He awoke in the dead of night, panting, sweat pouring profusely from his brow. He was shaken and unaware of his surroundings; he couldn't get a handle on what was reality. Shadows seemed to dance across the walls in strange shapes and the winds outside spoke to him in a whispered tones — were his nightmares making their way into physical existence?

Zurich-based producer Walid is one of the minds behind Les Points who, along with its sub-labels Infoline and Gentrified Undeground, have released a healthy catalogue of electro, wave and industrial-laced trips, coming from artists like Savage Grounds, Cygnus and Neu Verboten. In keeping with these musical flavours, Walid has been cooking up his own 80s-indebted sonics under the guise of Child Of The Waves, which are finding a home on Belgian imprint Basic Moves. Consisting of seven tracks, the release uses cinematic samples, rumbling bass lines, icy synths and haunting FX to craft a journey that could soundtrack an 80s thriller.

Child Of The Waves - Basic Moves 15 2x12''

PREMIERE: Child Of The Waves - Phantasmagoria [Basic Moves]

Adrián Peña Sánchez (Calystarr) is a DJ, producer and electronic researcher from Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz). His style could be compared to night and day, on the one hand, dynamism and depth and on the other, elegance and freshness.
His sounds are full of psychedelic atmospheres full of harmony using nuances and resources, in most cases, of a retrospective nature. Calystarr usually works under many musical influences, betting mainly on retro and underground indie sounds. In his sets and productions it is common to hear Nudisco, Italo, Classic House, New Beat, Indie Dance, Acid, Electro, EBM and Dark Disco styles.

He has worked musically with a multitude of national and international artists such as James Rod, Parissior, Moo Monster, Neurotiker, Pumuki, CMIND, Gameboyz, ROTCIV, Ilya Santana, Tronik Youth, Kay-Chi, Chinosynth, JG Outsider, Astore & Cosmosolar working for music labels such as Golden Soul, Espacio Cielo, When Disco Goes Wrong, Melómana Records, Channel Six, Burning Synths, Nein Records, Club Mackan, Astrolead Records, Logical Records and Emerald & Doreen.
As for performances, Calystarr has been in many venues, events and festivals sharing the bill with many artists of great projection such as Avant_Y, Chagar, Lollypop, Rick Golden, Nubaen, Vinny Carmona, Bonny Stuche, Dalila, Göo!, Roglar and many more.
Worthy of mention is his performance at Electrolunch, Edición Sevilla XXL where he shared the bill with Reka and Jennifer Cardini and Interestelar Sevilla 2025 where he shared the line up with Marta Flores, Undo and Blondex.
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Releases & remixes:
- Culto Recordings
- Bolonia Recordings
- Golden Soul Records
- Dacusan Music Records
- Sustain Music
- Channel Six
- Asane Records
- Espacio Cielo
- When Disco Goes Wrong
- Nein Records
- Emerald & Doreen
- Club Mackan
- Astrolead Recordings
- Melómana Records
- Burning Synths
- Logical Records 
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Contact/Info: calystarr@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/calystarrmusic

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