Saefro_ is a new Greece based DJ/artist in the world of techno. With a backround as a piano soloist in classical and baroque music and as a radio producer/DJ on electronic sounds he is now keen on dark and psychedelic techno. His purpose is to create sessions that make listeners creating a unique story in their mind and trully express their own feelings.

Saefro_ podcasts

TeknoAnd Podcast #050: Saefro

TeknoAnd Podcast #051: Nicolas Skayem

Echoes of October believes in ability to feature powerful yet harmonic techno. The mysterious artist echoes his passion for a unique sound throughout his well-constructed productions. Echoes Of October contributes to the electronic scene with his partner through their label ARDOR records, which features young talented artists with similar vision.

https://soundcloud.com/echoesofoctober
https://www.facebook.com/echoesofoctober/

TeknoAnd Podcast #001: Echoes of October @ B018 Beirut (March 31/2017)

Archetype aka Samir Kozah co-founder and resident dj of TeknoAnd.

TASCAM DR-44WL

TeknoAnd Podcast #002: Archetype(aka Samir Kozah)@B018 Beirut Opening Set for Amotik (April 28/2017)

Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Elie Kozah approached the world of music at a very young age. He played the bass guitar for ten years, he also knows how to play other instruments including the electric guitar and classic guitar, but he was mainly known as a bassist. Elie's passion for music expanded over the years and then decided to enter the field of dark electronic music where his main genre is Techno. His acidic and melodic Techno tastes made him take his residency with TeknoAnd where he was able to share his rhythmic beats with a euphonic effect. Elie's ambition is to take a step further and start producing his own hypnotic and obsessive sounds of music.

TeknoAnd Podcast #003: Elie Kozah

Engineer by day, DJ by night. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Yasmine moved to Rouen, France to continue her education. She discovered the underground rave scene there, and felt compelled to be behind the DJ decks, rather than on the dance floor. She started mixing in Rouen, and soon became a local favourite. Yasmine then joined Habemus Music, a DJ collective, and has since released podcasts on various platforms with her deep and dark tunes of choice. Her main influences are acid sounds and melodic driven techno, but her eclectic choice of tracks is rarely limited to these two genres.

TeknoAnd Podcast #004: Yasmine

One of TeknoAnd's music directors and resident DJs. Hage fell in love with electronic music in the early days with influences from the old Trance. After molding his musical taste from deep and tech house to the techno we love so much today, he has now found his sound consisting of deep melodic and hypnotic vibrations as well as relentless hard stomping industrial banging. Electronic music has a limitless range of sounds and in Hage's eyes, he has a different story to tell each time so that no one can expect what he has in store for you next.

@marchage

TeknoAnd Podcast #005: Hage

TeknoAnd Podcast #007: Archetype

Born in the UK and raised in Beyrouth, William Mahfoud (a.k.a. Rise
1969) returned to London to obtain his degree in sound engineering
from the SAE Institute and successfully drilled his way through the
British electronic music scene. From taking part in the not-so-legal
raves in East London, to playing gigs in The Ministry of Sound, and being
associated with indie labels like DMT Records, Mischkonsum, and COOH's label ABCD, William’s music ranges between dark and minimalistic techno beats and sound experimentations involving EEG, neuro-feedback, and
psychoacoustics. He is now working between Beyrouth and Dubai,
working on new releases and collaborations alongside artists within the
local art scenes.

TeknoAnd Podcast #008: Rise 1969 @ B018 Beirut Opening for Shdw & Obscure Shape & Shlomo(6/10/17)

Ramzi and Rami are electronic music DJs based in Beirut. They are also Gate9 and OSF resident DJs.

TeknoAnd Podcast #011: Ramzi & Rami

Mitchell Sagis (Sagis) was born in Maastricht, in the southeast of the Netherlands. 
Throughout his life, Mitchell always had a love for sound and music. Playing the drums at the age of 13 till the age of 15. Around this time he developed a keen interest in the digital side of music, diverting his attention away from playing the drums and embracing electronic musical instruments. Before he really ever produced anything publicly, he made himself known with his first public attempt using CDJ's at underground raves and participating in DJ contests on Radio GRK and Technasia. With his sheer love and determination to keep improving his work he found his way onto a variety of locations and festivals such as Elektries Gestoord, Cloudnine, Code Rood, Daydream, NOX Maastricht and Il Cavo Maastricht.

Realizing his next step had to be producing music. Good friend, mentor and partner-in-crime Jean Machiels (VOGA, Owner of Elektries Gestoord) guided him onto producing with DAW software focusing on Ableton Live, he familiarized himself with analog hardware devices, and became selftaught in that respect. And as they spend time producing music with one another they developed a synchronous work flow that allowed them to not just produce but also perform as a B2B duo, whice they do regurarly.
As of now Mitchell has released tracks under labels such as Oxytech Records, Physical Techno Recordings and Subwoofer Laboratory.

Sagis is an upcoming, talented techo DJ/Producer and in the short period of time that he has been working with techno he hasn't gone unnoticed in the scene, his style is provactive, solid yet fast underground acid with subliminal industrial influences. As of now he spends ALOT of time in the studio to develop his expertise to make his own sound even more recognizable and unique. He likes to set his music up in a way, so that the crowd will be taken along on a journey filled with hypnotising sequences and destructive beats.

Voga, Born in the south of Holland has been enjoying techno music since 1991.
At the many parties where he watched the DJs spinning, he found his love for techno music.
It was an instant obsession and a way to express his feelings

In 2000 he bought his first records and turntables and learned how to mix vinyl records all by himself.
From that moment on Voga and his turntables became inseparable, and soon mixing records was his favourite thing to do.
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He started spinning records at bars and small, private parties. In 2002 he entered a dj contest of th SPL (Stichting Popmuziek Limburg) and there he was discovered by Club Nightlive (The Church) and became a resident for this club in december 2002.
He also played for other clubs and organisations like Non X Posed, Feestje Enzo, Moonbass, Cityparade Gent, La Zurra, Catre Blanche, Beachclubs Friends, Kadans, Bar A Bar, Deep, (Outdoor), Hypnotic,Scenes Connected, Il Cavo etc.
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Voga began producing his own music in 2009. and has released his first tracks on Just Play Records in 2011.
He also released tracks on Oxytech Records. Physical Techno Recordings, Cobb Recordings and Subwoofer Records

With his intoxicating techno sound he immidiately brings the party people in the right flow.His style can be described as firm but tuneful. Voga is an upcoming dj who will spice up your party!

TeknoAnd Podcast #012: Sagis & Voga

@eliekozah 

Born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, Elie Kozah approached the world of music at a very young age. He played the bass guitar for ten years, he also knows how to play other instruments including the electric guitar and classic guitar, but he was mainly known as a bassist. Elie's passion for music expanded over the years and then decided to enter the field of dark electronic music where his main genre is Techno. His acidic and melodic Techno tastes made him take his residency with TeknoAnd where he was able to share his rhythmic beats with a euphonic effect. Elie's ambition is to take a step further and start producing his own hypnotic and obsessive sounds of music.

TeknoAnd Podcast #014: Elie Kozah

TeknoAnd Podcast #015: Gunther

Born in 1994 , Hasan Awada DJ Producer from Beirut,Lebanon began his music path since 2010 after he grew a passion for electronic music . He started his education for music at a very young age at per-vurt DJ school Lebanon ,  and now he is resident dj at per-vurt sessions .

TeknoAnd Podcast #017: Hasan Awada

Jochem Paap (the Rotterdam artist owes the nickname Speedy J to his DJ skills) is unanimously considered to be one of the first techno producers to come from the Benelux. Together with people like Laurent Garnier, Aphex Twin and Richie Hawtin he helped raising the genre just after it had escaped the Detroit delivery room.
Since the early nineties, Speedy J releases on labels like Plus 8, Warp and Novamute. But while techno develops into a dominating force on many dance floors worldwide, Jochem Paap, after the albums G Spot (1993) and Ginger (1995), turns left and heads for other exciting places.
On Public Energy No. 1 (1997) and A Shocking Hobby (2000) the sound wizard exchanges flowing, harmonious techno for a much more complex sound, filled with colliding samples, crackling rhythms and tremendously thrilling turns.
After fifteen years of techno Speedy J now has come full circle. But what a wide circle it was, and how fickle the trodden path. Over the years he has collaborated with video-artists, filmmakers and advertisers, made the pioneering DVD Umfeld, an audio-visual, electronic trip, which sets the standard for many composers who want to compose for six speakers in the coming years – remarkably made available as a free download on the internet.
But not only that, Speedy J has continuously been pushing the boundaries of electronic & experimental dance music. Blurring the lines between Live performance and Digital Djing, he fuses subversive electronics and peak time Techno. Together with his partner in crime Chris Liebing he started using Traktor and other Software technology on 4 laptops with hardware such as Machine Drum and 303’s to create a fully integrated set. Again he is spearheading a way of DJing that is picked up by a lot of other forward thinking electronic artists.
Logically, the releases on his label Electric Deluxe all feature tool versions, introducing the concept of creating unique live sets from parts as a natural evolution of Djing. Not only setting the bar for peak hour Techno madness, Electric Deluxe becomes the platform for his Collabs series that started on Novamute, as well as releases by open minded artists like Chris Liebing, George Issakidis, Tommy Four Seven and Terrence Fixmer to showcase the value of creative synergy using newest technology.
Another strong part of this idea is the introduction of a new series of techno events called Electric Deluxe presents, which in a young history of just a couple of editions brought major artists like Richie Hawtin, Marco Carola, Radio Slave, Matthew Dear, Chris Liebing into play.
Speedy J’s musical vision is genre blurring, creative freedom at the highest level of innovation and quality, it is providing a platform for artists operating within any conceivable genre in the broad spectrum of techno to fully explore and embrace the ever-expanding technological possibilities.

@jochempaap
@electric-deluxe

TeknoAnd Podcast #019: Speedy J @B018(July 14, 2017)

Born and raised in Beirut, Mark Murr is a Techno DJ who grew a passion for electronic music ever since his early teenage years. From listening to early electronic sounds to fully and explicitly developing his love to Techno music in 2014, Mark immediately took is first step forward by taking courses at Per-Vurt Studio where he acquired his mixing techniques which enabled him to play in various events and clubs later on. Since then, Mark embarked on an endless sonic journey in search of musical gems and ways to expand and perfect his techniques. Inspired by German and Dutch techno, expect emotive and hard hitting Techno delivered with flair and energy when he’s playing.

TeknoAnd Podcast #023: Mark Murr

Born  and  raised  in  Mexico,  Ricardo  Garduno,  is  no  stranger  to  the  global  Techno  industry.  Besides  running  his  successful  Techno  imprint,  Illegal  Alien  Records,  he  also  runs  Illegal  Alien  Black  Label,  Abstract  Mechanisms  and  his  most  recent  project,  a  new  label  called  Thoughts  which  focus  is  on  his  productions  only.  He  had  numerous  successful  productions  on  some  of  the  most  reputable  Techno  labels  arond  the  world  such  as,  Warm  Up  Recordings,  Nachtstrom  Schallplatten,  Sleaze  Records,  Intacto,  Injected  Poison  and  Machine  Box  just  to  name  a  few.  His  music  can  be  described  as  a  perfect  blend  of  organic,  deep,  hypnotic,  melodic,  dark,  distorted,  twisted  and  whatever  sounds  good.  The  present  is  great  for  Ricardo  Garduno  and  what  can  be  said  about  his  future  isit  will  be  even  better.

@ricardogardunomusic

TeknoAnd Podcast #027: Ricardo Garduno

Co-founder of Modular Mind Records, Lebanese citizen from Bekaa Western district.

@monosapien

TeknoAnd Podcast #029: Monosapien

Straight from Northern Italy, Alessio Meneghello or better known for his moniker Alan Backdrop, has been alluring his listeners through his productions characterised with deep atmospheres and a diversity of the genre. Simply put, Alan’s fascination is a reflection of his passion for music and inspiration he gets from the world around.
He is the kind of musician that certainly enjoys his studio jam sessions—this is one of the main reasons why he spends most of the time in his studio filled with synthesizers, recording and experimenting with the aim to capture and create his exceptional sound.
Alan Backdrop released his debut album, VR Plan, in 2013 on Prologue, an album that includes some of his pioneering tracks, such as “Cherber,” “Ere,” and “Siere.” While working on his first album, Alessio was simultaneously producing other singles, and EPs such as Excursion A and Excursion B published on Motoguzzi Records, Shan EP on Ekar, and Salko on Enklav. Shortly, he managed to create his second album, Eria, released in 2014 on Ekar Records, which best reflects his ever-growing deep productions.
One of Alessio’s latest projects is a_000, a project born from the unprompted come across of him and Enrico Rlt, which resulted in the creation of Road to Nauta, a 12’’ EP through Ekar Records. Road to Nauta is one of the works of Alan Backdrop that clearly indicates his long-lasting relationship with Ekar, which is one of the platforms where Alessio released most of his productions.
In addition to spending most of the time in his studio, Alan Backdrop performs in various festivals—the latest in which he performed were Harmony Open Air and Modem Festival— and in different clubs and musical events every once in a while. Fascinated by electronic music and inspired by nature is the best way to describe Alan Backdrop.

Picture by Ross.

TeknoAnd Podcast #030: Alan Backdrop

Tirana (Albania) based dj/producer. Debut release in 2016 with Funghettocrew netlabel (IT). Started producing in 2014 while renting an alternative bar in Tirana, wich became an underground dwelling dedicated to electronic music, together with Julian Trushi, another soundmaker from the city. The space, called 'open-house', invited local independent artists in various styles. Collaborator of other projects with Ilir Lluka (Sound artist, electronic music composer from Tirana),side-project as r-kitektor and 'Hidden Garden Series'.

TeknoAnd Podcast #034: Rasimsky

Azar is an electronic music producer based in Beirut, Lebanon. By starting to play bass at the age 14, he immersed himself in music, listening to various genres which shaped the versatility in the music he started developing at age 16. With inspirations from old 60’s and 70’s rock bands to influential groups like Pink Floyd, Azar shares his love for music by creating a mood changing vibe that can paint a story into the listener’s mind.

TeknoAnd Podcast #035: Albert Azar

Beirut born DJ and producer 3LIAS aka Elias Merheb (founder of the collective Tribe Called Tribe), is undeniably one of the most significant artists in the middle-east’s house and techno scene today, and one of its very first pioneers, constantly pushing the boundaries since starting out in the late 90’s.

@3liasofficial

TeknoAnd Podcast #36: 3LIAS

Music producer, lecturer, DJ, and studio manager, Beirut born Ziad Moukarzel worked in TV and Cinema putting music and audio as a side job until he couldn't take it anymore. His interest in electronic music as well as music technology has pushed him to quit visual media in 2016, and now
 is an active partner at Woodwork Sound Studio in Lebanon. As a live electronic artist and DJ, he worked under many aliases (Both Ends Work, Mocques, Anton Stator..), and on many short term projects that covered different electronic musical genres and approaches
 since 2007... And consequently played in different local venues and festivals. He is always musically versatile, always exploring new sounds and possibilities to expand his spectrum, his sets reflect his curiosity and fluidity, keeping the audience eager and
 on their feet. He also collaborated with different musicians and artists In the studio, he is known to have a keen ear on both the artist’s need and the sound, finding the best solutions that give balanced, quality sounding outputs, with no restriction to
 the creative freedom. Moukarzel also organizes electronic music workshops and synths meets around Beirut.

TeknoAnd Podcast #37: Ziad Moukarzel

DAO is a sound engineer, composer and DJ based in Lebanon. Active since the late 00s as selector and longstanding resident of the DMG collective, with roots in the free party scene, his sound has been a constantly shifting affair from the go, seamlessly weaving together a wide array of influences culled from the worlds of techno, breakbeat and experimental music.

TeknoAnd Podcast #38: DAO

Born in Lebanon, Samaya Al Sablouny has always been fascinated with electronic music and is actively pursuing her quest to find out where her dog’s favorite toy went missing. Also she loves talking about herself in the third person.
@samaya_sablouny

TeknoAnd Podcast #042: Samaya Al Sablouny

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TeknoAnd Podcast #044: Starabay

Expressing emotions and freedom in the form of sound for what we call Music. 
Based in Barcelona originally from Beirut, this upcoming techno artist merges the idea of fast motions with universal connectivity and unity to offer a unique vibe and a taste of darkness that reflects certain realities that are part our sceptical universal reality.
His passion for DJing stemmed from his love for dancing and for expressing human emotion through physical freedom, beyond ordinary capabilities. He then evolved into a local well known artist and was able to share his passion in front of thousands of Techno enthusiasts through local gigs and took effect in Beirut’s underground scene.  As a talent, curiosity pushed him towards production, but finding greediness in it taught him commitment. So after dropping many singles/albums, he chose to refine his style and to experiment with sound, and hopes to present his new unique style under the name Rich in Harmonics, having previously worked under different aliases. His goal is to produce a certain form of free spirited art, where the crowd can take their imagination to new heights, while also giving himself the opportunity to live freely with no limits on his music, in order to create the optimal experience for his growth, and for the Techno family.

TeknoAnd Podcast #045: Rich In Harmonics

“Director of deep, dark grooves with a powerful atmosphere”

He's back after 3 years with another powerful set.  A no stranger in the underground music scene in the MENA region.   Please welcome Toubba; A DJ & promoter based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From the mic as a vocalist in extreme metal bands to a track selector behind the decks , Toubba’s uncompromising expressionism with music remains fully intact to this day. He continues to create a religious experience for the curious listener by picking musical pieces from Techno’s boomy, drony & hypnotic soundscapes on our second invitation to our podcast series. 

  Please enjoy listening to this journey as much as we have.

FB Main Page: https://www.facebook.com/dj.karamtoubba 
IG Main Page: https://www.instagram.com/toubbaofficial/  

Residences: 
https://www.facebook.com/decibeldxb
https://www.facebook.com/ravemovementdubai

TeknoAnd Podcast #046: Toubba

Odai Masri known as ODDZ, is a driven soul by a musical history of various electronic content and projects. Started organizing events early 2000s with huge influences to the palestinian scene. His DJ sets Exploded with multiple successful crowd control techniques, with a unique sound of Techno, Breaks, electro and hard dance he jumped to the front line within a year. Odai is founder and curator of the Palestinian electronic music festival happening in Ramallah “Exist” he also runs Harara records and formally formerly Radio Nard.

Links:
SC:@odai-masri
IG: @3oddz
FB:@OODDZZZ

TeknoAnd Podcast #047: ODDZ

Rami Abi Rafeh, is a Beirut-based DJ, who has played the rounds with TeknoAnd, Ballroom Blitz, and Frequent Defect. His versatile sounds vary from Techno, EBM, Electro, Cold Wave, and Post Punk.

TeknoAnd Podcast #048: Rami Abi Rafeh

This set contains a series of powerful cuts, with undulating low frequencies and sounds of the underground designed to target mind, body and spirit.

TeknoAnd Podcast #049: Billi

Tekno, tekno, and more tekno.

Giving Beirut's club scene a much needed facelift. For many years, several sub-genres of electronic music have been neglected and overshadowed by commercial music and parties. We are here to bring justice to the ravers of Lebanon and fill the void of one of underground music's key pillars. Answering the calls of warehouse echoes and industrial sounds with a new army of hard stomping clubbers from around the region. Drawing inspiration from our travels and experiences, we felt a duty to bring a change and embrace the music parallel to what can be seen in Europe.

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