Learning from a young age that you don’t have to follow the system, Mexican producer Alyssa Barrera Auvinen has been following the beat of her own drum for quite a while now. With her musical journey beginning when her brother was in an industrial band in the late 90s, it wasn’t long before Auvinen was infatuated
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DJ Deep: “I come from a time where it was music first”
Breaking through in the music industry at a time where there wasn’t such a thing as social following, where those likes and shares didn’t impact the gigs you were booked for, it leaves all your motivation and drive to focus on the important factors. For French producer, DJ and label owner DJ Deep it has
Essentials: Kittin
The Queen of Electroclash, Kittin has been leading the way since the early 90s. Releasing her first EP in 1995, ‘Champagne’ with The Hacker, her longtime and frequent collaborator, the release featured hit singles ‘Frank Sinatra’ and ‘1982’ which led to her achieving international success. Born in Grenoble, France, Kittin’s releases are fiery, sassy and unique, filled
The Lowdown: Idealist
With the intensity of city life often being credited with draining our creativity, artists isolate themselves in order to focus on a project. For Idealist, the need to be away from the hustle and bustle, with no distractions and no concept of time, in order to create music motivated him to move outside of Zurich.
Playlist: MIRA – selected by music booker Pere Martí
One of the most innovative festivals in the scene, MIRA, will be returning to Barcelona for its 8th edition on the 8th November. Packing out their line up with genre-defying and immersive performances from the likes of GAIKA, Amnesia Scanner, M.E.S.H, Objekt, Borusiade, Josey Rebelle, Varg and Avalon Emerson, the three day festival will host
Playlist: Blasted
Mysterious Slovenian producer Blasted is the latest artist to contribute to the heavy Berlin industrial imprint Depth.Request with a five track EP titled ‘Anvil’. Enlisting close collaborator and noise producer Unhuman for a remix, ‘Anvil’ sees Blasted at his darkest and most sinister. Having previously released on RND Records and Asteroid Records, Blasted is making
The Lowdown: TERR
Influenced by the DIY attitude and sense of freedom and self-expression of punk rock, TERR – real name Daniela Caldellas – became incredibly connected to music, using her journey as a way to experiment with sounds and ideas. Growing up in Brazil’s Belo Horizonte, Caldellas now resides in Barcelona and started her music career in a group
The Lowdown: Bodyjack
Launching his new alias five years ago, Chris Finke aka Bodyjack has quickly established the project with support from the likes of The Black Madonna, Marcel Dettmann and Zenker Brothers. Collaborating with Paul Woolford under his Special Request moniker and Leftfield, Bodyjack’s productions are ever evolving and can’t be pigeon-hold to one sound or style.
Playlist: Manni Dee
Fast becoming one of the key figures in the UK’s industrial techno scene, Manni Dee has provided warehouse fillers for labels such as Perc Trax, Tresor, Leyla, Black Sun Records and Osiris. With the 2013 release of ‘Pareidolia’ cementing his place in the scene, Manni has gone on to release a handful of hard as nails
Highlights: fabric
You never forget your first rave do you? Mine was only a few years ago, in 2014 to be precise, and of course it was at fabric. Before this, classic rock was my jam and I was obsessed with Jimi Hendrix but then my boyfriend encouraged me to go to a Playaz event with him