There’s a new wave of exciting energy at the forefront of the underground techno scene. Pummelling, high-powered performances teamed with progressive ideas and a community-minded attitude serve as the backdrop for fast BPMs and heartbeats to dance in tandem until well past sunrise. Contributing to this refreshing landscape is Berlin-based Polish producer Martyna Maja aka
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The Lowdown: SPFDJ
Swedish-born, Berlin-based SPFDJ has come storming into the scene, all guns blazing, with her ferociously energetic sets. Bringing the chaos of club culture to the internet with mixes in collaboration with Discwoman, Hessle Audio and Herrensauna’s Boiler Room session, it’s easy to see why SPFDJ is quickly becoming an in-demand artist and deservedly so. Cutting
The Golden Filter: ‘We truly, and maybe naively, believed that all you needed was good music and a way to get it heard, but times change, and now it’s equally about the personality making the music.’
Formed in the days of blog house, Stephen Hindman and Penelope Trappes have been releasing music under their The Golden Filter alias for over 10 years now. With their debut record ‘Solid Gold’ influenced by Italo and the CDs gifted to them by Josh Cheon of Dark Entries, the duo have gone on to release
Alex Downey: “And at free parties, you wouldn’t know if it was gonna be House, Psy-Trance, Techno, or Acid. It was more about experiencing this new thing that was going on than being pigeonholed.”
Coming from a musical family, Brighton-based DJ Alex Downey has always been surrounded by the culture. With his parents filling the house with jazz and classic vocalists, Alex’s early experiences with electronic music include Kiss FM, Universe raves such as Tribal Gathering and Big Love and the infamous London techno party Knowledge. It wasn’t until
Influences: Silas & Snare
Silas & Snare first met in Leeds several years ago and since then have been taking up residencies at nights such as Vagabondz, Subdub, Hit&Run and Bigger than Barry. Leeds is a city that is well known for its competitive club culture and Silas & Snare first stood out with sets exploring the realms of
Influences: Silent-One
Cutting his teeth with the From Another Mind crew, Stuttgart’s Silent-One has become known for his outstanding emotion-led and personal performances. Understanding music as art in its purest form, Silent-One creates an intimate setting even in the most immense buildings. This attitude flows into his productions and label, Intimate Silence. Launched in 2016, Silent-One’s imprint
Label Love Affair: Jelly Bean Farm
Founded in LA, Ganesa’s Jelly Bean Farm has been bringing the sound of the UK to the states for a few years now. Between 2014-2016, Ganesa was playing UK bass and techno sets at dubstep, techno and footwork nights like Juke Bounce Werk’s night Rocksteady when there were no nights for the UK dominant sound.
Untitled 909 Podcast 015: Oisin
Paving his way in the Dublin scene, Oisin has previously hosted a regular show on Dublin Digital Radio – spotlight some of his favourite labels – and has been booked for parties such as Bodytonic and at The Bernard Shaw. Now based in London, Oisin selections span across the board taking inspiration from early Chicago
The Lowdown: Jing
Debuting on Steve Bicknell’s 6dimensions label last year, Berlin-based Taiwanese artist Jing has been turning her stories into audio performances with a conceptual mystery project trilogy. The first in the series, ‘Adularescene’ focused on moonstones, the effect of light and the optical phenomenon whilst the latest second edition ‘Diffraction’ (released late last year) tells the
Influences: PSYCHOPLASMICS + ‘Berlin Nights’ video premiere
Lord Pusswhip and Alfred Drexler are the producers behind the Icelandic project PSYCHOPLASMICS who, recently released their debut self-titled album. Known as pioneers in their local scene, the pair brings together hip-hop, IDM, trap and breakbeat to create scattered, chaotic sounds – think Flying Lotus and the Brainfeeder crew. The rawness in their productions presents