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A candid interview with the one of the US’s rising techno stars.
Dustin Zahn :: MPLS :: Enemy Records, Drumcode, Rekids
There are few interviews with Dustin Zahn online; which is surprising because Zahn is currently a rising star in the post-minimal techno underground. Besides the releases on his own Enemy and Abiotic imprints, he has had a flurry of recent releases on European labels such as CLR, Rekids / Rek’d, Drumcode and Truesoul. His music is a natural extension of the earlier Swedish and Detroit techno sounds but with an updated, more complex, intricate sound design. His own imprint, Enemy, established in 2004, showcases this more diverse techno sound encompassing elements of minimal, house and experimental.
His past performances in Spain, Berlin, Colombia, Venezuela, Ireland, and at the Awakenings Festival in Amsterdam were only the start as Zahn is currently finishing his US Spring Tour, only to be followed shortly by another European adventure. Zahn’s solo live pa and 3-turntable DJ sets are renown for their quick pacing and aggressive style. From his home base in Minneapolis, one of the US’s few techno bastions, he continues to co-promote both underground and club events, helping put the twin cities on the map and inspiring others in the Midwest scene.
While interviews may be scarce, I did manage to find a brief Q&A conducted at the start of 2008. With the last question, “What can we expect in the near future?,” Dustin responded with a series of new releases and then replied, “And if all that fails, then you can expect me to get a job.”
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