“It’s your first time in the space shuttle. As you pass through the Kármán Line (agreed by some to be the partition between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space), the vibrations become more and more intense. The flexing of the shuttle’s frame as it absorbs the pressures from passing through these various high altitude atmospheric layers consumes all of your senses.”

Kármán Line is the first track in the Space album, which depicts a journey from earth, through our solar system, its elements, out of our galaxy and on to the next, with a few dramatic events and encounters along the way. The soundscape features various driving kicks and beats to mimic hurtling through space at speed, combined with cold, hard, dark, metallic percussion and synths that conjure up the harshness of the environment, and re-imagine tales of sci-fi lore.

Space

Kármán Line

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Hegstraction is a UK Techno Producer, Multimedia & Abstract Artist. Featured on Beatport Top 100, BBC Music Introducing & Awakenings. Rhizome, Innovate, The Hopper Prize Applicant 2025. He also runs the Bad Haz Techno record label.

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LATEST RELEASE The Dark Minimal EP

HIGHLIGHT Track, Dark & Dirty Beats, played by Joris Voorn live at Awakenings New Year's Eve 22/23, Gashouder, Amsterdam.

ALBUMS Movement (2019) Light (2020/21) Space (2021) Dark Minimal Constructs (2023)

Currently releasing tracks for The Minimal, Melodic, Hypnotic, Industrial & Hard Series.

BACKGROUND Hegstraction grew up in the 80s & 90s heavily influenced by the emergent electronic music in Amiga, Nintendo & PlayStation video games & the movie soundtracks by electronic music pioneers Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis & Kraftwerk. Recent influences from German techno DJ/producers Felix Krocher & Stephan Bodzin.

INSPIRATION His inspiration differs from most artists as it comes from the dance floor where he is most at home. From over 20 years experiencing DJ sets worldwide throughout Europe, Asia, South & North America, his ideas have been shaped.

METHODOLOGY He approaches each track as a mini set, building up slowly, using level changes, sounds that stimulate & energize, following Skeletalism (using closely related sounds) & Massification (layering sounds over time) methods.