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The British DJ/producer Roberto aka Fossil Archive has been at the vanguard of the modern British electronic scene for some time, deploying sophisticated and pure techno sounds via releases on labels such as ARTS, Radio Slave’s Rekids and Mike Dehnert’s Fachwerk.

The debut Fossil Archive album ‘Tungsten’ was released in 2021 on Kneaded Pains and was a long player that transcended through a complete range of ambient sounds and heavyweight beats. On this new single for Dense & Pika’s imprint, a brace of polished techno cuts are served up.

On ‘Valves Of Life’ a slice of hypnotic and unobtrusive techno tantalisingly unfurls, as tension building strings and spacey melodies play out, whilst on ‘The Heights Of Metropolis’, a distinct electro/Chicago house hybrid is formed, as menacing acid and cold vocals make its mark.

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Drawing influence from his love of the early 2000's Deep Tech-House scene and twisting it with todays more familiar feel of Dub, Minimal, Deeper edged Techno, Valpy manipulates sounds into what he feels is right for the darker clubs & dance floors, creating a sound that does not follow suit, bending a few 'rules' along the way...

Using his many Clubbing experiences over the years in the UK, Ibiza, Amsterdam & beyond, Valpy has developed a passion for raw emotion filled techno, often challenging the sub woofers with his bass heavy touch, without busting the bank on the tempo front. A balance of 'good vs evil' can often be witnessed in a Valpy Techno piece

Fascinated with pitch & bass, Valpy has moulded and evolved his sound into what he produces today, recently gaining support from Pig & Dan, Ramiro Lopez, Dubspeeka & Matt Minimal, who also contribute to the style & development of his tracks, along with Alan Fitzpatrick, Adam Beyer, Joseph Capriati & Carlo Lio

Having had 2 EP's released on dubspeekas Skeleton Label and also with Seva Records, Plunk, Lethal Script & Berberris in 2014 alone, Valpy's sound has now been recognised by fast up and coming label Gain Records, (supported by the likes of Richie Hawtin) with a Solo Artist Album due for release in April 2015. There are also further releases on Skeleton and new outfit Kitchen Smoke pencilled in over the next couple of months too

To close, Valpy aims to produce music he wants to hear on the same dance floors that he frequented over the years, experimenting along the way to produce his own unique blend, with the odd twist & turn along the way...


Dave Nebula: Ambient / Pitch-Pop
Marsupilanti: Techno / Rave / Beat 

Bookings: pm or marsupilanti@gmail.com

Past Gigs:
14.07.23 Ambient @ Am Bach Festival 
15.04.23 Nacht am Bach @ Sedel
07.04.23 Rave @ Refugium
04.03.23 WIR @ Jazz Kantine
7.10.22 Alina @ MOLO Club
24.09.22 Goodbye Hanna @ Refugium
16.07.22 Hosenstahl @ Am Bach
23.04.22 Ambient Floor @ Sedel (Ambient Set)

Hi, My name is Chris Monk and I'm based in Mansfield (Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom).

Check out both my Eyeballs Out Radio and Uplifting Trance Sampler mix series showcasing the very best in peak time Techno & Trance and Uplifting Trance!

Contact/Email:
chrismonk.eyeballsout@hotmail.com

Label enquiries: nick@nerdlabels.com
Demos: alex@kneadedpains.com

Coined originally as an offshoot label to Dense & Pika's self penned label, Kneaded Pains has now taken off into it’s own orbit with a slew of Techno weaponry from new and established artists alike in the shape of Mark Henning, Melody’s Enemy, ONNO, VONDA7 (et al), each release custom made to ignite those tougher leaning dance-floors.