Component – Mode Zero EP

Component delivers the goods with high intensity and innovative sounds, pulsating rhythms, and exciting movement. The three original tracks push a wide spectrum of audio innovation, aiming for dark dance floors, concrete bunkers, and warehouse parties. The EP covers all angles with remixes from Gobsmacked’́s Millhouse, and techno stalwart JGarrett who never fail to impress with their respective experience of over thirty years in the techno scene.

“Purveyor of raw, energetic and percussive techno and a big heavy atmosphere.” – that’s how Component describes himself as a producer and DJ. He caught the music bug at just ten years of age whilst listening to the Prodigy’s seminal album, “Experience”. 2016 saw a conscious move towards a forward thinking industrial Techno sound. Influenced heavily by clubs and festivals in London, Berlin, and Eastern Europe. “For me, it’s all about creating an energy and changing people’s mood,” says Component. “Playing those tracks that get you tapping your feet and moving in sync with the music without realising.”

 
 

CKS – Recycle EP

CKS joins Gobsmacked for an end of year release, which in the mind of the artist combines all possible different universes into one EP. Under the guise of Mind, Texture, Power and Singularity, the EP is a powerful representation of personality, and creates a high octane and energetic form of music in a heavily mental and percussive style. Available from all stores and on USB from www.gobsmackedrecords.com

 

 

Gobsmacked w/ Jerome Hill, Diarmaid O Meara uvm.,

Gobsmacked returns to the Silo, and this time bringing label favorite and legend Jerome Hill to showcase his incredibly talented style. Joining him are Diarmaid O Meara, Millhouse and Viki.

Jerome Hill – Don´t – Rhythm Trax
https://soundcloud.com/jeromehill

DJ since 1990, beginning with Hip Hop, Acid House, UK Bleep, Breakbeat and Techno, a residency throughout the mid to late 90’s on infamous London sound system “JIBA”, manager and music buyer for 2 record shops Trackheads & Dragon Discs in Camden, London, (1997-2004) Jerome has been a permanent fixture on the London scene and lives and breathes the music, his sets being educational and hedonistic in equal measures..

Diarmaid O Meara – Gobsmacked / Audio Affair
https://soundcloud.com/diarmaidomeara

Berlin based Irish artist, deep into intense but soulful, atmospheric but industrial, heavy but spaced techno. Specialized in intense two and three turntable Dj sets. One of Irelands most notable international techno acts, Diarmaid O Meara has been pushing his brand of intense, and driving techno throughout European clubs and radio shows since appearing vividly on the scene in 2010. Known for skillfull and energetic DJ sets and steady releases across the genres top labels, including his own Gobsmacked brand, Diarmaid has been a steady fixture in the European circuit for years playing alongside countless heros from A.Paul to Sunil Sharpe, and Dave Clarke to Dj Rush. His style of techno production is consistently lauded by the greats and charted on the download stores, while his Audio Affair Broadcast show showcases the best underground noise and upcoming artists biweekly.

Millhouse Techno – Gobsmacked
https://soundcloud.com/millhousetechno

Millhouse has been bangin’ out the tunes for almost 20 years, playing in venues throughout Ireland and more recently Germany. He has worked along side with some great DJ’s and producers in the industry; including Dave Clarke, Marco Remus, Luke Creed, Rhythm Technologies, Diarmaid O Meara, Dave the Drummer, Alex Calver, Patrick DSP and many more. Millhouse’s main influences have been Dave Clarke, Diarmaid O Meara and Luke Creed. In 2010, Millhouse saw his first few releases, firstly a collaboration with Luke Creed on Kamikaze Records. His first solo release on Gobsmacked Records’ 50th release along side other techno hard hitters Space Djz, Vegim, Concrete Djz, Diarmaid o Meara, Luke Creed and Karl Cullen. Since then Millhouse has had his tracks played by some of the biggest stars of the techno world and continues to play the freshest most original techno tracks.

Viki
https://www.mixcloud.com/vika6

VIKI raised in Berlin, spent most of her youth in the punk and psychobilly scene. Coming from the high energy of punk she found her path in club culture and electronic music. Her passion ignited her to mix and quickly landed her gigs next to artists like VSK, Morbeck, Joseph McGeechan, and in clubs such as Tresor, About:Blank and Suicide Circus, as well as residencies at WeCallItTechno and Claires. She is a big believer that a good set takes you on a journey, just like a good book.

Gobsmacked w/ Oliver Kucera, Jeff 23…

Gobsmacked is back in the Silo for a winter rave. This time we´re being joined by some incredible talent to party the dark night through.

Oliver Kucera (Live)
jeff23 /dj tal
Millhouse Techno b2b Niall Power
Michael Lasch b2b Jonathan Ranzinger

Oliver Kucera (Live):
Oliver Kucera, “raw”, “exuberant’, “pure talent”, a few words that have been used to describe Amsterdam’s techno jewel and phenom. He is one man with his machines, a one of a kind old-school meets new-school warehouse techno connoisseur who has been destroying dance floors across Europe with his live sets since 2004.

Jeff23:
Jeff 23 cut his teeth at the first London inner city warehouse parties. He began to DJ in 1991 and swiftly made a name for himself at club events and underground parties in the UK. Joining Spiral Tribe as the rave scene exploded across the country, Jeff then moved into continental Europe to help spearhead the nomadic drive of Spiral Tribe and became one of the major musical forces in the collective

Michael Lasch B2B Jonathan Ranzinger:
Hauptbahnhof Records and Back2Laser bosses, both long time masters in design of industrial influenced dance floor shaking sets, and bass heavy, driving tracks. Their back to back sets are renowned throughout Berlin as major motivators in the underground scenes.

Niall Power:
DJ/Producer/Promoter, Resident DJ with, Electric Circus, Techno Ding Dong and The Electric Circus show on opentempofm.ie. Vastly acknowledged for being a legend in the south east of Ireland, making his home city Waterford a benchmark for all things Techno in the region.

Millhouse:
Gobsmacked label boss Millhouse has been bangin’ out the tunes for almost 20 years. He has worked along side with some great DJ’s and producers in the industry; including Dave Clarke, Marco Remus, Luke Creed, Rhythm Technologies, Diarmaid O Meara, Dave the Drummer, Alex Calver, Patrick DSP and many more.

Gobsmacked w/ Lars Huismann, Luke Creed…

Gobsmacked Rec is back in the Griessmuehle silo.

Viki
Luke Creed
Lars Huismann
Diarmaid O Meara

Joining us for our third outing at Grießmuehle, we´ve got a host of heavyweight label artists to celebrate the release of Lars Huismann’s Resistance EP.

Lars Husimann – Animal Farm / Binary Cells / Gobsmacked
https://soundcloud.com/lars-huismann

Lars was born in Berlin in 1987. His Career as a musician began very early. At 11 years young he started drumming in different bands. After a few years he founded his own bands, playing different styles from jazz, fusion and all the way to progressive metal. His orientation on complex drum grooves makes up his foundation, while still being able to keep an open mind in regards to different styles and the ability to put them together to create a new form of art. It is an obsession in hard drilling percussion, banging synth-elements, and drums that roll together to create a more complex groove-pattern.

Luke Creed – Variance / Variant Electronic / Gobsmacked
https://soundcloud.com/lukecreed

Touring europe since he was 20 years old, while playing support to techno legends such as Dave Clarke, Joseph Capriati, A.Paul, DAVE the Drummer, Gayle San & Monoloc, and also holding his own as a reputable headline Dj.

As a producer, he has tracks out on labels like his own Variant Electronic, Naked Lunch, The Public Stand & more. Luke has remixed for established techno artists the world over, Including a bootleg of the classic Clarke track “Thunder” that received big support from the Baron of Techno. He has featured on EP’s alongside tried and tested techno pioneers and has received consistent support from techno heavyweights including the great Dave Clarke, as well as A.Paul, Dubfire, DAVE the Drummer, Detroit Grand Pubahs & many more.

Luke’s mentality towards music and djing is the defining factor in the presentation of his art, not exactly a “purist” in the typical sense of the word, he is a devout dissenter and you can hear it in his music. He does not try to keep up with music trends, sub genres or adhere to what people expect of him as an artist. Just listen to his music to feel the vibe he creates.

Diarmaid O Meara – Gobsmacked / Nachtstrom / Naked Lunch
https://soundcloud.com/diarmaidomeara

Irish electronic music artist, deep into intense but soulful, atmospheric but industrial, heavy but spaced techno. Owner of the Gobsmacked label, which has to date over 150 Digital, Vinyl, CD and USB releases since its founding in Waterford, Ireland 2008. His personal discography includes almost twenty 12″ releases, over 50 digital EPs, and two LP albums across dozens of labels, most notably Gobsmacked, Nachtstrom, Naked Lunch, Emetic, Potential, EPM etc. His bi-weekly Audio Affair show has been running since November 2014 across dozens of terrestrial and digital radio senders, and he is a regular addition and headliner of line-ups in clubs across Europe. Through his own productions, radio series, label, brand events, and gigs, Diarmaid has been heavily involved in the promotion and development of Techno since 2008.

Viki
https://www.mixcloud.com/vika6
VIKI raised in Berlin, spent most of her youth in the punk and psychobilly scene.
Coming from the high energy of punk she found her path in club culture and electronic music. Her passion ignited her to mix and quickly landed her gigs next to artists like VSK, Morbeck, Joseph McGeechan, and in clubs such as Tresor, About:Blank and Suicide Circus, as well as residencies at WeCallItTechno and Claires.
She is a big believer that a good set takes you on a journey, just like a good book.

JGarrett – Proximity EP

Gobsmacked’s latest signing is a fitting one. U.S. / Canadian DJ/producer JGarrett has been involved in the scene for some time now and is chiefly renowned for his work at his own label, Subspec. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, the producer is currently living in Vancouver, Canada and this latest release marks his first since a recent appearance on Perc’s inimitable Perc Trax. JGarrett’s Detroit-influenced sounds continue to endear him to many, and this record, the fantastic Proximity EP, is sure to do the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lars Huismann – Resistance EP

Lars Huismann returns to Gobsmacked with his signature metallic synth melodies and pounding no mercy primetime techno. This time he’s brought the big guns, and delivered a solid three track EP full of bigroom kicks, perpetually driving bass, and hypnotic sampling. Fellow Berliner Krenzlin has also stamped his mark on the release, making his debut on the label with an equally hypnotic peak time remix.

Check out an interview with Lars about his Gobsmacked release on Berlin Techno City

Check out a premiere on See Sick Sound

 

 

 

 

 

Future Sounds Vol.2

Music made for post-industrial spaces, pushing against the grain and societal boundaries imposed on us by those following globally destructive ideals. Music for allowing the consciousness an escape from daily monotony and the struggle to coexist alongside the monsters of wealth accumulation. Twelve tracks hand picked for their intensity, intelligence, and production skill, developed for a post industrial setting, and brimming with energy. Future Sounds Vol. 2 skims the surface of the techno scene, and manages to pick a dozen of it ́s best results from seasoned Gobsmacked artists, and newcomers finally joining the label.

Check out the release premiere and interview on Different Grooves