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Laundry: Etapp Kyle [UKR] 
[Techno / Electro / Breaks]
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Etapp Kyle https://soundcloud.com/etappkyle 
Suppport
Trinity | https://soundcloud.com/trinity-live-dj
Tamara Radosevic | https://soundcloud.com/tamararadosevic

Electronic music has long looked beyond rhythm and melody toward space as a musical dimension. Over the past few years, Etapp Kyle’s cavernous and often hallucinatorytechno has dovetailed into an obsession with spatial qualities of sound. It’s anaudiophile’s approach that has resounded from the sound systems of the world’s most respected techno institutions and festivals.

Born in 1987 and raised in a small town in western Ukraine, Etapp was trained as a classical musician before his first teenage club permanently changed his musical trajectory. He soon set out to learn how to DJ, spending the next years studying computer science in the city of Chernivtsi and practicing at night with the 1210s and CDJs of various DJ mentors. Lacking both a reliable internet connection and a consistent source of new music, Etapp and friends were forced to pool their resources in marathon hard drive parties. “I can’t tell you how worried I was about destroying my hard drive, which I always wrapped in multiple towels when transporting.”

The risk and dedication eventually paid off. A move to Moscow paved the way for his first residency at ARMA 17, where he honed his craft as a DJ and narrowed his focus toward the dark, spacious and ultra-detailed techno he’s now known for. A chance encounter with Ben Klock during a trip to Berlin resulted in subsequent releases on the Klockworks label and established Etapp as a technical producer with an ear for detail. This reputation was further cemented after he joined Ostgut Booking, released an EP for unterton and contributed to Ostgut Ton’s anniversary compilation sOstgut Ton | Zehn and Ostgut Ton | Fünfzehn + 1 (here with Ben Klock).

On his Ostgut Ton solo debut EPAlpha, Etapp offered up pristine and explorative sci-fi landscapes while deftly avoiding intergalactic techno clichés. It’s a sound that draws as much on musical elements as it does on architecture and space. Which is to say that both in his productions and DJ sets, he manages to convey not only the aesthetics but also the physical experience of the club.

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Cave: BARNEY KATO [All Night Long]
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Barney Kato | https://soundcloud.com/barnee-kato
Barney Kato has been in the realm of endless dance for over 23 years exploring the magic created by music and people coming together in different environments and he brings this all back home to Eora / Sydney to captivate audiences with his expansive intuitive Dj sets and regular events (Alien and Breakbeat Chaos).

Drawn to the futuristic edges of dance music and a true fan of the culture Barney Kato is not just a collector of records but also of experiences enjoying dancefloors all over the globe. Barney sees the DJ booth as a centre for energy manipulation distilling a mixture of classic sonic fragments and cutting edge elements to enable the mass motion of dancefloors of all shapes and sizes.  Rewiring dancefloors to new experiences rather than relying on well worn tropes and anthems. Barney is also currently a resident of Sydney clubbing institution Club 77, playing regularly and curating nights. Barney also teaches dj lessons, training and encouraging and booking upcoming talent.