Group questions
Q: What is the meaning of USQ? How did you come up with this name? What stands behind it?
Untold Sequence: We chose ‘Untold Sequence’ because our purpose was something that the city haven’t met before, sounds that haven’t been told and the word sequence because our project is a succession of elements and sounds that are growing day by day.
Q: How long have you all known each other? How did you meet?
Untold Sequence: Blotketch and Bukt know each other since 2007 because they studied industrial design at the same college and they had a special taste for electronic music. Blotketch is friend with Skcribled since 2008. They went to parties together, and in 2010 Blotketch introduced him to Bukt and the idea of Untold Sequence was born.
Q: What is everyone’s part in USQ?
Untold Sequence: Bukt is the designer in USQ. He is in charge of the Facebook page, all the blog designs (except the covers of the mixes) and all the flyers for the parties that involve the USQ crew. He is the one who makes the posts when an USQMX is going to be released and also keeps the page and Untold Sequence blog organized and up to date.
Blotketch is the one that makes contacts in other countries like Argentina, Spain, Canada, and all around the world and invites people who make special mixes for us.
Skcribled knows a lot of people in the city. He is making a lot of contacts and is in charge of finding places for the parties to play and share the Untold Sequence talent. He is also the owner of the USQ setup we use to play everywhere.
Q: How did the partnership with Jonathan Mangelinckx began? What is your vision together?
Untold Sequence: When Blotketch’s USQMX was released, we received an inbox from Jonathan telling us he loved the music we were playing, so he offered his help to create a new image & concept according the style of music of Untold Sequence. From that time on, he is the one in charge of the logo design and the artworks of the USQMixes. He is a very important person on this project and we are absolutely grateful for that. You can find more at: http://www.mangelinckx.com/.
Q: Can you describe the night life in Colombia in general and in Medellin in particular?
Untold Sequence: Nightlife in Medellin is great. There are a lot of places you can go, also, the weather is lovely and you always see kind and beautiful people dancing and having lots of fun. There is also a big variety of music and clubs so you can choose where to go and it is guaranteed that you will have an amazing time.
Q: What are the main changes that have been happening in recent years in your city?
Untold Sequence: Medellin’s electronic scene has grown up a lot the last ten years. However, some promoters are constantly booking the same artists again and again, so it’s like a loop that never changes. As a result, the audience always gets to see the same Djs, which makes us wonder WHY and it is very frustrating for us.
Nonetheless, we are now friends with a new agency called “Formato Bajo Tierra” that is also making things for the electronic culture in Medellin like Untold Sequence. They already booked Jonas Koop and Ben Klock. In addition, they plan to bring some very nice artists in the future, so we think that’s a good point to start making changes and show people different artists to keep the scene always fresh.
Q: What are the main genres in your country?
Untold Sequence: In Colombia’s nightlife you can find a lot of musical genres. Re electronic music, the main genres are Techno, House, Tech House and Deep House. It’s very hard to find audience that listens to Dubstep, Experimental, Ambient or genres like that, but there are some places where you can listen to it and it’s very good for the electronic culture development.
Q: How do people accept your music and vision? Do you get any recognition from the people in your country or abroad?
Untold Sequence: It was hard in the beginning, because people didn’t know us. But nowadays we are having very good responses from people. Also, other djs and collectives have been calling us to play with them; people like our music and say good comments about Untold Sequence which is very grateful, because you understand that you are doing a good job and it gives you energies to keep doing things well.
Q: In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages in the local scene?
Untold Sequence:
Advantages: Creating a group of people who appreciates and understands that music has character and ideals in order to help developing the electronic culture in the city.
Disadvantages: Having the same artists who have been coming 4 or 5 times to perform repeatedly. Becoming a Dj for the wrong reasons such as fashion, fame or girls.
Q: What is the government ’s attitude towards the clubbing scene?
Untold Sequence: In our city, clubs are open until 4 a.m. but outside the city we have parties until 8 a.m. and even 10 a.m. Most of the parties take place outside, because Medellin authorities are very strict with regard to permissions and license and sometimes they can cause troubles for a club.
Q: Do you feel that something new is happening right now with the music and the night life scene or is it just “back to the basics” loop?
Untold Sequence: It’s a combination of both. There is always a trend of getting back to basics and nowadays we are listening to a lot of old-school House and Techno that people love. There are also new purposes, new sounds and new concepts so we think there is always a balanced between that.
Q: Name some best places/clubs in your area or one you have visited this year?
Untold Sequence: The Forum. It is the best place at the moment in the city.
Q: You have been hosting some very interesting names in your parties from the techno scene like Jonas Kopp and Ben Klock. Please share some special experiences.
Untold Sequence: We talked a lot with Jonas because he speaks the same language as we do, and he told us about Berghain and the experiences he had there. He also told us about his career and gave us some advices how to be a successful musician. With Ben Klock we could not talk too much because he was busy with Udolph and he had to travel to Argentina very early. However, Bukt told him about Untold Sequence and what we were doing for the electronic culture in the city and he gave us his total support and congratulated us for the job we were doing.
Q: Who would you like to host in the future?
Untold Sequence: We expect to host artists like Marcel Dettmann, Shed, James Ruskin and Lucy.
Q: What should we expect from US (and each one of you) for 2011?
Untold Sequence: We will continue releasing USQ mixes supporting the underground talent, but we intend to evolve and do different things with this project. We are still planning many things, and we will let you know when the time is right. Also, we will be playing in different places around the city showing the people the Untold Sequence concept. In the next few months we are also planning to celebrate our first anniversary with an underground party.
By the end of 2011 we are planning to release some tracks made by Untold Sequence artists. That’s our goal; be prepared!
Bukt
“the city is not prepared yet to the music we are playing at the moment. So we have been doing a very big effort to teach them another face of techno”
Please give us a short self-introduction.
Bukt: My Real name is Sebastian Rave. I’m 22 years old and single. I am studying Industrial Design and going to graduate next month. I have been a dj since 2008.
Q: There is a lot of different perception about being a DJ, what does it mean to you?
Bukt: I think that a dj must be that person who makes a connection between the music and the crowd, the one who can read the dance floor and make the people dance and have fun.
Q: How would you describe your music?
IBukt: have passed through different styles of electronic music since im djing, so I would describe my music like a mix of different textures and influences creating a very comfortable atmosphere not only for dancing, also for listening and have a good time.
Q: Could you briefly describe the music/set-making process?
Bukt: Before making a mix I always have some ideas on my mind and I think “would be nice to listen to this track before that one, this other after that” and that is how I create a mix, then I record it.
Q: If you can choose one colour to describe your music, which one would it be, and why?
Bukt: Black, cause it’s elegant, dark and powerful.
Q: What is your music background? And how has your music evolved since you first began playing music till today?
Bukt: I started playing some techno and some minimal music, then I passed to the dub techno, something more soulful and I stayed with that during a year. Then I saw myself very influenced by the Berghain sound and started to discover a lot of interesting sounds and artists and then I felt in love with some dark and amazing Dubstep sounds (not wooble stuff) and played that during a year. Now i’m back to the Techno, with some House cuts but I haven’t abandoned Dubstep at all, I leave that genre for underground parties with my friends or just for enjoy a time.
Q: What has been your biggest challenge?
Bukt: I think that the biggest and most important challenge we have had is that the city is not prepared yet to the music we are playing at the moment. So we have been doing a very big effort to teach them another face of techno, and show genres like Dubstep, dub techno or ambient between the USQMIXES we release every 15 days.
Q: Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
Bukt: It has been hard in the beginning but nowadays we are having more reception from people, we’ve playing in different places of the city and we’ve heard very good comments about what we are doing so that’s is very motivating and we hope to very good things in future.
Q: What advice do you have for people who want to form their own label, to be a Dj?
Bukt: The principal advice is to do the things for love and with passion, do not become a dj for fashion of looking for fame, cause there are a lot like that right now.
Q: Is there any artist you want to work or play with?
Bukt: A lot. I have several artists that I admire like Shed, Marcel Dettman, Ben Klock, Norman Nodge, Pinch, A made up Sound (2562), Martyn, Shackleton among others but if I have to choose one, I would pick Shed, I think he is absolutely versatile with his aliases EQD, STP, WAX and The Phanamax Project, A great musician.
Q: Favourite non-dance album of 2010?
Bukt: Actress – Splazsh
Q: Best “end-of-the-night” tune?
Bukt: DVS1 – Pressure
Q: Any artist you will recommend to watch after in the future?
Bukt: Shifted, Splice, ROD, Desolate, Recondite, Marcelus, A.n.d, Skudge, SP-X.
Q: Any last words?
Bukt: Thanks to 2BContinued for the invite and the support and I hope you people enjoy the mixes that Untold Sequence made especially for you.
Blotketch
“the first and most important thing is that they have a defined identity and be original at what they doing, it’s fine to have some artist’s influences but it’s not good try to copy them.”
Short self introduction?
Blotketch: My name is Andres, I’m twenty-three years old and I’m an industrial designer. I have a six years old daughter, and yes I have girlfriend, I’m with her for about 4 years.
I have been behind the decks for 2 years, but my bond with music starts early, when I was around fourteen I learned to play a some guitar and when I was sixteen, seventeen years old I Learned to play some piano and to handle some things about music creation programs. I was always anxious about this music thing.
Q: There is a lot of different perception about being a DJ, what does it mean to you?
Blotketch: To me this is a profession and a life style that I enjoy to the fullest, but is very complicated field, is hard at this time say that you can live of mixing music, anyway I’m not looking to get rich or be famous with this, what is something that a lot of Djs are looking for, but if some day that can happen would be great, it’s totally welcome, if this doesn’t happen I will keep mixing and do it with my music, this is what I want to do, I enjoy and love to do it.
Q: How would you describe your music?
Blotketch: Cold, with the ability to transmit a lot of things.
Q: Could you briefly describe the music set-making process?
Blotketch: There’s no process really, maybe I select the first two tracks to start the set, but from then on I mix the tracks that comes to my mind that I think goes with the line that I want.
Q: If you can choose one colour to describe your music, which one would it be, and why?
Blotketch: Dark grey, because it’s a cold, simple and sober color.
Q: What is your music background? And how has your music evolved since you first began playing music till today?
Blotketch: Since I’m mixing, I always play techno, maybe at the beginning I mixed some of the techno that I play now with some techno like Chris Liebing, Speedy j and that kind of artists, but quickly I found my identity with the techno that I play now.
Q: What has been your biggest challenge?
Blotketch: As a collective, the first that challenge was to disclose a new techno’s facet at the city. As a producer the first challenge was to get reach to the sound that I want in my productions.
Q: Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
Blotketch: As a collective, we have accomplish something with the USQMX (podcast). When we have Djs/producers Guests from all over the world, that goes with the untold sequence’s concept.
Also with the times that we have played at bars and clubs when the people have had the opportunity to listen that we propose and they have said that they like a lot the music and the project.
As a producer, I work a lot searching the sound that I want, and every time I’m closer to reach that sound, that’s motivates me a lot every day to keep going with this.
Q: What advice do you have for people who want to form their own label / to be a Dj or producer?
Blotketch: As a label, that have a clear concept of that they want to do and how to do it, that be consistent with that from the beginning.
And as a Dj or producer the first and most important thing is that they have a defined identity and be original at what they doing, it’s fine to have some artist’s influences but it’s not good try to copy them.
Q: Is there any artist you want to work/ play with? And why?
Blotketch: There’s a lot, (laughs) …Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, 19.454.18.5.25.5.18, Szare, DVS1, Shed, SP-X, Skudge, Rod, Milton Bradley, Function, among others. Because I think this artists are amazing, that all of them has an unique identity and they make techno on a very different way and each one with his own personal sound, amazes me the capacity of a lot of them to make with a few elements, music that can be able to transmit me a lot of sensations that are unexplained.
Q: Favourite non-dance album of 2010?
Blotketch: Kabutogani – Bektop (Electroton)
Q: Best “end-of-the-night” tune?
Blotketch: Santiago Salazar – Arcade (Macro)
Q: Any artist you will recommend to watch after in the future?
Blotketch: Shifted, Marcelus, Rod, SP-X, Skudge, Ozka, 19.454.18.5.25.5.18, Szare.
Q: Any last words?
Blotketch: Just thank you so much for the interest of want to know more about Untold Sequence and the artist that makes part of it.
Greetings from Colombia.
Skcribled
“constant innovation and be able to compete with the most renowned Dj’s of the city. I’m not conformist, every time I want more!”
Short self-introduction?
Skcribled: ‘‘I got Into The Techno Music, because this music speaks to me, the rhythms change but the attitude will remain the same’’. Richard Hawtin
A small, but important sentence from one of the three artists that opened my mind to this incredible world of TECHNO. Along with Chris Liebing & Jochem George Paap (Speedy J), who delighted me with their fine beats like MINUS Orange (1999), The Real Schranz (1999) and Pull Over (1991) respectively.
My real name is “Andres Felipe Moreno Gil” aKa [ SKCRIBLED], I am 24 years old, at the moment loving to be a single person, a person who loves and enjoys the pleasures of the life like a travel, visit the cinema and to play some tracks of heavy metal. I’m studying piano, but this year I hope to start studying Sound Engineering and begin the real musician life style.
Besides spending my time on the decks, I work in a protocol company as a barman, making cocktails with drinks like: Jhonnie Walker, Smirnoff, Buchanan’s; something I really enjoy because I share with so many nice people and that’s the support to buy all my electronic gadgets, elements that make me increasingly addicted to technology.
I begin to penetrate in the local scene around 2003, studying the environment, meeting important artists who belong to labels like MINUS, SPECTRAL, CLR, ELECTRIC DELUXE, beside others, situation that takes me to create some years later UNTOLD SEQUENCE, with the hope to show the city different sounds and that way refresh the scene.
Q: There is a lot of different perception about being a DJ, what does it mean to you?
Skcribled: Currently with the constant technological evolution and the appearance of digital machines in the market, I quickly come to the affirmation that the essence of today’s dj is really different to the role of the artist who uses his ROLAND TR 909 like Jeff Mills, because if we analyze the evolutionary process of music form the beginning to what is now, we can find set ups totally digital like Chris Liebing, which can achieve the highest level of capacity with TRAKTOR SYNC ABLETON LIVE, and also watching top artists like Marcel Dettmann & Ben Klock surprising us with the immortal 12’’; situation that generates a final conclusion based in no matter the technological advances, the essential will always remain and the perception of the Dj contemporary vs vanguard simply goes along with a good working efficiency and a purpose to the world.
Q: How would you describe your music?
Skcribled: Techno is the Word!! I like to create full lines, dense atmospheres, strong kicks influenced by a basic groove that make my sets a combination between the dark/acid and the sexy.
Q: Could you briefly describe the music set-making process?
Skcribled: It’s very simple, I like to keep my libraries in traktor very organized and marked, where you can find playlists like: intros, outros, tools. An order that lets me know how to start, give form and finish my sessions, which often start with an ambient track and finish with a progressive melody. But I really like to reach the warm nights of Medellin with a clear idea of what I want to express, trying to fit the hour, space and crowd without losing my identity.
Q: If you can choose one colour to describe your music, which one would it be, and why?
Skcribled: Oops! (haha) It’s really complicated to give a color to my music style, because I have very dense and dark moments, and also very fresh and happy ones. I would dare to say BLACK, but with some variations of clear gray, always looking for uniformity with a little touch of house!
Q: What is your music background? And how has your music evolved since you first began playing music till today?
Skcribled: Good question!! I would say that my musical background is the strength of my evolution . Thanks to my father who influenced me when I was a child with the lines of Metal and Heavy Rock, knowing bands like BLACK SABBATH, METALLICA, MEGADETH, AMMO AMARTH, RAMMSTEIN, among other.
Starting a little ‘‘hard’’ in the beginning of 2003, with a BPM around 135, I went chasing my techno style. Passing thru quick times like in 2006 with the boom of the minimal from MINUS, then all the TECH HOUSE wave, which I really never liked, so I never fell in it, besides I was really getting into all the basic and analog sounds of OLD SCHOOL TECHNO, which led me to what I do in these days.
Q: What has been your biggest challenge as a band / Label / Producer / Dj and Have you been able to overcome that challenge?
Skcribled: As a band, teach our city the real essence of techno. we have achieved a small and quick acculturation, I thing we’re doing very well.
As a label, be able to give status to a mark and position it in the market. we’re not satisfied with the current achievements, but we feel very satisfied with our progress so far.
As a producer, in a future bring to the world something of my imagination.
As a Dj, constant innovation and be able to compete with the most renowned Dj’s of the city. I’m not conformist, every time I want more!
Q: What advice do you have for people who want to form their own label, to be a Dj or producer?
Skcribled: Create innovative and original ideas, act without desire and many respect and tolerance for the others.
Q: Is there any artist you want to work or play with?
Skcribled: Obviously, many, to be exact I would like to work with some artist from OSTGUT TON, PROLOGUE, MOTE EVOLVER, besides many more, because they have created a unique identity, besides having their names on the top of the techno market, a market where consumerism and mainstream are the main opponents.
Q: Favourite non-dance album of 2010?
Skcribled: The traveller –Shed –OSTGUT TON.
Q: Best “end-of-the-night” tune?
Skcribled: It all depends of the feeling you have that night, I love to close my nights with some progressive lines, tracks like: Tin Man – Nonneo (Donato Dozzy Remix), which allows me some peace and confidence and give that magic touch to the night!
Q: Any artist you will recommend to watch after in the future?
Skcribled: Yes! SPEEDY J & BEN KLOCK, their extended sets are beautiful.
Thanks for the invitation, I hope you can know more about who is SKRIBLED and above all the concept behind UNTOLD SEQUENCE!
