Bong-Ra

Bong-Ra is the alter ego of Jason Köhnen, an electronic artist hailing from Utrecht, Netherlands. Bong-Ra initially started as a DJ, but quickly focused his priority on producing his own music in 1997. Bong-Ra has released many albums and singles, as well as, different aliases such as Dr Azzacov, Dr Azzacove, Ebenezer Gumsville, Glowstyx, Jason Kohnen, Killahman Machine, Pagan Bacchus, Porcelain Minotaurs, The Goat Of Mendes and White Darkness. His music has been described as Jungle-oriented, experimental Drum & Bass and Breakcore.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have discovered Bong-Ra in 2001, when the artist gave him a demo. He later met Bong-Ra in the Netherlands and explained further about the meeting on his 15 January 2002 show:
"We also met Bong-Ra, who's based in Utrecht and who'd sent us a demo. And I'd phoned him up and promised I'd phone him back but in the well-intentioned way that I have, had failed to do so. And so we made contact with him and he's going to send us some more demos and very possibly we'll be asking him to do a session for us."
The session did take place a month later, which was recorded at Bong-Ra's studio. 
In 2003, Peel nominated Bong Ra's Peel Session release as one of his favourite singles for February 2003 (Peel's Record Box). A year later Peel nominated Bong-Ra's Old Skool Armageddon single as one of his favourite singles for June 2004 (Peel's Record Box) as well as his Conquering Lion EP for August 2004 (Peel's Record Box).
==Sessions==
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The session is available on the Peel Session single (12", Death$ucker Records, 2003)
1. Recorded: 2002-02-21. First Broadcast: 21 February 2002
*Rocket Punch Generation / Ghettoblaster / Hakkken (Marion RMX) / Archie Bunker Disciples
==Other Shows Played==
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*25 December 2001: 'Ghettoblaster' (Demo CD)
*10 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Vampire Youth (12" - Darkbreaks EP) Russian Roulette
*15 January 2002: 'Ghettoblaster' (Demo CD)
*24 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Destroy Rock City ! (12" EP - Darkbreaks EP) Russian Roulette
*19 February 2002: Ghetto Blaster (demo)
*28 March 2002 (Radio Eins): Ghettoblaster (Demo CDR)
*30 April 2002: Bumba Claat (7” single – Riddim Wars) Deathsucker
*16 May 2002 (Radio Eins): 'Bumba Claat (7"-Riddim Wars)' (Death$ucker)
*23 May 2002: Bumba Clatt (7” single – Riddim Wars) Death$ucker
*May 2002 (FSK): Bumba Claat (7" - Riddim Wars) Death$ucker
*thumb|225x225px18 February 2003: 'Ghettoblaster (EP- Peel Session)' (Deathsucker)
*19 February 2003 (Radio Mafia): Ghettoblaster (12" - Peel Session) Death$ucker
*20 February 2003 (Radio Eins): Ghettoblaster (EP - Peel Session)
*21 May 2003: 666 mph (LP - Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!) Supertracks
*29 May 2003 (Radio Eins): Catholic High School Girls in Trouble
*04 June 2003: 'Catholic High School Girls in Trouble (LP- Bikini Bandits, Kill! Kill! Kill!)' (SuperTracks)
*03 December 2003: Archie Bunker Disciples (LP - Ballroom Blitz) Death$ucker
*02 June 2004: 'Old Skool Armageddon' (7") - (Deathsucker)
*June 2004 (FSK): Deathsucker Rave (Amphetamine Lollipop Rmx) (7" - Old-Skool Armageddon) Death$ucker
*14 July 2004: Whore Of Babylon (EP: Conquering Lion) Hydrophonic Records
*24 July 2004 (BBC World Service): Gideon War
*29 July 2004: 'Giddeon War (12 inch-Conquering Lion)' (Hydrophonic)
*10 August 2004: Rise Above (EP: Conquering Lion) Hydrophonic
*02 November 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'Soundwave' (7") - (Clash)
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*10 September 2003: 'Amen (7")' (Clash)
*25 September 2003: Lighta! (7") Clash 
*09 October 2003 (Radio Eins): Lighta! (7") Clash 
*21 October 2003: Amen (7") Clash
== See Also ==
* February 2003 (Peel's Record Box)
*June 2004 (Peel's Record Box)
*August 2004 (Peel's Record Box)
==External Links==
*Discogs
*YouTube
*Official Site
Category:Artists