Skazi

Skazi is an Israeli psychedelic trance DJformed in 1998, by Asher Swissa.

Skazi was formed in 1998 by Asher Swissa and Assaf Bivas, producing Soft Psy-Trance Electro Punk music.

Swissa began his musical career as a punk rocker in 1990, when he formed a group called Sartan Hashad (en. Breast Cancer) together with three friends. The band played in small venues in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and enjoyed limited success in the Israeli punk scene. In 1996 Asher left the band to develop his career and to write and perform music which would appeal to larger audiences. He started making trance music, but still kept a hard rock sound, playing electric guitar riffs in many of his tracks. In 1998 he adopted the stage name DJ Skazi.

Skazi's first album, Animal, was released in September 2000. On this album Skazi combined live guitar riffs and techy hardcore sounds. While the music meshed with other Psy-Trance, it shared elements of Hard House and Techno record label, Chemical Crew.

Skazi produced four compilations between the years 2001 and 2004 (Zoo1, Zoo2, Zoo3 and Most Wanted). Skazi has also been involved in collaborations with other artists.

Skazi at a Rave in France

• Animal (Shaffel Records, 2001)
• Zoo 1 (2001)
• Storm (Shaffel Records, 2002)
• Most Wanted (2003)
• Zoo 2 (2003)
• Zoo 3 (2004)
• Animal in Storm (Special Edition - Double CD, 2004)
• Total Anarchy (2006)
• Promo 2008 (2009)
• My Way (2012)
• Spin (2015)