SONOTOPIA: STEPPAZ & BASS: Klinical, Insomniac, Cryogenics (Dj Set)

STEPPAZ & BASS

Friday, October 9th
ROMANTSO
22:00 - 04:00
Free Entrance

Klinical (Overview Music) [DJ]
Insomniac (Revoltekk) [DJ]
Cryogenics (Audio Theory/Evill Audio) [DJ]

A night of warm bass and sharp snares, bringing together an international line up of UK, Swiss and Greek DJs presenting a cross-section of bass styles from drum’n’bass, jungle, tribal, neuro all the way to dubstep, proving that bass culture survives beyond dance music’s hypes and cycles. From the bass cradle Bristol all the way to Athens, enjoy adventurous sets on Romantso’s Funktion One system in the bass-ement, something not to be missed!

Klinical (Overview Music) - DJ set

Klinical, the alias of Dan Paget, is a British drum and bass producer and DJ hailing from Melksham, Wiltshire. He began his musical journey in 2015 while studying film production at university in Southampton, where he also co-promoted drum and bass nights alongside fellow artist Kanine. Initially producing jump-up tracks, Klinical’s exposure to minimal drum and bass artists like Arkaik, Amoss, and Fre4knc in 2014 inspired him to explore deeper, more minimalistic sounds within the genre.

Over the years, Klinical has developed a distinctive style characterised by deep, sub-loaded basslines and stripped-back constructions. His productions have been released on respected labels such as Lifestyle Music, Overview Music, and Context Audio.

Klinical’s relocation to Bristol, a city renowned for its vibrant bass music scene, has further influenced his musical trajectory. Immersed in an environment pulsating with musical diversity, he has collaborated with artists like Spektiv and Killa P, expanding his repertoire to include explorations into 140 bpm dubstep. As a DJ, Klinical has performed at various events and venues, captivating audiences with his deep and minimalistic sets. His commitment to pushing the boundaries of drum and bass, combined with his innovative approach to production, continues to solidify his reputation as a forward-thinking artist within the electronic music landscape.

Insomniac (Revoltekk) - DJ set

Insomniac aka honnez rvtk is a jungle – drum & bass DJ and curator of the Italian Alps based collective named Revoltekk [RVTK]. He’s a lifetime music lover and his set spirit crosses many genres from 140, deep, tribal, to neuro and tech influenced bass music. As a local promoter he developed different party series like the TINNITUS, SQUARE or BASSILIKUM projects and was one of few to ignite the South Tyrolean scene.

The last 10 years honnez developed an urban hub with a proper club venue, shared spaces and apartments in an former fascist military barack named BASIS Vinschgau Venosta and KASINO. Together with his team and passionate friends he hosts local, regional and international artists for music exchange, inspiration and incubation. In the idyllic alpine landscape of Venosta valley people love the quality of nature, food and the focus-retreat aspect. From the early 2000s till today he met a lot of true friends in the international circus and his signature selection achieved a worthwhile reputation!

Cryogenics (Audio Theory/Evill Audio) - DJ set

Cryogenics is a Greek electronic music artist exploring the darker, deeper and more atmospheric sides of drum & bass. Rooted in the energy of oldschool jungle and the raw character of 90s drum & bass, his sound moves between deep, dark and atmospheric territories, blending weighty basslines, intricate breakbeats and immersive soundscapes.

His approach is driven by a fascination with texture, rhythm and atmosphere — creating music that feels both powerful and cinematic, where tension and movement coexist with space and emotion. With a sound that draws from jungle, drum & bass and leftfield electronic music, Cryogenics continues to develop a distinctive sonic identity, balancing the rawness of the underground with a more experimental and atmospheric edge.

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SONOTOPIA - The Soundtrack to Bautopia Festival

This years’ seventh edition of ECHN’s annual BAUTOPIA event is the largest to date. It is a culture and creativity festival in the true sense of the word, with numerous programs across different venues, including exhibitions, guided tours, book launches and special activities. It is only logical that it also presents its own music programming, across the venues Bios, Romantso, Latraac and Plex.

Each BAUTOPIA event is co-hosted by one of ECHN's member hubs. Under the title CREATIVE AGENCY: Sustaining Culture & Creativity in the Age of Intelligence, creative hub managers, CCSI stakeholders, artists, creative professionals, students and the general audience will explore sustainability not only from the environmental standpoint, but also the sustainability of creative professions in the face of multiple crises.

This October, our host will be BIOS in Athens, which encompasses several well-known venues and hubs, including Bios itself, Romantso, Plex and Latraac, each offering a different spatial context for exhibiting, performing and learning. With many CCSI professionals converging to Athens for the event, we decided to extend and develop the event’s music program, and give it its own identity under the SONOTOPIA banner.

You can expect four distinct music events, featuring artists from Greece, Switzerland, France, Denmark, the UK and Uganda, from playful experiments and pure noise, over eclectic dance selections, all the way to cutting-edge drum’n’bass, jungle and dubstep plates, rounded up by a party focusing on the sounds of the global south and bringing the vibes of renowned Nyege Nyege Tapes label, which recontextualized contemporary African dance music for the new generations of audiences.

The artists include the meccano master Pierre Bastien, making a comeback to Athens after 15 years since his last performance; Kampire, the lady on the forefront of the Nyege Nyege Tapes global takeover; Binetou, founder and director of Wèrè Wèrè Music which builds Bridges between African contemporary music and the world, and a producer and DJ herself; Klinical, one of the leaders of the new wave of UK bass music; Insomniac, Swiss bass and jungle DJ regularly moving around the European circuit; Ivanol, Chilean-born but Danish-based noise doctor; as well as selected local contributions from the likes of Jay Glass Dubs, K.atou, Adamantios and Cryogenics.

More confirmations are being expected, as well as a safe, easy-listening afternoon refuge at Latraac, for those wishing to move away from the noise and the crowd, and the Craft Club pop-up, in which everyone is invited to dance or chill, but one way or the other - to do some crochet!

A little bit of everything, for everyone!