3Ddancer (a trio composed of Alex the Fairy, Rachel Lyn & Volruptus) perform live as an improvised freeform act akin to an electronic free jazz band, who are equipped with an array of electronic instruments. 3Ddancer (a trio composed of Alex the Fairy, Rachel Lyn & Volruptus) perform live as an improvised freeform act akin to an electronic free jazz band, who are equipped with an array of electronic instruments. The 3 artists bring their unique styles together to form a new vision of harder, faster, experimental dance music: rhythm heavy and drenched in emotive and visceral musical forms. Their unique individual projects already being strongly defined and established provide a powerful foundation which multiplies and combines the trio to form a truly powerful combination of flavours, an experience like no other. The project cuts its teeth closing the renowned Modular Gang/Oscillate parties, culminating in a debut live album (“great fucking success”) released in late 2019. From there they went on to play for 8 hours in Säule (Berghain) for CTM Festival followed by a quick dash to Mutabor in Moscow before lockdown. Resurfacing for recent closings at Mjut and Hard Trade/Funkhaus, 3Ddancer has proven to be a truly living, breathing entity in its own right that continues to grow and reinterpret itself. ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY -great fucking success (Live Album - November 2019) -OUT NOW!!!! "new exciting toys" (Live Album - April 2022) -Prehistoric Safari (Single/Compilation) out on Standard Deviation x Mystictrax (2022)

Tractor-driving, mud-spattered Alex Krell is a Lithuanian producer riding a new wave of deep and dark techno. Alex Krell makes techno. He is also a petrolhead who lists Queen, Nirvana and Led Zeppelin as his influences, and he loves driving a tractor in the tiny Lithuanian village where he spends a lot of time. This impossibly bizarre background gives Alex Krell’s productions a uniquely dark and earthy energy that makes his techno stand out from the crowd of sterile Berlin copycats. The stadium-rock influence drives Alex’s melodic and emotional approach to chord sequences and arrangements, hip-hop provides a sense of swagger, and driving a tractor all day apparently makes you choose pounding, powerful, relentless beats at night. Techno is Alex Krell’s second love. He cannot live without motorsport, on four wheels or two wheels, but preferably loud and dirty. Normally techno wouldn’t be a suitable soundtrack for an extreme sports video, but Alex pours adrenalin, euphoria and danger into his music, making it fit perfectly on the Wipeout soundtrack, or Grand Theft Auto. When he’s not reading magazines about combustion engines, Alex is in the studio tuning synthesizers and firing up four-cylinder kickdrums. The retro flavours of his rock and rave influences are blended with some kind of weird chemical found only in his native Lithuanian water. Alex Krell invites you to drink a bottle of it and see what happens. ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Alex Krell - Parallel Seduction Alex Krell - Optyx Alex Krell - Knocturne Alex Krell - Hypnopace Pindrops - Dive (Alex Krell remix) Alex Krell - Contacts Jaroška - How Do You Call It (Alex Krell remix) Alex Krell - Nightmare At Lizdas Pindrops - Reflection II (Alex Krell Punk Version) Alex Krell - Pashilan Kid Without Letters - Eternal Sweep (Alex Krell remix)

Alex the Fairy // 1/3 3Ddancer // 1/2 Methamfemenine

DJ, Producer & Label owner Anetha is a trained Architect based in Paris, now fully dedicated to music and focused on developing her career as a DJ, producer and Label Manager. As a leading figure of the new generation of French DJs inspired by EBM, trance, electro and old school 90’s techno tracks, Anetha knows how to make people dance. She always tries to offer an intense, energetic and unpredictable journey to her public, with a strong and fresh tracks’ selection.

Avalon Emerson is from the desert. While she currently lives in Berlin, the music she produces comes from the dreamlike expanse and abstract textures of the Sonoran landscapes of Arizona. Her journey has taken her from that sunbaked state to the contemporary dance music mecca via a long stint in San Francisco, where she cut her teeth as a DJ in the city's storied warehouse party scene. In her DJ sets and productions now, she offers a timeless narrative that reflects a passion for the sound design of new wave, the futurism of techno, the soul of American house and the exuberance of rave. Though she's built up steam in 2015 from multiple sets at Panorama Bar, and globetrotting all around Europe and North America, she's just getting started, and continues to outdo herself with original productions released on labels like Shtum, Spring Theory, Icee Hot, and her own DJ tool edit pool, the Cybernedits series.

Manfredas. The name packs a hefty punch. After years spent amassing knowledge as a radio DJ, he took his talents to the club, where he’s been convincing the unconvinced ever since. This man has a serious gift for throwing his every physical move hammering home the strength of his musical convictions. From the unique way he palms the jog wheel, to the ardent torque of his dancing, music feels a little more impactful in his midst. As one of the key residents and programmers at Opium Club in Vilnius, where he runs his club night "Smala", Manfredas has been instrumental in creating a culture that has led some mega-respected DJs to call it their favourite club in the world. Space feels like a feedback loop of love, dramatic intensity, and open-minded passion that draws everyone deeper into the music. Fact: the best DJs are always residents. Fact: Opium just might be the best club in existence. Logic dictates our man is a champ.

Deliberately liberating, willingly unwilling.

EMILIJA is a multi-disciplinary creative and fresh face on the electronic music scene- her energetic DJ sets oscillate between progressive house, trance & bass-heavy electro with a heavy emphasis on percussion and groove. Genres are transgressed, melodies are seduced and swept into a sensual collision of moods and dynamics, sensitively brought together to stimulate the senses for an atomic bliss.

Gramrcy is a British-born DJ and producer currently living in Berlin. His productions draw elements from the UK’s rich rave history while pushing a resolutely forward-facing sound. EPs on cult UK labels Ancient Monarchy and FTD established a restless, anything-goes approach to music-making, while a recent collaboration with Hodge on the Singapore-based label Midnight Shift displayed a tougher and more upfront side. This approach extends through to his DJ sets – a fluid and stylistically diverse selection that skilfully weaves between genres and eras while maintaining at its heart a fun and carefree approach to dance music. Well received mixes for Crack Magazine, Boiler Room, Uncanny Valley and Ceramics (which Thump named their No.1 mix of 2015), as well as numerous guest slots on NTS and Rinse FM have cemented his reputation as a thrilling and diverse DJ, as comfortable with well-considered warm-up slots as he is playing peak time sets. 2019 saw him become joint label-owner of Peach Discs – the label started in 2016 by long-time friend Shanti Celeste. As well as running the longstanding Housework parties in Bristol and Berlin alongside Shanti, Golesworthy and Daisy Moon, he’s played a number of well-respected clubs, venues and festivals across Europe, including ://about blank and Tresor in Berlin, Simple Things Festival in Bristol and London’s Dance Tunnel, while his latest EP on GlassTalk Records continues to mark out Gramrcy as a producer to keep an eye on.

As one of Europe’s most wanted underground weapons, Héctor Oaks style stands out for playing the unexpected and the highly engaging. As DJ, producer and label head his take on techno resonates by combining the contemporary with hand-picked tracks from the history of rave culture. Héctor Oaks has been behind the turntables for almost half of his life. Gaining his first credits in Madrid's underground, it was when he relocated to Berlin, that his DJing really took off. Not long after his move to the German capital, the trained sound engineer released his first vinyl releases on KEY VINYL. This kick-start into the fertile soils of Berlin’s underground lay the foundation of a career, that has taken off internationally in the past years. It’s the dancefloors that taught this DJ his outstanding empathy and intuition for the sounds, that make a crowd vibrate. Constant practice and the dedication to music shaped his style. Known for his stamina and mixing skills, it is his selection that truly stands out. What seems eclectic on the first sight, is a well-curated mix of vinyl gems. Héctor Oaks seeks for the sweet spot between tracks that are connected not by genre but vibe and style. As vinyl-only DJ, his selection thrives on Oaks’ passion for digging in record shops all around the world. Not to mention the years in Berlin ́s infamous Record Loft, that served the local scene with an outstandingly broad selection of 2nd hand vinyl. When in the mood for a proper rave, you will find Oaks playing under his alias Cadency. The moniker is home to the more explorative side of genres: breaks, ghetto, oomphy grooves and a pinch of funk. As Oaks’s calls it: techno body music gone pop. Cadency’s appearances are rare, so catch them while they’re hot.

co-founder of event series and label - Isla to Isla. He encompass the deep layers and immersive atmospheres of sounds of diverse continents. As well as left-field taste and contemporary understanding of club music always puts captivating ideas on the table Hìldå is a member of the Isla to Isla crew, known for their boundary-pushing approach to music. His mixes are a carefully curated experience, defying genre boundaries and inviting listeners on a journey through mystical soundscapes and unfamiliar terrain. With a keen understanding of club music, Hilda's sets feature both the wild energy of rave and tribal, as well as the deep and immersive sounds of continents ranging from South East Asia to the Middle East. As a DJ and promoter, Hilda is dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences for his audience, showcasing the best of underground and experimental sounds from around the world.

Involved in different musical genres, Interiors is now commonly known on Lithuania’s underground scene as the resident DJ, promoter and conceptualizer at one of the finest Vilnius nightlife establishments: Kablys Club. Involved in different musical genres for several years, Interiors is now commonly known on Lithuania’s underground scene as the resident DJ, promoter and conceptualizer at one of the finest Vilnius nightlife establishments: Kablys Club - the place where he runs his regular, but musically diverse Gamma nights. With varied tastes and influences from different scenes, he blends his own mixture of dark disco, krautrock, EBM and other psychedelic-minded alternative dancefloor sounds, fit as much for the brain as for the body, for the club or bedroom, mid-day or midnight. Even if his sets might seem a bit chaotic, one couldn’t help recognizing that he has got his own mixture of the past, the present and the future, seamed into his very own musical strategy, which Interior himself calls “a thin line between contrasts”.

Justautas is a Lithuanian DJ, selector, and radio show host residing at Opium Club and Lizdas, the country's key nightlife hubs. For four years he has been running Dykuma club nights, dedicated to the exploration of peripheries of psychedelia.

Kaubrys - Lithuanian DJ, running Dykuma project as a club nights and radio show at Radio Vilnius

Dubstepper Kode9 is the founder of Hyperdub.Kode9

Loraine James is a producer who uses a minimalist setup and unbound creativity, she utilises IDM glitch aesthetics with an improvisational, jazz-rooted spirit and a unique talent for integrating her diverse influences into cohesive and emotive pieces. Hailing from Enfield, North London, adventurous producer Loraine James is a rising voice in the electronic music community. Taking piano lessons as a child and growing up listening to a wide range of genres has instilled a voracious musical curiosity in her that resonates throughout her productions. While classes at college, and later on Westminster University’s Commercial Music course, facilitated her encounter with the basic tools for digital production, her approach is closer to DIY culture than formal training. Often expressing her love for IDM, her intricate, highly intuitive and emotional tracks, composed used minimal, easily-available setup, and openly queer identity stand in direct opposition with the genre’s traditionally male, white and gear-fetishising intellectualism. James’s music is at once abrasive and vulnerable, a powerful dichotomy used to fuse together the many disparate elements from London’s sound universe which she integrates into her music, moulding grime, R&B, jazz and ambient into novel sonic creations with an instinct for improvisation. In 2017, her self-released debut album Detail caught the ear of many music aficionados, but 2019’s sophomore For You And I LP on Hyperdub would make her a breakthrough star, receiving unanimous acclaim from peers, fans and critics at the likes of Crack, DJ Mag, The Quietus, Mixmag and Pitchfork. On Nothing EP, her second Hyperdub release, she explores new directions with a diverse group of international collaborators including Uruguayan producer Lila Tirando a Violeta, Jonnine Standish of Australian duo HTRK and Iranian-British rapper Tardast. by Andra Nikolayi

NTS radio host, international DJ, music producer, curator & selector. Mamiko Motto is a DJ, producer, composer and founder of the GASS record label. Her leading radio show on NTS is recognised for breaking some of the biggest underground artists in electronic music and she is, as Frank 151 describes—“A Swiss Army knife of the music industry.” An international touring DJ, Mamiko produces and composes under various monikers including Wednesday Nite, with previous releases on Warp and Big Dada. Her sound design for video games has been featured in “Butterstar Galactica” by Hudson Mohawke and other audiovisual projects. GASS was launched in 2015, a reflection of her research on humanity, technology and sexuality. In 2013, Mamiko released an exclusive 14 track compilation on All City Records called AMADA, and she has mixes featured on Dazed & Confused and The Fader, as well as playlists for fashion brands including NastyGal. Mamiko runs a London residency at Miranda Club at Ace Hotel and curates various “Mamiko Motto presents” events in Los Angeles, New York, Berlin and Paris. ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Hudson Mohawke feat. Wednesday Nite - Paint the Stars (Warp, 2010) V/A - Amada - (All City Records, 2013) OFFSHORE - Tory Tash [Mysterious Fat Friend RMX] - (Big Dada, 2015)

Constant sound rebel, vinyl enthusiast, dj, Partyzanai record label founder and promoter since 1997. Cosmopolitan, traveller and digger throughout many electronic music trends, capitals, styles and beyond. Constant sound rebel, vinyl enthusiast, dj, Partyzanai label founder and promoter since 1997. Cosmopolitan, traveller and digger throughout many electronic music trends, capitals, styles and beyond. Plays mostly vinyl, which became kind of a rebel act and signature of his dj sets in today's inevitable music digitalisation. Starting his career in the young party scene of Kaunas (industrial city in Lithuania) in the 90s, and finding himself during the 80s revival in the US and UK years later, he returned to his homeland in 2004, motivated to start his own label. Later he followed his love to Cologne, but still between Germany and Lithuania holds residencies in the local underground clubs and runs his own Partyzanai label and sub-labels (PZ Records, Gars Records, Partyzanai Pop Records, Partyzanai Plius Records, PPP Records), which take an important role in the local vibrant electronic music scene by discovering and pushing the new talented artists. Mantas T. dj sets reflect a wide spectrum of sound, as well as his love for obscure, hard-to-find records, which extends from obscure disco to modern techno. During his over 20 years dj career he was well known-resident of Lithuania’s first underground nightclub Gravity, performed and still performing beside various internationally established artists in his own promoted and independent events. For more info dive into the gallery >> https://www.partyzanai.com/gallery/ PARTYZANAI LABELS AND SUB-LABELS: Partyzanai webpage: https://www.partyzanai.com PZ Records: https://pzrecords.bandcamp.com/ Partyzanai Pop Records: https://partyzanai-pop.bandcamp.com/ Partyzanai Plius Records: https://partyzanai-plius.bandcamp.com/ Gars Records: www.garsrecords.com Partyzanai Label: www.partyzanai.com PPP Records: https://ppprecords.bandcamp.com

Lithuanian composer creating music for rave, theatre and everything in between. Over the last few years, Maria Paskevic​ has emerged as one of the most exciting up-and-coming artists in Lithuania.​ ​​She has been composing music for theatre as well as producing electronic music and playing live. In Lithuanian techno scene she is known for her her high-energy, unpredictable selections - old school techno, trance, hyperpop, IDM and a touch of hardcore. Currently Maria Paskevic is a resident DJ in Elastica and Lizdas, where she also runs party series ‘Attention!’ together with Meri Hov. The style of Maria‘s music is influenced by works of avant-garde composers as well as contemporary club music and experimental techno. These influences are embraced in the development, form and flow of electronic material.

Rampant crime and outta space violence.

Already one of the best-known eastern European techno/house DJs, Nastia’s star is firmly in the ascendancy globally. Her style is to an extent adaptable but she has a sound that is unmistakably her own. The last three years have been a whirlwind of gigs for Nastia. Her twilight techno, melancholic minimal, stripped-down ghetto funk and sustained house have been wowing crowds all around the world. She’s recently signed to the prestigious agency Bullitt DJ so her travellings are going to be even further afield every week. ~ Soundcloud

One of Belgium’s most acclaimed DJ, Nosedrip from Ostend. As a Dj, Nosedrip sets moods like no-one else and leaves dancefloors gasping for breath everywhere he goes. An amazing selector who has been regularly playing all over Europe with a remarked appearance at Dekmantel festival last year. In the space of just a few years, Nosedrip made a name for himself with the persistence and focus of a kid that wants to prove all his bullies wrong. From running a regular ambient show on his Mixcloud-page, which has a staggering 30.000+ followers, he went on to launch Stroom.tv. The platform caused quite some waves in the online radio community because of its unique mixture of oddball playlists and distinctive aesthetics. In 2016, his radio show moved to NTS and Stroom.tv turned into a record label focusing on heritage, with Ziggy spitting out killer archival releases from the likes of Alain Neffe, Jan Van den broeke, Vazz and Latvian avant-gardists NSRD.

DJ and producer NVST from Switzerland has established herself as one of the rising stars of the international clubbing and electronic music scene. Playing uncompromising sets around the world, this hyperactive artist seems insatiable. DJ and producer NVST from Switzerland has established herself as one of the rising stars of the international clubbing and electronic music scene. Playing uncompromising sets around the world, this hyperactive artist seems insatiable. A regular guest at the most prestigious clubbing festivals (Amsterdam Dance Event, Positive Education, Dekmantel Selectors) and the trendiest clubs of the moment (Garage Noord, Tresor, Ankali, Zhao Dai), she leaves no one indifferent. In addition to DJ sets under her own name, she is part of the Drift Institute, a live group that blends post-punk, abstract, and techno. NVST's growing reputation is built on sharp, powerful, and deeply committed sets. Taking her audience by surprise, she doesn't hesitate to put them in uncomfortable situations to lead them into a trance. Breakbeats, industrial, techno, and acid are just a few of the strings to her bow. Her style draws from all genres in order to transcend them and create moments of collective communion. The values that drive NVST's approach to DJing are far from conventionalism and commercial approaches. As an advocate for a more open and inclusive electronic music scene, she is part of the Female:Pressure family and fights for better representation in the nightlife industry. In addition to her already impressive schedule, she co-directs the Big Science label with Warzou, a sound experimentation laboratory focused on marginal electronic music. She is also a resident DJ on LYLRadio and Rinse FM. NVST's discography is also extensive. In addition to numerous remixes published here and there, she has released an EP and two albums under her own name, an album with the Drift Institute, and she announces the upcoming release of a new album on the Geneva-based label Les Disques Magnétiques (a sub-label of Disques Bongo Joe). In addi­tion to these accom­plish­ments, her recent fea­ture in a Tre­sor com­pi­la­tion solid­i­fies her posi­tion at the fore­front of cut­ting-edge under­ground elec­tron­ic music. ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY SOLO RELEASE NVST - Filled with Oil LP ― Les Disques Magnétiques - 2023 NVST – Drum in the Bass of Attention LP ― Big Science - 2022 NVST – Stop Violence Motivate Violence ― Serious Trouble - 2021 NVST – Compiled Works 2017-2019 LP ― Big Science - 2020 COMPILATION X FEATURING RELEASE
 NVST – Heatstress (Tunnel Edition) ― Tresor Records NVST – The Snitch Cant Fist (Cloud94 Version) ― Selfreleased NVST – Petroleum Dub ― Pracht NVST – Fire & Exposure (Flames In The Car EdItion ― Tsunami Records NVST – Domination Of Controversity (That Is (So) Useless Version) ― Jerry Horny NVST – If The Sheriff My Family ( Forevervacation Edition) ― Die Idole NVST – Store Of Love – Proxima Records 
NVST – 6weeksquarantine2yearstherapy (Autohifive Final Countdown Mix) ― Subject To Restriction NVST – Safer Safe (When Doggos Building Bridges Mix) ― TRNSTN
 NVST – Velo Moto 184 (CMS DJ Drivin High Passing Police Version) ― Sumo Smash Records
 NVST – Empire State (Autohifive Danger Zone 1994 Mix) ― Club Culture 
 NVST – Sankt-Prex (Autohifive Under the Surface Mix) ― Kashev Tapes & Oramics
 VOCALIST WORK Théo Muller FT NVST – Devil Moon ― KRAKZH
 Théo Muller FT NVST – Les Rave Party Sont Interdites ― KRAKZH
 Exhausted Modern FT NVST – Something Stronger ― Endless Illusion REMIX Neu Verboten – Sangre Digital (NVST Hifire Remix) ― Jupiter 4 Jolly – Secular Theodicy (Autohifive Windowsdown Remix) ― Kashev Tapes Exhausted Modern – Hard Working Rats (NVST Hifive Remix) ― Endless Illusion Anatolian Weapons – Black Sea ( NVST Waving Edition) ― Lurid Music ALIASES RELEASE The Drift Institute – Damages and Their Slices LP ― Pensament Sonic Autohifive – Benzin ( NVST GTA MIX) ― Les Points Autohifive – Say It From The End (Vilnius Edition) ― 777 Records Autohifive – No Shoes / Time 2 Go (NVST C1984 EDIT) ― Nasty Entreprises
 
Autohifive – Safe Room Explosion ( Stress Result Version) ― W.T.N.T Autohifive – Lost Dog Walk ( Lonely NVST Version) ― selfreleased
 Autohifive – Cargo XXL ( NVST remix) ― Brainwaves

From raw industrial sounds to ambient hypnosis OBCDN aka Obsidian delivers high-energy Techno journey for one to experience. Monthly local Techno series "Gestalt" founder and Swedish label "Substantiv" resident. OBCDN aka Obsidian electronic journey began in late 2008. Influenced by early Detroit electro scene soon trained classical musician became one of the small northern Lithuanian town “Siauliai” underground techno scene pioneer. He instantly got known for his long rough and raw industrial techno, electro sets. Through his time as Dj, producer and numerous illegal raves promoter he performed in Lithuania’s most respectful venues such as: Kablys club, Opium club, Lizdas sound institute, Elnias fabrikas, Space_bar and many more to mention. Had honor to share one stage with Somewhen, Jonas Kopp, Eric cloutier, Eduardo de la calle and many more locally known names. OBCDN debut release “Plius 6” was released on Lithuanian most known crew minimal.lt curated label PPP in 2016. Later on he featured compilation with single “Nosferatu” on Swedish label and podcast series “Substantiv” alongside such names as: Lars Huismann, Forest People, Shkedul, Codex Empire, CTRLS, Arnaud Le Texier, D. Carbone, Casual Treatment, Rune Bagge, C-system, Patrik Skoog, Krenzlin, Ness, Refracted, Wrong Assessment, Benabou and many more. Now OBCDN is having a residency at local techno club "Space_bar" with his techno event series - “Gestalt” dedicated for upcoming rising talents. ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY Releases: https://soundcloud.com/obcdn/sets/releases

The music of the Lithuanian producer Gediminas Jakubka, who turns into Patricia on stage, balances between borders. Patricia Kokett blends rave with mysticism, futuristic industrial with shamanic noise and various reworked voices with hypnotic output.

Beware, Roe Deers are in the headlights! Roe Deers is a Lithuanian-based audio-visual project led by Liudas Lazauskas. Liudas first started DJ’ing at his parents’ club at the age of 12 while. On the Independence Day of Lithuania He picked an oddly folkloric name and that was the start of the Roe Deers project. While most of the electronic music follows a clear and often monotonic pattern, you never know what you will get from Roe Deers. Liudas tend to step out of what is commonly acknowledged as a standard formula of success, but it doesn’t make him distant from his audience. Roe Deers employ all shades of love in his shows so that the only response you can give him is dance.

Based in Lithuania, Justinas Mikulskis (born 1986) is a future thinking electronic music producer who develops wide palette of hypnotic sound under the name of S13. Based in Lithuania, Justinas Mikulskis (born 1986) is a future thinking electronic music producer who develops wide palette of hypnotic sound under the name of S13. Sharp loneliness engraved layers of Justinas' subconscious, influenced ethereal sounds and emotions in his works. The monotony of S13 grows with confluent curves of atmospheres that expand in higher dimensional space. Combining intense chords and breathtaking bass lines Justinas transforms his music into a digital organism. Esoteric extended-play single "Yourself" reveals incomprehensible world of confusion. When electric synths and variable rhythmics mix with voices from beyond listeners finally reach the emancipation and deserved enlightenment. "Mono" is probably the most existential track of S13. Plastic basses, melancholic melodies and gloomy aura evoke a feeling of standing on the top of the colossal skyscraper with the rain falling and recalling eternal life memories. The meaning of Secret Thirteen flows from his intangible minds and a fatal number Thirteen which comes out at unexpected moments of life. The infinit solitude of Justinas is being cocooned in a creativity

Scalping are a Bristol based live techno band. Blistering performances are known for astute production formed through a love their hometown’s visionary off-the-wall dance music as well as full throttle noise and punk. Starting in 2017, the band played live for two years, almost exclusively in Bristol, before releasing any music. Through their time in other bands, they hooked up with promoters they trusted and focused on doing fewer shows with better results. After a couple of years, Nick Berthoud was brought in, on guitar; a “fan first, member second” who was impressed by the developing live show and attuned to their conceptual frustration. “As a live band, your entire output is dependent on your equipment, but guitar music is historically always so far behind electronic music, and how that technology and the language around it can change the music itself”, says Rushforth. “The ideas that people try to push with guitar band technology are naturally limited. We’re taking elements of guitar culture, like distortion and smearing, and inserting them into the technology and language of electronic music. We’d seen bands try to do this before, but it always felt too ‘arty’, happy, or unstructured. We wanted to do it but make it heavy, and create focused, structured songs.” By sourcing band-centred equipment that pushes boundaries, they incorporate bass-amplifying techno elements into their repertoire. Rushforth’s bass guitar set-up comes with two octave pedals, subharmonic generators and two amps – “effectively bringing a soundsystem around with us” – to play basslines “one or two octaves lower” than a bass guitar traditionally can. Berthoud’s guitar is sidechained from Jones’s kick drum; “which everyone’s done in the studio for decades, but we found it difficult to find a single guitar pedal that would allow us to do it at gigs”, Berthoud says. Their curiosity and resourcefulness has paid off. Since forming, SCALPING have performed across the UK and Europe, at festivals such as Glastonbury, Visions, Green Man, Simple Things, Pitchfork Festival and End of the Road, and as support for Black Midi and Squarepusher. Live, the effect is immense. SCALPING play continuously for the duration of their sets, generating a storm of metal- and-techno through a rising beats-per-minute count; starting between 80-90bpm, ticking gradually up to 140bpm – and then, for maximum dynamic impact, dropping to 70bpm and playing in half-time. In the heat and darkness, it’s a swarm of low-end frequencies and ripping guitars, somewhere between Black Sabbath-esque psychedelica and The Bug’s sub-bass headfuckery. “Within each section of each song, we can push and pull it,” says Hill. “We have a setlist, and once we start playing we don’t stop…. we move through the various songs and tempos fairly seamlessly, and try to emulate the feel of watching a DJ.” As the coronavirus pandemic stopped SCALPING from playing together for over two years, their songwriting was transformed into a series of retro-fitting techniques that would leave most bands lost in an organisational fog. Their debut album, “Void”, out on Houndstooth this April, necessarily became a mammoth undertaking. “We wrote this whole album without playing a single note of it together,” says Hill. “We produced all of the songs using the computer – as a blend of recordings and samples of our live drums, guitars and drum machines into production software – and then translated it all back into a live performance. And although there are structured songs on the record, there’s no explicit focus on exactly recreating those songs live, either,” he continues. “Everything is adapted to work into a set that flows well. A lot of album parts are rewritten during rehearsals for the good of the live set as a whole.” On “Void”, SCALPING are heavy metal in 4D; the sound is moody, distorted and rhythmic, but the use of electronic techniques gives the finer details room to breathe. Their early lust for “all loudness, no nuance” has cooled, too, making more space for experimentation. Tracks such as “Tether”, featuring Oakland rapper DÆMON, puts a modern, metal twist on Bristolian trip-hop, whereas album closer “Remain in Stasis” features fast-rising artist Grove, a Bristol-based rapper and self- professed metalhead whose commanding presence sets the track alight. These songs also mark an additional new chapter for the band with the addition of vocals for the first time. ̸ SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY April 2022: Void (LP, Houndstooth) October 2021: Flood Remixed (EP, Houndstooth June 2021: Flood (EP, Houndstooth)

SIMAS SLABAČIAUSKAS creates joyfull and euphoric moments on the dancefloor. More than 15 years of experience crafted his adventurous style of DJing - tribal and world music mixes with house & disco, modern sounds flows into one cosmic jam which includes more and more music Simas creates with his friends. Simas is a prominent figure in Vilnius nightlife scene as a resident of mighty Opium club, where he was running world famous Smala parties as a part of DJ duo 12 inčų po žeme. Find him anywere between the sand beach in Nida, the mountains of Balearic Islands or the old forests in his hometown Alytus. His Solresol hour at Radio Vilnius mixes these nature stories into a soundtrack for your time in the sun. Simas follows his heart creating Unio mistika - dance experiences advocating the mindfull way of having fun with the music and celebrating togetherness through it. Together with Josef Laimon, aka Middle Sky Boom, Simas produces Tribal Ice Cream - the dreamy electronic duo, which aims to create their tribe of like-minded people with open hearts. Simas also released music as part of Plot Pilot & Siaubas groups.

Skin on Skin is an Australian-based DJ and producer from South Sudan, known for his unique music style of tech house and techno. He produced several successful projects, which caught international attention, including Burn Dem Bridges, Way Ur Touchin Me and Strangers. He has released music on notable labels such as Stay On Sight Recordings, Steel City Dance Discs, FFRR and Looking For Trouble. While not busy with productions, Skin on Skin performs worldwide, where he is known for his twisted DJ sets, which caught the of promoters such as Soenda, Into the Woods and Modular.

VHS Library of Acid The philosophy of VHS Library lies somewhere between sluggishly rolling tapes and the crackling of meticulously dug vinyls. Roads and Eimantas are the librarians, who choose the path of detective classics by staying in the shadows of the party, taking the directing role for the mood on the dancefloor.

Vladas Dieninis is a drummer, percussionist and multidisciplinary artist working in the fields of sound art, theater, dance and cinema productions. The most recent solo output from Vladas balances his talent to combine electronic percussionist techniques with multilayered soundscapes. His performances are improvisatory rituals where hazy ambience meets oriental rhythmic ornaments. The hypnotic effect of motorik patterns here intertwines with free-floating soundscapes with delay effects. The minimalist means here are employed for a maximalist as sometimes you get overwhelmed by the vast array of sound coming from just one person on stage.