U L Y S S E S Vlll pres.
Artefakt LIVE [Delsin Records, Field Records, Prologue Music]
Route 8 LIVE [Lobster Theremin, Nous Disques]
resom [://about blank music]
Natascha Kann [://about blank music]
Aziesch [Presence, Robert Johnson]
Tommi [Midas Touch, Ulysses]
APrill [Saasfee pavillon/gallery/lab, Ulysses]
Maus [RAVEBOTTA, Dora Brilliant]
Herr Schmidt [RAVEBOTTA, Dora Brilliant]
Lukas Noire [Maison Noire, Ulysses]
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Bands:
Tender Velvet LIVE [Black Verb Records]
Velvet Coat LIVE [Black Verb Records]
ARTEFAKT
Artefakt is a collaboration between Dutch producers Robin Koek and Nick Lapien that share a love for melancholic, hypnotic voodoo music.
Joining their perspectives in a meticulous, hands-on working method, the two bring a balanced and hypnotizing sound to the club. Be it in the form of a dj set or their full- fledged hardware live set crystallizing in the mind and oscillating the body. What sets Artefakt apart is combination of musical material, atmosphere and groove, captivating your spirit, whether you are listening quietly on headphones, or you hear the music pounding from a 10 foot tall PA at a rave.
Artefakt treats techno as an artform rather than a musical genre exploring a scope that surpasses functional dancefloor-tools and bangers. Combining high art and underground culture stemming from the uncompromising squatting scene whilst practicing musique concrete tape improvisations in galeries and musea. This merging of worlds manifests in a versatile nature that is audible in the narrative selection of tracks and dj-sets.
The duo emerged with their first track ‘Mirror Society’ back in 2012 on Field Records, the Dutch label known by electronic connaisseurs and heads across the globe. Making a strong impression with this epic debut of their catalogue, receiving praise for its narrative and sound sculptural qualities. ‘Mirror Society’ would give a first glimpse into their now well-established trademark sound consisting of a layered, textured and atmospheric approach to techno.
Keeping a close relationship with the Field imprint the duo followed with multiple tracks on V.A.’s and compilations over the years following slowly emerging in the scene. 2014 initated a new path in their release history as their heavy-weight off-beat work ‘Twilit’ got featured on Prologue, the German label well-known for it’s hypnotic sound. After featuring tracks on different like-minded labels in 2015 their first full EP ‘The Fifth Planet’ was published on the legendary Dutch imprint Delsin Records. Receiving global praise and support from the scene, the EP was succeeded with ‘The Mental Universe EP’ marking their new home on the Dutch label. 2017 again sees Artefakt returning and redefining themselves as their first album ‘Kinship’ is bound to be released on Delsin Records.
RA.: www.residentadvisor.net/dj/artefakt
SC.: www.soundcloud.com/artefakt-official
DC.: www.discogs.com/artist/3144185-artefakt-2
ROUTE 8
Route 8 has only recently gained prominence through the Lobster Theremin and Nous labels, but his hardware production experiments date back almost 10 years. Inspired by the raw-edged US house and techno sound, he has also expanded his work into off-kilter electro and ambient, still inflicted with his melancholia-tinged melodies and racheting drum patterns.
RA.: www.residentadvisor.net/dj/route8
SC.: www.soundcloud.com/route8
DC.: www.discogs.com/artist/3130804-route-8
RESOM
The beat goes on, forward into the future, into the darkness. Ever in flux, yet simultaneously constant: the foundation of the night and the tracks, swept up in the wide-open planes. At the bow, a spray of fine melodies; the gull cry of the distorted sounds at the stern. Resom is your boat, your captain. Is the sea swell in your club rougher than usual? Are you being thrown back and forth by billowing bass lines as never before, spattered by the surf from the hi-hats and losing your orientation? Fear not. Trust your captain at the helm. Trust Resom, your woman behind the wheel.
(text: gunnar wendel)
The avid vinyl collector has been a staple of the line-ups at ://about blank from the very beginning, spinning everything from obscure left field house to fathomless bass; trippy electro to fierce techno; uplifting '90s jams to relentless cutting edge dance floor onslaughts. She has been actively engaged in the social and cultural side of the music scene since her days in Leipzig with the Homo Elektrik collective as well as others. She curates the multifaceted conceptual event The Amplified Kitchen at ://about blank in addition to her work for the last ten years teaching DJ workshops for women. You can also hear her every two months on her show OPTION on Berlin Community Radio.
RA.: www.residentadvisor.net/dj/resom
SC.: www.soundcloud.com/resi-resom
Artwork by Aldo Freund
Host and Location
Maison Noire
Midas Touch
Tanzhaus West
