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We are thrilled to announce that the heroes of electro scene duo Human Rebellion return to our airwaves with a very unusual set for themselves with a bias towards the techno side.
Human Rebellion is a project based on a vision of a dystopian world where humans are in resistance against a global empire that has taken control.
Totally dedicated to a powerful and energetic electro-techno based on futuristic sounds straight out of their analog and modular synthesizers. They have been working under various pseudonyms for the last 25 years and signed their first vinyls in the early 2000s before coming back to their favorite style, Kraftwerk’s electro and everything that followed.
Which artists has influence you the most?
- There are a multitude of artists from different worlds who have influenced us. New Order, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Telex, Jean - Michel Jarre and many others, but as Belgians, what really got us into electronic music was the 'belgian newbeat' towards the end of the 80s (Amnesia, Lord of acid etc...) then T99 by Olivier Abbeloos in 1990, as well as the unforgettable tracks by D-shake, Frank De Wulf, Joey Beltram and generally the R&S label. Around '93, it was Richie Hawtin's DJ performances that really influenced us.
Patrick is more melodic and deep, with Mad Mike, Carl Craig, Dan Curtin, Juan Atkins, Claude Young, Drexciya, Suburban Knight, UR, Red Planet, Metamorphic, Planet E, Metroplex and many others as his main influences... Charles's influences are more European peak time techno and acid techno such as Luke Slater, Mike Dread, Dave Clarke, Aphex Twin, Leo Anibaldi, Woody McBride and the labels Peacefrog, Djax-up-beat, Rephlex, Warp, Generator, ACV, Soma, +8, but also Detroit techno, Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and his Hardwax label.
The 2000s saw the arrival of Vitalic, Anthony Rother and The Hacker, as well as break influences such as Prodigy, Plump Dj's, Dj Hooligans and General Midi, to name a few.
What new projects/Releases with your participation are expected in the near future?
- There are height new EPs (12") coming out in 2024 on labels we like, including excellent remixes by The Exaltics, Sync 24, Nite Fleit, Dj Stingray, Co-accused and others. Listeners can hear several of them exclusively in our dj set.
What inspires you now to create music?
- We like to think of ourselves as living in a simulation, a kind of matrix. That inspires us and gives us a lot of ideas. Then we think there are also things to say about AI, transhumanism and so on. These are worrying times in many ways, but also quite exciting in others.
What set-up do you use when creating music?
- We mainly use hardware to create our sequences, analog synths and eurorack modulars. We use ableton live to format and finalize our mixes.
What do you think of the current electro scene?
- We don't think the electro scene as a whole is peak time enough, it's often just music to listen to at home. Of course, there are a lot of good productions out there, but they don't necessarily make you want to move, which generally makes electro difficult to play at parties.
For our part, we like to try and move in this direction, to make electro a little more peak time, so that we can alternate electro and techno in a set without it being shocking.
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- Genre
- Electro/Techno