Co-founder of the Berlin-based collective oqko, Paris native smog aka Paolo Combes focuses on the phenomenon of experimentation using electroacoustic methods combined with digital and analogue processing. His sound is rooted in techno, industrial, jungle and ambient. His sonic landscape is one of ethereal atmospheres, distorted metallic noise and flittering overtones.

Contact: smog.contact@gmail.com

Selected Dates:
20.02.2020   Soup Kitchen / Manchester, UK
07.11.2019      OHM / Berlin, Germany
13.04.2019     Cashmere Radio / Berlin, Germany 
19.12.2018      Paloma / Berlin, Germany 
28.04.2018    Weeeirdos / Berlin, Germany 
13.04.2018     Studium P / Vilnius, Lituania 
01.02.2018     OHM / Berlin, Germany 
31.12.2017       Spektrum / Berlin, Germany 
23.11.2017       Rinse FM France / Paris, France 
23.09.2017    Kantine am Berghain / Berlin, Germany 
21.05.2017     WORM / Rotterdam, Holland 
14.04.2017     Wegen Abrisz gesperrt! / Leipzig, Germany 
16.03.2017     Griessmühle / Berlin, Germany 
11.03.2017      New New World Radio / Moscow, Russia 
10.03.2017     Nii / Moscow, Russia 
28.01.2017     Mengi / Reykjavik, Iceland 
25.11.2016      Urban Spree / Berlin, Germany 
17.11.2016       Sameheads / Berlin, Germany 
27.10.2016     Discos Mono / Mexico City, Mexico 
18.10.2016      Departamento / Mexico City, Mexico 
17.09.2016     Kantine am Berghain / Berlin, Germany 
04.06.2016   Contemporary Art Ruhr / Essen, Germany 
01.03.2016     Détail / Paris, France 
19.02.2016     Boston / Reykjavík, Iceland

Selected Press:
Resident Advisor - Review - https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/21809
"The most remarkable thing about this release is the ease with which these young producers navigate two disparate skill sets: impressive, three-dimensional sound design and a genuine sense of musicality."

XLR8R - Interview - https://xlr8r.com/features/bubblin-up-smog
“His work, which has been picked up by the likes of Donato Dozzy and Objekt, blends breakneck industrial sounds with the belligerent power of hardcore techno and abstracted percussion of UK dance music. At its root are carefully researched electro-acoustic techniques blended with digital and analogue processing, used to shape his ideas into warped ethereal soundscapes.”

Resident Advisor - New Tracks Stream - https://www.residentadvisor.net/tracks/954975
"The Berlin producer's debut album, sequel'70, is full of pummeling grime-techno-industrial hybrids like this one."

Inverted Audio - Premiere - https://inverted-audio.com/smog-announces-debut-album-sequel70-on-oqko
"In his debut album, Smog lays bare a world of start and stop mechanics. Tracks twist and turn through stuttering panoramas of crashing beats, majestic peaks and post-rave intensity. You can expect raw mutations of bass, techno, jungle and electroacoustic music all soundtracked through his singular take on the hardcore continuum."

Exclaim! - Review - https://exclaim.ca/music/article/smog-sequel70
"Across its 36-minute runtime, sequel'70 introduces smog's modus operandi as an intricately laid-out plan to destroy eardrums as provocatively as possible. It's a compelling collection of tracks, and a stunning debut from an artist who is certainly one for folks to be keeping their eyes and ears on. "