Kythera, born Jannik in Bremen, Northern Germany, is a talented psytrance artist known for his unique and captivating sound. His love for electronic music started at a young age, but it wasn’t until he attended the Waldfrieden Wonderland Festival in 2012 that he discovered the hypnotic characteristics and psychedelic sounds of psytrance. After being blown away by the experience, Kythera decided to pursue his passion for music and began experimenting with production software like Ableton Live. He spent countless hours honing his skills and perfecting his sound, drawing inspiration from the likes of Metrix, Tromo, Via Axis, and Delirium Tremens. Jannik’s defining moments came when he attended the Antaris Festival in 2014 and later the almighty MoDem Festival in 2019. These events were crucial in shaping his vision as an artist and inspired him to take his music to the next level. Kythera’s music is a perfect blend of dark and mystical elements, with mysterious atmospheres and driving bass lines that keep dancefloors moving. His tracks are characterized by their vast soundscapes and intricate sound design, which take listeners on a journey through the psychedelic unknown.

Kythera links:

https://www.instagram.com/kythera_music/

https://www.facebook.com/Kythera.Psy

https://soundcloud.com/kythera_official

Monchi links:

https://linktr.ee/monchi_squarelabmusic

https://patreon.com/Monchi_Squarelab

Dadda, also known as Mattias Dahdouh, plays multiple roles in the psytrance community. He is a DJ, music producer, sound designer, YouTuber, party promoter/organizer, born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden.

Although he considers himself relatively new to music production (starting in 2018), and not many tracks have been released yet, Dadda has a keen ear for what sounds good and works on the dance floor. This skill stems from over 10 years of DJing psytrance and his dedication to crate-digging for fresh, interesting music to play.

Many producers may have come across his popular YouTube channel (@DaddaPsy) or his well-known wavetable packs called "PsyTables," which have been a major success among music creators and sound designers. His YouTube channel focuses on psytrance production, offering tips and tricks that are well-regarded for their clarity and helpfulness. Dadda's wavetable packs are endorsed by numerous creators in the music scene, benefiting both experienced producers looking to speed up their workflow and new producers struggling to create high-quality sounds when programming presets on their own.

His music and DJ sets are often described as groovy, playful and diverse. He has no problem getting the crowd riled up in an energized positive way!

Dadda links:

Gumroad | https://dadda.gumroad.com/

Soundirective | https://soundirective.com/product-category/other-brands/dadda/

Soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/psydadda

Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/daddapsy

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dadda.official/

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/DaddaAxalmia

Link to the video mentioned in this episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57tHfOvpE3w

Monchi links:

https://linktr.ee/monchisquarelab

Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/Monchi_Squarelab

The Psychedelic Trance project Zeridium was created by the French man Joan from Toulouse. He did his first Psytrance party in 2009 in Goa, Anjuna Beach. After travelling around the world for 4 years and getting inspired by all the beauties surrounding him, he finally settled in France where he started to produce his own psychedelic music.

He signed up in 2017 with Sahman Records, one of the major Psytrance music label in France. Constantly producing and releasing greater cutting-edge full power Psytrance tracks, his music is travelling at the speed of 147 to 149bpm.

He combines sounds from Analog to Digital. The groovy vibe blended with darker sounds, metallic FM and funky bass-line will take you to the next level of a blasting journey.

Zeridium links:
https://soundcloud.com/zeridium
https://www.instagram.com/zeridium
https://www.facebook.com/JoanZeridium

Monchi links:
https://linktr.ee/monchi_squarelabmusic
https://www.patreon.com/monchi_squarelab

Synthetik Chaos is Yan, a French psytrance music producer. His influences come from different kinds of music (mainly electronical) such as: Aphex Twin, Slide, Richard Devine, Nick Taylor, Ministry, Droid Sect, Sonic Youth etc.
All this influences & many experimentations in the lab results in a combination of heavy twisted basslines & electroid rhythms, psychedelics soundz & weird noises, with always in mind to keep the dance floor as a recreation ground!

Synthetik Chaos Links:
https://www.instagram.com/synthetik_tumult_bsm/
https://www.facebook.com/synthetikchaos
https://soundcloud.com/yan-synthetik-chaos

Monchi's Links:
https://linktr.ee/monchi_squarelabmusic
https://www.patreon.com/Monchi_Squarelab

Alex first made his name as a founding member of Sonic Species, co-writing their first album before departing to explore other artistic interests. It was at this point that he co-founded Futurephonic with his friend Sam Morgan, starting with music production masterclasses featuring Psytrance icons, evolving into a platform offering sample packs, synth presets, and now, the groundbreaking MIDI software, Rhythmizer Ultra.

Beyond his work with Futurephonic, Alex has composed in various musical styles, including for web and TV, most recently collaborating on the project Takrar with filmmaker Waref Abu Quba. Alex also handles all visual graphics and video production for Futurephonic, designing in both 2D and 3D, from software GUIs to the adverts and demos.

Alex is now building his new studio in Berlin, Germany, where he will continue to advance the Rhythmizer project while expanding his musical horizons through new collaborations.

Links:

Futurephonic:
https://www.futurephonic.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/futurephonic_official/
https://www.facebook.com/Futurephonic

Monchi:
https://linktr.ee/monchi_squarelabmusic

If you appriciate the show and want to support it check out my patreon:)

patreon.com/Monchi_Squarelab

Wode is the project of Aussie Psytrance producer Ryan Woodlock.
He started the journey in Melbourne during the pandemic lockdowns due to sheer curiosity of psychedelic sound design and production, eventually falling in love with the chaotic energy of night time soundscapes.

Having earlier in life played drums in metal and punk bands for most of his teens, Ryan was then introduced to aussie bush doofs and found the atmosphere and energy of those parties to be his new love. He eventually discovered artist such as Ajja, Scorb and Jumpstreet which he found very similar to heavy music genres but was also refreshing and unique to his ears.

Studying and exploring both spectrums of the psychedelic genres Ryan wanted to meet somewhere in the middle to accommodate for both worlds, designing his tunes to bounce around with repetitive off beat patterns and quick intricate breaks, but also allowing the music to evolve with contortive melodies and atmospheres.

Ryan was signed to Euro label Squarelab Music in Feb ‘22 and then released his debut EP ‘Psychopathic Mind’ later that year.

LINKS:

Wode:
soundcloud.com/wode666
instagram.com/wode_squarelabmusic/
facebook.com/wodesquarelabmusic

Monchi:
linktr.ee/monchi_squarelabmusic

Meet Daniel, a 30-year-old Portuguese electronic music aficionado, tech enthusiast and nature lover. With an analogy for almost everything Daniel is dedicated to sharing innovative ideas while creating good mood and yet serious music. In this podcast he shares some of his perspectives on the most diverse topics, tune in to get to know a bit more about the human behind Okta.

Note: there are some audio glitches in this episode, because there were some technical difficulties in the postproduction. However, I hope you still enjoy this episode:)

Okta's links:
https://www.instagram.com/okta_airsculptures/
https://www.facebook.com/oktapsy

Monchi's linktree:
https://linktr.ee/monchi_squarelabmusic

Get the EP here:
https://squarelabmusic1.bandcamp.com/music
https://beatport.com/label/squarelab-music/83322

Jack, Act One, is a multi instrumentalist and multi genre producer that has been sharing his craft for over ten years. Having learnt to play the Piano and Trombone, playing in Jazz bands, world music and orchestras he found the electronic music scene. He taught himself to make drum and bass, quickly finding success and having his music played om BBC Radio 1 and played by Goldie and Noisia to name a few. After producing many releases, bands and projects he found Psytrance and his project took off taking him to every continent on the planet and releasing hundreds of tracks. He found his home on the Bom Shanka Music label and shows no signs of slowing!

Act One links:

1. Instagram
2. Facebook

Monchi's linktree

Audiocorner linktree