Kevin aka Phaxe has gone from a no-name to an international player of the Progressive Trance elite within no time. Dropping his artist name Phaxe in 2007 provokes few, if any, reactions. Only 4 years later he has become a synonym for upper-league party music. Highly acclaimed live sets all around the world, applauded releases, and remixes for some of the scene’s biggest names tell an impressing success story. A story that makes the man from Copenhagen repeatedly being described as a “Progressive Prodigy”.

Looking back, the evolution of Phaxe`s sound is the history of a perfect storm brewing. It starts with excessive party weekends in the late 90s, awakening his interest in electronic music production. First creative steps are taken in front of a Nintendo gaming console. Eventually this new passion leads to a professional audio engineer training in 2006. These 3 stages of Phaxe’s career are still very noticeable today: His music is to-the-floor, playful, and high-quality in terms of sound.

This irresistible mixture is first to be heard in 2007 when a Phaxe track is released on IONO Music. One year later things take off: The title “Swing King” gains euphoric feedback from both party freaks and DJs worldwide. Within no time Phaxe is producing together with artists like Audiomatic, Morten Granau, Vice, Zyce, Flegma and many others. Great compliments are given to him when the still young producer is asked to remix some of his early Progressive Trance idols like Haldolium, Atmos and Symphonix. His long awaited debut album is signed on the prestigious label Iboga.

In addition to his solo activities, Phaxe keeps up a creative dialogue with some other producers - resulting in a great variety of sound and styles. Together with Morten Granau he is known as High & Mighty, delivering deep Progressive House. The name Sinister Silence stands for a mutual project with Dan Hessner and uplifting Progressive Trance. Last but not least there is O.T.B., a collaboration with Martin Daltoft of Vice.

Despite his impressive success story Phaxe always keeps a humorous and friendly attitude which is very noticeable when seeing him on stage. In this very situation his unbroken passion for Progressive Trance rubs off on the audience through vibrant sound waves.

Clearing space, getting rid of clutter, and optimizing the flow of energies: These are the principles of Feng Shui, but it’s also a very precise description of the sound of Hatikwa. The producer from North Germany gained popularity for his minimalist approach towards Progressive Trance, an approach that might take different directions but that always proves to have compelling hypnotic powers.

Hatikwa is one of those artists who reached a career breakthrough via Social Media. It is 2009 when he plays his debut live act at Hamburg’s Lonely Forest Project, and this experience is such a rich source of inspiration that he creates a track and names it after that party. Once uploaded on YouTube, "Lonely Forest" spreads rapidly and within no time the name Hatikwa is on the lips and on the Facebook profiles of Progressive Trance fans all over the world. Working with the netlabel Multiplex Records at the time multiplies the viral distribution of his music. After releasing some single tracks and digital EPs he drops his debut album "Point of View" on Magical Sounds Records in 2013, a step that puts him even higher on the agenda – especially in the Progressive Trance hotspots Denmark, Germany and Switzerland where Hatikwa has a solid fanbase. 

In 2015, Hatikwa decided to stand on his own two feet completely - Xonica Records was born. Xonica Records was launched to open a dimension of sound that can't be achieved by any piece of studio equipment: Creative Freedom! Xonica Records is an autonomous platform for Hatikwa, a portal that enables him to keep up his truly eclectic and independent approach towards modern Trance music. In 2017, he created his second album "The Second Narration" and released it on his own label Xonica Records - a true milestone for him and his career. 

When it comes to production Hatikwa is extremely detail oriented. Sometimes it takes him months to finish a track because he’s just not quite satisfied with a single element. Like the music itself, this approach represents his signature style: Less is more, and quality surpasses quantity. Hatikwa knows exactly that a single sound can trigger the most profound emotions if it’s only in perfect tune, and if it only has enough space to unfold its unique vibration. Just like a spatial environment that has been designed in accordance with the priciples of Feng Shui, his sound creates an intense feeling of flowing harmony and effortless power – a highly energizing listening experience that can best be described as deeply psychedelic. 

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Alberto Ruiz, Song writer, Producer, Arranger

Born in Palma de Mallorca on the 26th of May 1985

Alberto began playing as Resident Dj of the Ibiza weekend parties in the Mega club BCM located on the island of Mallorca. He was also the resident Dj for the IN nights in Titos Palma from 2006 to 2010 but had to stop as the Mallorcan Techno scene came to a halt because of the economic recession. This is when Alberto began to spend much more time in his studio, acquiring all types of classical synths and rhythm machines of brands like: Korg, Moog, Roland etc. in order to experiment and produce music at a professional level. In 2012 he decides to open his own record label called stick recordings which begins to build momentum in Beatport and hits its climax in May 2013 when Dubfire decides to chart Alberto’s track Alien. It only takes a week for Alien to get to number 1 of the Techno charts and then stayed at that position for 9 consecutive days. Is also included on TopTracks of 2013: Techno , Beatport Charts. From that moment Alberto began to get noticed by bigger record labels such as Suara, Elevate,Terminal M, Noir Music, Deeperfect, Bla Bla, Transmit recordings and has produced and remixed with world renowned artists such as: Pig&Dan, Monika Kruse, Coyu, Noir, Axel Karakasis, Dj Boris, Dj Anna, Sinisa Tamamovic and Skober.

Alberto’s tracks are constantly hitting the top 50 techno charts and his talent in the studio seems to be evolving at a blinding pace. Only a few weeks ago he hit again the number 1 spot in the techno charts with a remix of Quentin Dourthe’s Full Vision after being charted by the legendary Green Velvet. His tracks have been played by Artists like Dubfire,Green Velvet, Richie Hawtin,Adam Beyer, Marco Carola, Carl Cox,Joseph Capriati, Pan Pot, Marco Bailey, Solomun and the list goes on and on for this young and very talented producer with a bright future ahead of him in the world of techno

Hill Top started in 1976 - The Legendary party haven is one of the the biggest and well known Trance party destinations and moonlight parties in Goa!

A family run business started by Steve D'souza and son Starling who is also a Dj.

Hill Top has served as a platform to the world's  biggest artists as well as fresh budding talents. The infamous Xmas and New Year parties hosts thousands of party surfers from around the world.

Releases:

VA - Hill Top Chronicles Vol 1 Compiled by Dj Starling
Hill Top Records releases is the latest venture by Dj Starling "HILLTOP CHRONICLES vol. 1" this March 2011, to showcase some of the music supported by Hill Top thought out the years. 

This debut compilation selected by Dj Starling himself Features a Diverse Selection of Artists ranging from Orca, Panayota, Dust, Mole, Phatmatix, Samadhi, Arjuna, Flipknot, GIdra etc...

A Guaranteed Dancefloor Slammer for all those true Trance Lovers...

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Phatmatix - Eternalis

After 2 highly successful albums and countless releases on famous compilations worldwide...... Phatmatix's instantly recognisable sound is back with another dance floor blockbuster!This latest offering represents a new perspective of psychedelic dance floor music and displays another way of musical expression. The tracks s 'Love is a tragedy', 'New World Disorder' and 'A long time ago' draw the inspiration from masterpieces of some of the greatest classical music composers of all time such as Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

It's a challenge of epic proportions to adapt and remix these legendary works of art and the crowd's reaction on dance floors worldwide have proven that Phatmatix has been more than successful in meeting the challenge.

Stephane's reputation of innovative production techniques and high attention to detail is reinforced with these 9 impressive new tracks. Utilising the latest in computer technology and fusing that with a tight mix, dynamic grooves and fat bass lines Phatmatix unleashes an album that is poised to stamp his authority yet again on the psychedelic soundscape. Featuring collaborations with 'Stretch' aka Julien Fougea and Atyss, 'Eternalis' is definitely a more personal album. Something that will leaves its mark on you for an eternity! Get ready for the new Phatmatix sonic experience!

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VA - Native Intentions - Compiled by Starling, Emiel and Jafar

Hill Top Records and Sangoma Records join forces to deliver you a vivid, colorful release with upcoming and established artists from all over the world, compiled by the notorious trio Starling, Emiel and Jafar.

Hill Top is one of Goa's oldest party venues, existing since over 31 years and hosted many legendary parties with many of the leading artists in the scene. 1000's of people from all over the world gather annually to celebrate the transition into the New Year. Goan native and founder of Hilltop Records DJ Starling teamed up with Sangoma's Middle East fraction Jafar and Emiel (Gata Freak) with the intention to share a glimpse of the raw energy of India's dancefloor, the source of our beloved Psytrance scene.

This release also reflects the spirit of Sangoma Records collaborating with friends and the aim to deliver a fresh outlook on contemporary Psychedelia. This release is fusing various facets of the musical spectrum for your sonic expedition, making you want to transmigrate Goa immediately.

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