D.A.V.E. The Drummer

If you are into Techno Music, you may have already come across one of D.A.V.E. The Drummer’s records.

Hailing from London’s illegal warehouse party scene that exploded in the 90’s, DJ & producer D.A.V.E. The Drummer started the label Hydraulix in 1998 as an output for his own production ideas. The label intended to bridge the gap between the acid techno of his previous productions and a darker style of techno that D.A.V.E. was experimenting with in the studio.

Hydraulix made some big waves in the Hard Techno scene throughout the 2000’s and is still going strong with many of the new releases hitting the top spots in respectable online stores charts.

Tracks from Hydraulix have found their way into the playlists of some of the worlds top DJs, as well as keeping a huge following of underground Techno DJs across the globe.

Recent DJ sets from D.A.V.E. Have appeared on his You Tube channel where he and his wife recorded a set every Sunday during lockdown, the “SUNDAY SESSIONS” became really popular during this time, with a wide group of people tuning in every week to watch D.A.V.E., blending together a 2 hour DJ set with some comical chatter and Justine’s psychedelic VJ skills. D.A.V.E. has also recently appeared on the HÖR channel on You Tube.

Still a hard working DJ and Producer, D.A.V.E. is responsible for remixes and productions for many top techno labels including: Suara, Dolma, Cause, Finder, Techburst, Harthouse, Fine Audio, Noom, Reklusive, Respekt, Naked Lunch, Phobiq, Elektrax, Techburst, Cluster, Stay Up Forever, Maximum Minimum, Routemaster, Smitten, Prolekult, Nucleas, Vicious Circle and of course Hydraulix, Apex and Mutate To Survive.