Marco V

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Born in the Dutch lowlands of Heeswijk-Dinther, Marco Verkuijlen has established himself as one of the most inventive, diverse and creative electronic music minds working today. Through his very first releases he became the architect of tech-trance; a sound that went on to become a fully-fledged electronic music phenomena. Continually modifying and fine-tuning his style ever since, he has gone on to create numerous leading-edge dance classics - ‘Godd’, ‘Indicator’, ‘Echnalava’, ‘More Than A Life Away’ & ‘Coma Aid’ numbered among them. Behind the decks he has smashed nights in all the world’s farthest corners, played a near uncountable number of tent-pole events for the scene’s flagship club & festival brands. As a result of which he has spent the last 7 consecutive years inside the ranks of DJ Magazine’s Top 50.

1998 – 2000: Southside Spinners & The V.ision Series. Marco first made his production presence felt when in 1998, alongside Benjamin Bates and under the name Southside Spinners he dropped ‘Luvstruck’. Though markedly different to the year’s other Dutch trance hits it still proved a near-instant domestic and import smash. Prompting a wave of interest in his name, Marco was quickly signed to Dutch music giant ID&T and in 2000 released his debut single ‘In Charge’. That was followed by Phases 1 & 2 of the V.ision EP series, which spawned the tracks ‘Certainly’ & ‘Indicator’. Originally referred to by DJs as ‘the V.sound’, the three EPs are now considered to be the blueprints of tech-trance, with Marco as the sub-genre’s vanguard & forefather.

2000 – 2002 Innercity Con:Fusion: Running at comparably fast pace to his burgeoning production portfolio, the turn of the millennium saw an explosion in Marco turntable career. Having originally cut his DJ teeth at the age of 17 at the renowned DansSalon spot in Eindhoven, Marco began to play at bigger nights, and to larger crowds. Notable among them was ID&T’s Innercity – the first of Holland’s major indoor arena events - and it was for them that he mixed his first compilation CD. Through the release (which incorporated both house and tougher progressive numbers) Marco began to stand farther apart from the trance sound of his contemporaries.

2002 quickly brought with it ‘Godd’, Marco’s first significant vocal track, and one that provided him with his first substantial radio hit. After an intense period of studio activity in April of the same year he unleashed his debut artist album, Con:Fusion. Weighing in at a far-above-average 26 tracks, and including all the ‘V.ision EP’ material as well as floor-slammers like ‘Revolt’, ‘My Acid Pacemaker’ and others, it lit fanbase fires around the world.

2003 – 2004: As the first artist operating on the tougher side of trance to release a successful long-player, Marco was propelled to the very forefront of the scene. This in turn gave rise to a new-found popularity outside of Europe. Having mixed two more Innercity instalments, he also compiled and mixed Crasher Live, Mixmag’s Electro Trance and All Access – his first US comp. What Marco wanted though was a series onto which he could stamp his own mark… and with ‘Combi:Nations’ he did just that. The 3 CD album became both a critical and commercial success and this was mirrored by another rich seam of new V tracks that included ‘Echnalava’, & ‘Automanual’, his rail against illegal downloading ‘C:/del*.mp3’, and much revered remixes of ‘Loops & Tings’ and ‘Café del Mar’.

2005: Major Label Changes. In 2005 ID&T closed the doors on their music division… from the ashes of which quickly rose High Contrast Recordings. Helmed by ID&T’s head A&R Dick de Groot, he offered Marco a sub-label with which he could foster his own artist roster. Named after his debut track, In Charge was born and its opening action was to release Marco’s second artist album. ‘200V’ quickly gave birth to a string of new Marco club classics. With a greater vocal orientation than his previous, largely instrumental, work. ‘More Than a Life Away’, ‘False Light’ & ‘Second Bite’ all captured hearts and seized minds on the dancefloor. As the rest of the world was in the throes of the tech-trance boom, Marco had already moved on.

2006 to 2007 – In Charge Takes Charge: With the second album out Marco started nurturing other artist talent and signing them to his label. Fellow Dutchmen Cliff Coenraad, Thomas Hagenbeek & DJ Preach, as well as long-time production partner Benjamin Bates all started to make regular appearances on the imprint. In the five years between ’05 & ’10 In Charge has now clocked up over 70 releases, including modern day club anthems like Ali Wilson’s ‘Pandora’.

Over this period Marco also capitalized on ‘Combi:Nations’ quantum success with two more editions of the series released. Continuing to push the boundaries and fox the press’ attempts to pigeonhole him, they’ve brought elements of techno, house, progressive and trance into the melting pot mix.

2008 – 2010: Marco continues to block-rock arenas and festivals around the world with standout performances at many events including Trance Energy, Creamfields, Nature One, Love Parade, Dance Valley, Global Gathering, Monster Massive and Sensation (where he became one of the global party producers’ most depended upon spinners).

In the same year Marco released the tracks ‘Coma Aid’, ‘Dudak’, ‘Possible, But Unlikely’ and his first Sander van Doorn collaboration ‘Organic’. More stripped down, by degrees experimental, and less vocally-led than much of his previous material, the tracks were all laying the groundwork for his third long-player… Knowing that something very special was required to follow up ‘200V’ - an album that had the potential to go down as a magnum opus – Marco carefully considered what he wanted to achieve with it. He already had a numerical abundance of tracks produced and with a new concept percolating, in early 2009 he announced he would deliver not one, but two Marco V albums throughout the course of the year… Innovating just as hard and fast as ever, the Propaganda long-players were twinned with a 2 part graphic novel drawn by London-based digital illustrator, Vee Ladwa. The concept proved a hit with fans and press alike and the albums spawned the tracks ‘Predator’ & ‘Scenario’ (both vocalled by Khashassi), ‘Coma Aid’, ‘When The Night Falls’ & 20 others.

Into 2010 and Marco continues to innovate and push at the boundary edges. In June he announced the launch of T.A.O. - his new multimedia concept. Among its aspects T.A.O. (or The Art Of) will encompass a label which expands trance influences out into the techno, tech house & progressive realms. It will also sign artists and spawn a new V compilation series as well as featuring special one-off events, full tours and innovative multimedia & social network aspects.
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Top tracks

01
False Light (Original Extended)
Marco V
200V
07:50
01
Simulated
Marco V
Con:Fusion (Download Edition)
03:11
Writer: Benjamin Kuijten - Marco Verkuijlen
02
GODD (T78 Extended Remix)
Marco V
GODD (T78 Remix)
07:21
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
14
Simulated
Marco V
A State Of Trance Classics, Vol.2
07:50
Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
01
CIDOLEM
Thomas Newson
CIDOLEM
03:21
Composers: Tommy Verkuijlen - Marco Verkuijlen
01
Tribute
Marco V
Tribute
03:37
Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
12
Vortex
Richard Durand
The Air We Breathe
04:02
01
G.O.D.D. (Single Mix)
Marco V
Godd
03:09
51
We Finally Met (ASOT 902) [Tune Of The Week]
Marco V
ASOT 902 - A State Of Trance Episode 902
04:03
Composers: Benno de Goeij - Pier Bervoets - Marco Verkuijlen
01
Come Back Home
Marco V
Come Back Home
02:43
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten - Mike James / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten - Mike James
02
Now Bow Chi Bow
Marco V
Now Bow Chi Bow
03:19
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten - Ferry Ridderhof - Peter Garnefski / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten - Ferry Ridderhof - Peter Garnefski
01
BIZZARRE
Marco V
BIZZARRE
03:13
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
01
Run & Hide
Marco V
Run & Hide
03:18
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
01
GODD (T78 Remix)
Marco V
GODD (T78 Remix)
04:38
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
01
Unprepared (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
06:19
01
Does It Feel Good
Marco V
Does It Feel Good
02:55
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten - Mike James / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten - Mike James
01
Risk
Marco V
Risk
03:29
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Angel Gimenez Montano - Omar Diaz Chust / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Angel Gimenez Montano - Omar Diaz Chust
01
C:\del*.mp3 (Radio Edit)
Marco V
C:\del.mp3 / Solarize
02:47
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
13
Tolerance (Original Mix - Classic Bonus Track)
Marco V
A State of Trance 550 (Unmixed Edits)
04:56
Composers: M. Verkuijlen/B. Kuijten
26
Reverse (ASOT 1199)
Marco V
ASOT 1199 - A State of Trance Episode 1199
03:20
Composers: Marinus Verkuijlen
02
Godd (Original)
Marco V
Godd
06:14
02
GODD (Mark Sherry Extended Remix)
Marco V
GODD (Mark Sherry Remix)
06:58
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
01
Pushing On
Marco V
Pushing On
03:28
Writer: William Holland / Composers: William Holland
01
Together (Radio Edit)
Thomas Newson
Together
03:16
Composers: P. Hanna - T. Verkuijlen - M. Verkuijlen - B. Kuijten - T. Bird
06
Godd
Marco V
Con:Fusion (Download Edition)
03:17
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten - Lesley Hendriks

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  • Discography
Albums
Be Yourself Catalogue B.V.
16-12-2022
DEVIN/ITION
01
BORE/ALIS
Marco V
DEVIN/ITION
04:07
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ME/AN
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DEVIN/ITION
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ALI/ENS
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DEVIN/ITION
04:09
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AUR/ORA
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DEVIN/ITION
04:03
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
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PRO/VE
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DEVIN/ITION
03:49
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
06
The CA/TCH
Marco V
DEVIN/ITION
03:48
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
07
BE/AT
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DEVIN/ITION
03:35
Writer: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten / Composers: Marco Verkuijlen - Benjamin Kuijten
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Apt 512
06-09-2022
Creative Differences
01
Creative Differences
Marco V
Creative Differences
01:21
Writer: Marco Velazquez / Composers: Marco Velazquez
02
John Wick (feat. YYG GOLDIE)
Marco V
Creative Differences
03:00
Writer: Marco Velazquez / Composers: Marco Velazquez
03
Ventana (feat. Bastian Trama)
Marco V
Creative Differences
03:09
Writer: Marco Velazquez / Composers: Marco Velazquez
04
Ocean Floor (feat. SteeloScheme & Baccoucha)
Marco V
Creative Differences
02:48
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05
B.O.R (feat. Steffaani)
Marco V
Creative Differences
02:14
Writer: Marco Velazquez / Composers: Marco Velazquez
06
21 Forever (feat. Kaleigh) (Radio Edit)
Marco V
Creative Differences
02:19
Writer: Marco Velazquez - Kaleigh Brahoskys / Composers: Marco Velazquez
07
Loops (feat. Max Heet, SteeloScheme & Surveen Singh)
Marco V
Creative Differences
03:10
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Black Hole Recordings
11-12-2017
Grotesque 300
01
The Calling [Grotesque 300 Anthem]
Ram
Grotesque 300
07:49
02
We Came (Andres Sanchez Uplifting Remix)
Vimana
Grotesque 300
05:21
03
Temper Temper
Daniel Skyver
Grotesque 300
02:45
04
Flying in a Dream (RAM & Cari Radio Edit)
Etasonic
Grotesque 300
04:17
05
Meet At the End (Amir Hussain Remix)
Craig Connelly
Grotesque 300
03:47
06
Keep Coming Back
Alan Morris
Grotesque 300
03:15
07
Feel Love (Omar Sherif Remix)
CRW
Grotesque 300
04:27
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℗ 2016 Altra Moda Music / Flamingo Recordings
11-03-2016
Flamingo Miami 2016
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Never Alone (Radio Edit)
Thomas Gold
Flamingo Miami 2016
03:15
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Together
Thomas Newson
Flamingo Miami 2016
03:16
03
One More
Richard Grey
Flamingo Miami 2016
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Time To Get Down (Radio Edit)
Roulsen
Flamingo Miami 2016
03:02
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I'm Movin'
Alex Gaudino
Flamingo Miami 2016
03:11
Writer: Carolyn Harding / Composers: Alex Gaudino
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Right or Wrong
Nari & Milani
Flamingo Miami 2016
04:10
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Bestfriend (Radio Edit)
Flatdisk
Flamingo Miami 2016
02:29
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Black Hole Recordings
28-09-2015
F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
01
Eternal Flame
Graff
F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
05:50
02
Statues (Original Mix)
Bryn Liedl
F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
06:00
03
Moments (Original Mix)
Venom One
F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
04:44
04
Lost for Words (Club Mix)
Giuseppe Ottaviani
F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
06:06
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Seguere Vestigia
David Baptist
F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
07:51
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Spree
Gordey Tsukanov
F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
06:19
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Encore [The Anthem] (Original Mix)
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F15teen Years of Goodgreef (The Anthems Collected)
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2013 In Charge Recordings / Be Yourself Catalgogue B.V.
20-12-2013
Waiting (For The End)
01
Waiting (For The End) (Radio Mix)
Marco V
Waiting (For The End)
03:31
02
Waiting (For The End) (Original Mix)
Marco V
Waiting (For The End)
05:11
03
Waiting (For The End) (Gum Me Edit)
Marco V
Waiting (For The End)
05:03
04
Waiting (For The End) (Feenixpawl Remix)
Marco V
Waiting (For The End)
06:37
05
Waiting (For The End) (O.B Remix)
Marco V
Waiting (For The End)
06:22
06
Waiting (For The End) (David Puentez & Dario Rodriguez Remix)
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Waiting (For The End)
04:39
Flamingo Recordingslogue B.V
28-06-2013
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
01
Waiting For The Night
HIIO
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
07:14
Composers: Mark Anthony Hoey - Nicolas Hamuy
02
Walhalla (Extended Mix)
Marco V
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
05:18
03
Monkey See Monkey Do
Tommy Trash
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
05:10
04
Human (David Tort Remix)
Markus Binapfl
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
06:02
Writer: Brighi
05
CRYO
Marco V
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
05:02
06
Tromp It (Edit)
DBN
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
02:54
07
Rapture
Buck Lesson
Flamingo Nights 4 Ibiza Edition [Mixed by Marco V and Jewelz & Scott Sparks]
06:15
Writer: Anna Romanovskaya / Composers: Mihail Ukrasin - Grigoriy Hrebto - Ilya Bronko - Alexander Bereznitskiy
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21-10-2011
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
01
Faking Love (Sebastien Drums & Rob Adams Work Machine Mix Edit)
Albyn Myers
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
03:51
02
Black & White (Edit)
Sergi Domene featuring Joan Reyes and Amba Shepherd
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
03:12
03
Red City (Save The Robot)
Save The Robot
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
02:58
04
Starkillers & Alex Kenji - Pressure (Alesso Remix)
Nadia Ali
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
06:05
05
Promises (Marco V Remix TAO Edit)
Andain
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
05:17
06
Outset (Michael Woods Remix)
Clashback
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
07:10
07
I'm Lonely (Eric Van Kleef 2011 Remix)
Johan Gielen
Marco V pres. The Art Of Volume 2
05:47
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27-06-2011
Unprepared (The Remixes)
01
Unprepared (Recharged Original Mix)
Marco V
Unprepared (The Remixes)
06:36
02
Unprepared (Marcel Woods Remix)
Marco V
Unprepared (The Remixes)
06:38
03
Unprepared (Marcel Woods Dub RMX)
Marco V
Unprepared (The Remixes)
06:53
04
Unprepared (Mell Tierra Remix)
Marco V
Unprepared (The Remixes)
05:52
05
Unprepared (Russell G vs Lay & Browne Vocal Mix)
Marco V
Unprepared (The Remixes)
08:01
06
Unprepared (Russell G vs Lay & Browne Dub Mix)
Marco V
Unprepared (The Remixes)
08:01
2010 Be Yourself Catalogue B.V.
24-08-2010
Total Propaganda
01
Unprepared (Album Mix)
Marco V
Total Propaganda
06:19
02
Treviso (Album Mix)
Marco V
Total Propaganda
04:26
03
Solitary Confinement (Album Mix)
Marco V
Total Propaganda
05:47
04
Coma Aid (Album Mix)
Marco V
Total Propaganda
03:37
05
Chemicals (Album Mix)
Marco V
Total Propaganda
05:52
06
The Man Who Was There (Album Mix)
Marco V
Total Propaganda
05:49
07
Ritual Purification (Album Mix)
Marco V
Total Propaganda
05:20
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16-02-2010
Predator / Song In My Head
01
Predator (Extended)
Marco V featuring Khashassi
Predator / Song In My Head
06:17
02
Predator (Revixed)
Marco V featuring Khashassi
Predator / Song In My Head
07:16
03
Predator (Funkerman Remix)
Marco V featuring Khashassi
Predator / Song In My Head
07:04
04
Song In My Head (Dero Animal Night Mix)
Marco V
Predator / Song In My Head
06:13
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Song In My Head (Revixed)
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Predator / Song In My Head
07:13
06
Song In My Head (REDUB)
Marco V
Predator / Song In My Head
07:56
2009 Be Yourself Catalogue B.V.
13-11-2009
Propaganda V2
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When The Night Falls
Marco V
Propaganda V2
08:15
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Scenario
Marco V
Propaganda V2
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Environmental Solution
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Propaganda V2
05:29
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Predator
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Propaganda V2
05:22
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The Miracles Of Life
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Propaganda V2
04:25
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Coming Back
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Propaganda V2
05:48
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How You Feeling?
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Propaganda V2
05:32
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Be Yourself Catalogue BV
14-07-2009
Solitary Confinement
01
Solitary Confinement (Single Version)
Marco V
Solitary Confinement
03:41
02
Solitary Confinement (Brian Cross Remix)
Marco V
Solitary Confinement
07:16
03
Solitary Confinement (Propaganda mix)
Marco V
Solitary Confinement
07:33
04
Solitary Confinement (REVIXED)
Marco V
Solitary Confinement
07:38
05
Solitary Confinement (San Remix)
Marco V
Solitary Confinement
06:37
2009 Be Yourself Catalogue B.V.
11-05-2009
Propaganda
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Unprepared (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
06:19
02
Treviso (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
04:26
03
Solitary Confinement (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
05:47
04
Coma Aid (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
03:37
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Chemicals (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
05:52
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The Man Who Was There (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
05:49
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Ritual Purification (Album Mix)
Marco V
Propaganda
05:20
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2008 Be Yourself Catalogue B.V.
23-12-2008
Coma Aid / A Journey Into Sound / Treviso
01
Coma Aid (Single Mix)
Marco V
Coma Aid / A Journey Into Sound / Treviso
02:59
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Coma Aid
Marco V
Coma Aid / A Journey Into Sound / Treviso
08:06
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Coma Aid (Remix)
Marco V
Coma Aid / A Journey Into Sound / Treviso
07:17
04
A Journey Into Sound
Marco V
Coma Aid / A Journey Into Sound / Treviso
08:17
05
Treviso
Marco V
Coma Aid / A Journey Into Sound / Treviso
06:44