Releases

This is our final episode. We've started the series 6 years ago. We grew up with this series and got help from so many great artists. Thank you to all the artists who have been with us. And thank you all for the support and love our podcast series!

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SCOPÁVIK 148 | Inigo Kennedy [FINAL EPISODE]

Various Artists - Thermal Expansion [SPV010]

Track List
1. BLNDR - Melanocetidae 
2. Ruhig - Laminatura 
3. Refracted - Triggered 
4. D-Leria - Frozen 
5. Evigt Mörker - Trias Oxe 
6. Mod21 - Storm on the Lhotse Face 
7. Scøpe - Hydro Barrier 
8. Pharaoh & Yogg - Falconrui 
9. Psyk - Fear of Sleep 
10. Xanexx - Third Eye 
11. Pris - Splinter 

Mastered by Seunghyeon Kim at mott lab
Artwork by Pano

https://scopavik.bandcamp.com/album/thermal-expansion

Thermal Expansion

Various Artists - Thermal Expansion [SPV010] (Snippets)

Scøpe's new EP, "Neon Mirage" places a greater emphasis on the dance floor compared to his previous releases. It is composed of four tracks that seamlessly blend groovy rhythms with mesmerizing synth sounds and a fusion of other elements, creating a captivating experience.

All tracks written and produced by Scøpe
Mastered at mott lab
Artwork by re.flector

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Neon Mirage

Scøpe - Neon Mirage [SPV011] (Snippets)

We released an EP with 4 tracks to celebrate our 9 year journey. This EP is the first collaborative work of Scøpe, Xanexx and Ve Bogel who are artists of SCOPÁVIK.

All tracks written and produced by Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel
Mastered at mott lab
Artwork by Pano

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Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel - Segment of a Circle [SPV012] (Snippets)

https://scopavik.bandcamp.com/album/crossing-the-borderline

Xanexx's latest EP "Crossing the Borderline" features four tracks that draw inspiration from the transformation and duality of fundamental sounds. The intricately intertwined layers create patterns formed by the overlap of different sounds, leading to movements of the body. This continuous evolution of sound flows through time, avoiding stagnation and constantly shifting.

All tracks written and produced by Xanexx
Mastered at mott lab
Artwork by Pano

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Crossing the Borderline

Xanexx - Crossing the Borderline [SPV013] (Snippets)

https://scopavik.bandcamp.com/album/flare

Scøpe’s latest EP “Flare” features 5 tracks that intertwine rich textured sound layers over rhythm structures designed for the dance floor. Each track combines captivating sound patterns with resilient rhythms, naturally guiding the body’s movements while gradually modulated sounds offer opportunities for auditory exploration.

All tracks written and produced by Scøpe
Mastered at mott lab
Artwork by Pano

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Scøpe - Flare [SPV014] (Snippets)

To celebrate a decade of SCOPÁVIK, the Korean label has compiled a set of robust and rigorous sounds destined for the tool-kit of many techno purists. Obsidian Tide ricochets between driving dancefloor workouts and acid-laden grooves, leaving a lasting impression and desire to move.  

Find the full read here: www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-anthony-linell---transcendence-of-spatial

Obsidian Tide will be out on 27th March, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://scopavik.bandcamp.com/album/obsidian-tide

Premiere: Anthony Linell - Transcendence of Spatial Boundaries [SPV015]

'Obsidian Tide' is a compilation album celebrating 10 years of SCOPÁVIK. Featuring outstanding techno artists from Korea and beyond, it presents a unique blend of sounds and grooves that leave a lasting impression.

Mastered at mott lab
Artwork by Pano

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Various Artists - Obsidian Tide [SPV015] (Snippets)

Ascending Lights is the second collaborative release from Scøpe, Xanexx, and Ve Bogel, recorded through a series of jam sessions in Seoul and Miryang, out on May 30th.

Pre-order: https://scopavik.bandcamp.com/album/ascending-lights
More: www.orbmag.com/music

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Premiere: Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel - Klein Bottle

‘Ascending Lights’ is the second collaborative release from Scøpe, Xanexx, and Ve Bogel. Recorded through a series of jam sessions in Seoul and Miryang, fragments from those sessions were restructured into four tracks. While continuing the compositional approach of their previous work, this EP pushes further with sharper synth patterns, tangled textures that simmer below the surface, and rhythm structures built for the dance floor.

Artwork by Pano
Mastered at mott lab

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Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel - Ascending Lights [SPV016] (Preview)

A live set jointly performed by three artists (Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel), recorded at vurt. on SCOPÁVIK Night, 31 May 2025.

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SCOPÁVIK (Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel) Live @vurt. on SCOPÁVIK Night, 31 May 2025

Hydrangea is a new French electronic producer, doing techno music deeply inspired by nature and its surroundings. She began producing music in early 2014, influenced mainly by the deep and hypnotic Italian techno.

So far, the Annulled Music Imprint has released Hydrangea's debut album, called 'Dawn Lights', a sensorial trip that captures each of your senses. She also released an EP on Two&Two Records and tracks on VA compilations, such as The Wandering II Compilation out on Silent Season. Besides being constantly preoccupied in reshaping her sound and developing new ways of expression through music, she's also a graphic designer and photographer under the alias Horty Shooter, managing the artworks for different music releases and graphic art projects.

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SCOPÁVIK 011 | Hydrangea

Techno hit Japan hard in the early 1990s. Takaaki Itoh was quickly impressed and intrigued with this new sound. The unique style of beats revealed the gateway to a new world of underground music in Japan - something he had never heard before. 

In 1994, Takaaki began to organize his own techno parties in his home of northern Japan. By providing a fantastic lineup, his parties quickly became a success. In 1996, having decided that it was time to start making his own tracks. His Japanese style of techno was pure, unique and underground - nothing that had been heard before in Europe. His reputation and popularity quickly spread all over the continent. He was becoming recognized as Japan's most underground and respected techno DJ. 

As of 2001, he was getting offers to perform at large clubs and festivals all over Europe, like awakenings, berghain, tresor. Promoters wanting him, party people loving him. Takaaki Itoh took the next step and started his own label Wols. Passion led to success and he became recognized as the top of the next generation of techno music.

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SCOPÁVIK 042 | Takaaki Itoh

Recorded 21 April 2017 @ vurtnight / vurt.

Acronym has shown his relentless energy and creativity as a producer, DJ and live musician by continuously releasing his own brand of electronic music on high quality labels such as Semantica, Northern Electronics and Field Records. With over a dozen releases so far, it started with him self-releasing his first record on his acclaimed own label Dimensional Exploration in the end of 2012. 

Pushing already established boundaries, spanning genres and continuously evolving his sound while keeping it unmistakably his own, shows that he has not intended to stop anytime soon. With a natural aptitude for experimentation, no set is ever the same. Making every performance a unique experience for the listeners and the venue.

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SCOPÁVIK 058 | Acronym

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SCOPÁVIK 067 | Cliche Morph

Wünsch has been an influential figure in the electronic music scene for over twenty years with an arsenal of unique sonic trademarks produced with high precision.

His distinctive energetic and cyclic techno, already featured within his sound palette, and a subliminal Soul component have become his trademark.

With 3 albums and more than 100 releases on various labels such as PoleGroup, Soma records, Infrastructure NY, Token, Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Children of Tomorrow, Faut Section, Theory, Music Man, etc…including a variety of remixes, he has become a worldwide reference in his field.

Proof of his production skills can be seen on his remarkable remix CV, working with the biggest names in techno (Surgeon, Regis, Mike Parker, Reeko…), and most recently artists such Funk D´void and Percy X from Soma records, etc.

Wünsch’s hardwork has earned him a position on the line ups of the best clubs and festivals all over the world.

With an impeccable career, this international artist has made a name for himself with dark and abstract atmospheric sounds, becoming one of the producers, whose name has appeared all over the world on the labels and charts of other great artists.
Christian was one of the founders of Polegroup, and he was also one half of the ´Spherical Coordinates´ with Oscar Mulero.

His labels Tsunami Records and Nine are indispensable parts of any respectable record collection.

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SCOPÁVIK 071 | Christian Wünsch

Marked by his awakened sensibility to depth, Feral consistently carries a thread of spirituality throughout his work.  He has inherently embodied the spirit of deep techno, of which defines Hypnus Records, through his passion for audio engineering, hardware experimentation and fascination for percussive instruments.  Feral’s affinity for the shamanic calls of the tribal drum have led him across the world to discover and nurture his defining sound. Finding comfort in the solitude of his studio, Feral’s visions emerge in the crepusular hours of his native city, Rome.  With a heightened sense of spatial awareness, the sounds of Feral unearth the path of his multidimensional world, transporting the listener to a haunting, yet grounding refuge within.

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SCOPÁVIK 086 | Feral

DJ Yazi has been active since the mid-1990s,  as a member of Tokyo’s notoriously avant-garde hip hop group called Think Tank. The record label Black Smoker Records founded by the group took their experimentalism to a series of club nights called El Nino, and DJ Yazi remains its resident for two decades. Drawing inspiration from across the musical spectrum: the mentality of hip hop, the intensity of dub and jazz, the ferocity of techno and the euphoria of house. As a DJ he moves fluidly across styles, with his sets connected by a strong focus on deep and tripped out grooves. His attention to details, precision and masterful control over the decks clearly show his long time involvement in this art form. He also performs with Haruka as Twin Peaks, an improvisational live/ DJ hybrid act. He currently hosts a regular techno/ industrial themed night called Konvektion at Contact, Tokyo together with Takaaki Itoh. After appearing in a Tokyo satellite event series New Assembly presented by Berlin Atonal in early 2017, he caught the attention of the festival directors, and made his European debut in Berlin playing Herrensauna at Tresor and Berlin Atonal 2017.

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SCOPÁVIK 092 | DJ Yazi

Denise Rabe released her first 12” on German imprint Mutewax in 2015. A solo EP on Arts sub label Arts Collective quickly succeeded her debut the same year, leading up to the label publishing her third release in 2017. This is also the year Denise actualized her own eponymous label Rabe.

Rabe the label, just like its founder, is all about techno. So far, three hyper modern brutalist sounding 12-inches from Denise herself has seen the light of day. Rabe’s productions are frantic yet deep industrial adventures, all carrying a hefty gothic presence. Her talent has not only caught the ears of eager fans, but also of recognized producers such as Rrose and Shxcxchcxsh, who both have contributed remixes for the artist.

Brought up on hip hop in a small German town, Denise learned to DJ at the age of 16, scratching and mixing, later diving further into electronic music via drum ‘n’ bass and jungle. From there exploring various styles of house, only to some years later finally ending up in techno territory, understanding this is where she truly belonged. Her DJ-sets are powered with the same energy as her own productions: dark minimalistic heavy-hitting eerie techno, often flirting with elements reminiscing of modern tribal- and trance.

Denise Rabe is a pragmatic grounded artist with a clear vision. Her passion for music has led her to be involved in the scene on many levels; whether it has been as a booker for Berlin venue Ipse; a radio show host for the city’s Sweatlodge channel or a club promoter for her own night HIDE and SEEK at Ipse. Denise is also one part of Lyon collective TFIF, short for The Future Is Female, which as the name hints fights for gender equality within the techno scene.

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SCOPÁVIK 096 | Denise Rabe

Nørbak is Artur, born is the late nineties, in the North of Portugal. His devotion into making music begins early in his life, and since then, keeps working in his studio, day after day, discovering and developing his own sound, diving into ambient and experimental techno. In 2016 releases in labels such as ‘Illegal Alien Records’ and ‘Circular Limited’, reaching the point in 2017 where he sees his  recognition going further with a split vinyl EP on ‘Affin’ and later on contributed to the label’s 10th year anniversary release with the track “Gilgamesh”, in 2018 in he releases the EP “Marah” on Dynamic Reflection, “Nura” on Faut Section and contributed to the yearly Unknown Landscapes compilation on PoleGroup. Feeling supported by some of the most respected artists in the scene, his future can only be brighter than what it is right now, with so many boundaries to achieve, discover, learn and cross.

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SCOPÁVIK 098 | Nørbak

Polish producer, dj, radio journalist based in Berlin. Collector of vinyl records and items with potential to generate music. In his work obsessed by the musical genres related to techno and deep atmospheric forms. Founder of Why So Silent project which includes live techno perfomances and silent movies in the background. Co-founder of Fűnfte Strasse project, which includes a radio broadcast and recurring music events. 
Involved with The Gods Planet | Semantica | Phorma | Technosoul | Kontrafaktum | Silent Season

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SCOPÁVIK 100 | Blazej Malinowski

Finnish talent Paula Koski carved out a niche for herself with a multifaceted sound that slithers captivatingly from ambient to experimental to richly-layered, dark and hypnotic techno.

Textured soundscapes, submersive basslines and contemporary elements are in focus in Paula's unique selections, which have earned her coveted spots at venues such as Tresor, OHM and ://about blank during her high speed journey towards the top of the hypnotic techno scene.

Paula is also an Editor-in-Chief, music curator and resident artist at Monument, allowing her a kaleidoscopic, professional perspective of techno. She is ever-inspired by modern, psychedelic and dark moods, that are also the key to her mesmerising signature sound.

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SCOPÁVIK 103 | Paula Koski

Ness is a dj and producer born and raised in Sardinia, acknowledged for his style over a decade of music with a background in sound engineering and many years of research and fine-tuning. He gradually developed a distinct technique with a strong focus on atmosphere combined with hypnotic rhythms. Having performed in some of the most relevant clubs and festivals around the globe, he steadily releases music and collaborates with several renowned techno labels within the scene. With experience as label manager through the years with partnership on Mono Records and The Gods Planet, he later established his spin off project label Ness Reworks in 2018. Ness music and dj set are well accepted and defined as an exploration of wide range of deep hypnotic techno and ambient soundscapes.

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SCOPÁVIK 109 | Ness

Kessell is the alter ego of Valentin Corujo, half of the Exium duo and Polegroup member, this is his solo project where he explores the most liquid of his sonic palette. Granulart Recordings is his new label, physical/digital label focused on the deepest side of techno with dub, classic Detroit sound and 90´s techno influences, designed both to release his own stuff as well as music from artists that fit the philosophy of the label. A label where precision and musicality occur hand in hand with the intention of creating timeless pieces, outside the passage of time, sounds you can enjoy as a delicatessen over the years.

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SCOPÁVIK 110 | Kessell

Whether doused in the grit of his hometown Glasgow, or expanded by the widescreen vistas of his current base, Barcelona, the music of Darren Roberts has asserted it´s uniqueness within his preferred form of expression, rolling and tunneling techno, strong on propulsion and atmosphere.
Naming the project Deepbass was a strong statement of intent and commitment to a sound of his own, from the start. That he has in fact established it and remains on a path of constant perfection of it, is
indicative of Darren´s personality and talent.
This consistent path has seen Deepbass put out records on labels such as Edit Select Records, Aconito Records, Dynamic Refection and Soma, all the while enjoying a steady rise in recognition both with audience and peers. Along the way, he found in Italian producer Andrea Deplano, most widely known as Ness, a perfect foil for his vision of techno, with both collaborating on releases which displayed uncanny compatibility in sound between them. This commitment to the deeper, hypnotic side of techno is further proved by his own label, Informa Records, where releases by names like Reggy Van Oers, nAX_Acid, Claudio PRC, Takaaki Itoh, Ness, NX1, Hironori Takahashi are constant highlights for those who crave expansive and engrossing soundscapes. What stands out from his production and performances is that Deepbass creates something identifably his own, but refuses to ever be limited by it or to get comfortable repeating just one thing. Instead, he takes what´s already his own and streamlines it, sharpens it and nuances it. The origin and destination might be constant, but the path it takes and how the journey feels is ever-changing.

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SCOPÁVIK 113 | Deepbass

Born and raised in Fukuoka Japan. YUKIMASA started his musical carrier as turntablist in the late 90's in Anaheim California before heading back to Japan in 2001. Since then his sights eventually moved onto electronic music then all experiences are connected. Organiser of the “FORCE” party since 2007 and currently holding at Tokyo. He has recently released a series of podcasts from United States, Italy, Germany, South Korea, Mexico and Australia. Founder and owner of “Paradigma Records” established in Italy/Japan in collaboration with the Italian artist Drafted, will see the first release out this year 2019 under the duo's alias HIGMA.


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SCOPÁVIK 119 | YUKIMASA

Founder of Sure Thing, a label, event, and mix series dedicated to developing the audience for experimental and boundary-pushing electronic music throughout the US. As a performer, Aaron is inspired by the complex conversations that occur between music and emotion on the dance floor, and the way we experience these interactions together. Reflecting upon memories of these conversations, each set leaps between delicately layered moments that are at times expansile, blissful, and propulsive toward an energetic infinity.

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SCOPÁVIK 128 | Aaron J

The Alchemical Theory project was born in 2018 from the creative union of three italian producers: Kill Acid on Space, Unclear and Øyvind (owner of Subosc Records together Kaelan). The identity of the project has been very influenced by the favorite sounds of the three artists, ranging from modular electronic sounds to much more atmospheric sounds. This project also comes from the love of mysticism, alchemy and nature. In each release they want to represent something that affects the listener's mind, reproducing a real mental journey.

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SCOPÁVIK 133 | The Alchemical Theory

Kwartz is the stage name of Mario Campos, born in Madrid in 1989 and now based in Berlin.  In late 2011 and after publishing several EP’s in different international labels, Kwartz's productions began to draw the attention of the leading names in the international scene, so in 2013 Exium released a split EP with him called Fenomen, which was his first release on vinyl.  In late 2013 Kwartz joined PoleGroup and became part of the booking roster of the label commanded by Oscar Mulero, where he began to release his works regularly. In addition to PoleGroup, his tracks have appeared in several of the most important international labels, such as 47 (Tommy Four Seven’s label), Mord Records, Semantica, Horo or Warm Up Recordings.  2016 brings the launch of his own label: Order&Devotion, where he will release those of his works which move between dark atmospheres and deep and visceral sounds, all surrounded by rhythms designed for the dance floor.  His sets could be described with three words: raw, mental and groovy, in which he pushes the dancefloor to a constantly state of tension.

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SCOPÁVIK 134 | Kwartz

The unsettling terrain of Evigt Mörker's world can be broken up into a few frenetic parts that give the overall impression of a serene habitat. There's the otherworldly foreground of his techno works that are blissfully psychedelic as well as carefully structured for the most subtly disorientating shifts, and hovering amongst this is his wholesome grasp on the purpose and consequence of melody. Together, this is Evigt Mörker's deadly and addictive mix.

Hailing from Sweden, some initial forays into bands in his youth went hand-in-hand with an early exposure to techno. Yet it was the illegal rave scene in Stockholm that would prove to be most formative. The circuit of DJing and parties soon fed into the need to create a platform from which to work, and so the identity and label Evigt Mörker came into being in 2013. The first three releases cemented Evigt Mörker's ability to rouse melodic dynamics out of an ambient setting. Whether settling and fixating on a rhythmic pattern, or shuffling through different emotions, often these tracks would career into rapturous dancefloor pieces. It didn't take long until the formidable Semantica Records tapped him for a release, which produced the stunning EP, 'Helmet of Bones.' From this point, Evigt Mörker would come under the austere wing of Northern Electronics. Two terse yet incandescent EPs, along with a fourth release on his own label, have charged the air for his debut album, 'Krona'. Appearing on Northern Electronics, a brooding intensity defines the album, as well as a technical dexterity for carving dissonance into lush techno tools.

For those that have witnessed Evigt Mörker live or as DJ, a different side to his recorded output comes into play. Often far more forceful than his releases, there's an energetic and rhythmic power reserved for these moments. It's perhaps this versatility that's kept him in such high demand as a remixer. Taken to the other end of the spectrum, Evigt Mörker's live shows are capable of elegant ambient pieces, if holding a dancefloor down isn't the modus operandi.

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SCOPÁVIK 136 | Evigt Mörker

Italian-born producer Dino Sabatini is an artist whose strong body of work has helped to develop his local scene, and redefine what it means to work with electronic music in the 21st century: though his sounds are completely modern, synthesized and rendered with crystal clear production, he continues to tend the deep roots of lost wisdom and mythology that have sustained human creativity for millenia. The name of his personal label Outis, for example, is taken from none other than Homer’s Odyssey (OYTIΣ, literally meaning “no one,” was the pseudonym that Odysseus used to succeed in his infamous deception of the cyclops Polyphemus). This choice of name is not just a clever title for Sabatini’s label, but is a very good indicator of his own character: working within the anonymous electric wilderness of techno, Sabatini continually goes beyond expectations by bringing the senses back into this world of automation and machines,, occasionally invoking the names of the old gods (Poseidon) or goddesses / muses (Mnemosyne) along the way. Along with the work released on the Outis label, Sabatini has been a reliable fixture on labels like Stroboscopic Artefacts, Elettronica Romana (home to several releases by his ‘Modern Heads’ duo with Gianluca Meloni), Adam X’s Sonic Groove, and Prologue. Listeners familiar with these labels’ respective approaches will understand the kind of versatility it takes to record for each one without sacrificing one’s ‘trademark’ sound in the process. In just the past few years, Sabatini has issued sonic statements characterized by sensations of pulsating darkness (2011’s Small steps EP on Sonic Groove), by intense and penetrating hypnotic effects (both the critically acclaimed Daughters of Phorcys EPs on Prologue, 2010), and of course by the cinematic full-length adventure Shaman’s Path (also on Prologue, 2012). The latter, a fully developed concept album dedicated to those musically gifted guides who take us beyond objective reality into more mysterious realms, is as diverse in its sonic details as the rainforest is in biological forms, weaving a many-colored tapestry of sound around its patient, insistent trance rhythms. Not content with even this high level of inspired eclecticism, Sabatini’s new Omonimo LP shows he is capable of sublime romance, featuring graceful collaborations with jazz pianist Antonello Salis. Speaking of collaborations, Sabatini’s quest for a world without self-imposed creative limitations has earned him an impressive number of alliances: again, the Modern Heads team has helped to expand the vocabulary of international techno, as have his production pairings and remixes involving artists such as Claudio PRC, Donato Dozzy, Giorgio Gigli, Shapednoise, Edit Select and Teste. When it’s all pieced together, Sabatini’s still evolving career is like Mircea Eliade’s description of the shaman’s music: “narrat[ing] ecstatic journeys to the sky and dangerous descents to the underworld” – and bringing back something meaningful and lasting from both.

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SCOPÁVIK 137 | Dino Sabatini

Each artist has a special story to tell about their musicianship. Techno producer Desroi, who in every day life goes under the name Frederic Lindemann, has a relatively no-nonsense one. Observing from the outside, his production process seems to be one of tight structure and focus, holding great modernistic vision.

Desroi studied Composition at Folkwang University of Arts – parallel to his already ongoing career as a DJ, producer and label owner – having graduated in 2018. His craftsmanship combined with a more theoretical academic view gives him a distinguished position on the scene. Desroi is curious about exploring the bridges between contemporary music and techno, and he recently said he is less interested in arrangement, melodies and harmony, and much rather focuses strongly on textures, rhythms and new sounds. Listening to his compositions these quotes makes nothing but sense; Desroi’s techno is entrancing and layered but holds no unnecessary clutter. His tracks are so strictly organized and reduced that after spending some time with these stripped creations, the listener will discover something way more abstract than at first glance. Both as a live artist as well as a DJ, Desroi’s performances again focus on unsparingly and unsentimentally exposed material. Raw surface sounds and screeching futuristic signals prevail. Whereas the live-set is a concentrated form of relentless techno, the DJ-sets are a different journey; big room-oriented, but occasionally serving deeper vibes; small air pockets where one can gather energy before the next pounce.

Aside from releasing on his eponymous Desroi label, other highlights are appearances on Henning Baer’s Manhigh- and Shifted’s Avian imprints. Desroi is at the moment laying the final touches on his debut album, confirmed for release on “a well-known techno label” in 2019. Due in the first half of the year is an EP with the given title “Azara” on Spanish label Envra.

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SCOPÁVIK 139 | Desroi

Madrid-Berlin based, Psyk (Manuel Anós), is a solid staple of the current techno scene and doesn't seem to have gone off course since his precocious artistic ascension. 

His sets in the best clubs all over the world (Fabric, Berghain, Fuse, DeSchool, Concrete…) have helped crystallize his DJ talents making him one of the most requested DJs on the circuit and an influent figure in a whole generation. 
Psyk's singularity and maturity are constantly present in his music. The versatility who characterizes his sets are also shown in his productions, from "Arcade" or "Eclipse"´s entraining feverish techno, his remix for Planetary Assault System´s track Twelve to darker and deeper cuts like Lowdown for Tresor or his Fall From Grace for Semantica. 

In 2014 his widely acclaimed debut album "Time Foundation" is released on Luke Slater’s Mote Evolver imprint and in 2016 he releases the first record ever on the label of the mighty FUSE in Belgium. 
In 2019 he released his second album "A Moment Before" on Tresor records and also one of the most played EPs of the same year "Natural Causes" this time in collaboration with the Spanish producer Reeko.

Furthermore Manuel is regularly mentioned by the likes of Oscar Mulero and Robert Hood as one of the most interesting producers in recent years.

Like a conscientious artisan, Psyk approaches his compositions with care, adding somber power and energy through subtle touches, a process which has made him the subject of constant praise from illustrious artistic figures, be it through his offerings under the patronage of emblematic figures like Luke Slater, Len Faki, DVS1, Ben Sims stronghold labels Semantica and Tresor or even through his own label Non Series under his Maan alter-ego. Since its inception in 2011, Non Series has released collaborations by strings of prominent artists, from Silent Servant to Architectural, Chevel, Blawan, Luigi Tozzi, Function and Tadeo and has established itself as a reference in the Techno scene.

By developing, refining and purifying his sets, Psyk is focusing all his efforts on the concretization of the ideas that agitate his mind.

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Hailing from Okinawa, now-Tokyo-based producer IORI once cut his teeth as an assistant for David Mancuso’s revered party, The Loft, in New York City, where he learnt a meticulous sonic mentality from his audiophile mentor. This permeates his carefully-handled arrangements, which have helped make his name and define a series of spacey, atmospheric originals and remixes for proponent imprints like Phonica and Prologue to name but a few. Since his striking 2009 debut, Galaxy, which took its cue from Basic Channel and Manuel Gottsching, the Japanese producer has developed an immensely expressive dubbed-out sound in his own right. The first culmination of that is 2012’s excellent Nexus album for Bitta, a label owned by Far Eastern rising star DJ Nobu, seeing his ambient productions sit nicely with his hypnotic dance tunes.
Two year stay in Berlin in early 2010s helped IORI gain a foothold in the international stage. He has since traveled across Europe, validating his characteristic meditative techno set, which is just the tip of his huge musical iceberg that ranges from low-slung house to leftfield oddballs. Despite his return to Japan in 2015, his presence remains strongly felt through frequent European tours. 2016 saw IORI release the Cold Radiance album, where his sci-fi ambient side grew fully- fledged. For an artist that has produced immersive and spacious pieces, it was a logical continuation of his extensive career as a producer. Eschewing the club-orientated perspective, it certainly proved IORI’s expressional depth and does justice to his artistic intention, his acute ears for spellbinding details standing out in sharp relief, which raised expectations of his promising future. (by Yusaku Shigeyasu)

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