Hibiya Line is not Japanese. Behind that name hides Dan, a Swiss-Vietnamese guy who in 2006 began playing live acts mixing house and techno in his hometown of Lausanne, Switzerland.
In 2013, he founded The Observatory, an underground club in HCMC, Vietnam that is naturally dedicated to the music he likes. The Observatory has since obtained a reputation for itself in the country and broader region as a place that is dedicated to quality dance music, and Hibiya Line’s involvement both behind the scenes and in the booth has allowed him to hone his skills as a DJ that is finely-attuned to the emotions and dynamics of a crowd even further.
A Hibiya Line set can be anything from a cosmic journey through the exoplanets of electronic rarities, an archaeological excavation of loft-locked disco gems, and anything in between. Whatever it is, his reputation for carefully blended sounds of powerful and mesmerizing obscurity is far-reaching.
Arguably one of the true pioneers of underground dance music in Vietnam, his sound escapes the confines of genres and is designed for dancing with an element of anticipation and surprise.
LINKS
Boiler Room
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHxbbBz2ho8
Love On The Rocks on Fauve Radio (last 2h)
https://www.facebook.com/414270805341808/videos/1275200579248822
B2B with DJ Dustin (Giegling) on Fauve Radio
https://www.facebook.com/danbimong/videos/10155457642832773/
Resident Advisor
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/hibiyaline
NIC FORD
Grew up in Manchester, started DJ'ing in the mid nineties. Held his first residency at Dry
201, (Factory Records/ New Order). One half of British electronic music duo
MadderModes, runs Shift Coordinate Points imprint with Andy Harper and currently
resident DJ at The Observatory, Saigon, Vietnam.
MADDERMODES
“Inhabiting the space where Fred P, Qu, Jus Ed et al like to spend their time meditating,
Harper and Ford’s work as MadderModes has so far manifested in a small run of
singles over the past two years for Shift Coordinate Points, Millions Of Moments and
Night Drive Music amongst others, although the roots of their project reach back to
2005 when they met at university.” Juno Plus
http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2016/05/05/maddermodes-present-empiricalevidence-
to-voodoo-down/
MadderModes is a British deep house and techno duo consisting of Nic Ford and Andy
Harper.
MadderModes’ first official release came in 2014 with a self released 12" under their
own Shift Coordinate Points imprint. After that came their 2015 release on Millions Of
Moments 'Green Corn Moon EP' which contained a track entitled 'Myth Of The Muses"
which was included on Berghain resident Nick Hoppners RA mix and made its way into
the playlists of many respected artists including Move D. In late 2015 came "Dark Dust
EP" on Andre Kronert's Night Drive Music and in early 2016 the "Empirical Evidence
EP" was released on Voodoo Down US records - “The mood is warm and ever so
slightly psychedelic across all four tracks on the Empirical Evidence 12”, not least on
the sublime opening cut “Corinthian Columns” with its cascading new age melodic lines
and delicate drum machine patterns.”
Juno Plus http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2016/05/05/maddermodes-presentempirical-
evidence-to-voodoo-down/
Also in 2016 saw the release of Model Maker 06 - with 'Framing Device' - "For it’s 6th
release Modelmaker welcomes MadderModes who deliver an EP with 4 quality raw and
deep techno cuts. This is the first original material from another artist on the label after a
series of Berkson & What releases and high profile remixers guests such as Dana Ruh,
Cesar Merveille and Franck Roger. MadderModes a.k.a. Nic Ford and Andy Harper
forged their musical relationship in the post-industrial, sound-heavy world of
Manchester, UK, where their shared vision for their sound is leading them deeper into
atmospheric and melodious techno"
http://www.decks.de/t/maddermodes-framing_device/c7q-d7
Discography:
MadderModes – Mental Space (Shift Coordinate Points) (Vinyl, 12”, EP) (2014)
MadderModes – Green Corn Moon EP (Millions Of Moments Records) (Vinyl, 12”, EP)
(2015)
MadderModes – Dark Dust EP (Night Drive Music) (Vinyl, 12”, EP) (2015)
MadderModes – Empirical Evidence EP (Voodoo Down Records) (Vinyl, 12”, EP) (2016)
MadderModes – Framing Device (Model Maker) (Vinyl, 12”, EP) (2016)
Worked with –
Answer Code Request, Nick Hopnner, Timmy Regisford, Azimute, Dave Aju, San Soda,
Trevor Rockcliffe, Andre Kronert, Joakim, Marco Effe, Francis Inferno Orchestra, Pablo
Valentino, Alton Miller, Red D, Gunnar Haslam, Oskar Offerman.
Links to music and more info
https://soundcloud.com/maddermodes
https://www.facebook.com/maddermodes?ref=hl
https://www.discogs.com/artist/3820350-MadderModes
contactmaddermodes@hotmail.com
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