ESSENTIALS002 - ERIK BURKA - IDENTITY CRISIS (snippet) 

OTIUM Records is thrilled to announce the latest addition to our roster of talented artists, Erik Burka. With years of experience and a range of styles and labels under his belt, including Manareim and Deadline Records, Erik has returned with his latest EP "Identity Crisis" for our label. This six-track release showcases Erik's signature sound of groovy, raw, and loopy tracks that are sure to get any techno lover's heart racing.
To make this release even more special, we've enlisted the talents of three incredible remixers: The Chronics, Rødig, and DJ SUN. Each of them has put their own spin on Erik's tracks, adding their unique touch to an already outstanding EP.
With "Identity Crisis", Erik proves that he's an artist to watch in the techno scene. We can't wait to see what he has in store for us next.


Artist: Erik Burka
Title: Identity Crisis
Label: OTIUM Records Catalogue: ESSENTIALS002 Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: #Techno
Release date: 04/24/23

Tracklist:
Erik Burka - Bubble Bass
Erik Burka - Bubble Bass (The Chronics Remix) Burka - Cloud 9
Erik Burka - Cloud 9 (DJ Sun Remix)
Erik Burka - Let It Hit Em
Erik Burka - Let It Hit Em (Rødig Remix)
Support Erik :


https://soundcloud.com/erikburka https://www.instagram.com/erikburka/
Support us :
https://otiumrecords.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/otiumdistrict/?hl=en https://on.soundcloud.com/mpEZ5

ESSENTIALS002 - Erik Burka - Identity Crisis (Snippets)

Booking/Promo/Contact: rodig.music@gmail.com
Master & Mix Services: girod.mastering@gmail.com

Upcoming Events:

28.11.2025 - TBA (Como, ITA)
01.01.2026 - TBA (Berlin, DE)
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‘’Every track starts as a conversation with myself; sometimes others just happen to listen.’’

Rødig creates with emotion and precision as his fuel. His music is less about style than intention, pursuing honesty through sound.
After years in Berlin refining his craft, he returned to Switzerland with a clearer vision, letting instinct guide where genre once did. From echoes of UK Garage to the pulse of techno, the warmth of house, breaks, and ambient, his path has been shaped by artists whose work carries soul and individuality. It’s those qualities that push him toward his own sense of uniqueness.

His first LP, ‘Human Machine’, and latest EP, ‘Soft Resistance’, on his label Shojiki Records trace this evolution, a movement toward creative freedom and truthfulness. 

Alongside Otium, Rødig continues to organise events where music is not made to impress, but to connect and be free.
As both a mixing and mastering engineer, he approaches sound with the same care and precision he brings to his art, intentionally shaping it until it feels alive and vibrant.

Born in Switzerland and shaped by the beats of UK Garage, Dubstep, and Drum’n’Bass, Rødig found his true calling in techno while studying architecture at university. Realising his passion for music, he relocated to Berlin, the beating heart of techno, where he immersed himself in refining his sound.

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Past Events:

04.10.2025 - Le Romandie (Vaud, CH) OTIUM
16.08.2025 - Enmoda (Valais,  CH)
10.07.2025 - Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux, CH) w/ Hector Hoax, Adiel, & Dj Sun
28.06.2025 - Otium, Le Bourg (Lausanne, CH)
21.06.2025 - Otium, Fête de la Musique (Lausanne, CH)
07.06.2025 - Otium @ La Terrasse Des Tilleuls (Rolle, CH)
05.06.2025 - Animal Farm @ Crack Bellmer (Berlin, DE) b2b w/ Eva May
10.05.2025 - Otium @ Le Groove (Geneva, CH) w/ Funk Assault
25.04.2025 - Otium x Disoss (CH)
08.03.2025 - Otium, Secret Party (CH)
22.02.2025 - Forum (Bielefeld, DE)
21.12.2024 - Le Lapin Vert (Nendaz, CH)
22.11.2024 - Polaris OFF, Farinet (Verbier, CH) w/Deetron
28.08.2024 - Aeden (Berlin, DE) (vinyl set)
09.08.2024 - La Crique (Morges, CH) B2B w/DJ SUN & Azul
03.08.2024 - Secret place (Switzerland) Rave Otium X Disoss
20.07.2024 - La Terrasse des Tilleul (Rolle, CH) w/Nahomi
29.06.2024 - Nachtfalter 5 Years anniversary (Sion, VS) B2b w/DJ SUN
30.04.2024 - Secret Bunker (Berlin, DE) w/Disguised & Mezer The Architect
28.03.2024 - Le Zoo (Geneva, CH) w/Carmen Electro & DJ SUN
16.02.2024 - OTIUM @ M01 (Berlin, DE) B2B w/DJ SUN
10.02.2024 - Renate (Berlin, DE) w/Nakamo & Huamaniser
03.02.2024 - Nachfalter x Otium @ L'Hacienda (Sierre, CH) B2B w/DJ SUN
12.01.2024 - Otium x Verzus @ Le Groove (Geneva, CH) B2B w/DJ SUN
21.10.2023 - Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH) w/Nachtfalter
22.07.2023 - Glazart (Paris, FR) w/Steya & DJ SUN
14.07.2023 - La Terrasse des Tilleul (Rolle, CH) w/DJ Mitch
01.07.2023 - MIND7 @ Kzern (Geneva, CH) B2B w/DJ SUN
23.06.2023 - Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH) w/Mark Broom & Lucinee
07.04.2023 - 5 YEARS OTIUM @ Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH) w/Illnurse & Clara
24.02.2023 - Aeden (Berlin) w/ Baugruppe90, Carmen Electro, .wav_909 & DJ SUN
10.02.2023 - La Gravière (Geneva, CH) w/Mayeul
21.01.2023 - Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH) w/Lyric, Unconformist & DJ SUN
12.01.2023 - Kzern (Geneva, CH) ALL NIGHT LONG w/DJ SUN
16.10.2022 - Motel Campo (Geneva, CH) w/DJ SUN
07.10.2022 - La Gravière (Geneva, CH) w/Fireground, Phara & DJ SUN
04.08.2022 - Folklor (Lausanne, CH)
29.07.2022 - Kilomètre 25 (Paris, FR) w/Koboyo, Mac Declos, Nastia & DJ SUN
15.07.2022 - La Terrasse des Tilleul (Rolle, CH)
01.07.2022 - La Gravière (Geneva, CH) w/Daria Kolosova &_wav.909
28.05.2022 - Secret Otium Party (Switzerland)
29.04.2022 – Baleinev Festival (Yverdon-les-Bains, CH)
16.04.2022 - Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH) w/Bipolar Disorder, Raw & Otium district
25.03.2022 – La gravière (Geneva, CH)	w/ Slin & Ruiz OSC1
05.03.2022 – Le Zoo, usine (Geneva, CH)   (w/ Stranger & Deniro)
24.02.2022 - Folklor (Lausanne, CH)
28.01.2022 -La Gravière (Geneva, CH)   (w/Roüge)
11.12.2021 - Motel Campo (Geneva, CH)
13.11.2021 - Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH)   (w/Antigone)
23.10.2021 - Studio 31 (Biel, CH)   (b2b w/Dj Sun)
22.10.2021 - La Gravière (Geneva, CH)   (w/TheChronics & Bowmore)
14.08.2021 - Terrasse des Tilleuls (Rolle, CH)
14.05.2021 - SEMC livestream & Talks (Wintertur, CH)
04.12.2021 - Studio 31 (Biel, CH)   (surprise b2b w/Dj Sun)
03.10.2020 - Nachtfalter Igloo Party (Sierre, CH)
11.07.2020 - Motel Campo (Geneva, CH)
07.03.2020 - Motel Campo (Geneva, CH)
22.02.2020 - L'industrie (Geneva, CH)
21.02.2020 - Central Station (Geneva, CH)
07.02.2020 - ANTIGEL Festival (Geneva, CH)   (w/Perc & Ansome)
23.02.2020 - Folklor (Lausanne, CH)   (b2b w/Naes)
05.12.2019 - Folklor (Lausanne, CH)   (b2b w/Dj Sun)
23.11.2019 - Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH)   (b2b w/Naes)
31.07.2019 - Motel Campo (Geneva, CH)
21.06.2019 - Le Cercle (Sion, CH)
23.05.19 - Folklor (Lausanne, CH)   (b2b w/Kömarov)
05.04.2019 - Le Zoo, Usine (Geneva, CH)   (b2b w/.Wav_909)
31.01.2019 - Folklor (Lausanne, CH)
12.2018 - Datcha bar (Lausanne, CH)

COLLECTIF/LABEL

Since 2018, OTIUM DISTRICT has been involved in the Swiss scene by offering traveling events. Ephemeral spaces where freedom of expression and respect are the watchwords.

Today, OTIUM stands out by using its members and their knowledge in several fields (graphic design, music, video, mapping, commercial, and management) to develop their activity as much in the night life as in their new activity: their label.

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Depuis avril 2018, OTIUM DISTRICT s'implique sur la scène Suisse-Romande en proposant des événements itinérants. Des espaces éphémères où liberté d'expression et respect sont les mots d'ordre.

Aujourd’hui, OTIUM se démarque en utilisant ses membres et leurs connaissance dans plusieurs milieu ( Graphisme, musical, vidéo, mapping, commercial, et management) afin de développer leur activité autant dans le milieu de la nuit que dans leur nouvelle activité : leur label.



//CATALOGUE :
[OTIUM003] DJ SUN - HUSTLE & POST // APRIL 2025

[OTIUM002] RØDIG - ROLLER EP // MARCH 2025

[ORVA003] OTIUM COMPILATION - VARIOUS ARTISTS // December 2023

[ESSENTIALS003] STIPP - Zaouli Dancer // November 2023

[ORDT001] Dystopian Tapes Vol.1 - Various Artists // September 2023

[ESSENTIALS002] Erik Burka - Identity Crisis // April 2023

[ESSENTIALS001] SEIGG - Boundless Dynamics // March 2023

[ORVA002] OTIUM COMPILATION - VARIOUS ARTISTS // December 2022

[OTIUM001] ATØNAL - CAME 2 BLOWS EP // May 2021

[ORVA001] OTIUM COMPILATION - VARIOUS ARTISTS // December 2021




//ROSTER DJs : 

° Rødig 
° AZUL
° DJ SUN


//ROSTER VJs : 

° Eliot Roch


Contact/Booking :  otiumdistrict@gmail.com

Contact / Promo : erikburkasrfc@gmail.com