Techno

For The Nursery’s fifth instalment, meet the young, yet mature sound of T_st. Apart from the fact that T_st consists of two young Armenians, information about them is scarce. But who needs biographies when you have already built a discography like theirs? T_st delivers techno with influences ranging from ambient to breakbeat, from electronica to industrial, and everything in between.

As far as their mature sound and anonymity go, "Destination Unknown" is no exception. The four tracks carry the unadorned titles "qq3" until "qq6". The first track "qq3" is a relatively downtempo one. It has an unstoppable groove, supported by many layers of hiss, noise and scapes, perfectly suited for the earlier hours of the night. Also pretty downtempo, only with a slightly more aggressive percussion pattern is "qq4", and after that it’s on to the proverbial flip side, where the more peak time stuff is found.

"qq5" is a bit faster than the first two tracks, and is carried by its uplifting, bell-like synth line and – again – beautifully layered soundscapes and pads on the background. After that, "qq6" tops this off with more of the energetic percussion, only a much darker, meaner synth to finish it off.

Altogether, it’s safe to say that T_st have made quite the first impression with a solid EP, suited for various moments on the dance floors.

T_st
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/story_tellers
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tsttsttsttst

T_St - qq3

Carrying well over seventeen years of love for techno and performing experience with him, Invite is one of Holland’s few true household names. A modest perfectionist at heart, he translates his passion and drive into outspoken and highly versatile DJ-sets. Whether it’s opening deep and warm,closing rough and edgy, a small crowd or large setting Invite treats every gig with the same amount of diligence and respect. When given carte blanche and an extended timeslot, something he much prefers, Invite is able to move a crowd like few others can.

His career has seen him perform at numerous events including  Awakenings, Time Warp, festivals such as Awakefest, Free Your Mind and venues like Trouw, Paradiso and Doornroosje, on multiple occasions alongside the likes of Surgeon, Dave Clarke, Ben Sims and Jeff Mills. Invite’s reach doesn’t stop at the border however; he has played in Germany, South-Korea, Russia, Croatia, Slovenia, Scotland, Czech Republic, Austria, Estonia, England, France and Belgium and is looking forward to a lot more traveling.

Early 2011 has also marked the launch of his own podcast series, dubbed Invite’s Choice. Aiming to provide international techno artists with a sixty-minute platform to think 100% out of the box and record a set without any musical limitations, it’s quickly become one of the best weekly podcasts out there.

residentadvisor.net/dj/invite
facebook.com/1nvite
soundcloud.com/invite-1

Techno

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