Welcome to the Soniq Oasis!

Join us in the forest at the breathtaking Kuykendall Campgrounds of North Carolina for a weekend of unforgettable regional acts spanning from all across the Southeast!

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/synthetiq-frequencies-presents-soniq-oasis-tickets-345039200537

Soniq Oasis Artist Sampler

Welcome to Frequency Underground! We feature the best in regional house and techno each and every Thursday.

Frequency Underground | All Episodes

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH AIDAN ROLFE:

◾Real Name: Aidan Rolfe

◾Current city: Asheville NC

◾DJ Collective: Synth Etiquette Radio, Asheville Full Moon Gatherings, Our House Productions

◾How and when did you get into djing: After a long history full of passion for music, house, and techno, I got deep into the dance music scene while still living in Boston. I started DJing in 2015 after a group of close friends took me under their wing. They were all resident DJs at a monthly event called Binary, a party I very rarely missed. I was also heavily influenced by a summertime outdoor party called Dancing on the Charles, originally organized by Soul Clap, that truly helped spark my desire to get behind the decks. 

◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration: Whoa boy... Now this is a tough question. I grew up on punk rock, metal, and some 90s house, techno, and drum and bass. I was a big fan of Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk, for example. 

I moved on to other music when I started playing drums. From there my biggest I influence in music as a whole became Umphrey's Mcgee  who led me to my absolute love of prog rock (Yes, King Crimson, Return to Forever, Mahavisnhu Orchestra), and a number of other genres. I traveled all over seeing them well over 100 times, and even met the love of my life through them. It's why I'm in Asheville. In a way, they also got me on the road back into house and techno. 

Once I got into DJing, my biggest my early inspirations were some Boston and Northeast locals. Mikey Maags and Banana Cat out of Boston, Business Casual Disco out of Connecticut, and Mr Bonkerz out of DC. When I branched out, the international sensations to really catch my attention and completely change my direction were Josh Wink, Joris Voorn, and Truncate, to name a few. 

Some of the most powerful emotions and experiences I've ever felt have been through love music, and long ago I vowed to make it a life goal to try and help create that for other people, whether that was through sharing or creating music. DJing has been the medium that has gotten me closest to that goal. I am inspired to try to connect to dance floors and music lovers in the way my idols have touched my passions. I don't think I'll ever get close, but every time I can make someone smile, dance, move, sing, or feel through music, I feel an incredible level of joy that can't be compared to any other aspect of my life. 

◾Describe your sound as a DJ: I am an adventurer in the esoteric and unconventional. When it comes to playing solo DJ sets, I strive to play music that tickles the synapses to create introspective experiences through hypnotic, pulsing, and psychedelic techno that doesn't rely on conventional sounds or boundaries to be effective. But that doesn't mean there won't be some familiarities mixed in. 

◾If you could play a b2b with anyone, who would it be: Well... I already play my dream B2B sets with my wonderful partner Peri Meters. But in terms of international DJs, I'd go with Joris Voorn. I'm a huge fan of his range and would give almost anything for a chance for the challenge of playing with him. Most people would say I'd choose Josh Wink, but honestly I'd rather just lose myself to his sets then try to keep up with him. 

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: For me personally, my next goal is to work on playing live sets. I'm an avid guitar player, and have a deep desire to play live music in addition to DJing. There are some things in the works that are shaping up to be very special. 

For the community, I look to grow Synth Etiquette Radio with more live events, and of course building that archive of incredible artists as much as possible.

Honestly though, who knows? I'm enjoying the ride now, and for the most part I'm just looking to experience and contribute to the regional dance music scene as much as humanly possible.

TASCAM DR-40X

Frequency Underground | Episode 098 | Aidan Rolfe Live @ Catacombs VII [techno]

Aligned

Welcome to Frequency Underground! We feature the best in regional house and techno each and every Thursday. We're excited to have Greenville's Claudiu Nedelea aka Klaws back on the show with some hypnotic, groovy minimal techno! Be sure to check Claudiu live in person at the 15th iteration of "Welcome to Pangea"; the festival he co-creates with Pangea Productions, on June 10-12. 

Welcome to Pangea 15 » https://www.facebook.com/events/481859860114051

As always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH KLAWS:

◾Real Name: Claudiu Nedelea

◾Current city: Greenville SC

◾DJ Collective: Rethink Techno & Pangea Productions

◾How did you come up with your dj name: a while back I made a drawing for a tattoo/ logo that i now have on my leg. The result resembled a geometric claw so that’s where Klaws came about…

◾How and when did you get into djing: 
When I was living in Charleston SC for college more than 15 years ago, a friend of mine from Morocco, Gadi bought some dj equipment and started organizing cool little house parties, which made me wander how the music that I had would fit together. I was immediately hooked and gave it a shot. After that I started playing at parties and clubs in Charleston as well as back in Romania and France for some time before moving to Greenville.    

◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration: My inspirations and influences come from many diverse Places such as Romanian breakbeat artists Suie Paparude, all the Detroit techno wizards or some of the earlier Paul Ritch sounds. Not to forget jazz, dub or funk classics. 

◾Describe your sound as a DJ: a blend of dubbed out minimal, deep techno grooves, and a sprinkle of ChicAgo house wrapped together in a funky mixture with lots of dub vibes. According to the settings I play in, I like to keep it deep, spacey, and with a driving groove. 

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: looking forward to an original Klaws release for Pure Perception Records coming up soon, and planning an amazing 48+ hours of music & vibes at Pangea festival - June 10 to 12. More musical collaborations and shows to be announced..😉.


KLAWS:
soundcloud » https://soundcloud.com/klaws
facebook » https://www.facebook.com/soundslikeklaws
instagram » https://www.instagram.com/klaws

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND:
soundcloud » @frequency_underground
facebook » www.facebook.com/FrequencyUndergroundOfficial
website » www.frequencyunderground.com

Frequency Underground | Episode 118 | Klaws [minimal techno]

Welcome to Frequency Underground! We feature the best in regional house and techno each and every Thursday. This week we're excited to have Frequency co-founder Luminous Waves as our guest with a live recording from his set at the Rusty Lotus in Asheville. Nothing but Luminous Waves' signature good vibes on this one...enjoy!

As always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH LUMINOUS WAVES:

◾Real Name: Preston Edwards

◾Current city: Greenville

◾DJ Collective: Frequency Underground

◾How did you come up with your dj name: Chose my name when I was 18, Luminous because I want to share the light within me with others, and “Waves because I love the ocean and because it has a double meaning such as referring to sound waves or frequency’s🙂

◾How and when did you get into djing: I was already a music connoisseur but my buddy Romeo was doing parties and because of that I started doing parties in Clemson. I’ve been at it for about 10 years now.

◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration: I would say a good many of people inspired me to contribute to this community, obviously Romeo, but there are others such as Karma Grooves, Ra, and Yuki-San back around 2012. I watched them for a good while and felt like my type of sound was missing from the scene and wanted to fill the gaps. Latley I’ve been drawing a lot of Inspiration from Groups such as Dimensions of Being, Re-think and our homies up in Asheville, synth etiquette radio & Sketchy decks our other half which makes up Senthetiq Frequencies.

◾Describe your sound as a DJ: I jump around on genres every so often, but you can find me spinning mostly deep house and Dance but often times some bass house, & liquid dnb mixed in.

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: The future is looking bright 🤩 loving every minute of time spent contributing to the community here. Always looking for new music to share and ways to improve my sets. I’m happy with the progress thus far and I look forward to our festival, July 22nd.

LUMINOUS WAVES:
soundcloud » https://soundcloud.com/djluminouswaves
instagram » https://www.instagram.com/luminous_waves
facebook » https://www.facebook.com/LuminousWaves/

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND:
soundcloud » @frequency_underground
facebook » www.facebook.com/FrequencyUndergroundOfficial
website » www.frequencyunderground.com

Frequency Underground | Episode 124 | Luminous Waves [house]

Few guests on the show make a bigger splash than Niels, and I expect this appearance to be no different. She's coming in hot with a dirty, grimy UK Garage mix that'll give you the chills, and pump you up just the way we like it. Get you some!

Tracklist:
1. Joy Orbison - Pinky Ring
2. SubLoMatic - Unknown Past
3. Overmono - So U Kno
4. Sosa - Your Love
5. Jay Coyler - Running Away 
6. Soulecta, FooR, Elliot Chapman - Tell me it’s over (Howden Mix)
7. Bushbaby - Women’s Touch
8. Kreature & Timmy P - The Flex
9. Y U QT - Hardly Keep it
10. Darius Syrossian - Soul Finder
11. James View - Head Rush
12. Severe & Austin - Love is taking over
13. Y U QT - Keep on loving me
14. Dj Crisps - Lickwood
15. Hypho - London Tower Blocks ‘94 (interplanetary criminal mix)

Girls Room Record Launch

Synth Etiquette Radio | Episode 128 | Niels

Welcome to Frequency Underground! We feature the best in regional house and techno each and every Thursday. We're pleased to present our very own Hypnocat for Episode 128 with a live recording from our Sunset Soiree event last month. Enjoy the tunes!

As always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:

◾Real Name: Catina Singley

◾Current city: Anderson, SC

◾DJ Collective: Frequency Underground 

◾How did you come up with your dj name: Well I started out as Dj Cat in 1990 which I didn't think had much personality. I changed it around 1995 because my music has a psychedelic flair to it... and it's funky af. I think what I play always reflects me... so here we are.  

◾How and when did you get into djing: 1990. Started at WPLS 96.5  Furman University as an on air dj playing alternative music.  Really opened my eyes to a whole world of sound.  Detroit Techno, Chicago House, German Industrial,  Eurotech, French techno.... you name it.  

◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration: Wow...too big of a question.  Underground djs that I found at Gay bars and after parties of the 90's. 1970's disco vibes.  Green Velvet.  Bad Boy Bill. 

◾Describe your sound as a DJ: Ratchet back alley techno. But I can bend a little. I love a lot of different styles and sounds. I can play for the mood...if I gotta.  
 

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: Who knows. The only one holding me back is me... so the sky's the limit.  

HYPNOCAT:
soundcloud » https://soundcloud.com/catina-singley
instagram » https://www.instagram.com/hypnocat242
facebook » https://www.facebook.com/hypnocat242

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND:
soundcloud » @frequency_underground
facebook » www.facebook.com/FrequencyUndergroundOfficial
website » www.frequencyunderground.com

Synthetiq Frequences

Frequency Underground | Episode 128 | Hypnocat [sunset tech house]

Welcome to Frequency Underground where we feature the best in regional house and techno! Robert West makes his debut on the show this week with a great range of house tunes for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

And as always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT WEST:
◾Real Name: Bobby Hackett

◾Current city: Asheville, NC

◾DJ Collective: Blue Ridge Beats Collective / AFMG

◾How did you come up with your dj name: My Real first and middle name

◾How and when did you get into djing: 2000 - after 4 years of raving, wanted to be in control of what sounds we were listening too. 🙂


◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration: I listen to everything, and have since I was a little kid. I remember my grandmother tap dancing in the kitchen to big band and swing music while she cooked when I was about 7 or 8. My mother listened to Aerosmith, and Paula Abdul when I was still in single digits. Then moved on to MC Hammer and Guns and Roses when I was about 10. Then in my early teens came grunge and hip hop. My favorite band of all time is Weezer. Favorite Hip hop is OutKast, Cypress Hill, and a Tribe Called quest. 
I’ve had many roommates, and listened to everything from Patsy Cline, to Sublime, to Frank Sinatra and everything in between. 
Around 16 I heard Faithless, and Sneaker Pimps and was hooked on electronic music. I love a good groove. 

◾Describe your sound as a DJ:You could always hear a splash of any genre from anytime frame in my sets. I try to find what I believe are the most unique and magnetic grooves in the tracks I play, with a dash of nostalgia or the unexpected. I want you to dance to grooves that you’ve never heard before, but that you can’t walk away from. 

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: As long as I make people smile and they’re happy while I’m playing, then I’m content. There’s a lot of negative in the world and in peoples lives sometimes.  If I can get people to forget the bad, and be immersed with the happy while I’m playing than I’m happy. If bigger venues and crowds come then that’s great, I’m all for it. but I’m happy to play for 1 person if makes their day better.

Frequency Underground | Episode 156 | Robert West [deep, tech,hip-hop, & chicago house]

Welcome to Frequency Underground where we feature the best in regional house and techno! Garam Clutch is back as our guest with another great set of driving deep, psychedelic, and groovy tunes. Enjoy!

And as always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH GARAM CLUTCH:

◾ Real Name: Darron Conquest 

◾️ Current city: Atlanta, GA

◾️ DJ Collective: DML (dance.music.lifestyle) (Atlanta) / Secret Grove (Portland, Oregon) 

◾How did you come up with your dj name: The name Garam Clutch comes from the retro video games: Jet Set Radio & Jet Set Radio Future I used to play as a teenager back in early 2000s on the Sega Dreamcast. The story was about a youth skater gang in the fictional city of Tokyo-to going around spraying graffiti claiming turf, battling rival gangs and evading authorities all while listening to this underground pirate radio station called: Jet Set Radio hosted by DJ Professor K.  The names Garam & Clutch are from two of the characters from the games: Garam being in the original game (Jet Set Radio and the sequel) and Clutch (only in the sequel) paying homage to both games. 
Also fun fact: Garam Clutch is a double entendre as Garam in Hindi means “Hot” and Clutch can be interpreted in a couple of ways, I leave that open to the listeners. 

◾️How and when did you get into djing: Back when I was in the Army, when I had some downtime during a deployment in Afghanistan (2011) I would watch vids of Carl Cox playing Timewarp and Big Beach Festival (Tokyo) on a computer at a cafe on the Kandahar Air Force Base. His stage presence, energy, and overall passion for the craft is what inspired me initially. My second deployment in Kuwait (2013) I would curate playlists for MWR events, BBQs, Basketball, Volleyball tournaments and even unit events which I receive a two small unit awards for. After that deployment I bought my first DJ controller in late 2013. 

◾ Describe your sound as a DJ: My style resonates in quality electronic music be it: Deep, Groovy, Minimal, Dubby, Stripped Back, Trippy, Glitchy, Hypnotic, Spacey and so on forward constantly refining and evolving my sound. It has a sense of futurism & mystique to it. A sound palette spectrum of sounds & emotions similar to a visual artist  painting with many contrasting colors. 

Back in 2014, when I was stationed in Colorado Springs, Colorado I was going through a heavy dubstep phase at time and I use to be a regular at a well-known outdoor venue in Morrison called Red Rocks Amphitheater. It was an era where dubstep was thriving and the talent like: Excision, Skrillex, Downlink and others played at the venue.  The dub sound has settled in my mind and hasn’t left since lol. Lastly as I lived in Germany for the second time I’ve explored the underground rave scenes there introducing me Minimal / Deep Tech, Dark Tech House, Berlin Techno along with some friends of mine who I’ve met in my unit that changed my life. 


What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: Heading up to Portland to play with my Secret Grove fam in May opening for the Spring / Summer show experiences at a new venue that I’m so excited for, and will work on some edits and remixes and create into my own original music. Also to play out more in Atlanta as well.

Frequency Underground | Episode 157 | Garam Clutch [minimal, deep tech, & tech house]

Welcome to Frequency Underground where we feature the best in regional house and techno! We've got Edwar as our guest this week with an excellent set of groovy minimal, deep tech, and breakbeat tunes for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!

And as always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH EDWAR:

◾Real Name: Edwar Sanchez

◾Current city: Atlanta

◾DJ Collective: Dance Music Lifestyle(DML), S3ductiv Rhythm, Roots of rhythm.

◾How did you come up with your dj name: When I introduce myself to someone new they always think it’s Edward or Eduardo but, then I correct them and people always seem to think it’s different or interesting even though it’s one letter short from Edward. 

◾How and when did you get into djing: I used to listen to dj’s like Robbie Rivera, Axwell, Roger Sanchez etc. back in the late 2000’s and I really enjoyed and got inspired by the sound of that era. I later bought a dj controller and started mixing and practicing in my room all day. When I was old enough to start going to shows and festivals I got more into it and started playing at house parties all around my friend group. 

◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration: My inspiration comes from listening and discovering new music and talent. I’m always looking for the fresh new sounds to keep me interested and inspired in my own mixes and productions. My current influences in electronic music range from Guy j , Dosem, Pornbugs, Mihai, Electricano to Thievery Corporation, Hird, Fila Brazilia.

◾Describe your sound as a DJ: My sound can range from dark driving progressive house to deep house, deep/tech, minimal house and breakbeat.

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: I’ve have a release coming out June 28th on Deeper Harmonies with my good friend Tyler better known as Ericsson. I have a lot of ongoing projects for new music. Hoping to release them in the coming months to a year. As far a shows I’ve been quite but looking to start playing around Atlanta again and possibly the west coast.

Frequency Underground | Episode 158 | Edwar [deep, tech, minimal, breakbeat]

Welcome to Frequency Underground where we feature the best in regional house and techno! Charlotte based Spectre is back as our guest this week with a stellar mix of trance and progressive house tunes. Enjoy the mix!

And as always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH SPECTRE:

Real Name: Kyle Field

◾Current city: Charlotte, NC

◾DJ Collective (if applicable): KGBeats
◾How did you come up with your dj name: My DJ name stems from three sources: 1. I am a big fan of the James Bond series and the name of the bad guy group SPECTRE always stood out to me as unique.. 2. One of my favorite video game series - Mass Effect - uses the same word to describe the special group the main character is a part of. 3. Ghosts and spirits in general have always fascinated me so Spectre as a stage name really fits.
◾How and when did you get into djing: I got into DJ'ing as an open-format wedding and special event DJ. One night, about 15 years ago, a fellow DJ friend of mine invited me out to an old club here in Charlotte called Kazba and I was introduced to dance music for the first time. From that moment on I've fallen more and more in love with dance music.

◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration: For electronic music, my influences start with my absolute favorite DJ/Producer, Armin van Buuren. In addition to him, I love Cold Blue, John O'Callaghan, Solarstone, Marsh, Above & Beyond, Wolfgang Gartner, and Gabriel & Dresden.
◾Describe your sound as a DJ: I like to play emotional, uplifting, soulful music...mixed with heavier and harder tracks to create a dynamic journey-type experience. I look at each performance the same way a painter would a painting, with each track being a different color in the painting.

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: I've never been great at predicting the future but I'd like to think that the best of times for me are still yet to come!



Track List

1. Robby East feat. Kuala - Love In Slow Motion
2. Marsh - Heaven(Marsh's Reese Mix)
3. Yotto - Just Over(Franky Wah Remix)
4. Proteus - Deeper Trance
5. Solarstone - Vision(BetweenUs Remix)
6. Grigoré - Heart Pure
7. Nadav Vee - Odyssey of Noises
8. Joël Fabrice - Silence
9. Jamie Walker - About You
10. Ronski Speed - Pano
11. Ezequiel Arias & FOLGAR - You
12. Marsh - Love(Marsh's Euphporia Mix)
13. Lane 8 & Grigoré - Pipi Dormir

Frequency Underground | Episode 159 | Spectre [prog. house / trance]

Welcome to Frequency Underground where we feature the best in regional house and techno! We've got Vitamin'd out of Asheville as our guest this week with a live recording of his set from Sonic Therapy 10! Come with us on this musical journey!

And as always, thanks for listening and be sure to like and follow us if you enjoyed the mix. Keep scrolling down to read our interview with this week's guest!

FREQUENCY UNDERGROUND INTERVIEW WITH VITAMIN'D:

◾Real Name: Dylan Friedman
◾Current city: Asheville, NC
◾DJ Collective: Blue Ridge Beats Collective/AFMG
◾How did you come up with your dj name: My DJ name stems from the first letter of my name, and that Vitamin D is essential just like I'd want my sets to be essential for the dance floor
◾How and when did you get into djing: I picked it up over the COVID-19 pandemic period after 20+ years of being deeply involved in electronic music as a fan. Everyone kept asking why I wasn't DJing when I had such a good ear for good music. It eventually just happened and I haven't looked back.

◾Who are your musical influences and what is your inspiration:  Trance has always been my first love in electronic music, going all the way back to when I was a kid listening to BBC Radio 1 online on the weekends. My musical influences go back pretty far with artists like Armin van Buuren, John 00 Fleming, Solarstone, and John Digweed. Lately I've been a big fan of the music released on FSOE UV/UV Noir and Settlement.

◾Describe your sound as a DJ: I like to step away from the sound that most people think of when they hear the word "trance" and focus on the deeper, underground, side of the genre rather than the higher BPM uplifting energy that most people think of.

◾What does the future hold in store for you as an artist: I'm working to continue to grow CYBERIA - A Night of Trance and Progressive, the bi-monthly trance and progressive event I throw here in Asheville at The White Rabbit @ Water Street. I look forward to playing to new crowds and in new spaces whenever possible.

Tracklisting:
1. Trilucid - Kasamansa (Paul Thomas Extended Remix)
2. F-Act - Angular Momentum
3. GroundProx - Gone (Extended Mix)
4. 2Qimic - Sanctuary (Extended Mix)
5. Nihil Young - Lucid (Extended Mix)
6. Javier Misa - Sensual Spirit
7. Umloud - Ghost Particles (Extended Mix)
8. YU-1, Santiago Luna	- Sky Tribe (Extended Mix)
9. Jus_Hak - Darkness Will Find You (Luke Bathwine Extended Remix)
10. Eli Spiral - City of You (Enlusion Remix)

Frequency Underground | Episode 160 | Vitamin'D [deep/raw/hypnotic trance]

DJ collective based out of Greenville, SC

Weekly Radio Show featuring the best house and techno djs in the Southeastern US. 

Members:
Luminous Waves https://soundcloud.com/djluminouswaves
Wilcot https://soundcloud.com/wilcot
SWITCH https://soundcloud.com/switchhh
Hypnocat https://soundcloud.com/catina-singley
Ave https://soundcloud.com/404_ave_not_found