Dirty Epic welcomes the Serbian artist Lag for the fifth episode of our Amplify Series podcast.
A promoter of the underground culture, a DJ and a respected producer – Serbian-born Lag is the on the forefront of the new wave of techno artists.
It is easy to notice from his sound that he did not take the usual route on his musical journey. He grew up on punk, acquired a classical education in music and then quit it all to find himself enchanted by the possibilities of expressing oneself both through DJing and making electronic music. He chose techno to be the host for his creative discharge, while always incorporating a certain dosage of his previous musical life to his current work. Grit, rhythm and attitude are his main tools as he blends them into his music, creating a potent combination which enchants, moves and unifies.
Lag’s DJ performances on the Exit festival’s main DJ stage, and the legendary Tresor club speak volumes of his ability to engage his crowd, and offer an intense sonic experience. Through his DJ sets, as well as through workshops and events he organized and promoted under the umbrella of his organization 29524, Lag put efforts into closing the gap between the “good” and the “known”. Since then his promotional activities have reduced, and his focus moved to delivering extremely functional DJ sets, but also on creating and releasing original music, mostly in the techno genre. After several appearances and releases, predominantly on the Serbian label Teskoba, his remix of Grovskopa’s “Atopic” is released on vinyl by Sect Records. He follows it up with his first EP named “Stutter”, a highly acclaimed release which came out on the notoriously uncompromising Singularity Recordings, and his latest outputs, 12” releases on MORD Records named “Misfit EP” and “Fiend EP”, underline the quality and uniqueness of his already recognizable sound.
Lag is set to stay on his current path as his mission, his initial vision, is yet to flicker. His ruthless determination is awe inspiring, and is, along with his musical prowess, the main reason for his rising popularity. Lag is definitely someone to keep an eye on, but more importantly – someone to listen to. After all, as he frequently states, “it’s all about the music”.
Setlist:
Olga+Jozef – Monikin Rizek
Jeff Mills – Medusa
Sedvs & Peel – Close Enough
Cadans – Medicate
Deapmash – Warfare
Steve Stoll – El Dopa
Jeroen Search – Identity Matrix
UK Gold – Confined
User – 002A – C1
Sebastian Kramer – The Force
UK Gold – Amazulu Booty
Volster – Croatian Steel
Staim – Planet Groove
Deapmash – Wrong Meta
Alexander Johansson – Mood Swing
Rumenige – 2005
Truncate – El Sonido
Diabla Diezco – Wenkbrauw
Positive Centre – Rub
Truncate – Reflex (Radio Slave Remix)
Lag – Roler
TWR72 – Beertje
Marco Bruno – Erase (TWR72 Remix)
Lag – Kontrola (Bas Mooy Remix)
Sedvs & Peel – Endurance
? – ?
Lag – Twitch 1
Reeko – Dog Bite
CUB – Seeing From Above
Kastil – Entering (Live Version)
Perc – E Mono
Humano – Death
Christian Wunsch – White Coats (Function Remix)
Mark Broom – Midnight
J.C. – Farewell for Walls
LINKS:
LAG:
Soundcloud: @lag
Facebook: www.facebook.com/This.is.Lag
Instagram: www.instagram.com/this.is.lag/
Twitch: twitch.tv/commissarlag
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