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John Rojas
Published articles by John Rojas.
Immerse your senses with Sleep Cat's recently released EP, Ascend
Los Angeles based producer Sleepy Cat (Ken Chow) recently unleashed his new EP, Ascend - a jarring, stimulating record that focuses on the methodical introspection of cerebral techno.
Flesh Produce unleashes their new anxiety-induced single, "Zap Zap"
Seattle’s duo Flesh Produce unleash their new single, “ZAPZAP” off their upcoming record HYPER CHASM - a titillating, spastic track that feels equally volatile and mesmerizing.
The ones who build the night: A love letter to the team behind 6AM and Synthetik Minds
In conversations about underground techno, the spotlight usually focuses on the artists or the event group. Yet behind the DJ booth is an untold story.
Connection over consumption: The origin behind Synthetik Minds
Synthetik Minds is not a group in the traditional sense, but a curatorial collective and event brand born from the Los Angeles underground techno ecosystem.
Inside 6AM, built into the DNA of LA techno
Los Angeles based techno group 6AM cultivates a distinctive voice in Southern California that has turned underground parties into meaningful cultural events.
The romance within the chaos of Clubdrugs’ new record, Lovesick
Straight from Chicago, Clubdrugs drops their new record, LOVESICK - a sonic metamorphosis that places visceral humanity inside a digital-dream.
Planet B "War's Coming Home" (FUCK I.C.E. FOREVER) feat. Johnny from the Blood Brothers
Planet B returns with a gritty new electronic single, "War's Coming Home," an unapologetically electronic political force that is meant to disrupt.
A conversation with a vinyl collector: The ONYX Story
Recently, I had the privilege of sitting with Moe (Drumcell, Belief Defect, Black Noise, Droid Behavior, and Observe) - a pioneer of Los Angeles Techno and a critical figure in our music community.