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Ontal Pre-HE Interview

Frankly, we knew about as much about these guys as you do right now. But after we got done with interviewing them, we realized why ISR and Kontaminated made sure they were on the bill. Read to be intrigued…

Who is Ontal?

Ontal consists of Darko Kolar and myself, Boris Brenecki. We are both from Subotica, a city in the north of Serbia. I came to New York City one year ago and I plan to stay here.  Our music has never been influenced by our location. We draw our influences from many different eras and different countries.

Ontal will be performing at Hard Electronic September 8, 2017
Ontal will be performing at Hard Electronic September 8, 2017

What does Ontal mean?

When we started making music together in 2011, we thought a lot about what our name should be. We wanted the name to convey a certain message about our project. We came across the word “ontal”. It’s a word that can only be found in the dictionary of the old English language. It means “real; comprising reality as opposed to mere phenomena”. It is a perfect name because we wanted to create original sounding music with elements of the earliest forms of the genres that we perform. Also, one of the concepts which we adopted as Ontal and which we want this name to convey is “musique concrete,” a form of earliest electronic music made by manipulating various recordings.

Where does your sound come from?

The shaping of the sound of Ontal happened in the very beginning of this project. We used to meet at Darko’s apartment in Novi Sad to try out different ideas and eventually made the first Ontal tracks. The workplace was perfect for us because Darko’s apartment was located in a building where most residents were elderly half-deaf or completely deaf persons.

Why do you make music?

We are trying to help our listeners get rid of their negative energy by dancing to mechanical and dynamic rhythms.

What’s been your favorite set to date?

Playing live last year in a secret Paris warehouse to a few thousand people who knew what they came for. The sound, blood-red lights and the energetic crowd made us change our mind and improvise by speeding up the tempo to 200 BPM during the last ten minutes of our live act.

What specifically are you planning to give to the audience at Hard Electronic?

Hard-hitting distorted goodness.

What is something you really want to tell the public that we might not have asked about?

Hear and enjoy as much different music as you can. Diversity of sound is the key to better understanding and enjoyment of music. See you all on Friday!Ontal Logo
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Darkmatter 15 Year Anniversary

Editors Note* This article got lost in all the shuffle over the last few months! Darkmatter is having a show tonight, Oct. 8 2016. Make sure to check it out. As you will read below, its always a good time!

By Christina Ruiz

Darkmatters 15 year anniversary party was a mixup of musical styles, delivered in a way that only a Darkmatter party can. If you are not familiar with Darkmatter, we pity you. A staple in the Los Angeles underground, their parties are the kind of parties that you can take a person who has no understanding or knowledge of electronic music and know that they will have a meaningful experience saturated with extreme beats and seasoned OG’s. Despite being part of a sorely missed and dying breed of party, they have stayed true to the underground flavor and feel, remaining a long lasting beacon in a sea of EDM that has overtaken the scene. Attending a Darkmatter is something that just remains in your memory long after the ringing in the ears dissipates and the underground smell of sweat and cigarettes in your shirt gets washed off.
True to their long history of delivering solid events, their 15year anniversary edition delivered a night in true form for them with a lineup including Darkmatter alumni and some newer faces and sounds. The night started with Skrill, sadly I missed this set but arrived to catch the tail end of Standox. Composed of veterans Wet Mango and WMX, they delivered a solid set that had the early crowd bobbing their heads in unified agreement-they delivered some heavy hitting beats with an energy that was palpable. Next was Diskore, who never ceases to amaze with the precision that he delivers every single set with.  Succeeding on deck was Bambule, who brought a change of pace with an ambient noise set that permeated your ear drums and transported you to dark and beautiful place, not for the faint of heart.   Deadly Buda closed out the party with a rare set that included classics from the early 90’s giving the crowd a dose of nostalgia and the party a change of pace. I found myself bouncing around like a teenager again as he dropped cut after cut of pure rave goodness.
All in all, the night was a representation of what an amazing job Darkmatter has done and will continue to do for this-joining new and old and simply delivering a solid event were all are welcome. Attending their events over the years has provided some amazing experiences, and I found myself saying once again…..like so many times before…..well done Darkmatter…..well done.

Darkmatter October 8, 2016
Darkmatter’s latest show looks to be great too! Check it out tonight!