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Sonico

We love techno, we love Bogotá!!

About Me


SONICO::::::::
(Techsound,Bogotá, - 50HZ, Londres - 2recordz, Rotterdam)
Dj -Productor , Techsound Records.
Técnico en Ingeniería de sonido y producción.
(Aczión, Audio Arte) Techsound Studio.
Promotor General, Productor de Eventos, Label Manager de Techsound (sello disquero / eventos / bookings /colectivo musical / estudio de sonido / diseño gráfico).
En el año 94, Luis Vargas a.k.a Sonico consigue equipos básicos de sonido casero como unidades de cd corrientes, un mezclador y una grabadora de cassettes. Sin ningún conocimiento previo como dj, improvisa mezclas precarias durante un tiempo buscando un sonido, influenciado por música experimental, 80..s, rock, punk, glam, rave, alternativa e industrial de artistas como Front 242, Pink floyd, B.R.A., Depeche Mode, Prodigy, Rage Against the Machine, The Clash, Trent Reznor y Soda Stereo.
Casi a mitad de los noventas, obtiene sus primeros vinilos de artistas como Dj Tim, Misjah, Speedy J., Wicked Wipe, etc., aún sin tener una idea específica de lo que quería hacer y siendo la comercialización del techno y más el hard techno casi nula en el país.
Con una tendencia estricta en su sonido, adquirió paralelamente un especial gusto por productores como Humate, Marmion y Mijk Van Dijk de Superstition Alemania al igual que Thomas Heckman, Glenn Wilson y The Advent, siendo ellos algunos de los más representativos en sus inicios.
En 1996, mientras estudiaba administración de empresas y comunicación social, profundiza más en su concepto musical y el aspecto técnico de las mezclas tras haber tenido una impresión definitiva del sonido que estaba buscando: el techno, inducido por el minimalismo de Jeff Mills, la fuerza de The Advent y el estilo trascendental de L.S.G.(Oliver Lieb).
La identidad en su sonido, el cual considera fundamental, su mezcla intensa, limpia y rápida y la noción vanguardista de la música le han hecho ganarse un espacio alternando fuera y dentro del país al lado de importantes artistas de la escena electrónica mundial en lugares como:
U.S.A. (Nueva York, Los Angeles), República Checa (Praga), Alemania(Berlín), Francia(París), Venezuela(Maracaibo, Barquisimeto) y España (Barcelona, Valencia).
Sonico es miembro del sello disquero de Londres 50 hz( www.50hz-techno.com), propiedad de Jamie Bismirre(uno de los Space djz junto a Ben Long), al lado de artistas como Chris Liebing, Bam Bam, Space djz, Paul Langley, Manu Kenton, Aaron, Dj Deeon, etc.. y el sello Holandés 2Recordz(www.2recordz.com) como parte de su pool de artistas en Rótterdam.
Sus proyectos como productor musical son: Sonico (techno, hard), R.A.D.-resistencia anarquica digital- (minimal, electro, breaks), D.C. Input (alternativa electrónica punk digital) y Bazooka (drum n bass).
Sonico maneja su sello disquero Techsound, único sello nacional de techno que pública vinilos, en el cual se plasman principalmente las producciones del colectivo y sus aliados bajo 3 series : Techsound Black, Techsound White y Techsound Extra.
El trabajo Techsound Extra 01-Reconexión D.C. incluye canciones de Sonico (Techsound, 50 hz Londres), Statik(Techsound, Pornographic Bélgica), Blanali (Techsound, Flumo España) y Tim Xavier (productor de U.S.A. techno y minimal a nivel mudial con sellos como Limited 400 y Klickhause).
Su nuevo trabajo : -The Colombian Connection- en la serie Techsound Black 01(enfocado en hardbeats) contiene tracks de Jamie Bissmire, Ben Long, Ade Fenton y Sonico.
El sello disquero independiente de Techsound funciona también como Netlabel a través de :
www.beatport.com/techsound www.junodownload.com/techsound
Techsound es el resultado de 10 años promoviendo un concepto de músical electrónico ideológico en el país.
Su toque actual (dj set o live act) acoge todo su background musical y se inspira en elementos sociales y urbanos incluyendo en sus sets fraseos soportados por ritmos fuertes, subversivos y brutales: estilo callejero o ghetto…emotivo en su feeling… techno y hard techno mental, subterráneo, inteligente e intenso…
Sonico declara:
…..disfruto tomar las canciones como fragmentos para el proceso de creación de algo mas grande, un discurso propio, dinámico y espontáneo, en vez de simplemente empatar canciones…..
...más que un aparato para enlazar canciones, el mezclador debe ser un elemento de composición en tiempo real, un instrumento, al igual que las tornamesas…....……
…..en cuanto a djs productores tengo gran admiración por artistas como Jeff Mills, L.S.G., The Advent, Technasia, Rush, Prozac y Jamie Bissmirre…… Independientemente del estilo que representa cada uno y sin necesariamente ellos tocar lo que yo toco, los admiro porque son genios en lo que hacen, porque hacen lo que quieren, no temen correr riesgos, van a la vanguardia y sucede sólo porque hacen lo que les gusta…, los admiro por su clase, su identidad y sobre todo, la actitud…..
.....vivo en un país que me nutre de todo lo que necesito para influenciar mi toque, esto es en gran parte lo que me hace inclinarme hacia los sonidos duros de la guerra, la máquina, lo sintético, el caos y la subversión… Es lo que más va con mi personalidad, mis experiencias y mi ideología … Al fin y al cabo el techno se trata de actitud…..
------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------Algunos de los artistas más representativos con los que ha compartido escenario son: Sven Vath, Kevin Saunderson, Umek, Marco Bailey, Cristian Varela, Valentino Kanzyani, Ben Sims, Prozac, Camea, Agent Orange, Takaaki Itoh, D.A.V.E. the Drummer, Deetron, Allan Somerville, Tonio, Tom Hades, Marko Nastic, Joris Voorn, Derek Marin, Mhonolink, Oliver Ho, Jamie Bismirre y Ben Long(Space Djz), Tim Xavier, Ade Fenton, Andreas Kramer, Bando, Supersilverhese, Noloop, Miss Ficel, JAV, Felix Krocher, Andrei Morant, Gayle San, Javi Rumi, Viper XXL, Matt Madox, Jim Masters, Daz Sound, Dave Seaman y Dave Holland entre otros.
____________________________________________________________ ____*DISCOGRAFÍA:
- Bogotá Time / Várgalu / Hugo Boss (on the move)
- Bogotá Time / Várgalu / Vectorecords.tk
- Estado de Derecho / D.C. Input / Techsound
- Boycott / D.C. Input / Techsound
- We are techno to break / Sonico / Techsound
- Shut the Fuck Up / Sonico / Techsound
- Escobar / Sonico / Techsound
- Scan / R.A.D. / Techsound
- Mr Smith(virus del sistema) /Sonico / 50hz
- Alarma / Sonico / Techsound
- Skin / R.A.D. / Techsound
- Plague / R.A.D. / Techsound
-Acid Computer / R.A.D. / Techsound Extra
-Flashback / Sonico / Techsound Extra
-Jack D.C. / Sonico / Techsound Black
-Miss Kim / Sonico / Discos Cocinados
*CHECK...
CHECK:
www.50hz-techno.com
www.techsound.org
www.2recordz.com
www.myspace.com/sonico
www.myspace.com/radbogota
www.myspace.com/techsoundcolombia
Disponible para dj set:
techno-minimal /techno –hard techno
Live act : techno- hard techno
R.A.D. (sonico+blanali) live act (techno, electro,minimal,electrónica)
____________________________________________________________ ____ Contrataciones:America y Latino America :
[email protected]
[email protected]
Europa:
[email protected]
www.stunde-null.entwurfsansicht.de
____________________________________________________________ ____
ENGLISH VERSION::::::::
SONICO
Sonico (Techsound, Bogotá/ 50 hz, London/ 2Recordz, Rotterdam)
Techsound Records. (dj-producer/technician sound engineer/label manager)
Techsound..s founder and manager (label, musical collective, events, booking agency, studio)
If you say the word Techno in South America and specially Colombia, you sure have to mention the name of Sonico.
His contribution to the electronic scene in his country comes from the button of effort and conviction of his beliefs, and in a good part, is his fault what is happening today with techno in this nation.
Born in a latin jazz, salsa and 80..s music lovers family, he became a music addict at early age. Grew up with experimental, 80..s, rock, glam, rave, industrial, rave, acid, and punk music, listening bands like Front 242, The Cure, B.R.A., Rage Against the Machine, NIN, Soda Stereo, Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, The Clash, Pink Floyd…etc
The year is 1994. Luis Vargas buys some simple home equipment such as a cd player, a mixer and a tape recorder while he was at school. With no previous knowledge as a dj, he improvises precarious mixes looking for a sound influenced basically by experimental music. After playing in his own little private ghetto and squad parties for two years, he started the colonization all around. It was a hard time for his style because house was ruling the city and nobody was interested in his work.
In 1996 while he was studying business administartion and social communication, he moved to another level, getting deeper in his music proposal and the technical aspect after consolidate a final impression concerning the sound he was looking for: techno….induce by the minimalism of Jeff Mills, The Advent’s powerful strength and L.S.G.’s(Oliver Lieb) dark mental style.
The Techno colonization kept going little by little now at the small clubs in Bogotá, then the big raves, then some other cities, then the whole country and South America most of all in the after hours.
Founder of the Colombian principal techno crew and label –Techsound-(www.techsound.org www.myspace.com/techsoundcolombia), he is a former technician sound engineer that works at his home studio(Techsound Studio).
The identity in his sound, which he considers fundamental, his mental driving and dynamic style, and the vanguard perception about music, have make him deserve a space in and outside his country besides worldwide representative artists from electronic music scene as one of the most respected techno dj producer in Latin America as in:
U.S.A. (New York, Los Angeles), Chez. Rep (Praga), Germany(Berlín), France(París), Venezuela(Maracaibo, Barquisimeto) and Spain (Barcelona, Valencia).
Sonico is also part of Techno world re known Jamie Bissmire..s label 50 hz from London(www.50hz-techno.com) as 2Recordz(www.2recordz.com) from Rotterdam.
His musical knowledge embrace many concepts adquire through his career but he likes to be seen as a techno dj by all means. No wonder as a dj he plays 2 main sets beyond the genres but keeping an identity in his sound, one is very conceptual and mental (minimal, techno, breaks) and the other one (techno, hard techno, jackin, ghetto tech) very agressive, jackin, powerful urban style.
As producer, he manages several projects as: Sonico(minimal, techno, hard techno), R.A.D.-Resistencia Anárquica Digital-(electro, minimal, techno, breaks), D.C. Input(digital punk) and Bazooka( drum n bass).
His release Techsound extra 01: Reconexión D.C. contains tracks from TS collective and friends as Sonico (Techsound, 50 hz London), Statik(Techsound, Pornographic Belgium), Blanali (Techsound, Flumo Spain) and Tim Xavier(Limited, Klickhause, Clink).
His last release -The Colombian Connection- on the Techsound Black Series 01 wich contains tracks by Jamie Bissmire, Ben Long, Ade Fenton and his own is a top point in Sonico..s career.
TS records, his independent label is the only Colombian Techno label that press vinyls.
It works also as a Netlabel through:
www.beatport/techsound www.junodownload.com/techsound
____________________________________________________________ ____His actual set embraces his musical and social background, is inspired most of all in urban and social issues, hard grooves, subversive, fast and intense.
Sonico states:…..I live in a Country that feeds me and influence my set, this is in a big part what make me sympathize with the strapping sounds of machines, war and caos, ………….is what fits the most with my personality, my experiences and my political ideas……….
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------Some of the most important artists that Sonico have played with are : Sven Vath, Kevin Saunderson, Umek, Marco Bailey, Cristian Varela, Valentino Kanzyani, Ben Sims, Prozac, Camea, Agent Orange, Takaaki Itoh, D.A.V.E. the Drummer, Deetron, Allan Somerville, Tonio, Tom Hades, Marko Nastic, Joris Voorn, Derek Marin, Mhonolink, Oliver Ho, Jamie Bismirre y Ben Long(Space Djz), Tim Xavier, Ade Fenton, Andreas Kramer, Bando, Supersilverhese, Noloop, Miss Ficel, JAV, Felix Krocher, Andrei Morant, Gayle San, Javi Rumi, Viper XXL, Matt Madox, Jim Masters, Daz Sound, Dave Seaman y Dave Holland among others.
*Discography:- Bogotá Time / Várgalu / Hugo Boss (on the move)
- Bogotá Time / Várgalu / Vectorecords.tk
- Estado de Derecho / D.C. Input / Techsound
- Boycott / D.C. Input / Techsound
- We are techno to break / Sonico / Techsound
- Shut the Fuck Up / Sonico / Techsound
- Escobar / Sonico / Techsound
- Scan / R.A.D. / Techsound
- Mr Smith(virus del sistema) /Sonico / 50hz
- Alarma / Sonico / Techsound
- Skin / R.A.D. / Techsound
- Plague / R.A.D. / Techsound
-Acid Computer / R.A.D. / Techsound Extra
-Flashback / Sonico / Techsound Extra
-Jack D.C. / Sonico / Techsound Black
-Miss Kim / Sonico / Discos Cocinados
*CHECK...
CHECK:
www.50hz-techno.com
www.techsound.org
www.2recordz.com
www.myspace.com/sonico
www.myspace.com/radbogota
www.myspace.com/techsoundcolombia
____________________________________________________________ ____ Sonico is available for 2 dj sets:
minimal-techno
Techno-hard techno
Live act : Sonico/ techno- hard techno
Or R.A.D. (sonico+blanali)
live act (techno, electro,minimal,electrónica)
_______________________________________________________Booki ngs:America and Latin America :
[email protected]
[email protected]
Europe:
[email protected]
www.stunde-null.entwurfsansicht.de

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/14/2004
Band Website: techsound.org, 50hz-techno.com, 2recordz.com
Band Members: Bookings in America y LatinAmerica: [email protected], [email protected]
Bookings in Europe : www.stundenullmusic.com, [email protected] Bookings in Asia:www.2recordz.com, [email protected]

Influences: CHECK AND BUY OUR RECORDS IN VINYL at:

www.nuloop.com
www.decks-records.com
www.hardwax.com
www.punkidrecords.com
www.wordandsound.de
www.undergroundsolution.de
www.humpty-stuttgart.de
www.music-head.de
www.web-records.com
www.triplevision.nl
www.juno.co.uk
www.possiblemusic.de
www.toolboxrecords.com

CHECK AND BUY OUR MUSIC IN DIGITAL AT:

www.junodownload.com/techsound (Sonico..s label)

www.junodownload.com/sonico

www.beatport.com/artist/sonico

(or beatport.com, artist search: Sonico)

www.beatport.com/label/techsound
(or www.beatport.com, label search: techsound)

*RELEASES:

Reconexión D.C., Techsound Extra Series 01, Bogotá (tracks by Tim Xavier, Statik, Blanali, Sonico)
OUT NOW!!! The Colombian Connection, Techsound Black Series 01, Bogotá(tracks by Jamie Bissmire, Ben Long, Ade Fenton, Sonico)
OUT NOW!! South Morning, Techsound White Series 01, Bogotá (tracks by Blanali, Rafael Gómez, Ken Hayakawa, Faktor M)
OUT NOW!! Jack Trax 01, 50 hz London (support to 50 hz label)(tracks by Jamie Bissmire and Bam Bam, Paul Langley, Aaron the Pimp, Sonico).
OUT NOW!! Early Works, Techsound White 03 (tracks by Blanali)
OUT NOW!! Bogotek, Techsound Extra 02 (tracks by R.A.D, Sonico, Blanali).
Influences: A lot of stuff, from rock, punk, glam, industrial, techno, trance, old skool salsa, hard house, rave, acid, electro, breaks, trip hop, minimal, hip hop, most of all experimental music.

Jackin!!, Bogotá..Political nation conflict, La selecciòn de ochentas de mi hermano, mom..s salsa power, Jeff Mills The Purpose Maker, L.S.G.(Oliver Lieb), The Advent, Rush, Dj Funk, Technasia, Jamie Bismirre..s booty banging ghetto tek and his worlwide posse, Prozac twisted vanguard sound.

Front 242, Pink Floyd, Guns n Roses, Prodigy, Rage Against the Machine, Dub Pistols, BRA, NIN, Soda Stereo, Atari, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Depeche Mode, Portishead, Massive Attack, Pixies, Asian Dub Foundation, The Cure, The Clash, Squarepusher, Swayzak.

Guetto booty banging, public housing, Planet Rhythm guys, old x trax records, Space djz, Bam Bam, Ade Fenton, Pounding Grooves, T. Heckman, Tim Xavier, Sven Vaeth,... Superstition label crew, Frankie Bones, Thomas Khrome, Glenn Wilson, Mhonolink, Richie Hawtin, Andreas Kremer, Chris Liebing, Chris Liberator, Dave the Drummer, Patrik Skoog, Sandy Warez, Mark Hawkins, Djax Up Beats, Pro Jex, 50 hz, Jackstar rec, German and English Hard Techno...etc

is hard to end the list...

Sounds Like: Colombia

Video track Alarma(Sonico 50hz), hecho por VJ Triana:

Sonico at Fuck Parade, Berlín 2007

Sonico @ Boycott, Bogotá

Reconexión Panamá/Allan Banford, Sonico, Vj Triana/ Panamá

Trip/Allan Banford, Sonico/ Bogotá, Colombia

Concurso Clan Destino/ Bogotá, Colombia

Reconexión/ Jamie Bissmire, Sonico, Bluekim/ Bogotá, Colombia

Boycott 5, Patrik Skoog, Sonico, Bluekim, Julian Gómez

Boycott 10-Navidad: Supersilverhese, Noloop, Sonico, Bluekim, J-way, Julian Gómez,Blanali, Statik.

Reconexión 03: Marco Nastic, Joris Voorn, Bluekim, Sonico, Danny Boom.

Reconexión Beatcamp: Supersilverhese, JX7, R.A.D., Sano.

Reconexión Suramérica: Nimitz,Skimfish, Andre Frauenstein,Sonico, Minor Dott.

Tim Xavier Bogotá: Sonico, Statik.

Minus Tour Bogotá: Gaiser,Hearthrob, Blanali,Delallosa

Prozac NYC @ Bogotá: Sonico, Bluekim.

Techno Warriors Bogotá: Bluekim, Sonico, Zyco

Konix + R.A.D.(Sonico + Blanali live act)

Techsound Crew @ Barbarella Bogotá

Lanzamiento Techsound Extra 01 : Statik, Bluekim, Blanali, Sonico.

Atención!! : Techsound Crew

Hardcodelia/ Bogotá, Colombia

Sonico @ Fuck Parade 2007/ Berlin, Germany

Killer Thriller Halloween/ Sonico, Bluekim, R.A.D./Bogotá, Colombia

Galletas Calientes/Krak in Dub, Charles Tox, Atomik, MC Runigga, Sonico/ Paris, France

Sonico @ Subkulturalfest/ Berlín, Germany

D.A.V.E. the Drummer + Sonico/ Madrid, Spain

Sonico@ SweatLodge / Tolouse, France

Sonico @ KITA / Berlin, Germany

Hardcodelia Bogotá

Bunker(Salt Mine Cathedral Under the Ground)/ Nemocón, Colombia

Reconexión / Space djz, Ade Fenton, Bluekim, Sonico/Bogotá, Colombia

Takaaki Itoh, Felix Krocher, Sonico/ Bogotá Colombia

Reconexión/ Tonio, Bluekim, R.A.D., Sonico/ Bogotá, Colombia

Boycott/ Bogotá, Colombia

Rave ..in Caravan+Ultrabass+Techsound)/ Bogotá, Colombia

Viper XXL+HFucker+Sonico/ Bogotá, Colombia

Elektrolovers/ Camea+Sonico/ Medellín, Colombia

Matt Madoxx+HFucker+Synchronyk+Danielle Mettro+Sonico /Bogotá, Colombia

Steel Muzik/ Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Elektronik Sunset/ Maracaibo, Venezuela

I Love Hard Techno/ Tim Rivers, Sonico, HFucker, Tekknous, Theo Jah Lion/ Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotrax 2008

Hardcodelia Internacional 2008: Andre Frauenstein,Nimitz,Yann KellerDestro,Reyt,Parataxia,Bluekim,Sonico,HFucker

Record Label: Techsound ,50 HZ, 2recordz, Evo Pro, D. Cocinados
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Clan Destino

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About Techsound.

www.techsound.org   TECHSOUND (label, artists collective, events production, bookings, sound studio, design)   Is a promotional electronic music company founded six years ago by Luis Vargas...
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Boycott

1. m. boicoteo.(De Boycott, nombre del primer administrador irlandés a quien se aplicó el boicoteo, en 1880).(De boicot).1. tr. Excluir a una persona o a una entidad de alguna relación social o comerc...
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