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Digging Deeper with GHEIST

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Following their spellbinding Somerset EP on Sashaā€™s Last Night On Earth, the ever-momentous GHEIST unveil a brand new label project,Ā Radau, which they are launching alongside their single entitled “Frequent Tendencies.”

Their own label, built with no creative boundaries, Radau is a playground where the Berlin quartet remove all limits and expectations and dig deep into the mindset and experimentalism that united them in the first place.

With plenty more music due on both Radau and beyond, it seems GHEISTā€™s impeccable acceleration over the last two years will continue for a long time to come. It is for this reason that we decided that this was the perfect time to speak to the four artists and dig deeper into what they’re all about.

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Digging Deeper with Codex and IAMT Label Owner Spartaque

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Ukrainian DJ and Producer Spartaque, real nameĀ Vitalii Babii, has become a name known for raw quality on the international techno landscape. Heā€™s been at it for many years, but got his first break in 2007 DJing at Ukraineā€™s Global Gathering festival, and has continued with this festival every year since. Since, he has added other vital performances to his resume by performing at Love Parade, Kazantip, Mayday, and others.

Spartaque supplements these performances and maintains the momentum by way of his award-winning Supreme podcast, in addition to numerous guest mixes on other podcasts and radio shows. As an artist he has been composing and producing dance music since his teens, finally being able to translate his passion and hard work into a career as a young adult. His first release came in 2005 with a contribution toĀ a Virus Music album in 2005. More than a decade later, he now boasts over 300 released tracks on a large number of labels. His arsenal includes both original works and remixes for some of the top artists around the world.

Maintaining balance between industry and artisanship, Spartaque has played a key role in the creation and development of two key techno record labels, IAMT and Codex. With a touring schedule that is as busy as ever, we caught the opportunity to dig deeper about these label projects with Vitalii, getting into the nitty and gritty details of what it really means to be a label owner and manager of your own imprint(s), releasing on vinyl, throwing label parties, doing A&R and much more.

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