Breakbeat maniac, Bass junkie and Groove addict.
DJ hailing from Rotterdam, NL

contact: herrwerrderr@gmail.com

Rooted in the Nordic darkness of metal, industrial and classical music as well as sound system culture, Gruth is an electroacoustic music project of Juha Puuperä. Drawing influence from various different musical cultures, practices and genres, the sound of Gruth has evolved from forward-thinking techno, ritual ambient and doom-industrial to long-form "sound paintings" where improvised long takes and field recordings are layered and slowly evolving. Collaboration with other artists and musicians is seen as essential.

So far, the sound of Gruth has reached events such as Berlin Atonal and Insomnia Festival in Norway; a host of clubs in Berlin, including Tresor Berlin and Griessmühle; and more recently, nightclubs of São Paulo, Brazil: Trackers and ZIG – as well as raves in Salvador da Bahia. Gruth has been featured in line-ups alongside artists the likes of Juan Atkins, Samuel Kerridge, Rrose, Dasha Rush and ATEQ.

Support from the international scene has been strong, as 2018 saw the release of a 12” vinyl EP Futile Demise and a limited edition cassette album Laments on Tormenta Electrica Records, a label based in São Paulo, Brazil. September 2018 the second 12” vinyl EP Befallen was released. This featured new original tracks and collaborations with Kamikaze Space Programme, Ikola and KuJo.

The second cassette album Somnum Exterreri was released in November 2020 by Lisbon-based URUBU Tapes, a label focused on releasing experimental electronics, noise and other sound/visual objects. October 2022 saw the release of a self-titled vinyl LP All That We See or Seem on Miasmah Recordings. This album is a collaboration with Ellen Southern and Johanna Puuperä. In 2024, Palermo-based Temporize Records released a vinyl LP, Scenes From, that features material written in Brazil between 2018 and 2021. The latest LP release, Noemata, came out on a beautiful limited edition cassette on Midira Records.
contact: gruthmusic@gmail.com

Party series from @temporize-records & @ROKO. Exploring fresh sonic territories while honouring the innovators of the past.

email: bala.partee(at)gmail(dot).com

Egregore residency / forthcoming gigs and shows : 

17/02 : Mues @ Egregore Radio
14/04 : Mues @ Egregore Radio
9/06: Mues @ Egregore Radio

Booking : djdrazel@gmail.com
Press : contact@seeksicksound.com
Toolbox Digital : digital@toolboxrecords.com

As a DJ, Drazel has been playing drum'n'bass, techno, dubstep and bass music flavors in clubs and free partys alongside artists such as DBridge, Ulterior Motive, Total Science, Skeptical, Pinch, Trevino (aka Marcus Intalex), J:Kenzo, DLR, Breakage, Stray, Fracture, Joe Nice, Zadig, 69db, Indigo, Biome, Elisa do Brasil, State of Mind, Von D, Deft, SP:MC, The Prototypes, Skitty, Naibu, Bredren, Pixel Fist, BRK, Tantrum Desire, HXB...

Manager of the Tooblox Records digital pole 
One of the OGs of SeekSickSound

bookings: rokotiili(at)gmail(dot)com

A groove addict since day one, ROKO has been mixing beats since 2005 when getting deeper into the emerging sounds of the UK underground. Originally hailing from Helsinki, the Finnish selector, based in London from 2002 until 2009 and in Berlin from 2009 until 2016, rode the waves in Brazil for 6 years before finding new home in Palermo, Sicily.

ROKO's weekly show ran for eight years on the international #1 bass music internet radio SUB.FM. During these years he was also playing gigs around Europe; from Poland and Czech Republic to Hungary as well as Norway and Estonia to Denmark.

His selection represents modern bass music’s diversity and undefined nature encompassing styles from the deeper and more musical end to the harder and more dance floor orientated flavours.

The DJ sets have reached Berlin clubs such as Berghain, Tresor, about:blank, Horst Krzbrg, Golden Gate, VCF, Gretchen and Icon.

From 2010 to 2011 ROKO was co-organising a Hotflush Recordings night at Horst Krzbrg with the labels head honcho Scuba. From 2012 until 2015 he was organising and DJing parties with the Shlomp collective in Berlin. From 2016 to 2022 he was living in Brazil, playing clubs from São Paulo to Porto Alegre and Salvador to Manaus.

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