THE MINIMAL SERIES

This is the first track in The Minimal Series, focusing on dance floor minimal techno, and giving space to highlight the sound aesthetic. The artwork series is a tribute to Mondrian, combining sound with minimalism, neo-plasticism, and abstractionism.

Tableau 1: The Minimal Series

This is the second track in The Minimal Series, focusing on dance floor minimal techno, and giving space to highlight the sound aesthetic. The artwork series is a tribute to Mondrian, combining sound with minimalism, neo-plasticism, and abstractionism.

Lozenge Composition: The Minimal Series

This is the third track in The Minimal Series. The kick combines with a breakbeat & reverse snare with some subtle percussion to set the groove, progressing to some delay effects on the breakbeat & white noise elements. Next I took some risks here with elongated synth sounds that cycle in pitch & become progressively shorter before ending on a combined dual elongated synth. Overall, I hoped it had a majestic Bodzin-esque quality, & to be a good example of how few elements can keep interest. The artwork series is a tribute to Mondrian, combining sound with minimalism, neo-plasticism, and abstractionism.

Composition No. 1: The Minimal Series

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.