be seen in his use of pseudonyms. Musically, DXJ's music is characterised by its use of electro/bass beats and rock guitars, as well as vocal samples from all kinds of sources. Cultural and ethnic diversity are also part of the fabric of Maggotron's sound. Men and women of various nationalities and genetics have helped work to achieve the sound that Maggotron is noted for.
Internationally known, DXJ'S Contributions to Miami Bass, Electro or Street Music has influenced Break beat, Crunk, Ghetto Tech and other genres of music. Miami Bass/Electro itself is a hybrid branch of the Hip Hop /Electro Music genre/style.
