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{{Infobox musical artist | name = Limewax | image = Limewax-therapy.JPG | caption = Limewax performing at Therapy Sessions UK | image_size = | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = Maxim Anokhin | birth_place = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1988}} | origin = [[Kamianets-Podilskyi]], [[Ukraine]] | genre = [[Drum and bass]], [[Hardstep]], [[Darkstep]], [[Skullstep]], [[Techstep]], [[Breakcore]] | occupation = [[Music producer|Producer]], [[Composer]], [[DJ]] | years_active = 2005 - present | label = L/B<br />Lost Soul Recordings<br />Yellow-Stripe<br />Position Chrome<br />[[Freak Recordings]]<br />Tech Itch<br />Obscene<br />Avalanche, Sinuous<br />Prspct<br />Bastard Child<br />Tech Freak }}
'''Maxim Anokhin''' (born 1988), known by his stage name '''Limewax''' is a Ukrainian [[drum and bass]] music producer and [[DJ]] from [[Kamianets-Podilskyi]], [[Ukraine]]. His style is described as inspired by harsher sounds of [[hardstep]] and [[darkstep]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galerka.com/interview/1078/|title= LIMEWAX: "DRUM'N'BASS собирает толпы, но это не попса" LIMEWAX: "DRUM'N'BASS collects толпы, but this is not popsa" |date=9 May 2008|work=Galerka|language=Ukrainian|accessdate=17 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.travel.bg/news.php?newsid=1943 |title=LIMEWAX на 11 октомври в Lifehouse в София |work=Travel.bg |language=Ukrainian |accessdate=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918073636/http://news.travel.bg/news.php?newsid=1943 |archivedate=September 18, 2008 }}</ref> however, he is most recognizable as a [[Skullstep]] artist. He has collaborated with artists such as [[The Panacea]], [[Current Value]], Donny, Proket, and [[Freak Recordings|Dylan]].
Anokhin began composing music shortly after moving to [[Tilburg]], [[Netherlands]] in 1999.<ref>[http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/limewax/ Limewax profile on rolldabeats.com]</ref> At the age of seventeen, he released his first [[Extended play|EP]], ''Changing Crisis'', on high-profile [[record label|label]] Tech Itch Recordings in 2005.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Limewax Limewax on discogs.com]</ref> As a result, Anokhin became notable for emerging into the electronic music industry at a young age,<ref>[http://culture.hmsu.org/index.php/Limewax Limewax article on culturesource] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111133837/http://culture.hmsu.org/index.php/Limewax |date=2007-01-11 }}</ref> and quickly gained popularity leading to performances at Therapy Sessions events worldwide.
In 2024, DJ Mag referred to Anokhin as "an icon in the hard drum & bass scene" in their coverage of his work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/features/hard-noise-rotterdams-prspct-brings-anarchic-punk-energy-electronic-music|title= Hard noise: Rotterdam's PRSPCT brings anarchic punk energy to electronic music |date= 27 April 2023 |work=[[DJ Mag]]|language=English|accessdate=19 December 2024}}</ref>
== Discography == *Selecta / Equivalent (2015, [[Prspct]]) (with Cooh) *Lumpeth / Various Castrations (2014, Yellow Stripe) *Arsch Noisyum / Dirty Hand Of Gandolf (2014, [[Prspct]]) *Ridget (2013, [[Prspct]]) *Jij / Fünf (2012, Position Chrome) *Empfindsamer Stil LP (2011, LB Recordings) *All Ends EP (2010, LB Recordings) *Cracking Core (Tech Itch VIP) (2009, Penetration Recordings) *Big Bang / Invention (2009, [[Freak Recordings]]) *Uncomes (Blood & Steel LP) (2009, [[Prspct]]) *The Remixes (2008, Lost Soul Recordings) (with SPL) *Kristall Weizen EP (2008, Tech Itch Recordings) *Perevorot (The Firm LP) (2008, Offkey Recordings) (with Proket) *Zombie Vs Zombie / Casino (2008, Position Chrome) *The Limewax EP - Part Three (2008, Lost Soul Recordings) *The Golden Path Remix (The First Movement) (2008, Freak MP3) *Everything (Dylan & Limewax VIP) (2008, Freak MP3) *Cracking Core (Tech Itch VIP) (VIP Remix Part I) (2008, Tech Itch Digital) *Romance Explosion EP (2008, Freak Recordings) *Tempest / Bathwater (2008, LB Recordings) (with Current Value) *Empire EP (2008, Position Chrome (with The Panacea) *Nature Of Evil / Impaler (2008, Habit Recordings) *Ethio (2008, Infiltrata Recordings) (with Infiltrata) *Last Call (Future Filth EP), (2008, Prospect Recordings) *Slave For Life VIP Unreleased Remix (2007, Freak MP3) *Share No Soul (Freak Family Drum Circle Explosion LP) (2007, Freak Recordings) *Strike From The Land (2007, Freak MP3) *The Limewax EP - Part Two (2007, Lost Soul Recordings) *Agent Orange / Cat And The Hat (2007, LB Recordings) *The Limewax EP - Part One (2007, Lost Soul Recordings) *Golden Path / Evolution (2007, Obscene Recordings) *Scars On The Horizon LP (2007, Tech Freak Recordings) *Cleansed By A Nightmare (2007, Bastard Child Recordings) *We Have Life EP (2006, Freak Recordings) (with SPL) *M.O.T.D / Invasion (2006, Obscene Recordings) *Half LB / The Way The Future (2006, Avalanche) *Killing Machine (Jezuz Road) (From Beyond The Grave EP) (2006, Algorythm) (with [[Counterstrike (drum and bass group)|Counterstrike]] featuring SPL) *Pain (2005, Prspct) *The Lawra / Eyes Of Evil (2005, Freak Recordings) *Sure Vision (2005, [[Sinuous (Farthing Wood)|Sinuous]]) *Satanina / Emato (2005, Obscene Recordings) *Ritual Situation / The Limit (2005, Avalanche) *Changing Crisis EP (2005, Tech Itch Recordings) *Life Of Sin Remix (2005, Penetration Records)
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{{Authority control}} [[Category:Ukrainian electronic musicians]] [[Category:Drum and bass musicians]] [[Category:1988 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Date of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Breakcore musicians]]