WU Love Story #001 (Mixed by Casper at Boo Bar 11.10.2018)

WU NRG #001 Mixed by Casper (01.12.2018)

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Thailand-based maestro, Casper, has carved out a reputation as one of the most celebrated techno and deep house acts to ever come out of Chiang Mai. His sound flows/ travels/ bounces between progressive house, tech-house, deep house, and techno but is always ever present with his trademark ‘groove’. Casper’s tracks tend to tell a story that takes his audience on a musical adventure. 

Casper’s ability to adapt and evolve has etched out his reputation in Chiang Mai’s club scene as a prominent DJ. The constant search for new sounds and experimental music has made him a crowd favourite in his own right. He has become one of the leading artists to spearhead the underground music movement in his hometown where commercial music is dominant. The lone wolf has ignored the money and fame that could have been easily achieved if he were to go mainstream. Instead, Casper chose to be to true to himself, and carry on his work as an underground DJ. 

Born in 1982, Casper started his musical career in his late teens as a hip-hop and trip-hop DJ. His major influences were the likes of DJ Shadow, RJD2, and Ninja Tunes who inspired him to the art of mixology and scratch DJing. Heavy weight artists like Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, and Fat Boy Slim slowly drew him into the electronic music era. Casper then started a new found love for break beats, jungle, drum and bass, and electro trash. It wasn’t until 2010 that the passion for techno, progressive house, minimal, and deep house started to evolve. Some of his top picks for inspiration are none other than legendary John Digweed, Boris Brejcha, Claptone, Maceo Plex, Claude VonStroke, and James Harcourt. 

In 2004, Casper initiated a project called ‘Puretek’ which transformed into an underground music label based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The project involved several brilliant local and international artists: ‘Eddy (THA), April (THA), Pisshead (THA), Tyson (UK), Jeremy (USA), Danny B (UK), and Casper (THA)’. Puretek were amongst the first to introduce unparalleled performances of underground hip-hop, break beats, tech house, deep house, and techno to the Chiang Mai underground music scene. 

Along the years, Casper has played alongside international artists: Nakadia, James What, Fish Monger, Mendi Indigo, Me & Her, Dan Buri, and Superstar Panda. His musical tour of Thailand has seen him grace the likes of Club Culture, Escudo, Reggae Bar, and DDM in Bangkok. However, it is on the islands, south of Thailand, where Casper truly shines. He has become a regular at Pangea, Monkey Bar, and Ozone of Lanta Island. While in Phuket, he has performed at Club Lam, Blow, Bermudos, and White House. Casper’s resident clubs in Chiang Mai are Babylon Bar and Big Daddy’s where he has hosted a wide array of parties. With an impressive line up including: The Lounge of Warm Up, CM Bar, Zoe, CMBC, Freedom Bar, Rooftop, and Lucky Bar, he has played at every major club in Chiang Mai. Casper is also a regular at major music events such as: Smile Party, Plunge by Le Meridian, Don’t Cry, Joob Joob, Chunky, Twilight Music Park, and Inferno Festival. 

It is difficult to categorise Casper’s genre, he’s just a different kind of animal. Some would call it progressive deep dark techno, others simply call it a magic carpet ride into another world.

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