We are pleased to welcome South African-born and raised DJ/Producer, Sledge, to our Techgnosis Sessions mix series! 

A classically trained pianist and recovering metalhead, Sledge creates a journey for his listeners by picking them up with deep, rolling bass lines, offbeat glitches and provocative vocals.

He fills the spaces between each crescendo with raw, deep, hypnotic musicality.

Then knocks you out with hard-hitting drops.

Track List:
Audible Thought - Vibrations
Audible Thought - Wishful Thinking 
Sledge - Click
Christian Craken - Instinct 
One Million Toys - Save All (Unknown Concept Remix)
Maksim Dark - Dreams Are Destroyed (Christian Craken Remix)
Greenwolve & Unknown Concept - Squid (Original Mix)
Lewis. - Time Out (Greenwolve Remix)
Peter Groskreutz - Der Greif
Double Cheese - Chicken Nuggets
Greenwolve & Unknown Concept - Purge (Original Mix) 
Peter Groskreutz - nEck

Artist Soundcloud:
@audible_thought
@sledgeee
@gavin-isherwood
@christiancraken
@maksim-dark
@unknown-concept95
@1mt
@greenwolve
@lewis-music-sa
@petergroskreutz
@doublecheesetech

Techgnosis Sessions 068 - Sledge [SA]

Founded in 2015, Techgnosis Records has continuously been one of the most influential forces in the psychedelic techno scene. 

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“a unique blend of Techno rhythms laced with Psychedelic elements; aiming to create the euphoria felt during Psychedelic Trance whilst playing in a Techno landscape”

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BIO:

Purpose built Progressive Techno Journeys woven from a Psychedelic perspective. Often dark and always playful, Kinimal sets are a melting pot of rolling Proggy Baselines and Dynamic Atmospheres, deliberately blurring the lines where Light and Dark sounds meet.

Perth based Techgnosis Records DJ Luke Kasapolli aka Kinimal has been active in the scene with regular appearances at festivals, clubs and undergrounds events in most corners of the country. For years now Kinimal has also grown the Techgnosis Records Label, boosting the Aussie Roster and helping to shine a light on the Myriad of Talent in our own back yard.

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Kinimal History:

The Kinimal journey began in SE/QLD early 2014 and shortly after trading east for west he became a regular fixture in the local Perth scene, 2017 saw many successes; one of them was Joining Canadian Record Label Techgnosis Records as the official Australian Label DJ, then early 2018 he became a Label Manager. Without slowing down Kinimal gained some serious traction throughout 2019/20 grabbing the attention of promoters, label figures and scene aficionados Aus-Wide and Abroad, with successful appearances in nearly ever corner of Australia. Proving himself to be one of the Hardworking DJ's in the Scene. 

Label-wise he has had a creative hand in growing the Australian fanbase of Techgnosis Records through touring, unearthing Aussie new Talent and highlighting some of Australia's heavyweight Techno Producers.

Locally in Perth Kinimal has really upped the bar, being at the forefront for Progressive Techno DJ's in the Perth Underground Psy Scene which is trickling out into the wider scene. With plenty of support and recognition from Noteworthy and Successful Scene Producers, label Figures etc. Kinimal is fast becoming more and more recognised as a serious player in the Australian Progressive and Psychedelic Techno Scene.

Maxoterik (aka Cephalux) is the DJ moniker of Max Klein, a musician currently residing in Massachusetts. His eclectic tastes populate his DJ sets with a wide blend of genres from deep, organic dub to deep grooving techno, crystalline progressive and psytrance.