obscūrus = dunkel, finster

1981 an eleven year old kid gets a gift, that is the New Life 7 inch by Depeche Mode, from that very moment the cold beats of drum machines and the alien sounds of synthesizers are the soundtrack of his life, until today.
Living the eighties as a teenager, he absorbs every futuristic and dark sound as a fan, new wave, goth, proto EBM, classics like Kraftwerk or Tangerine Dream ...
1987 marks the switch from being pasive to being active, he gets his first synth and drum machine combo as a christmas gift from their parents, a second hand Kawai Sx 240 keyboard and a Korg kpr 77 drum machine, and starts making his own noises and beats from scratch. Soon he forms his first music project, called Ballet Mecánico, with his two fellows Groof and Daniel Erbe.
Heavily synth pop influenced in the beginning, their sound soon moves to darker territories after discovering Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb and later moving into proto rave sounds via the Frequencies album by LFO or the Yellow album by Orbital, as well as those lovely Detroit compilations released in the UK by Network records: Bio Rhythm and Retro techno amomg others. This project last until the mid nineties and left two vinyl releases.
1995 is when his solo career as Hd Substance starts, releasing a track on the Electronic Generators compilation, a showcase of spanish techno pioneers at the moment, on Geometrik records, home of the seminal industrial cult band Esplendor Geométrico a stepping stone to his debut album Eleven on the also cult label Elefant Records.
2014, after more than 20 years in the bussines, more than 30 Ep’s and six full lenght albums, Hd Substance is still here as a full actor in the scene, writing, composing, remixing and playing electronic beats all over the globe, as live performer or as traditional beatmatching dj. An entire life devoted to electronic music in any form.

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/hd-substance
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hdsubstance

obscūrus pars 0023 - HD Substance

obscūrus = dunkel, finster

Paris born Dj & Producer based in Barcelona, Melvyn started listening to electronic music at age of 10 and discovered Techno 3 years later. Wicked sound addict since years, Melvyn showed quickly his desire to construct his musical world.

He started first mixing at 16. Then, one year later, he became resident of the famous Inox Club Toulouse as a duo (CROWD), making closing acts for artists as Ansome, Ben Sims, Oscar Mulero & Tommy Four Seven to name a few

After 2 years mixing, at 18, he wanted to start making his own productions.
Melvyn decided then to create this new project, Casual Treatment. Focused on dynamic and hypnotic techno.

2016 marks the first year of Casual Treatment releases with some signatures on labels such as Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Advanced (Black), Unknown Territory, Lunar Project & more with the first Vinyl release on Nachtstrom with remixes from Arnaud Le Texier, Radial, 138 & Jose Pouj.

End of 2016, Melvyn moved to Barcelona, quitting his residency at Inox Toulouse, to focus exclusively on production.

Since then, his music has been supported and played by artists as Dasha Rush, Len Faki, Paula Temple, Ricardo Garduno or Lag in international renowned events as Awakenings, Berghain and others.

In 2017, an other Casual Treatment vinyl is coming on Nachtstrom Schallplatten with remixes from Endlec and Ben Gibson.
Also, his debut EP on Rebekah's Decoy Records saw the light in April and another on mighty Sonntag Morgen.

In constant search of improvement, Casual Treatment is a passionate which want to share his love for the music in this world full of drama and sadness.

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/casual-treatment
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/casualtreatment.music/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf

obscūrus pars 0024 - Casual Treatment

obscūrus = dunkel, finster

As founder and resident of EXCEPTION, the hard-lined techno event at MTW club in offenbach, @adriankas represents uncompromising techno. Influenced by new releases as well as old-school rave-tracks, he constantly develops his sound. He himself, being also a part of the MTW residents team, describes his sets as acid and energetic.

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/adriankas
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adrian.kas.official

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