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Keith Carnal

Premiere: Keith Carnal “Ape Shit Crazy” – BPitch

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Amsterdam-based DJ and producer Keith Carnal is a tastemaker in today’s world of techno. His own style of techno has a strong emphasis on melodies, groove, and percussive elements. The artist returns to BPitch with a rousing excursion into the visceral side of techno. Stocked with deadly drum arrangements, thumping kicks and imposing bass lines, Keith Carnal’s armory is well equipped to cause maximum impact on the dance floor.

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Listen to Premiere: Keith Carnal “Ape Shit Crazy” – BPitch

“Ape Shit Crazy” takes listeners straight into the depths of Keith Carnal’s wild mind. It’s a bombastic cut that utilizes a pitched down spoken word vocal. The storyteller takes its listeners into the world of after party excess and “ape shit craziness” as the beats pump relentlessly. It’s debauched, heavy and utterly alluring.

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Premiere: SEC NDÂș Head Honcho Keith Carnal Drops Third EP on Imprint

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SEC NDÂș head honcho Keith Carnal returns to his label, following a busy year releasing his debut album entitled ‘Retrofit’, as well as touring internationally and headlining at many major festivals alongside the likes of Planetary Assault Systems, Shifted, Amelie Lens and Function.

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Premiere: Keith Carnal Releases “Retrofit” Debut Album on SEC NDÂș

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Keith Carnal Releases Retrofit debut album on his recently-launched SEC NDÂș imprint.

Keith Carnal grew up in a musical home in the northern part of Holland, with techno being the first type of music that made a lasting impression on him. After releases on labels such as ARTS and Affin, Keith launched his own SEC NDÂș imprint in late 2018 to showcase his atmospheric yet sparkling productions which have been held in high esteem throughout the techno scene for many years.

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Digging deeper with Keith Carnal

Digging Deeper with Keith Carnal

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Earlier this month we announced the upcoming album debut of an artist that we have come to love and respect for his productions and energetic DJ sets: Keith Carnal. Today digging deeper with Keith Carnal sees us learn more about the roots and life of this well-respected Amsterdam-based techno artist.

The Dutch artist made his LA debut with us earlier this summer, performing a peak-time three-hour set that had the entire warehouse bumping until sunrise. Keith’s tracks are consistently played by artists of various genres, finding play from underground techno acts inside Berghain as well as more mainstream acts on big festival stages, a testament to the versatility and quality of his tracks.

With most of these highly-acclaimed releases out on esteemed imprints the likes of ARTS and Affin, Keith recently launched his own SEC NDÂș (Second Degree) imprint. Following two EPs now under his belt featuring stand-out tracks like “Rolls,” “Van Gogh” and “Obesity,” Keith is now releasing his debut album in the form of ten-track Retrofit album.

The album is outstanding, as we ourselves wrote: “The album showcases Keith’s dynamic, effective and eclectic studio muscles in ways not many LPs do. This is not a compilation of dance-floor-ready bangers, but rather a mesmerizing and well-thought-out journey through Keith’s mind as an artist. This is not to say that none of the tracks are ready for dance floor play. Rather, it underscores the fact that Retrofit is far beyond a “debut” album — it’s a collection of carefully-crafted tracks, seasoned by never-ending years of musical passion.”

This monumental release deserved an in-depth chat with the man-of-the-moment. We dove a bit deeper with this one, digging deeper with Keith Carnal to discuss the album and label of course, but also ADE, his debut U.S. tour, living in Amsterdam, his touring pet peeves, and much more.

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Keith Carnal Delivers Debut “Retrofit” LP On New SEC NDÂș Imprint

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Now based in Amsterdam, Keith Carnal grew up in a musical home in the northern part of The Netherlands, but it was techno that made a lasting impression on him.

Following EPs and a string of highly-acclaimed releases on esteemed imprints the likes of ARTS and Affin, Keith launched his own SEC NDÂș (Second Degree) imprint in late 2018. The aim? To showcase his atmospheric yet sparkling productions which have been held in high respect throughout the techno scene for many years. After two successful EPs on the label that picked up support from the likes of Len Faki, Marcel Fengler, Matrixxman and many more, Keith felt that it was time to show what he can do as a producer. The result is his brilliantly produced debut album, titled Retrofit. 

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