Not here to fit in. Not here to break free. Genreless, fearless, and brutally honest, Parrish Smith stepped back from the noise of a commercialized techno scene to find something real: his own voice. After a decade of shaping sound in the shadows, he returns sharper, heavier, and unapologetically himself. 
The start of his own label “Enter The Darkbeat” and his new single, Technostars, dives into the raw struggle of becoming who you really are in a world that keeps telling you who to be. Itʼs not just music, itʼs a statement. A new chapter. A label built from the edges, for sounds that never asked for permission.  A story told through beats, visuals, words, and everything in between. No trends. No masks. Just truth.

TECHNOSTARS [EXTENDED]

WE GOT STRENGTH

What Does It Matter If This Is All A Dream?

Never Break Faith

Light, Cruel & Vain

I Wanna Be An Idol

"I am going to take you on a ride where I will challenge you to back down or go with me," Parrish Smith says in the interview below. "If you don't like to do this, and you see a glimpse of me, you will dislike me. But the second time it happens again, I will be there to change your mind again, just to be challenged."

It's a confident, confrontational idea that goes with an unusually confrontational RA Podcast, a mix that represents a truly free spirit in the European dance scene. Smith, who also moonlights in the band Volition Immanent with fellow Dutch trailblazer Mark Knekelhuis, makes and plays hard, aggressive techno. But instead of gabber BPMs and overdriven kick drums, he directly incorporates ideas, sounds and influences from rock, punk and metal, a tricky combination that he nails like few others have been able to. (Just check his album Light, Cruel & Vain.)

Case in point: this mix blends Regis, Tzusing and Playboi Carti with Sepultura, Juno Reactor and Celldweller. It's a journey to the end of aesthetics, where opposites don't attract so much as crash and melt into each other. It's a fierce hour-and-a-half but never quite overbearing or overwhelming, gracefully weaving in and out of chaos like the work of someone who knows the real impact and art of heavy music.

@parrishsmith

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RA.874 Parrish Smith

Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever (with Grimes) (Parrish Smith Remix)

Track: Revolution Will Always Be Televised
Artist: Parrish Smith
Release: Various – Decapitated One-Liners EP
Label: Contort Yourself
Catalog: CY001
Release date: 2014

Written and produced by PARRISH SMITH
Vocals by PARRISH SMITH
Recorded live on 4-track Tascam Portastudio

DISCOGS: https://www.discogs.com/release/6372498-Various-Decapitated-One-Liners-EP
STREAM: https://songwhip.com/parrishsmith/revolution-will-always-be-televised
BANDCAMP: https://parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/track/revolution-will-always-be-televised

Decapitated One-Liners EP

Revolution Will Always Be Televised

Revolution Will Always Be Televised (CY001) [2014]

Track: 1.0 : 8.0 AFRIKA GENOCIDE
Artist: PARRISH SMITH
Release: Without A Moment's Notice, An Octopus Appeared And Devoured Everyone In Sight
Label: TRIP
Catalog: TRP001
Release Date: 2014

Written, Recorded and Produced by PARRISH SMITH
Recorded live on Sony Minidisc

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/63744...
STREAM: https://songwhip.com/parrishsmith/10-...

#parrishsmith #triprecords #ninakraviz #percussion #experimentalmusic

The Deviant Octopus

1​.​0 / 8​.​0 Afrika Genocide

1.0 / 8.0 AFRIKA GENOCIDE [2014]

Track: L'IMPORTANCE DU DOUTE
Artist: PARRISH SMITH
Release: Deniro Is Concerned
Label: TRIP
Catalog: TRIP002
Release Date: 2015

Written, Recorded and Produced by PARRISH SMITH
Recorded Live on Sony Minidisc with:
ROLAND TR-707
ROLAND TB-303
YAMAHA YS-200
KORG ES-1

#parrishsmith #vinylrecords  #ninakraviz #analogmusic #acid

1.0 / 8.0 AFRIKA GENOCIDE

L'IMPORTANCE DE DOUTE [2015]

Artist: PARRISH SMITH
Release: Virgin Of The World
Label: Knekelhuis
Catalog: KH002
Release Date: 2016

Art Direction – Parrish Smith
Artwork – Fenna Fiction
Mastered By – Ruud Lekx
Producer – Parrish Smith

Watch the videoclip ''Stillness and Secrecy'':   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EbChJE2eu4&t=0s

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/8250284-Parrish-Smith-Virgin-Of-The-World
STREAM: https://songwhip.com/parrishsmith/virgin-of-the-world
BANDCAMP: https://parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/album/virgin-of-the-world

#parrishsmith #experimental #techno #industrial

B2 - SEVEN [2016]

B1 - SAVIOR AS THE FALSE [2016]

A2 - SUPRA [2016]

A1 - STILLNESS AND SECRECY [2016]

Track: ESPLENDOR
Artist: PARRISH SMITH
Release: ESPLENDOR
Label: L.I.E.S. RECORDS
Catalog: LIES-095
Release Date: 2017

Mastered By – Bonati Mastering
Producer – Parrish Smith

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/10632289-Parrish-Smith-Esplendor
STREAM: https://songwhip.com/parrishsmith/esplendor
BANDCAMP: https://parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/album/esplendor

ESPLENDOR

A1 - Esplendor [2017]

Track: 1725 THEBAN
Artist: PARRISH SMITH
Release: ESPLENDOR
Label: L.I.E.S. RECORDS
Catalog: LIES-095
Release Date: 2017

Mastered By – Bonati Mastering
Producer – Parrish Smith

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10632289-Parrish-Smith-Esplendor
STREAM: songwhip.com/parrishsmith/esplendor
BANDCAMP: parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/album/esplendor

A2 - 1725 THEBAN [2017]

Track: THE SELF OF MATTER
Artist: PARRISH SMITH
Release: ESPLENDOR
Label: L.I.E.S. RECORDS
Catalog: LIES-095
Release Date: 2017

Mastered By – Bonati Mastering
Producer – Parrish Smith

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10632289-Parrish-Smith-Esplendor
STREAM: songwhip.com/parrishsmith/esplendor
BANDCAMP: parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/album/esplendor

B1 - THE SELF OF MATTER [2017]

Track: GROW
Artist: PARRISH SMITH
Release: ESPLENDOR
Label: L.I.E.S. RECORDS
Catalog: LIES-095
Release Date: 2017

Mastered By – Bonati Mastering
Producer – Parrish Smith

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/10632289-Parrish-Smith-Esplendor
STREAM: songwhip.com/parrishsmith/esplendor
BANDCAMP: parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/album/esplendor

B2 - GROW [2017]

Parrish Smith – Sex Suicide & Speed Metal EP
Label: Dekmantel UFO Series – UFO 7
Country:	Netherlands
Released: 5 Jul 2018

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/12223973-Parrish-Smith-Sex-Suicide-Speed-Metal-EP
Stream: https://songwhip.com/parrishsmith/sexsuicideandspeedmetal
bandcamp: https://parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/album/sex-suicide-speed-metal

Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal

SKINS

SKINS [2018]

Fall Into Sin

Fall Into Sin [2018]

Mute

Mute [2018]

Parrish Smith – Sex Suicide & Speed Metal EP
Label: Dekmantel UFO Series – UFO 7
Country:	Netherlands
Released: 5 Jul 2018

Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal ft. Sofiane Brahmi (guitar)

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/12223973-Parrish-Smith-Sex-Suicide-Speed-Metal-EP
Stream: https://songwhip.com/parrishsmith/sexsuicideandspeedmetal
bandcamp: https://parrishsmith.bandcamp.com/album/sex-suicide-speed-metal

Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal [2018]

Live recording at De School: Het Einde (The Closing) by Parrish Smith

''Not uploaded in Het Archief by De School''

tracks by
ZNZL
ANDROM
CVNSUMED
NITZER EBB
DEEP DISH
SKINNER
BLUR
SLAM
REAKY REAKSON
JUNO REACTOR 
DEPECHE MODE
THE DOORS
CARL COX
YELLO
DAFT PUNK

Live at De School: Het Einde (Closing)

Recording of Parrish Smith's recording at Dekmantel Ten

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Parrish Smith at Dekmantel Ten

Saturday 25 January 2025
CTM 2025
OXI

Parrish Smith's approach to electronica spans a vast spectrum, weaving intricate layers of sound with an almost uncanny subtlety, shaping a musical language that defies convention. Rejecting the constraints of contemporary techno, Smith constructs spaces that challenge rigid perspectives, pushing listeners toward a freer, more open state of mind. Emotion and raw intensity fuel his work, not only in club music but across film scores and soundtracks, proving his mastery in bending genre to his will.

@parrishsmith

CTM 2025: Parrish Smith at OXI

Parrish Smith isnʼt here to fit in—heʼs here to break free. Genreless, fearless, and brutally honest, he stepped back from the noise of a commercialized techno scene to find something real: his own voice. After a decade of shaping sound in the shadows, he returns sharper, heavier, and unapologetically himself.
The start of his own label “Enter The Darkbeat” and his new single and
videoclip, Technostars, dives into the raw struggle of becoming who you really are in a world that keeps telling you who to be. Itʼs not just music—itʼs a statement. A new chapter. A label built from the edges, for sounds that never asked for permission. This is Parrish Smith, unfiltered. A story told through beats, visuals, words, and everything in between. No trends. No masks. Just truth.

TECHNOSTARS
Everyone wants to be a Technostar—artist, influencer, manager, agent, content machine. But where does that leave the music? Technostars is Parrish Smithʼs sharp, satirical rebellion against the cult of personality swallowing the electronic scene. Itʼs a raw critique of an industry obsessed with image, where real producers get buried under the weight of algorithms and self-branding.
This isnʼt about chasing the spotlight. Itʼs about rejecting it. A fearless techno piece that strips it all back to what matters: sound, substance, and the art of not giving a damn about the façade.

TECHNOSTARS

TECHNOSTARS [ORIGINAL]

ROCKSTAR [ARENA VERSION]

FORTUNE AND FAME [REMIXED]

TECHNOSTARS [STRIPPED]

Recording of Parrish Smith's set at Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival 2019

Parrish Smith at Dekmantel Festival 2019

On November 8th, the British DJ and producer, Tommy Four Seven, will release Veer Remixed, a double vinyl LP featuring remixes by Ansome, SØS Gunver Ryberg, Rhys Fulber, Pessimist, Parrish Smith, Stenny, Silent Servant, Machine Woman, Homemade Weapons and Sawf.

Each artist - making their debut on the 47 label - has selected a track taken from Tommy’s second album Veer which was released earlier this year via his own 47 imprint. The result is a collection of 10 finely crafted reinterpretations of the original works.

Following the original album track order, Veer Remixed is designed to pull the listener into its parallel world, from roughed up off-beat cuts by Ansome, to ethereal post-punk takes by Silent Servant. Bone rattling Drum & Bass by Homemade Weapons to guitar fused dark beat from Parrish Smith.

Veer Remixed

D2 // TOMMY FOUR SEVEN // COLONY (PARRISH SMITH REMIX) [47023]

With “As We Were Saying”, Bassiani resident Héctor Oaks presented his first full-length album. Two years later it’s time to share a new take on Oaks’ vision of rave culture. He brings together an intimate selection of fellow artists and the result is ‘often plus, never minus’ through and through.
DJ Stingray starts off with a dismantled version of “Forwarded State of Evidence”, he keeps the vocals and contrasts them with a metallic beat. Berlin’s Somewhen is next on A2 with a dancefloor-oriented version of “Is Imminent“, originally the opener of the album, now sped up and reworked.
Flipping to the B-side, things get deep: what’s striking about “Re-Improved Motto“ is how Voiski (a fellow Bassiani resident) has kept the beautiful melody of the original and steered it towards acid. Parrish Smith’s remix of “After All She Had No Reason To Stay” pushes through the darkness with a fast beat. Tribal drums and a luring melody complement the EP with “Horoom Reclusion” in a remix by Georgian artist Zesknel.
All in all, BASRMX01 has you think of sweaty club nights and pumped up dancefloors. If the cast of this remix EP was a line-up, you would definitely want to show up to the party.

B2 Hector Oaks - Afterall, She Had No Reason To Stay (Parrish Smith Remix)

no elitism, no prejudices, no genre, hypnotic, tense, comprehensible, a state of mind

SUPPORT TECHNOSTARS EXTENDED RELEASE: https://tr.ee/pgKuQnA3ga

Bookings: bookings@parrishsmith.com

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