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I N S T A S I S
PODCASTS 031 - 040
VISUAL ARTIST - NAT PHILLIPS
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Qu-Zen’s tasteful programming and devotion to techno has led to sets at highly respected clubs and parties such as Dragon Dreaming Festival, Billion Underground (VIC), Something Else, Church of Techno and The House of Mince, a residency at Sydney’s grimiest techno night .darkroom, as well as two sold out shows where she headlined Wavefield, and her All Night Long party playing open till close for a total for 5.5 hours.
Her talents have also been called on to support touring internationals such as Dax J, Randomer, Ansome, I Hate Models, Speedy J, Adriana Lopez, Pfirter, Claudio PRC and the legendary Luke Slater.
Qu-Zen’s love of techno extends to her productions which range from deep, atmospheric journeys to grinding, speaker-smashing industrial workouts. Her recent release Syzygy, a collaboration with Sydney artist Trinity, is out now on Hypnotic Room.
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DJing in his hometown and being apart of IWTFA which is a techno collective in Brisbane has seen Jamie Grenenger evolve into a solid presence in the small but thriving Brisbane electronic music scene bringing artist such as Antigone, Trevino aka Marcus Intalex, Robbie Lowe, Eric Volta, Artefakt, Shlomo, AWB, Cleric, Lewis Fautzi and AMOTIK.
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Jamie has recently had the opportunity to support brilliant house and techno acts such as Antigone, Trinity AU , Ripperton, Yokoo, Robag Wruhme, Claire Morgan, Cleric, Artefakt, Kass:t, Truncate, Amotik, Vril and DJ Deep; as well as be a part of the bill at select underground nights in Brisbane & on the Gold Coast.
Jamie’s influences stem from his love of progressive house and techno and through these channels, he organically blends melodic layers heart thumping rolling techno utilising up to 3 CDJs to weave in and out of tracks to create his own signature sound and style of mixing.
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Whether he is playing in a club or to a crowd at a festival, Jamie is fast cementing himself as a fixture in the Brisbane scene and beyond.
Ollie Strong is a co-founder of Static, a new Melbourne based techno party which focuses on presenting new and upcoming artists alongside local and international legends. Ollie Strong is influenced by high energy, high intensity artists such as SNTS, Hector Oaks, Dax J and many more.
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Lensis, is the musical project of Francesco Giannuzzi (IT) based in northern Italy, near Varese.
This adventure was born in 2009, playing music in small clubs around Varese and Milan.
Over the years, he has shared the console with various artists such as: Tony Rohr, Valentino Kanzyani, Mattia Trani, Endlec, J.Tijn, Dax J, Xhei and many others.
His DJ sets are characterized by sound: acid, rave, dark, leftfield techno, dub and ambient influences, who have distinguished him and made known in the area. From 2012 he moved to musical production and published some EP for PTR and FLUCTUS SOUL. His last job "Cosmic Research" EP hosting a huge remixer: G-MAN aka Gez Varley, member of the historical UK duo LFO. The same release was reviewed on DJ MAG as "a selection of galactic techno" especially the single "Neptune". Right now, collaborates with MX LAB, Techno Laboratory for Mental Xpression in Milan and working on other musical projects with aliases "loVem" and "LN55".
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PLVS VLTRA tends to represent power, strength and nostalgia through distorted and disenchanted techno.
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Qualé (aka Seb Vanderbeken) is one of Melbourne’s most experienced DJs. Stacking up over 20 years of DJ wisdom, Qualé’s precise, clean edged sound is a testament to his proficiency behind the decks.
Qualé has played alongside a plethora of techno royalty, including Chris Liebing, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Truncate/Audio Injection, Perc, Tommy Four Seven and Etapp Kyle, to name just a few. He is also a founding member of Melbourne events crew When The Smoke Clears.
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Growing up in the mid 90’s rave scene in Nelson, New Zealand, Juan became hooked on the sounds of Hardcore, and then found his soul in the form of Jungle. He then amassed a formidable vinyl collection and subsequently DJ’d around NZ in clubs such as Bath St in Dunedin, and the infamous Fu Bar in Auckland. His subsequent move into production saw several D&B/170bpm tunes released under the ‘Tellez’ moniker, yet it was an experiment into the techno genre six years ago which prompted an entire musical shift into the current 4/4 output of ‘Juan Tellez’.
His versatility as a DJ and producer sees him playing and producing across the spectrum of techno (and occasionally minimal/tech), usually leaning towards a darker yet uplifting, atmospheric and grittier sound. Now based in Melbourne, Juan consistently releases music on labels such as Machine, One4SevenOne, and Bosom. Events he has performed at include Rainbow Serpent Festival, Dragon Dreaming Festival, Luminate Festival, End of the Line, and Off the Radar, as well as numerous club nights in Melbourne for outfits such as Machine, Bunker, and stranger. Strong support for his releases can be seen from the likes of Richie Hawtin, DJ Hell, Thomas Schumacher, and many more...
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777 is an anonymous DJ and producer based in the Netherlands who explores industrial, hard techno, and hardcore throughout his sets.
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"My mask will tell all. Blood, sweat, and go hard!" - 777
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Fiercely individual, passionate, and uncompromising in her tastes, Katia refuses to be pigeon-holed as just a techno artist or water down her sound, and it’s this dedication to the art form which sets her apart from many of her contemporaries.
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Whilst techno forms the underlying foundation of her music, her style ranges from sparse, ambient soundscapes to scattered breakbeat rhythms and brutal, industrial walls of sound. Both intelligent and immediately impactful, Katia’s selections hit on a primal level, making them perfect for the dancefloor, but also reward attentive, critical listeners with unique and captivating minutiae.
Katia has now set herself up in France with a focus on writing original music. Intentionally crossing genre boundaries and challenging listeners’ preconceptions of what techno should be, her tracks traverse from the gritty to the atmospheric interpretations of techno, breakbeat, and acid.
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French techno producer and DJ, Räel (aka Jean-Baptiste Canelha) took his moniker from the infamous 90's guru. Steadfastly punk, his sets are raw and industrial, yet always quite emotional.
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