Echoes from Algiers EP
by RSlane from Algiers, Algeria
Breaks Deep House House Minimal
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RSlane is an Algerian talented artist who can be consider as one of the Techno trendsetters of the North African region. During the past decade, his commitment has been the one to promote an electronic music cultural movement.
His intimate understanding of the theory, musical history, and cultural influences brought him to become, at the age of 29, a popular DJ, label owner “Duck it Records” based in Algeria.
RSlane began his career in 1999, as a professional DMC Scratch DJ, mostly inspired by the hip hop that was his early sonic stomping ground in the mid- to late ‘90s. Few years later, he discovered electronic music and instantly fell in love with the driving 4-4 beat of House and Techno. RSlane – who built up an impressive music collection whilst travelling for satisfying his compulsive desire to spend hours searching for music, cites his influences as Ron Allen and Hayden Andre, Shed and Chemical Brothers while production-wise, his single most iconic producer of today is Carl Finlow.
His music is one unique blend of subtle melodies and deep enigmatic beats. His knowledge and dedication to complex rhythms and textures, and the way they act on the human body, make RSlane a kind of sorcerer that leads the audience throughout a parallel world made of natural atmospheres, groovy moods and vanguard music selection. Constantly improving, RSlane follows his instinct rather than trends, surprising the crowd with unpredictable sets, that have an natural and casual north African touch.
Since 2012 his career has been a un increasing crescendo, holding down his own party during OFF Sonar, and playing at Ushuaia Ibiza, Space, Pacha, while sharing the booth with artists like Cassy, Martinez, Sonja Moonear, Dani Casarano among others.
This artist from Algeria evades easy categorisation however, RSlane sets reflect an extraordinary abboundancy of creativity and determination that leads him to costantly refine his style and sound.
