Chris Hance presented by IndieMusicPeople.com

Recently described by BBC Radio Scotlands most eloquent broadcaster Tom Morton as "scots musical legend Harry Macari", one of the founder members of and formerly with Aberdeen psychedelic jazz outfit HotLips, synth player and keyboardist with would be Ellon funking superstars Worser Than Louis, Chris Hance first came up with the name Data Thieves for the band back in the early nineties, when insider dealing at the stock exchange earned the distinctive phrase, and rightly appeared an appropriate misnomer for those involved in sampling and beat cutting in the brave new post second summer of love synth era.
Although during the nineties a few demos were released under the name Data Thieves, Chris continued to release work under the name Pumpkinman, BEat FrEEx, Mandrax Babies, and Gator Swamp Terrorists, as well as playing regular gigs with alt country band Subtle Impact, and Aberlour band Angels Dram.
A guest appearance in Infinite TV with Rod Gibbs of Malfunction at Aberdeens East Neuk bar in the mid nineties was an incentive for Chris to be drawn back toward a larger audience than the highland league football social club gig circut:)
On leaving the highland croft where he had enjoyed idyllic retreat in the mid nineties for the bright lights of civilization down on the coast, Chris enjoyed success with the Aberdeen band Halcion Daze including television appearances and recordings made at World Sound teaching studio.
After a short hiatus, Chris then went on to play several engagements(raves and gigs) under the name Data Thieves, and started releasing work online.
Achieving record download numbers for a scots artist Data Thieves went on to be one of the most successful online scots artists at the time, attaining over 53000 downloads in two years on MP3.com.
A fairly reasonable total for a scots underground artist.
In between ones and zeros, Chris was also drafted in to play synth with alt indie stars The Famous Prostitute which featured Mark Rowson. and later with some recording projects involving top scots female bassist Seana Carroll with duo Riverbend.
Chris has also recently released an ambient, chamber and orchestral album, "Aberdeen Ambient Artist - Aspire"

Happy Listening

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	Data Thieves - Water Chameleon Man		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Golden Egg A jam on the synth		abstract electronic
	Beat Freex Speed Freex A jam using the Roland TR505 and Yamaha DX7 from the early nineties.		eclectic electronic
	Mandrax Babies Cheesecake Acid punk track by Mandrax Babies		Psychedelic Rock
	Sensitive Ambient experimental piece		Ambient Electronic
	Mandrax Babies Stockbroker City Song about stuff going on in the nineties		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Mandrax Babies The Candle Song Lounge core version of this Mandrax Babies Diamonds Feel Good album track		Easy Listening/Soft Rock
	Mandrax Babies Sulphuric Song from the Mandrax Babies album Diamonds Feel Good		Rock
	Mandrax Babies Diamonds Feel Good Improvised track with Stu Ritchie on drums and Scott Higgins on guitar		Rock
	Harry Macari A Scots Air a little improvisation inspired by the beauty of Scotland		ambient folk
	Only Wanna Know John Martyn inspired folk song		Easy Listening/Soft Rock
	Data Thieves Very Deep Groovy tune		Hard House
	Data Thieves I'm Gonna Love You Interesting Love Song		Indie Rock
	Data Thieves Running Up Rockin vibe		Indie Punk
	Data Thieves Hate And War And Blood Rock track		Indie Rock
	Data Thieves Arming The Third World Looking at the military industrial complex		Indie Rock
	Data Thieves True Belief Short punk rock tune		Rock
	Data Thieves Satire Day Retro Shock Totally improvised		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Data Thieves Minor Fraudster Downtempo jam		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Data Thieves Another Dream Funky		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Data Thieves Now Is The Time Peace and love		Easy Listening
	Data Thieves Propaganda Folk jam		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Data Thieves Streets Towns Cities World Song about the revolution		Indie Punk
	Data Thieves Vive Improvisation		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Apple Of My Eye A nice traditional folk song		Alternative Indie Folk
	Conspiracy Of Silence		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Do You Know What It's Like To Be Hated From the heart		Indie Punk
	Stress Relieved Replacement A song about the system		Reggae
	Jump Jive IMP edit Organ groove		Rock
	Bell of St Bastion Improvised piece		Alternative
	Dead Swan lake A Tchaikovsky piece re-interpreted		psychedelic
	Greatest Story How could this happen		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Gator Swamp Blues		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Tax Case Fraud All about a football club		Indie Punk
	The Government Nondes_c_r_i_p_t punk jam		Indie Punk
	U Girl Improvised around Bags Groove		Improvisational
	How Could You Be A Punk A question		New Wave
	All These Ghosts This can happen to anyone		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Drivel On The Radio There's drivel on the radio and everybody knows, the DJ is in the pouch of the record Cojo		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Another Nu Jazz Waltz(Macs Tune) Improvised Ambient Piece		Ambient
	Batz Improvised ambient piece		Ambient
	April Showers An improvised ambient piece		Ambient
	Pray For Palestine Ambient synth track		Ambient
	Make Love Not War Short sweet message		World
	Cuban Candle An improvisation of Cuban Blues and The Candle Song		Ambient
	Harry Macari Nu Filofax Psy Folk		Indie Folk
	Harry Macari Wilting Waltz Lounge piece, with Jim Rankine on sax and Stu Ritchie on drums		Easy Listening
	Harry Macari Social Comment Funky track with Jim Rankine on sax and Stu Ritchie on drums		Funk
	Harry Macari Serious Deadly Jazzy instrumental with Stu Ritchie on bass and drums, alternating 7/8 and 4/4 timing		Improvisational
	Harry Macari Coffee Nails		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Harry Macari Cool Blooze A nice little lounge jam		Blues
	Harry Macari Harry Macari A song about Harry Macari		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Harry Macari Take Me Break Me Some epic improvising		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Harry Macari The City I Lived Spontaneous track		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Harry Macari Dime Plus Four Jam in 9/8 time		Alternative Retro and Psychedelic
	Harry Macari The Shitheep I Left Jammin' the scratch guitar		Funk
	Data Thieves Foxy Some electronic tune		Techno
	Road Trip Cabrach Part Two Jam around a sampled and cut drumbeat		Instrumental Rock
	Data Thieves Refrain spontaneous piece		Alternative Indie
	Data Thieves Smack Alley Groove We're heading down Smack Alley		Industrial Electronic
	A Scots Air Improvised piece around the keyboard		Ambient mood music
	Data Thieves Young Princess Groove round a bass line		Latin House
	Tears Ambient passive instrumental piece		Electronic
	Data Thieves Land That I Love		Hard House
	Data Thieves Aerobix Girls A nice tune from the archives to exercise to.		Electronic
	Data Thieves Art Blaikies Quay An old jazz riff with some house music beats		Electronic
	Data Thieves Hear And Back Again A little electronic instrumental from the vaults with a nice riff and piano solo		Electronic
	Data Thieves Georgie P In recognition of Georgio Moroder		Dance
	Data Thieves Opium In Havana If only they grew poppies in Cuba		Electronic
	Data Thieves G'G'Day! A little tech track from the archives		Electronic
	Data Thieves 32Deelite Latin electronic track from the DT archives		Latin House
	Data Thieves Cubanapop Inverted bassline from a famous tune		Electronic
	Data Thieves Innashitheep Data Thieves electronic track from the album Fluxus		Electronic
	Data Thieves E Minus Electronic track from the Data Thieves album Fluxus		Electronic
	Data Thieves Love Dove 6/8 track from the album Fluxus		Electronic
	Data Thieves Death Disco Medly Last track from the Data Thieves album Fluxus		Electronic
	Cuban Blooze A nice track put together with a Pentium 3 computer using an early cracked version of Steinberg Cubase and GM sounds		Jazz
	Data Thieves Nu Candle Wax A nice jam on the synth		Electronic
	Data Thieves - Wacky Synth FX Some samples and stuff played live		Acid Punk

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Paul groover	6/3/2016 3:59:12 PM Sure i seen the Data thieves somewhere in Aberdeen. I was at college in Aberdeen in the 90,s played bass for a band from Aberdeen. I was always at Cafe Drummonds on a Thursday sometimes Tuesdays if the band was any good. Amazing time because everyone was dumping there vinyl for cds. The record shops were crammed with cheap vinyl. Fopp was my fav
Bryon Tosoff	12/30/2015 10:33:01 PM Congrats on your Golden Kayak nomination Chris, good luck from bryon
The Man With No Band	9/2/2015 1:30:46 PM nice to see you Chris ... hope everything is good man !
Steve April	8/7/2015 2:26:02 PM hi Chris, Really like your new piece "Bells of St. Bastion," groovy sounds, happenin' vibe, organ, sax, maybe bagpipes lol, atmospheric, and also bubbly...
Chris Hance	8/3/2014 12:12:35 PM Nu Candle Wax
Chris Hance	11/22/2013 2:16:31 AM Thankyou Chandra, good to see you :)
Chandra Moon	5/19/2013 3:00:58 PM Welcome back! Great tracks!
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