DISCOGRAPHY

Movement

Fetish

Parade

Hard Sunset

Morning Flare

Womb

Doorstep

Electric Popcorn

Versailles

Trapdoor

Despair To Hope

Encounter

Destiny

A Berlin techno underground sound.

This track, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, was inspired by my recent summer in Berlin observing and enjoying the techno scene. The track is influenced by my experiences there, and also reflects what I wanted, but felt was lacking. The beat pushes the pace, with level changes and sounds to stimulate and energize, whilst creating an industrial feel and encompassing atmosphere. It is track one of twelve singles in the Light album.

Light

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

The pace & hardness of Berlin techno with that Hegstraction twist.

Berghain Hard

A Berlin techno underground sound combined with a religious chant to take you on the path to enlightenment (which leads straight to the dance floor!).

Temple of Techno

A Berlin techno underground sound with minimal and industrial elements, complemented by an iconic synth that expands the soundstage. Inspired by a visit to the renowned Berlin club ://about blank, the song title includes the wrist stamp that night given upon entering - Losing Control - the shape of things to come!

Losing Control @ about blank

Losing Control @ About Blank

No McGerts is a play on the words No Regrets.

This is a track for the DJ to play as dawn breaks; the synth sounds represent the shafts of sunlight breaking through, whilst the hard beat keeps you dancing through the dawn and into the morning.

No McGerts

From the Electronic Music Alliance (EMA) compilation Future Sounds Anthology Vol 3 released on Electronic Alliance Records (EAR). Check out all the talented producers and great tracks on the full compilation here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5lqnZSlsMe2YXjzS4jsFiB?si=EmC05TeETpWyUWlZQhaiSQ

Other platforms:
https://songwhip.com/various-artists/futuresoundsanthologyvol3

Zest

From the Electronic Music Alliance (EMA) compilation Future Sounds Anthology Vol 4 released on Electronic Alliance Records (EAR). Check out all the talented producers and great tracks on the full compilation here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6w6qZr5TzE6T88JJQjt5OH?si=3Unrfgh4R9OeFRM2JPbupw

Other platforms:
https://songwhip.com/various-artists/future-sounds-anthology-vol-4

Breathless

"This is a Trap EDM song in the style of Bboy vs Ballerina movie soundtracks."

From the Electronic Music Alliance (EMA) compilation Future Sounds Anthology Vol 2.0 released on Electronic Alliance Records (EAR). Check out all the talented producers and great tracks on the full compilation here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jj9MVpczgDUZkgN6gXxNu?si=cGsU9zoVRB2X-Xon9Zy_OQ

Other platforms:
https://songwhip.com/various-artists/future-sounds-anthology-20

Step Up

Hegstraction is a UK Techno Producer & Abstract Artist. Featured on Beatport Top 100, BBC Music Introducing & Awakenings. He also runs the Bad Haz Techno record label.

hegstraction@gmail.com
badhaztechno@gmail.com

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.