Priku played for Rhythmatic on the 4th Feb 2012

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Adrian Niculae, or more covibrating Priku, spins the deck since 2004, starting ’07 he’s been a full time member in the Sunrise family and this is the point when all the fun got loose alongside Marco Carola, Zip, Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Troy Pierce, Pascal FEOS, Monika Kruse, Tania Vulcano, Cassy, Sascha Funke and of course the bros, cousins and in-laws from the sunrise, meaning the Arpiars, Kozo, El Cezere, Dan Andrei, Praslea … and co.

2008 caught him straight in Ibiza’s Underground at a smashing gig landing him, one year later, in Florence, Rome, the beloved Kazantip festival in Ukraine, Croatia and last, but not least, at Silo in Belgium.
A remarkably talented young man, constantly handling an addictive to dance on groove, always distinguished at Sunwaves, enjoys all the appreciation of the colleagues and clubbers and he’s convinced into fully bettering his style towards his own productions.

All in all, the end of 2009 brought him his first release, fresh details regarding music .. coming soon. By all means, do course him at events in town, he’ll fire your heart and tire your legs. Honour bright.

Livio & Roby played for Rhythmatic on 26th and 27th Nov

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With consistent studio output and live sets over the last four years, 2010 looks set to be their year, with Dj’s including Loco Dice and Steve Lawler heavily strengthening their profile with huge support in their backbeat of warm-swung loops that drift towards the sounds of early house and never fail to unwind with a looped combination of stunning tones, subtle synths and intricate drums.
Riding high on the techno scene’s recent climate change with grooves that twist and turn each bar yet never loose the consistent grasping control over your body’s lower torso; Livio and Roby have been producing percussive prompted beats with a natural European zest long before the majority of today’s techno dj’s ripped back the parched electronic layer to reveal a more organic house sound. Displaying exceptional production skills, early releases and remixes appeared on Lawler’s Global Underground “Lights out 3″ and “Viva” compilations.

On top of clearly knowing their way around a pair of turntables, 2007 followed with releases thick and fast; the classic simplicity of their gritty underground sound, assembled into increasingly energetic tracks made Livio and Roby one of the most visible names of the deep house resurgence.
2008 saw the pair share the turntables alongside Loco Dice in Romania resulting in the ultimate testament to their musical talent. Dice welcomed Livio and Roby into his community of creativeness, promptly inviting then to join both his booking agency Artist Alife and much applauded label Desolat where they went on to release “Mistique” in collaboration with their pal George G. From their early appearance in the booth with Loco Dice and Martin Buttich at Cocoons Ibiza residency to recent singles on Nick Curly’s Cecille imprint, the two Romania producers have built quite a reputation for themselves that really justifies the heavy hype that’s been surrounding them of late.

Labels including Viva Music, Cecille and Loco Dice’s eminent Desolat have welcomed the deep duo to explore a now signature sound, that’s awash in the beats that made many of us fall for house in the first place. Exercising their persistent reference to a winning Chicago and Detroit compound, sitting on the deep, percussive side of house has earned them their respected place in the often tangled and disjointed electronic scene.

Onur Ozder played for Rhythmatic 26th Nov 2011
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Ozer began his career in the late nineties when minimal and tech-house were making a resurgence in Istanbul.

In a city oppressed by both a stifling heat and a musical style equally as stagnant, Onur helped battle to change the old rules and break old habits, breathing fresh life into a dispirited club scene. Armed with his vinyl case, still dressed in his shabby student clothes, he entered the clubs to share his biggest passion, dancing without reason.

Onur continued to fight the cause and helped found a number of new, vanguard venues, bringing new sounds and styles to Turkey’s capital.

In 2002 he began to export this warm Istanbul sound to different cities in Germany. Since then he has kept the crowds dancing in such venues as Robert Johnson, Harry Klein, Studio 672 and Kerosin.

2004 witnessed a turning point in his career and he became the resident DJ of the highly-rated party series Sweet Sense, welcoming many international acts.

In 2005 he began to take his already well-honed musical talents into the studio, releasing his debut EP ‘Freakdisco’ on Freude-Am-Tanzen in August. Another ‘Envy EP’ on Vakant the following month. Germany’s Groove Magazine rated him as one of their up and comers of the year.

2006 will see his next EP release on Vakant ‘Twilight’ out mid-March.

Chris Carrier played for Rhythmatic 22nd of Oct 2011
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There are two kinds of DJs: those whose goal is to make a name for themselves and those whose goal is to make music – and let the rest follow. Parisian Chris Carrier is among the latter. For more than a dozen years he’s been an underground icon, churning out more than one hundred records and remixes for a host of labels. Too busy working to chase a spot in the limelight, Carrier is nevertheless rightly revered as one of the most gifted, prolific producers on the dance scene.

Refusing to restrict his output to one genre or one school of thought, Carrier has dabbled freely in everything from house to hip hop, drum ‘n’bass to minimal, techno to electro. Most DJ shave one label – if at all – but Chris is so restlessly creative he’s founded a whole fistful of labels over the course of his career, including the renowned Adult Only imprint, Chronobrain, Combustible, Taka, X86 and Direct Art. He has also worked under more than a fifteen aliases. Chris is an artist who refuses to be pigeonholed or to conform to a bland “career plan.” Growing up in Paris his father, a keyboardist, provided his early musical inspiration, along with heroes like Quincy Jones and AC/DC.

However, youthful notions of being a baker (“I like cakes,” he says) lost out to music when he discovered the early 90s techno rave scene and began to DJ. Driven to be the master of his musical destiny, Chris quickly learned to produce and created pioneering techno outlet Chronobrain with Guillaume La Tortue. For seven-odd years Chris devoted himself the label, and its offshoots including house-oriented Taka and drum ‘n’ bass imprint X86.However, his love for rave culture led him back towards more purely creative work.

From 2003 onwards Chris has founded new labels Adult Only and Catwash, as well as bringing his vision to Get Physical, Crack & Speed, Brique Rouge, Robsoul, Kill Brique and – most recently – Freak n’ Chic. This has put the underground star firmly in the forefront of the new French electronic movement, bringing his diverse style to the sexy, deep, techy house vibes that dominate the scene. Chris is more sought-after than ever for his DJ skills – he’s penetrated the notorious US market with gigs in Georgia, San Francisco, Denver, Las Vegas and Miami. And plays in Europe’s clubbing capitals: London, Paris, Madrid, Amsterdam and Milan, to name a few.

Look out for his gigs, and Chris’s forthcoming remix of Matthew Dear’s Dog Days – the first of many exciting projects for this unique artist in 2008.

Gavin Herlihy played for Rhythmatic 24th Sept 2011
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Gavin Herlihy’s discography reads like a Connect the Dots game for some of underground house and techno’s most important labels. Two EPs on Cocoon, two EPs on Cadenza and tracks and remixes for Get Physical, Buzzin Fly, Leftroom, Supernature and Kindisch are just some of the milestones in his career as a producer so far.
Now living in Leeds, the Irish born, one time Londoner and recent Berliner is an established player on the global DJ circuit. A two year stint cutting his teeth as a producer in Berlin notched up gigs at the Panorama Bar, Watergate, Bar 25 and in 2010 his tracks were championed by a diverse array of DJs from Seth Troxler and Dyed Soundorom to Pete Tong.

Gavin’s DJ mixes have found homes in a long list of taste-making stations and podcasts including Ibiza Voice, Allez Allez, Berlin’s Electronic Beats Radio, Carl Cox’s Global radio show, Kiss 100, Galaxy FM among others. And as remixers go, few producers can count a job as big as remixing the title track for Unkle’s third album as their debut remix.

It seems a long way since his acclaimed debut ‘Machine Ate My Homework’ in 2006, now generally considered to be a classic of the 2000s. But his roots in dance music lie much deeper than that. A seven year stint as a dance music journalist gave him a pivotal role in introducing artists like Ricardo Villalobos to the global media stage. Before that his teenage years were spent lost in the experimental rock of bands like Sonic Youth, Rage Against The Machine and Fugazi before uncovering electronic music during an eye opening festival pilgramage to England at the tender age of 14. During this pivotal trip he remembers in particular hearing early drum ’n’ bass on a north London pirate radio station. “It sounded like the future being beamed down the radio waves,” he says. “And I’ve been chasing it ever since.”

Petre Inspirescu played for Rhythmatic Presents Cavo Paradiso 18th June
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In his home town of Bucharest, Romania, Pedro aka Petre Inspirescu has long been a pivotal figure alongside his frequent accomplices Raresh and Rhadoo. He started djing in 1999 in a small club called Web Club. Four year ago he became resident at Circoloco, Dc10 Ibiza and since then, his way of feeling and understanding electronic music changed completely. In the last three years, his appearances throughout the whole world have brought his name to many listeners’ lips, heightening interest in the fertile Romanian scene-an unexpected outpost of advanced electronic music.

From the very beginning Pedro has been strongly affected by deep house tunes and the multitude variety of grooves – not only in electronic music. His DJ sets are as sonically baffling as they are irresistibly groovy; as a producer his tracks are as unhinged as they are methodical.

He set high standards with the track ‘De Bou’ that was released on his own label Arpair which he founded with his friends Rhaddo & Raresh in 2007. The following productions of Petre Inspirescu (his name as a producer) prove that this success wasn’t only a singular case. Thus it’s only fair that Luciano’s Cadenza, one of the most respected labels in the electronic music scene, approached Pedro and signed him right away (Recommendation: Cadenza # 20).

Before, Pedro had gained a good reputation as a DJ, for example as resident at Circo Loco Ibiza @ DC10, where he convinced an international audience week after week. By now he is a globally booked and sought-after artist when it comes to electronic dance music. He even has a group of sympathisers (Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Loco Dice, Tania Vulcano and many more) that sounds like the ‘who’s who’ of the international electronic music scene. And there is no end in sight: the new studio in Bucharest has been set up long ago, gigs all around the world increase rapidly and everything is going very well. We are looking forward to his output in the near future.

Rhadoo played for Rhythmatic Presents Cavo Paradiso 18 June 2011
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Dj Rhadoo (Radu Cilinca) made his debut as a DJ in 1995. His first gigs consisted of nights at Club A and Studio Martin, Bucharest, Romania. His eccentric style and personality has helped him earn a reputation as a top-class DJ in his native country of Romania. Rhadoo’s dedication and talent earned him the best Romanian DJ Award in 2003, 2004 and 2005 at the annual Nights.ro Awards.

In 2003, MTV Romania Music Awards acknowledged him as their top pick in the DJ category. His skill and hard work resulted in residencies at clubs like Club A, The Office, Karma, Zerrilos, DC10 (Ibiza), The Mission (best event promoters from Romania). Promoters have constantly rewarded him with warm up slots because of his programming and track selection. Rhadoo has opened up for many world class DJs including John Digweed, Lee Burridge, Carl Cox, Sasha, Richie Hawtin, Jimmy Van M, James Zabiella, Seb Fontaine, X-Press 2, Sister Bliss, Danny Rampling, Sandra Collins etc.

His increasing reputation has landed him gigs at the Love Parade, Berlin (Germany) in 1999 and 2003, East Power – Sankt Petersburg (Russia); not to mention his constant touring within Romania. Rhadoo has also proved his production skills, having released two singles (Liquid1 – Mouse in House 2 and Wicked – Mouse in House 4), which was included on compilations. He has successfully remixed two of the best local bands (Omul cu Sobolani and Sue Paparude).

Den Ishu Played for Rhythmatic 29 May 2011
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Den Ishu from the heart of Germany’s Ruhr Valley has been producing since the beginning of 2009. With a whole bunch of influences from Soul, Funk, Hip Hop and House, plus a decade behind the decks, he was soon delivering an exciting mix of Old and New Skool house. His first production became an instant success, being immediately picked up and released by Loco Dice and his Label “Desolat“ in October 2009.

The following EP “Uganda Express“ exploded like a bomb instantly finding support from the likes of Richie Hawtin, Luciano, Sven Väth, Carl Cox, Marco Carola, 2000 And One, Tiefschwarz and reached countless Top 10 sales and DJ charts. With “R.U.W.M.“ featuring on “All Inn Limited“ Records he reached #3 on Decks Top 100 charts and definitly created one of the sure shots for 2010. His second EP “Preacher Man“ released on Amsterdam?s “Area Remote“ pushed him once again into the Top. Den Ishu?s “Expand Your Mind“ EP on Gregor Treshers?s imprint “Break New Soil“ set him to be firmly established as one of the new and fresh artists to keep an eye on. Den Ishu could not have got off to a better start and it is set to be a big year for him.

M.in has played for Rhythmatic 29 May 2011
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Markus Ferdinand alias M.in is an artist developing his individual music taste by being open minded towards other genres. His interpretation of loop-oriented House / TechHouse is spiced up with Jazz, Soul and Afrobeat elements in order to present a varying and sophisticated mix to the audience.

His passion for electronic music came at the tender age of eleven! As soon as his older brother left the house, M.in started to use his turntables to put on some Hardcore records. After experiencing other genres like BreakBeat and Jungle he finally has found his second home at the House / TechHouse scene, being motivated by the likes of DJ Tonka and Ian Pooley.

Ekkohaus has played for Rhythmatic on 6 Nov 2010 and 24 April 2011
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Ekkohaus was born in Greece. he started with classical music education, but after a few years he decided he had enough and he bought his first Roland drum machine and a cheap synthesizer (1996).

He started releasing his music in 2005 after mixing with a small and talented crew of music lovers in London and almost secretly meeting every Tuesday in a Curtain Road basement.

Since then he has worked and collaborated with quality dance music labels such as Moon Harbour, Cargo Edition, Circus Company, 2020 Vision, Morris Audio, Mule, Safari, Liebe Detail, Kolour, Tsuba, Eklo, Multi Vitamins, Serialism, etc.

He has been performing as a live act since 2005 (using a mix of hardware, software and a wide open sound palette) and as Dj since 2001 (vinyls and cd’s).

The last years Ekkohaus has perfomed in special parties like Lokee, Dj’s can dance, and legendary clubs like Fabric, Panoramabar, Watergate, Tresor, Cocoon , Space, Rex, Batofar, Harry Clein, and many less known but equally important parties…..

His sound is built around powerful and manipulating vocals, big bass, shuffly beats, frenzied hats, all in a fine mix between house and techno, and wrapped up with subtle political messages…