Dj Chick
DJ Chick, co-owner of Webarchive Records, is a diverse curator of music, specializing in the early IDM house genre and ambient sounds. She employs her unique mixing techniques to craft sets that are entirely her own. Overcoming her challenge of only hearing on one ear, she has matured her style, infusing it with a distinctive character that sets her apart.
DJ Chick can be found performing at various offspaces in Zurich and renowned party labels. Her style caters to after-hours enthusiasts, characterized by a deep affection for psychedelic sounds. From CDs to vinyl records to her own edited tracks, her digging range is wide open, welcoming all formats and interpretations.
Vinyan
DJ Vinyan’s passion for electronic music arose in the late 90s/early 2000s when he discovered some techno tapes at his neighbours house. He was instantly captivated by the rhythms of these productions, and began digging for more electronic music on the internet. He soon found Drum and Bass, Trip Hop and Downtempo mainly via Ninja Tune, Kruder & Dorfmeister and Space Night compilations including some CDs he was gifted by his dad. A while later he bought some turntables, got a small record collection of Funk and Disco that he saved from the family’s basement, and started DJing. Today he’s a producer, DJ and co-founder of the young label Intersub with ENVSRL where they release a vast range of electronic music from artists in and around Switzerland. In this 1 hr vinyl mix for Furka Peaks, he showcases the depth of mid 90s Jungle , Drum and Bass, and Breakbeat.
Nive
DJ As a DJ and driving force behind many projects in Zurich, Nive has repeatedly showcased her distinct sense of contemporary club and music culture. Drawing on her Tamil background and former training in Carnatic music, Nive weaves a unique soundscape in her sets, moving effortlessly between different influences and tempi.
Currently she is active at the record label Subject To Restrictions and has co-founded Sooriyan, a platform celebrating South Asian creativity within the electronic music industry.
Dj Besito
DJ Member of Nenita Tendencias, a Barcelona-based collective responsible for parties all over Spain. His sets are dominated by low frequencies, hypnotic atmospheres and changing percussive patterns mixing electronic genres such as dancehall, breaks and dubstep.
Belindah
DJ Inspired from her uncle who always was a big music collector, Belindah began to collect 80s and 90s vinyls. Later on she starts djing as part of the winterthur based recordlabel worldwideweb records and expand her vinyl collection. In her beginnings she played mostly housey music, now a wide range of different genres.
For her Furka Radio mix Belindah plays with change and continuity (repetitive), combining tracks from the 90s, early 2000s and some 2020s something in between leftfield, dub, experimental, techhouse, electro, triphop and breakbeat.
Melancholic melodies mixed with different drum patterns and voices from behind.
Image by Mamarazzi.
Dj Laxxiste A.
DJ Laxxiste A., originally from the Swiss Alps, moved to Geneva in 2012.
A prominent figure in the city’s rave scene and club culture, this DJ and producer uses his residencies as a platform to invite and explore diverse musical genres, crafting a unique sonic universe where he reinvents and blends styles that resonate with his artistic sensibility.
Since 2018, he has been the driving force behind the ETHYOS 440 project, which he co-founded with four members of the band L’ECLAIR. Together, they push the boundaries of club music with electrifying live sets that immerse audiences in psychedelic echoes. Their nocturnal performances are true sonic journeys, captivating listeners until the break of dawn.
Image by Naum.
Tesdorpf
weird music for mushy minds: tesdorpf has been ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ for a while now. he's co-piloting swim, a cassette label turned party turned lysergic gathering, bound to warm hearts and open minds. at times, he's found behind a dj booth, zoning way in on the heady sides of trance from all over the spectrum.