Virtual Underground

Interview :

Virtual Underground : How has this HFR story started ?

HFR : I started djing 2 years ago.

Virtual Underground : Where do you generally draw your inspiration from ?

HFR : I have my inspiration from the club MMA in Munich and my two friends, which are also djing, Alectrix and Asiel.

Virtual Underground : Could you describe your music selection and mixing process ?

HFR : I usually play hard/industrial techno tracks cause I like the hard and rough style of techno.

And I m mixing my tracks without using Loops. And sync of course.

Virtual Underground : Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

HFR : I play on the Xone92 and 2 XDJ 700

Virtual Underground : How does the underground scene in your city looks like?

HFR : the underground scene in Munich is okay but not the best^^

Virtual Underground : What are your next plans ?

HFR : My next plans are to play at a bigger gig. So I hope someone give me the chance to proove myself.

Follow HFR on soundcloud @hfr-techno

Virtual Underground :

How has this Human Experiments story started ?

Human Experiments :

I don’t really know how and when it started to be fair, music has always been part of my life and i was introduced to electronic quite young. I guess I started taking a real interest in djing when I first went to nightclubs. Learning how to mix was quite a logical next step for me. And then naturally from a certain point, the will to express my own idea of music started to emerge and that’s why I learned to produce. Besides, playing your own material in front of an audience is always more satisfying.

Virtual Underground :

Where do you generally draw your inspiration from ?

Human Experiments :

I produce techno but my inspirations are quite eclectic : rhythmic noise, industrial, EBM, basically all of this kind of subgenres in which experimentation and the search for an extreme sound experience has a primary role. I'm also very receptive to cinematic music notably when it’s made of orchestral sonorities and aggressive rhythms, it always grabs me when it’s wisely mixed up with techno.

Virtual Underground :

Could you describe your music selection and mixing process ?

Human Experiments :

I’d say this set follows the pattern of what I usually do : Combine hard and cinematic techno materials with more accessible and danceable ones, always with a punk note. Regarding the mixing process itself I try not to just play tracks after tracks but to create synergies between them. So tracklist and running order selection is quite important.

Virtual Underground :

Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

Human Experiments :

CDJ nexus 2000 and DJM 900.

Virtual Underground :

What are your next plans ?

Human Experiments :

I’m not gonna lie I don’t have much time to produce, but some tracks of mine will be released soon on various labels, maybe with a press on vinyl format. On the long run I'd love to work on a live project.

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#Techno #Underground

Virtual Underground : How has this BRÄLLE story started ?

BRÄLLE : Began back in 2017 on the heels of my touring days winding down. I spent the previous 10 years touring with another band, and I needed to do something on my own, completely outside my comfort zone.

Virtual Underground : Where do you generally draw your inspiration from ?

BRÄLLE : This is a difficult question to summarize, but the one thing that’s stayed true through all my musical experiences is to draw inspiration from outside your own scene. Shoegaze, Ambient, Black Metal, Goth Rock, or Synth Pop all play their own role in my songwriting process.

Virtual Underground : Could you describe your music selection and mixing process ?

BRÄLLE : This mix took a second to really find my stride, as is usually the case. You play with tone and groove a lot in the beginning until finally finding your path. I think of it like walking in the dark when you turn off the lights, it takes a second until your eyes adjust in the darkness before knowing where you should go.

Virtual Underground : Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

BRÄLLE : This was recorded on my cd’s at home into Logic X, where I add various atmospheric layers on-the-fly as the mix progresses.

Virtual Underground : What about the scene in Brooklyn?

BRÄLLE : The scene in Brooklyn is healthy and exciting for a newcomer. There is a lot of impressive local talent, innovating after-hour crews and a solid stream of underground acts every weekend. It is certainly the best scene within North America.

Virtual Underground : What are your next plans ?

BRÄLLE : My next plans are to focus more on live performance and Dj’ing within my scene and work on releasing the mountain of tracks that I have finished. I tend to stockpile my creations until I get lost in them. Lots more to come!

Follow BRÄLLE @bralletechno

2019 has been an incredible year and we can't wait for the coming one as some amazing stuff is on its way!

Big thanks to every artist who've been part of this, and to all the listeners without whom this story wouldn't even be worth it.

To top this off, what about a special NYE podcast?!

We are very happy to present MOIA tonight on Virtual Underground.

MOIA is a techno music DJ and fresh producer based in Warsaw, Poland.

Connected with music and art from childhood.

She likes to share good vibes with her audience.

Her music style is based on hard kicks and melodies.

She likes to mix genres.

During her short time in the Techno music, she have successfully opened the doors and music scene for new audience in Warsaw and other major cities.

In September 2019 she won the 1st Prize at Instytut Debuts among more than 400 registered contestants.

Resident DJ at Luzztro The Home Club.

Follow @moiaofficial

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Interview :

Virtual Underground : How has this Melissa D'Lima story started ?

Melissa D'Lima : I started Djing just under a year ago. I was in love with techno music and I decided to teach myself how to DJ for fun. I quickly found my style was the harder and more extreme forms of techno. I was lucky and got a chance to play quite early on. After that, more things came along such as podcasts and through this more people got to see my stuff. Naturally I wanted to have my own productions and so a bit later on I spent time working on producing . I got to work with some really nice labels that represent my style well. I was really lucky for the chances that I got in the start and I am really grateful for them.

VU : Where do you generally draw your inspiration from ?

Melissa D'Lima : really I draw a lot of inspiration. from other artists. there are some people that I think are really instrumental to me and how I developed. WNDRLST, Nico Moreno, Axel Picodot, ØRGIE, Veta.M and many more, I was influenced by them and their music always helped me. I really like the underground scene and going out and being part of it like that, also inspires me so much.

VU : Could you describe your music selection and mixing process ?

Melissa D'Lima : for me track selection is my favourite part and I spend really a lot of time and detail on it. I like to mix tracks that are similar and always I like to have different sections of the set. For example I can start with industrial, and then move to hard techno and later gabber or other hardcore genres. In terms of actual mixing, I like to give enough time to each track to showcase its main parts. but also I like things to be moving fast, to go with the high BPM. I pay a lot of attention to little things really .

VU : Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

Melissa D'Lima : this set I recorded with Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 · Pioneer DJM-900NXS2

VU : What are your next plans ?

Melissa D'Lima : my next plans are to continue to play out as much as I can. in particular I really hope to continue to have my close relationship with jaded. I have been really happy with all of my times there so far and I feel they helped me so much, especially to define exactly my style. I also look to play in more countries and experience the scenes they have there. I am lucky to say I will be starting in Belgium on NYE and also in January, Spain. also I am putting more time into production, I think I know now precisely what I want to produce. I will put my first EP out in the new year. I hope to continue to release on the more independent and underground labels.

Virtual Underground presenting Lorenzo Papini @lorenzo_papini

Interview :

Virtual Underground : How has this Lorenzo Papini story started ?

Lorenzo Papini : My story has started around one year and and half ago. I’ve always loved digging into Techno and (a bit later) Industrial Techno and I’ve dedicated most of my recent life on looking and listening to a lot of new music every day just as pure passion. This, alongside the various techno and (more recently) industrial techno scene in London, also helped me to build my own prospective of Industrial Techno. So at some point, also thanks to some friends who pushed me in this direction and taught me how to DJ, I felt the need to start and share with people my own idea of music.

Virtual Underground : Where do you draw your inspiration from ?

Lorenzo Papini : I mainly draw my inspiration from the Industrial Techno scene itself and among my favourite DJs/Producers I can surely name Axel Picodot, Paramod and OGUZ even tho it’s very difficult to make a narrow selection of artists at the moment. I also follow with big interest Gabber and Hardtechno waves.

Virtual Underground :Could you describe your music selection and mixing process ?

Lorenzo Papini : I see my vision of Industrial Techno as a journey through the darkest and fastest side of 4/4 techno with acid, acidcore, gabber, hardtechno and hardcore influences and my music selection has based on this idea. When I record a podcast I see it as an escalation from Techno to Hardcore with a lot of different influences in between and doing so I try to offer a 360 degree vision of my sound.

Virtual Underground :Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

Lorenzo Papini : I used an Allen & Heat Xone 92 mixer, an Allen & Heath Xone K2 MIDI controller and a MacBook Pro to run Traktor Pro 3.0.

Virtual Underground : What are your next plans ?

Lorenzo Papini : My next most important plan is surely contributing to the scene with my first releases and regarding it I have a 3 tracks EP ready to go out on January. I’m already working on new projects and my goal would be to release 8/10 tracks by the end of 2020. Looking ahead I also have other plans in mind but right now I feel all my focus need to be on producing even tho I won’t stop releasing podcast as it’s something I really love to do!

Presenting dille @dille114

Interview :

Virtual Underground : How has this dille story started ?

Dille : It started in 2017, one year after my first techno rave. I was fascinated by discovering this kind of music that I haven’t known before. The motivation to do it by myself came through some friends that were also DJing and have let me use their turntables. So I started to collect own records and quickly got me my own gear.

Virtual Underground : Where do you draw your inspiration from ?

Dille : From hearing music all day long, I guess. It´s very pleasing for me to find new Artists/Labels that are making great music.

Virtual Underground : Could you describe your mixing process ?

Dille : That´s hard to tell! Podcasts, for example, don´t always reflect how I would play in a club setting. It takes it´s time to get in the right mood and even then I´m not always happy with the result and delete it.

Virtual Underground : Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

Dille : 2x Pioneer CDJ-2000 NXS & 1x Allen&Heath XONE 92

Virtual Underground :What are your next plans ?

Dille : About 4/5 months ago I started to learn producing and it makes a lot of fun. So my only plan is to reach a level that I´m happy with but that will take a lot of time, I guess.

Tracklist:

Noneoftheabove - Signs of demonic possession (d_b 666 remix)

Koszmar - Sad Nebula

Hadone - Hate After Midnight (Manni Dee Remix)

Mickey Nox - RIOT Shield

REMY-X - Raw Acid Line

I Hate Models - Prey for Lust (Cleric Remix)

Falhaber - Synergy

Axel Picodot - Acid Train

Tripped - Nipples (Flick it)

Oguz - Dancing With The Devil (Axel Picodot Remix)

Brecc - Delusional World (ILLNURSE Remix)

6ejou - Techno Des Cimetières

Follow and support @aceacid

Interview :

Virtual Underground : How has this Ace Acid story started ?

Ace Acid : It started about a year ago. I have been producing and DJ'ing all types of music for a long time, but since a year I have really been getting into techno production. Right now I'm studying electronic music production, and I'm still learning every day.

Virtual Underground : Where do you draw your inspiration from ?

Ace Acid : Honestly I dont know haha. I jump into the studio, and start my process and think of what type of track I want to make, do some sound design and see what happens. DJ-wise I draw my inspiration from my favourite DJ's Kobosil and Dax J.

Virtual Underground : Could you describe your mixing process ?

Ace Acid : When I schedule a podcast I look for the sound I wanna go for, and most of the time I would look for new music to add. When theres time I put a lot of tracks that would work in a playlist and hop in the DJ-booth.

Virtual Underground : Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

Ace Acid : For this set I used the Pioneer-XDJ-RX2.

Virtual Underground : What are you next plans?

Ace Acid : My next plans are stepping up my music production level and keep on releasing podcasts!

Podcast #100 already, what a journey!

Thanks you all for your support, and special thanks to all the artists that have been part of this story.

Check the full Video on Youtube : https://youtu.be/xzjyhJ82k4k

Tracklist :

Brugmansia - prologue

MTCH - Dersion

Jfrank - Trick Yourself

Von Grall - Falling bodies

pier - Blurred Mind

Human Experiments - Quantum Mechanics

Mab - Paranoid Despot (Original Mix)

SLYRS - Spoiler string

Basswell - Let Me Cry

TRBL - Uncondemned Behaviour

Brayan Valenzuela - paralel

OMBRAR - Wrong Path N°1

Vxltage - Pulsecode

Achiever - Amsterdam Stories

bunkerterror - Cult

Ornviom - Snortex

C_0 - Warhammer (Original Mix)

??????? - TEMPEST (MASTER by SLYRS)

Human Experiments - Angular Momentum

Veta.M - Agressive Line

Veta.M - White Noise

Dead Do - Sobriety (Original Mix)

WNDRLST & Savagery - First Encounter

Hot Dog Alias - Dead Dreaming

Tyrant - No Strings Attached

Martyn Hare - Negative Surge

ap'hel - 10–Intransit–3 (Fausto Mercier Remix)

Video : https://youtu.be/JO6KnKtYdqQ

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Interview :

Virtual Underground: How has this Opäk story started ?

Opäk : I made acoustic music since was young. I play drums and I did a conservatory before starting to play blues / rock / punk with my friends! Then when I went to university, these projects ended, we were all in different cities. I made new friends, all techno fan. I did my first techno nights.... During one, when i was in party in front of "I hate models" at his beginnings, I knew that this was somehow the new essence of punk. So after started with playing with my first little pioneer mixing table and a computer, the Opäk project was born.

Virtual Underground : Where do you draw your inspiration from ?

Opäk : I find my inspiration in all the music that has nourished me from my childhood to here. From rock to metal, from blues to stoner, from EBM to Techno, from Techno to Acid, from industrial to hardcore. I often define myself as a "Industrial Techno " artist but in the end, I think the richness is to open up my influences as much as possible! if I have to name names that I have listened to a lot I will say The Doors, Rage Against The Machine, Official Motörhead, The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson then in techno I Hate Models, RVDE, Gijensu, Ancient Methods, Phase Fatale, Tommy Four Seven, Ansome, Ayarcana, Myler, TWAN and many other artists in the same genre.

Virtual Underground : Could you describe your mixing process ?

Opäk : For me the role of the DJ is like that of the sculptor, he must shape the atmosphere and take people on his journey. As a story it is important to have a beginning, a middle and a logical end, so the selection is made in such a way as to respect this narrative scheme! Then of course the best is to perceive only slightly the transitions between the tracks and that they bring a new breath to the set.

Virtual Underground : Which software/hardware did you use for this set ?

Opäk : I used CDJs and a DJM900 and then I equalized the mix on bleachton so that the audio quality and the feeling was pleasant, simply ahaha

Virtual Underground : What are your next plans ?

Opäk : What I prefer for the moment is the "show and concert" part I like to perform in search of people, their opinions, emotions. This is the area where I am most comfortable and very beautiful dates like the pulse festival, Entente nocturne arrive. I also created my own label: Askorn Records, which I intend to develop, and finally I am working hard to improve and work to release my first EP which should arrive in 2020.