Heart is the compass
From Paris, FR - based in Mallorca, ES

Shaped by a deep love for both music and visual art, Christoph Noe has spent the past fifteen years working in the contemporary art scene across Asia and Europe. Now, he approaches DJing with a curator’s mindset — not in a flashy way, but with care, intention, and a sense of narrative.

Growing up in Mannheim — a ’90s hotspot for electronic music, with legendary venues like Milk! and early editions of Time Warp just around the corner — Trance and Techno formed the musical backdrop of his early year. With a lasting fascination for the outer edges of ‘70s Disco and ‘80s Italo, his sound reflects a broad and fluid understanding of electronic music. It’s not about nostalgia for its own sake, but about finding new context, setting and spaces for old sounds — and new sounds that echo the past.

That’s why Christoph often gravitates toward unconventional settings: gallery spaces, art exhibitions, and interdisciplinary environments where music becomes part of a larger conversation.

Co-founder of @mattonipazzi together with @discogitano.

Upcoming:

The "Stock" series is dedicated to leftfield electronic music and is curated by Canadian academic (and former Resident Advisor contributor) Stéphane Girard. He is the author—among other books dedicated to contemporary experimental French literature and Cultural Studies—of "Poétique du mixtape" (Les Éditions de Ta Mère, Montréal), a semiotic investigation of the artistic practices of DJs and of their recorded performances.

Further considerations can be found on the academic Web portal "Pop-en-stock" (hosted by l'Observatoire de l'imaginaire contemporain in Montréal).

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