Rygar
Rygar is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Space Sound Records, Made Up Records. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 12 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: Koto (2), The Falcon, Forcefield, Denzil Slemming, Mike Loucas, X Minus One, Exposure To Little Electronic Noises, Bombazzo, Jesus On Speed, Bang Crosby, Sir Cuss, Tiranic Trance, Emphasis (6), Michiel Van Der Kuy, The Curse, Paparazzi, The Manipulator, De Nada (3), Syrinx (5), Oscar Pastorelli Di Lorenzo
- Key labels: Space Sound Records, Made Up Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Rygar is a project of the Dutch musician and producer Michiel van der Kuy, the owner of the label Made Up Records. Michiel is also known as member of the group LASERDANCE and took over the project KOTO in the beginning of the 90s.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Rygar in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Star Tracks (1988) 10 plays Made Up Records
- Spaceraiders (1989) 12 plays Made Up Records
- Cosmic Missile (2020) 6 plays Space Sound Records
- Marsian Attack (2001) 5 plays Made Up Records
- Sonic Mission (2001) 5 plays Made Up Records
- The Mind Of The Universe (2020) 5 plays Space Sound Records
- From The World To The Sun (2012) 4 plays Space Sound Records
- Modulation (2012) 3 plays Space Sound Records
Tracks & releases
All 12 Rygar tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1988 - 2020).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Tracks | 1988 | 120.60 | Made Up Records | Netherlands | 10 |
| Spaceraiders | 1989 | 120.65 | Made Up Records | Netherlands | 12 |
| Marsian Attack | 2001 | 123.96 | Made Up Records | Netherlands | 5 |
| Sonic Mission | 2001 | 123.87 | Made Up Records | Netherlands | 5 |
| 24562 Overture | 2012 | 124.00 | Space Sound Records | Us | 2 |
| From The World To The Sun | 2012 | 123.00 | Space Sound Records | Us | 4 |
| Illusion In C Minor | 2012 | 135.00 | Space Sound Records | Us | 2 |
| Modulation | 2012 | 129.91 | Space Sound Records | Us | 3 |
| Space Raiders (Part Ii) | 2012 | 117.83 | Space Sound Records | Us | 3 |
| Star Tracks (Remix 2012) | 2012 | 120.00 | Space Sound Records | Us | 2 |
| Cosmic Missile | 2020 | 121.08 | Space Sound Records | Us | 6 |
| The Mind Of The Universe | 2020 | 126.00 | Space Sound Records | Us | 5 |
Cover gallery
All 5 unique single covers in the Rygar section of the library (identical covers shown once).
Catalog by decade
Of these, 1 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 1 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
9 of 12 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Space Raiders (Part Ii) (117.8 BPM) at the slow end and Illusion In C Minor (135.0 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Rygar catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Spaceraiders 12 plays 1989
- Star Tracks 10 plays 1988
- Cosmic Missile 6 plays 2020
- Marsian Attack 5 plays 2001
- Sonic Mission 5 plays 2001
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Rygar's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (59 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats.
- B.B. And Band - That Special Magic before 3x 122.3 BPM 1983
- Electro Potato - Higher before 2x 125.0 BPM 2025
- Symona - Pekino after 2x 118.5 BPM 1984
- Fred Ventura - Open Your Eyes after 2x 122.0 BPM 2008
- Argentina - C'mon Everybody after 2x 120.0 BPM 2024
- Cyber People - Polaris before 1x 119.1 BPM 1984
- Primadonna - Angel You before 1x 119.1 BPM 1986
- Fun Fun - Happy Station (Scratch Re-Mix) before 1x 119.2 BPM 1983
- Jo Squillo Eletrix - Avventurieri before 1x 120.1 BPM 1984
- Carrara - Disco King (Vocal Remix) before 1x 121.4 BPM 1984
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Space Sound Records (8 tracks)
- Made Up Records (4 tracks)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Rygar.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.