Release: Ionkhe - Bad Reputation EP
World Wide Release: 5th September, 2025


Promo: 
Phonix Records is especially proud to share the coming of Ionkhe's (Ivan Lugo/Mexico) long overdue EP. Its a story of hope and redemption. A release years in the making, once thought to be lost forever in a hard drive crash with many sonic gems. Then miraculously a year later - long forgotten backups emerged - giving this EP a new lease on life. And so we have come full circle and Ionkhe presents his sublime vision - 'Bad Reputation'.

The story starts with the ever grooving, ever evolving story of the ruthless 'Madame VanderSEXXX'. A cruel mistress, who toys with listeners until she finally has everyone stomping dancefloors. Tried and tested across dancefloors across Canada, Mexico and the USA - the Madame is destined to become a crowd favorite. With an opener like that, it's hard to not push things even further. Some would say it sets an expectation, and so 'Bad Reputation' rises to the challenge. Funky, groovy, and an in your face energy make this an alpha category monster. 

It is at this point, Ionkhe thought long and hard about what kind of vision he was creating. It wasn't truly complete until he had some fellow friends and aliens join in the fun. And who is our first guest star you may ask? Why, none other than the legendary sHiFt (Chris Hoy/South Africa). A joining of forces of epic proportions, which hits all the right tones - its groovy, brooding, and comes from a place of such deranged fun - behold the 'Intergalactic Treasure'! Morphing, shifting and distorting realities - this track is a sci-fi epic that leaves no one standing on the dancefloor - only stompers! 

Not to be outdone is the mystical final track - and second collaboration - 'La Relatividad Del Tiempo' with long time collaborator and amigo Absolute 9 (Carlos Ontiveros/Mexico). Constantly changing, this examination of time through the sonic lens is like a machine gone mad on discovering groove. Processors are humming at maximum efficiency as these two expertly reconstruct reality for listeners. A fitting farewell to the vision of 'Bad Reputation'.

Special thanks to Tron at Homegrown Audio for the crisp mastering, as well as all the artists involved. Enough said - crank up the volume, setup the dancefloor and let Ionkhe take over your sound system. Its time for him to show you the depths of his 'Bad Reputation'. 

TRACKLIST: 
Ionkhe - Madame VanderSEXXX 150 BPM
Ionkhe - Bad Repuation 150 BPM
Ionkhe & sHiFt - Intergalactic Treasure 148 BPM
Ionkhe & Absolute 9 - La Relatividad Del Tiempo 150 BPM


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▶ Ionkhe [EN]

Ionkhe is a psytrance project created by Ivan Figueroa, DJ / Producer born in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.
The name of Ionkhe is a mixture of 2 words: ¨Ion¨ from ¨Illusio¨from Latin, it means illusion. ¨Khe¨ is the second half of the psyche word, of Greek origin, which means ¨ human soul. So, Ionkhe can be defined as a human illusion.
Ionkhe invites you to immerse yourself in a mystical trance, touching the sensitive fibers that stimulate the capacities and functions in charge of controlling the thought, emotion, and personality of every individual.
 
Starting as a DJ in 2015, his introduction to the Mexican scene began by organizing events at Xikury Pulquería, a pioneering forum in his style in Mexico, working with many national and international artists. Later he began to work on its production, releasing his first releases on Phoenix Records (USA / UK) and later on Nexus Media (SA).

He is currently part of the ¨Caracha experience¨ organization, a project that began in mid-2021 and was carried out at the Hotel / Hacienda Caracha located in Caracha, Michoacán. Which in its first edition exceeded expectations and promises to be a great annual festival.

+INFO & BOOKINGS:
(+52) 477 648 9280
ionkhemusic@gmail.com

In 2010, Paulo Etnarama was inspired to support fresh up and coming psytrance producers acts in twilight psytrance, and thus Phonix Records was born in London. Later that year he found his partner in crime - Ishikawa, a fellow traveler in the cosmos who shared the same vision. Together they worked tirelessly with the aim of providing sonic scientists and wizards the means to be heard by audiences galaxy wide.

Fast-forward 3 years to 2013, Etnarama goes on sabbatical and Ishikawa takes the reigns to manage the label. Since then - Phonix Records has now branched from its home in the UK with representation across USA, Portugal, and South Africa. Over 15 years and over 50 releases, they have released fresh releases featuring all the flavors of the twilight spectrum. Today they proudly support an ever-growing roster of new and established producers from across the globe including France, South Africa, Mexico, Portugal and Canada.

Focusing completely on the music for the twilight hours, Phonix Records has constantly been pushing to release nothing but the very best in super powered, hyper charged, 100% unadulterated twilight psytrance! They strive to leave their mark on the psytrance scene as a serious label known to support the music they love.

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