“Without music, life would be a mistake.”

Friedrich Nietzsche

The first time I went to a rave, I didn’t get it. Just a hard, flat bass drum going on forever. Then, at the afterparty, I heard Plastikman’s Consumed — and everything changed for me.

I discovered that techno isn’t about big hooks or obvious choruses. It’s about subtle shifts, hypnotic repetition, and music that you feel in your body as much as you hear. From that night on, I knew I’d found my tribe.

Techno, house, drum and bass and other electronic music is about connection and freedom — losing yourself in the sound, the movement and the crowd.

I started doing events back when I helped organize a youth club in the 80’s. I always loved to dance but I had no creative intentions or aspirations whatsoever. But, all that changed in 1999 when Tom, a good friend of mine, bought a version of Fruity Loops for me to play with. I have never been so hooked on anything in my life.

I did not have many people to learn from, and because of work and illness I spent more and more time alone at home. This gave me time to focus and explore the sounds and people I like. Today I am part of a small network of producers and DJs who could not care less about popularity or fame. I have made music for a long time and I still have not done a lives how. For many years it was because I wasn’t good enough, but then I got locked down because of severe illness. I am better now, and I want to go out there and play some music for “the scene”. I still don’t care about anything else than the music, the sound and the dancing people. Listen to my tune “Origins” and you will know what I am talking about.

Dub techno

For many years I loved the sound of Basic Channel, Quantec, Rod Modell, Swayzak and more - but I never knew that they operated within a genre. I had basically never heard of dub techno, I just made playlists calling it chill techno.

This style of music has feels like home to me. Where straight techno drives forward with raw energy, dub techno opens up a space in the sound. It is deep, hypnotic, and endlessly patient. A single chord can drift in and out for minutes, shaped by echoes, delays, and reverb, creating a soundscape that I truly love. The minimalism paired with deep bass and perfect kickdrums is both a physical experience and a meditative one. On the dancefloor, dub techno moves the body, but it also slows the mind, pulling you into the details and opens your body to the the space between the noise layers and the low end. It’s music that does not give you any instant gratification. It demands that you take your time to listen and be part of the journey.

I do not think that journey has been made better than this tune from my friend Rktic:

Over time, I’ve had help from people who truly understand this sound. Insights from Ronny Pries (Rktic), together with tools from Variety of Sound and true PLUR from people like Stereojack, Felix, Sanne and Dany has helped me shape my own approach and bring the ideas in my head closer to reality. I hope you will take your time and listen to the few tunes I have selected for you below. There is a lot more music on my soundcloud page, but start with these three.

Upbeat music

In my upbeat music I let loose a bit more. It’s playful, full of groove, and made to have fun dancing to.

I’m drawn to funky basslines, repetition, percussion, and melodies that lift the mood without taking over. For me, upbeat music is about joy in the moment — that simple spark when people start moving, smiling, and sharing the same rhythm. I could have called this section cheesy music, because a lot of people think it is cheesy. I don’t really care. I just love making it. If someone feels a little lighter or happier after hearing it, then I’ve done what I set out to do.

Get your freak on

I make a lot of different music and I am not bound by ideas about genres or things like that. When I got into this music it was one scene, and in my mind it still is.

Music videos

I used to work in film and TV so my idea of what a video should be is very high. I have pushed myself into starting making some simple videos again to lower the expectations of what I can get done alone. Here are some examples. I must admit I have many unfinished and unpublished projects.

The way it is I guess.