Alice Austin catches up with the Belgian DJ-producer and label manager to learn more about her life before taking the stage, her refusal to fold in front of criticism, her cats, and her emotional connection to the DJ booth. Farrago’s ‘Flashpoint’ EP was stuffed with galloping beats and intense warehouse atmospherics, while Amelie Lens’ own ‘In My Mind’ EP matched psychedelic sound design with trippy riffs and granite-tough kicks that hit like a drop-hammer. She also found time to drop a new ‘Global Underground: Antwerp’ mix compilation in October. Over a period of just four years, Amelie Lens has made herself one of techno’s most prominent superstars.
The kinetic rhythms that comprise Lens’ signature sound were also well represented on her Lenske label this year. In Berlin, Lens staged a 24-hour Exhale mega-rave with a huge line-up of techno associates, brought the club brand to Barcelona’s OFFSónar and Belgium’s Extrema Outdoor festival, and held a special event in her native Antwerp. After signing on Pan-Pots label Second State and playing at their party at Watergate, Amelie Lens invited the Berlin wonderboys alongside Michael Klein and. Her high-octane techno could be heard booming from the speaker stacks at festivals like Creamfields, Parklife, Awakenings, and Sonus, while her Exhale club concept took up a residency on Wednesdays through August at Ibiza’s DC-10, inviting guests like Ellen Allien and Or:la to throw down. In 2022, Amelie Lens threw herself headlong into a whirlwind of international gigs, playing in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa and Costa Rica: “I’ve been touring heavily because of rescheduled gigs from 20”. Rising star DJ/producer of 2022: “Dana Montana.”
A collective sign of approval came from Berlin. Best known for: “Playing high-energy techno.”įave tune of 2022: “Farrago ‘Quieto (Flashpoint Mix)’.” From secret Parisian parties to Berlins infamous Berghain club, Paris/Berlin documents the underground movement of techno through the lens of two dif. Amelie Lens is taking the scene by storm ever since releasing her solid debut EP on the Italian Lyase Recordings. For the first time in two years, the HYTE flagship event can take place and brings Amelie Lens, Sven Väth, Len Faki, Boris Brejcha, and Kobosil to the main room.
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