Electronic music, DJ culture and nerdism
I first met Piet Bender a couple of years ago when he was playing live with his project Aera 128. I was impressed with the amount of groove boxes, effect devices and other sound hardware they had in front of them, playing a very dynamic type of Techno that’s not only danceable, but also playful, ...
Alice Francis is probably one of the hottest newcomers in modern Swing right now. I was lucky to see her and her band live at a small club gig a few months ago in Cologne, and she is now about to enter bigger stages – and with her energetic live performance including stylish retro outfits, ...
As announced in yesterday´s part 1 of 3 (INSTRA:MENTAL), so to speak as a follow-up and addition here´s the mix including a nice selection of Instra:Mental´s, Boddika´s and Jon Convex´s recent output. Get an impression of what their style sounds like. To say it with Jon Convex regarding the question after describing the own sound: ...
To shed some light on the artists you are going to read about, Instra:Mental, Boddika, Jon Convex, initially it will be helpful to point out that you´ll be reading about just two men working under three different alter egos, well, until now. Alex Green is one, Damon Kirkham the other half of the London based ...
All of a piece. I received this impression when listening to Norman Knoche´s aka Starwin Marvin´s explanations about his career as a DJ. To begin with the beginning. Norman Knoche (*1977) was born and raised in Wernigerode (East Germany). He was 12 years old when he moved to Goettingen (Germany) in 1989. He´s been living ...
