Inside Antwerp invites LA’s techno militia with a showcase from Droid Behavior.
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TRUNCATE (Droid Recordings, Audio Injection, 50 Weapons) US
After being introduced to electronic music back in the early 90’s in Los Angeles, a then teenager David Flores was hooked. He started DJing at all over Southern California at underground warehouses, desert parties, and raves. His style then was as varied as the local scene – a myriad of sounds ranging from house to acid to techno to hardcore. His association with Droid Behavior began in 2003 and continues years later where you can still find him as a resident at the infamous and internationally acclaimed Interface event series alongside Drumcell and Raiz. In early 2011, he started a project called ‘Truncate’ which focuses on the deeper, more raw side of techno. His Truncate releases have been gain support from world class performers such as Modeselektor, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, Chris Liebing, Speedy J, DVS1, Luke Slater, Ben Sims, Josh Wink, East Everything, Len Faki and many more. Since then, he has provided remixes for artists across the musical spectrum like Kink! on Pets Recordings, Slam on Soma, and Trus’me on Prime Numbers.
DRUMCELL (Droid Recordings, CLR) US
Drumcell was born as Moe Espinosa in Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Valley. San Gabriel Valley is also where he and the Raíz brothers, Vangelis and Vidal, met and founded Droid Behavior in the early 2000s which lead to the infamous Interface warehouse series and lauded techno label Droid Recordings. Some of his studio collaborators include Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, Maynard James Keenan of Tool, Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb, Gary Numan, George Clinton, Kool Keith, Qbert, and Cut Chemist. By then, Moe was chuffed to pursue his own productions. When he handed out his first self-produced, selfpressed vinyls at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2001, he heard them being played from the festival stages the very next day. Since then, he has released original productions or remixed tracks on DROID, CLR, Electric Deluxe, Sleaze, Torque, Silent Steps, Blank Code, Time Fog, Ibadan, Detroit Underground, and much more. Drumcell explores and discovers the analogue world as much as the digital world of music production, to finally combine them into his very own raw, suspenseful and hypnotic style.
LUIS FLORES (Droid Recordings, CLR) MX
In the more than fifteen years he has been producing electronic music, Luis Flores has not only made a name for himself but has been at the forefront of a movement that made the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, a hot spot for electronic music production and events. In 2009 the release of the “Damage” EP on Droid Recordings, established Flores as an international artist with its immediate success, making the charts of artists such as Speedy J, The Detroit Grand Pubbahs and Chris Liebing’s Best 10 of 2009. In 2012 he returned to Droid for the release of “New Flesh” which included remixes by label owner Drumcell and CLR’s Brian Sanhaji. 2013 began with his first collaboration with Berlin based producer Material Object and the release of the “Crowd Control” EP under the Impact Unit moniker for the French label Silent Steps and in 2014 he’ll release “Rituals of Submission” on Detroit’s Blank Code, “Test Pattern” EP in the Spring for CLR and the “Metal” remix for Black Asteroid under EDLX.
DAVE BRODY (Inside Antwerp)
Belgian born in the late 70’s, Dave got into music right after the new beat revolution. The music that emerged from Detroit and London on labels as Transmat, Metroplex and Warp made a deep impression on him. He has his first release in 2002 and started producing music for various projects ranging from breakbeat to house releasing on labels as Takt Records, Aella Music and Strictly Rhythm. Eventually there was one more urge to be filled : his primary love for techno and experimental electronic music. Out of this mindset rised new projects like Clairvoyance and Nithraefn. For the moment all his studio efforts are focused on bringing his first techno influenced tracks to daylight and for the future he’s setting up his own imprint. Alongside producing and deejaying Dave is founder of the Inside nights. Beside local talent they have invited renowned artist such as Alex Bau, Steve Bicknell, Kriz and Truncate. Dave hosts also a weekly radio show on FG Radio where he brings you only the finest in techno.
JAIMY SMINK (Inside Antwerp)
One of the head honcho’s behind the techno concept “Inside”. He’s also a DJ and graphic designer. Immersing in his dream to the continuous transmission, either with composition or playing of techno, is what Jaimy Smink stands for.