AGORIA (INFINE) / FR
Just out of his teens, Sebastien Devaud – not yet Agoria, but already a music lover –
stamped his feet in front of the counter of a record shop specialized in electronic sounds (or
house music as it was then known). He was waiting for improbable American or German
vinyls that would shape a culture and a well-defined willpower to engage permanently in an
eccentric/electric lifestyle…
A true education in parallel to the countryside family nest, where his fairly artistic parents (his
father is the architect of the bubble-house on the cover of his debut album, and his mother
teaches music) give him a taste for music and real life, where childhood friends are friends
for life, and where his radio serves as a musical matrix…
When he discovers the first techno tracks and raves, it was a true electroshocks that will lead
this young man to give life to what could have been a mere childhood dream, mark of the
passionate worker with an insatiable curiosity and eternal smile.
THE “BLOSSOMING”:
2003, Barcelona, Sonar, 5AM - Agoria enjoys the communion with a raging audience of
10000 people… He’s come a long way: training on the machines, first records for small
companion labels, learning the record industry too; a publisher, an agent, a manager, true
commercial and an album “Blossom”, in 2004.
Critically acclaimed all over the world, “Blossom” is a milestone for the new dance scene
mixing inventive melodies, groove and beats. Nothing to explain, just take note: a little
something more, the sincere craving to try. And it works: a track with Tricky on the first
album, a remix for Paul Kalkbrenner (Bpitch Control), or Inner City Detroit anthem “Big
Fun”, consistent artwork (hello Kofea), cheeky 12’’, real underground hits heard on every
single dance floor (La 11ème Marche, Sky Is Clear, Spinash Girl), a couple of plebiscite at
the core of electronic music (Trax, Groove,Dj Mag...).
TRAVEL BROADENS MIND:
Carrying round flight case, headphones and Sunday t-shirts every weekend, Sebastien
Devaud spread his Dj skills around the globe. Shifting from local basement to international clubs and festivals, from Brazil to Japan, Spain, Germany ... The list is too long! Probably
because of his attention to emotion and details in his set, Agoria was elected two years in a
row best DJ by the Trax magazine's readers poll.
2005, time to lay the staggering experience of his set down on a CD: Cute & Cult!
Inside : 15 years knowledge, rare & beautiful things, from the Mulholland Drive soundtrack
theme to a stunning piano reinterpretation of Derrick May's anthem... not to mention an
exclusive new track Les Beaux Jours done especially for the project. A perfect hors d'oeuvre
for his new album, “The Green Armchair”.
THE EVIDENCE:
Whether the fundamentalists of the electronic genre like it or not, The Green Armchair was
Undoubtedly an essential success of the fusion of styles. Eleven tracks of today’s music, a
sort of snapshot of a certain vision of electronic music, terribly ambitious, yet perfectly
accomplished and mastered.
A few dancefloor tracks, “Code 1026”, unanimously recognized as one of the techno anthem
of year 2006, “Europa” or the classic “Les Violons Ivres”... A few unusual collaborations
aimed at bringing the listener to a sort of melancholic reverie, to insert a bit of bittersweet
reflection beyond the original bang-bang-bang : Peter Murphy from the cult krautrock band
Bauhaus, Neneh Cherry, the soul sister or Francesco Tristano, a gifted young pianist ... As
a DJ he as kept on visiting the world with club residencies in Barcelona (Loft / Razzmatazz),
Madrid (Danzoo/Macumba), Lyon (Nuits Sonores, festival that he created in his hometown
and who is now the biggest music French festival) and Paris (Rex Club).
BE BRAVE:
No wonder this insatiable appetite for diversity and quality led Sebastien to set up his own
label. Born French late 2006, InFiné... has since then traveled to Mexico with Cubenx, to
Berlin with Apparat, Austria with Clara Moto or to Bamako with Donso. From the darkness
of Marseilles Danton Eeprom's electronic beats to the clear and almost divine piano notes of
Barcelona’s Francesco Tristano, Sebastien keeps with InFiné as with his own productions
on tracking quality across the genre for the sake of music.
AT THE CONTROLS:
2007 was also a busy year with remixes for: Underground Resistance release from John
“Billiebob” Williams, Unkle “Burn My Shadow” new single and his Lyon’s neighbour Scalde…
He set up his first live with his mates the Spanish Jose Lagarellos on machines and the
Berliner Honza from Pfadfinderei video design company. Created first time in his hometown
Nuits Sonores festival (2007 edition) and then he took off for Dour festival (Benelux),
Astropolis (Brest/France), Dance Valley, (Amsterdam/Holland), Creamfields
(Almeria/Spain)…
Meanwhile, after James Holden, Mandy and just before Claude von Stroke, Agoria released
the third issue of the mythic “At The Controls” mixed compilation collection, merging in two
CD, tracks from his new InFiné favorites, cinematic soundscapes and club anthems.
Innovative and diversified, “At The Controls” ended up second in Resident Advisor 2007
compilation chart.
GOING FASTER:
The action movie, focused on these famous ‘Go Fasters’, the automobile pilots with a
fury for ultra-powerful, armed convoys who transport over a ton of hashish at 200
km/hour or more on the European motorways, with an aim of outsmarting the police
forces. It just so happens that producers Emmanuel Prévost and Stéphane Lecomte
listened to Agoria’s album ‘The Green Armchair’ completely by chance. They were
soon to fall head over heels in love with the album, and decided to synchronise two
scenes of the film with tracks ‘Code 1026’ and ‘Europa’. Agoria asks to see the
scenes. Soon, he enjoys it so much that he is asked to compose the entire score for
the film. Apparently, imagining music over images is a job in itself.
Agoria soon realises this when someone tells him. But it does not deter him as he
tools to compose another album, which could naturally become his third, simply
inspired from the images and the scenario of ‘Go Fast’.
Three Eps will be taken from the soundtrack and released on 12”: “Dust”, “Diva
Drive” and “Solarized”. All of the them with a distinct style…
WHAT´S NEXT?
Agoria is taking a new bend end of the year 2009. On top of remixes for Josh Wink`s
Ovum and the funky official keyboard of the soulfull hip-hop Quannum Collective from
San Francisco, General Elektriks, he will sign, “Magnolia”, a first EP for his own
label InFiné in November. 2010 should also see the release of Internationally well
known mixed compilation … and the shine of his fourth album.
TO BE CONTINUED…

CLARA MOTO (INFINE) / SP
Autumn 2006. Melbourne. Clara was selected to attend the Red Bull Academy, a platform for up-andcoming
talents, invited over the course of a few weeks to perfect their studio technique and meet
professionals. Also part of the talent pool that year were Flying Lotus and Douglas Greed. The
Academy organises tours for its best students, who get to perform at major European festivals on a
dedicated stage. Which takes us back to where our story began: Geneva Airport. The Montreux Jazz
Festival.
Chance encounter in Terminal 3. An enthusiastic young French Dj tells her all about the label he has
just set up together with a few friends, his first protégés Francesco Tristano and Danton Eeprom and
his desire to develop and nurture young talent. Agoria is his name, and InFiné the label.
Fast forward to Autumn 2007. InFiné releases Clara Moto’s “Glove Affair”, a firm-handed, delicious
minimal house cut. One year later, and it’s with the release of “Silently”, a light and fluffy tune
featuring a killer chorus that Clara, with the help of Mimu on vocals, reveals a strong penchant for
pop.
As 2010 dawns and her first album is released, Clara provides ample proof of her allegiance to
electronic music. Her affection for the genre comes in many forms, each imbued with her unique
brand of femininity, and she embraces it in all its diversity and spontaneity. Clara takes life
snapshots, fragments of emotions and her daily – and nightly – perceptions and turns them into sounds. So it is quite appropriate that the opening track should be named after a character in The
Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon. Clara Moto is polyamorous: the full-on intensity of simple little
love stories moves her more than relational exclusivity agreements of epic proportions.

OPUSWERK / CH
Born between Egypt and the Netherlands, architect and thinker, lover of basslines, snycopated
rythms, hypnotic melodies and of russian things. My musical universe constructs itself in the same
way it self deconstructs around similar structures yet different, while repetitive and full of the hale of
vodka. The far North, explored during the Transmediale Festival, as well as some EPs on label such as
Absolutive, Ayeko, Hope and others, also participate in the design of what goes through my ears and
comes out of my alambic.
My electronic activities range from production and dj to liveacts.

SKUDGE (SKUDGE REC) / SWE –live-
Skudge was founded in 2009 by two Swedish men already involved in the underground electronic
scene of Stockholm. After 2 Eps, they quickly become one of the most promising artists in 2010 and
their hardware oriented live is rocking every dancefloor. Musically it’s all about raw techno with a
warm feeling and a groovy rhythm.
http://www.myspace.com/skudgemusic

DELTA FUNKTIONEN (ANN AIMEE) / NL –live-
Delta Funktionen is Niels Luinenburg's main musical project which has the focus on the deeper side
of life. No fashion, no trends, just taking it back to where it came from and pushing it into new
directions, still with much respect for the past. Releases saw daylight on Ann Aimee (Delsin's little
sister) and Field Records.
Phantom Regiment is a side project between Niels and Damian Keane & Dave Miller from the
Audiosculpture label. Three different backgrounds, one passion. Releases saw moonlight on Dynamic
Reflection and Concern Records.
Delta Funktionen DJ-sets are always different & diverse. Depending on time, crowd and location, he
makes a selection from his wide vinyl collection, ranging from deep and dubby sounds towards
Berlin/Detroit influenced techno, on occassion you will discover a hint of electro(nic) & more housy
orientated sounds in his sets.
http://www.myspace.com/nesill

CHATON (PLAK REC.) / CH
Owner of Plak Records, based in Geneva, Chaton moves like a cat from clubs to bigger events
spreading his tasty underground techno & house all over europe & beyond. Played in famous place
like Panorama bar, Fuse, Harry Klein, Armat 17, Studio 80, Rohstoflagger, Weetamix, Le Zoo…
His timeless & skillfully productions like « +91 Ahead Sessions », « Catch The beat » are picked by top
worldwide djs, licensed on well-known labels such Cocoon, Nrk, Balance…

PIKAYA (GS,CADENZA,MEANDER) / DE –liveis
the result of the musical journey of these two young men, Daniel ram and Frank Greiner, who have
clipped their heads and machines together since 2000. On the way they constantly grabbled with
their respective ideas, but still managed to arrange them. Emotion expressed in musical patterns has
been the driver of their colaboration. Their first track was picked by Luciano himself, who signed
them directly to his influencial imprint Cadenza Records. The first track released in 2006, called
„Grüne Raufaser“ was such a big success that Pikaya directly released their first EP six months later,
in 2007. „Kambrium“ which was the title of the EP, was also a major success and was played and
charted by many well known artists like Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Luciano and many more. In
2008 the couple released „Jive“ on Meander Music, a fresh and inspiring young label out of Berlin,
followed by two EPs in 2009, one on Zürich’s Glückstück, and another one on Meander, which seems
to become a kind of homebase for Pikaya.
Frank and Daniel are performing the Pikaya live set in allmost all major venues and clubs all over
Europe, particularely in Berlin (Panoramabar, Watergate, Club der Visioinäre), Italy, France, Spain,
Switzerland and Poland. But in parallel, both of them are developing their own musical explorations,
Daniel aka subfossil as producer and live-act, and Franky as producer and as DJ.
http://www.myspace.com/pikaya

LUCAS TORRE (RESOPAL,LA RUCHE) / CH
It is as gabber and ambient trip-hop producer that Samuel Severino makes his first steps in electronic
music (1996). Born Italian, he grows up in Switzerland. He makes for himself a nice reputation there,
evolving towards break core and drum'n'bass. He's not then only a producer anymore but also a Dj,
under the name of Dj Assuti, inside the collective "Rhythms of Fury". He mixes side by side with Dj
Die, Krust, Aphrodite, Bad Company...and this in the biggest rooms of Switzerland and Italy. He
obtains a residence at the Loft in Lausanne, plays occasionally for the Swiss radio station "Couleur 3".
From 1998, his eclectic side leads him to techno, electro and minimal as well.
In 2004, he leaves Switzerland and settles in Berlin to carry on with his studies in musicotherapy. For
two years, he puts his passion for music aside, he finally comes back to it, turning himself to minimal
techno, deep house and changes into "Luca Torre".
The bookings follow one another and bring him everywhere in Europe, From the club «
La Ruche
» in Lausanne, where he contributes to organize some parties, to the Sonar festival in Barcelona,
passing through the lively nights of Bologna. He obtains residences in some of the most prestigious
clubs of the german capital.
At the cutting edge of Berlin’s sound, Luca Torre fiddles with sounds and machines since he’s 13.
Some people portray him as a fanatic, an architect of new sonorous constructions with deep house
and techno minimal shades.
End of 2008, he creates with his friend and artist Liviu Groza the duo "Augustine" with their title "Cucuphe" present on the second EP of "La Ruche recordings". He signs on other labels
like Recycle, Deepmovies.
His carrier is currently boosted by his talent, his passion and the recognition of the biggest names of
techno who take part in his projects. A true artist who keeps some beautiful surprises in reserve for
us.
http://www.myspace.com/lucatorre