Tonight's DJ session hosts the versatile Dutch artist Matthijs van der Geest, for whom entry points into the world of music were genres such as funk, punk and death metal. Under the alias Whrikk, he first appeared live on the electronic scene as a producer and DJ of dark psy trance around 2008. In recent years, the WHRK project has been leaning towards techno, IDM, acid and more modern braindance and breakbeat. marked by characteristic syncopated rhythms.

Matthijs's expressive style is also fueled by the comic book world of bizarre creatures and science fiction, which has been an indispensable source of inspiration for his musical and visual artistic opus since childhood. Nevertheless, it is impossible to fully define it, as it confronts us with the unexpected with every creation. Let us also emphasize that the majority of his music is created with modular and analog synthesizers, which for the musician actually represent a kind of living entity with which he explores the saturated sound universe in a playful way with various possibilities.

In short, his music embodies light and darkness, is obscure, sensitive and above all - playful. It's time to listen to the exclusive set he prepared for Radio Student.

By Hana-Uma Zagmajster
https://radiostudent.si/glasba/dj-seansa/whrk

WHRK set For Radio Student

Out Now
https://occultarecords.bandcamp.com/album/va-occulture-compiled-by-raoul

Electrypnose - Pepejal (Sekoya Rmx)

MurMur - Shanti 155 Bpm MASTER.wav

Next up in our mix series is Uro Gai!

Uro Gai originates from the Copenhagen-based collective HakkertDukkert, with a deep passion for blending techno, trance, and psytech into a harmonious fusion. With boundless curiosity and playfulness, Uro Gai invites you to embark on a journey through jumpy beats and trancy notes.

Get lost in the hypnotic rhythms and uplifting harmonies as Uro Gai guides you through a playful exploration of electronic music's possibilities.

@mathiastingberg

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Syntharax Mix Series l #011 - Uro Gai

Space & Object

Space & Object 2024 (Album preview)

Familiegilde @ Porten 2024-08-09

Next up in our mix series is Fluenz!

With nearly 20 years of experience and dedication to the psychedelic trance community, Fluenz is a true underground heavyweight. He began organizing off-grid parties in remote natural locations around 2005, while also honing his DJing skills. Currently, he is releasing music on the UK-based label Visionary Shamanics.

This year, he launched his own label, Utterslev Records, which focuses on forest trance, darkpsy, nighttime/twilight, and dark progpsy.

In this mix, he takes us back to a bygone era, revisiting the subgenre that captured his heart from the very beginning: minimalistic and psychedelic progressive psytrance from the 2000s, when a counter-movement to the Goa trance scene began to emerge.

@fluenzmusic

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Syntharax Mix Series l #015 - Fluenz

Chicago

While a pragmatist at heart, some days my Platonism gets the better of me 

The Platonist

Soul of Heart

Old Space

Tengri - Old Soul

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