nerding along the edge between minimal, melodic and progressive • • • • • •

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Tipex, Leipzig
Hacktamtam, Leipzig
Fusion-Festival ♥, Lärz
Sommerfest, Aken
Werki, Leipzig
Mit-Dir Festival 
µτοπία-Festival ♥
Badehaus, Berlin 
Ostapotheke, Leipzig
Waagenbau, Hamburg
Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg
Kabinett der Kuriositäten, Frankfurt
Peer23, Mannheim
Leitstelle, Heidelberg
Halle02, Heidelberg
Girlscamp, Heidelberg
SNNTG Festival, Hannover
Villa Nachttanz, Heidelberg
Breidenbach, Heidelberg
A*telier, Heidelberg

An old techno soul from Germany, raised by the spirit of Berlin, living the dream in Los Angeles.

02.01. Sisyphos Berlin

### History ###
sa 20.12. Berliner Nächte  @ THW FFM
sa 27.12. Rumpelkammer @ Palais Club München
fr 12.12. Scum'n'Dust  @ John Doe Club Amsterdam
sa 13.12. Orbit @ Bahnwärter Thiel München
sa 13.12. Mittelschicht @ Zur Gruam München
fr 19.12. Tala Berg & Oliver Dust @ Zur Gruam
sa.08.11. Druck auf der Burg @ Burg Greifenstein
sa.29.11. private BDay party @ Tanzhaus Nord
fr.17.10. bohamian rabsody @ palais münchen
sa.18.10. why so serious @ rakete nürnberg
sa.27.09 rumpelkammer @ palaismünchen
sa.08.08. reset @ rossis glück
sa.02.08. "tanz im wald" open air @wbc wetzlar
sa.21.06. jameswood festival @ wetzlar
sa 31.05. rumpelkammer @ gruam münchen
do.29.05. krachparade münchen
sa.24.05. rumpelkammer @ palais münchen
sa.26.04. silipidu @ tallinn estland
so.13.04. scum n dust @ reset fulda
sa.12.04. berliner nächte @ thw ffm
sa.29.03. @süß war gestern berlin
do.13.03. @ pimpernell münchen
sa.08.03. rumpelkammer @ gruam
fr.07.03. mitte soundbar @ nürnberg
sa.01.03. muna @ muk gießen

Scum'n'Dust are: Oliver Dust & Maximilian Scumdog

2DIY4 – a platform for sincere Indie-Downtempo-Electronica.

When in its truest form, music originates from emotions. Once an emotion is born, it can be derived into colour, word, or sound.

This can only happen under one condition: the artist’s sincerity. Allowing to be vulnerable, to open up, to show the wounds and scars that melancholia has left them with is of the utmost importance. 

Those are the artists we are looking for. Those who make music 
to die for.

If you see yourself within this group, send us your music: 
demo@2diy4.net
(we don't accept demos via Soundcloud Messenger)

Erinnerungen 

Subfokus @ Commissary Heidelberg 
806 qm, Darmstadt
Karlstor, HD
Girlscamp, HD
Kabinett der Kuriositäten, Frankfurt
Villa Nachttanz, HD
Breitenbach, HD
Peer23, Mannheim
SNNTG Festival, Hannover
Utopia Festival, Irgendwo im Traumland
Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe 
Culteum, Karlsruhe
Waagenbau, Hamburg
Wurzelfestival 
Garden Eden, Heddesheim

He’s the techno punk, the unboxable nomad: Berlin DJ, producer and label owner Alex Ridha, better known as BOYS NOIZE, made his DJ debut at the age of 15, taking a teenager´s love of house and techno to a global scale. Accolades have been bestowed by Rolling Stone, who named him one of the "Top 10 DJ's Who Rule The World" and Beatport, who elected him “Best Electronic Act” 3 years in a row. He´s rocked the world's biggest stages, lit up Coachella three times, took Lollapalooza by storm, and headlined festivals and clubs on every continent – from Berlin techno temple Berghain to Fuji Rock in Japan to Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires Festival in the woods of Wisconsin.

As an artist and producer, Ridha has created a sound and a vision that’s peerless, uncompromising, and enduring – respected in the scene, banging from underground to mainstream, it flies in the face of convention at every turn. He’s remixed Depeche Mode, Daft Punk, David Lynch, Feist and Nine Inch Nails, collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Erol Alkan, and Jarvis Cocker, worked on Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Special” and on the soundtrack for upcoming Oliver Stone’s Snowden, and released group projects with genius pianist Chilly Gonzales (Octave Minds), Skrillex (Dog Blood), and Mr. Oizo (Handbraekes). The list of names alone speak volumes about Ridha’s multifaceted approach.

Ridha is also the heart of Boysnoize Records, the label that he started back in 2005. Founded originally in order to retain his full artistic freedom while releasing his own music under Boys Noize, The Berlin-based anarchist collective —and it’s sub-label, BNR Trax— became a home for multidirectional quality electronic music and is responsible for more than 150 releases incl. Strictly Raw (2015), Out Of The Black (2012), Power (2009), Oi Oi Oi (2007) and Octave Minds (2014).

"... and the spinner will spin. and the bass will be thunder subterranean. and the river will rise as raindrops. from berlin. my favorite electronic house music in the world. immediate. throbbing." - Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)

“One of the most prolific and brilliant artists.” - Zane Lowe (Beats 1)

"BOYS NOIZE makes brilliant music. He doesn´t make a lot of music but when he makes it it´s always CLASS." - Annie Mac (BBC1)

"BOYS NOIZE is the only DJ who can play underground techno for 30,000 people." - 2MANYDJS / Soulwax



Diynamic has constantly been an underground electronic music label on the rise. The motto: Do It Yourself. Founded in 2006 by Solomun and Adriano Trolio in Hamburg, nowadays undeniably amongst the hottest imprints worldwide: Diynamic Showcase events all around the globe, Diynamic Festivals in Amsterdam, Berlin and Brazil, two own weekly residencies on Ibiza including the infamous “Solomun +1” events at legendary night club Pacha and the Diynamic Outdoor event series as well as own stages at major music festivals everywhere. 

DEMOS:
We don't accept any music via Soundcloud or Facebook, but you can send a 320 kbits MP3 via email. Send promos to solomunpromo@diynamic.com and demos to solomundemo@diynamic.com. All submissions will be listened to and if we are interested, we will get back! Please allow some time though, because, as you can imagine, there are very many people sending in music.

1990 - The birth of Tech-House and Dominic Duve. Coincidence? 
Hardly. The real Hanseatic had fallen for the love of music early on, and despite his young years, soon captivated all the wild and dancey people from Heidelberg, Kassel to the Dominican Republic for a decade. 
His genre is of course Tech-House & Melodic-House -pur, lively, unadulterated.

The references in his hometown Hamburg range from the Fundbuero, over the Ballsaal, five years collective Rappelkiste, the Docks on the Reeperbahn and the famous Bunker in the Feldstraße to the Hamburg local collective 
"Harmonie im Bassgewitter". 

Real love since 1990 <3

Südpol is a collectively run club & cultural center nestled in a historic building in Hamburg's Hammerbrook district. Known for its dynamic atmosphere, Südpol is a hub for electronic music, featuring deep house techno and trance nights, as well as queer, punk, and performance art events. From intimate gatherings to 48-hour celebrations, the space fosters freedom, creativity, and inclusivity. To ensure an immersive experience, photography and filming are not allowed, encouraging guests to engage fully in the moment.

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