Robot Ears: Party Preview
Local promoter and party host
Robot Ears has carefully homed in on a very specific sound: the heavy, kinetic machine music that is classic European techno. Refined to a science by artists like Adam Beyer, Marco Carola, Cari Lekebusch, and Speedy J, this particular breed of techno is as no-nonsense as it gets, generally stripping away melody to focus on the groove, with hard-driving kick drums and tight-knit percussion patterns (often with a tribal flavor) keeping the energy moving forward.
Sam Paganini, hailing from Italy, has been producing and DJing this kind of hard-driving techno since 1994. Unlike some of his contemporaries who tend to focus on percussive elements to maintain momentum, Paganini likes to play with bass — his tunes feature rubbery, bouncy bass lines that keep the groove going every which way. Joining him on support duty are Robot Ears' resident DJs,
Fabian Campos,
John Kaberna, and
Amber Cox.
— Chris Zaldua
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