Depas strikes a fine balance between raw energy and subtle melodic hooks. (DMY)
Throughout the pounding track [Midnight Ride], the Italian beat smith expertly blends lush
synths with intricate rhythmic components and gritty bass.
Depas approach to techno is a veritable melting pot of influences, blending sounds from the 80s and 90s with contemporary symphonic and cinematic elements.
Following his recent Rave The Planet EP Milanese hard techno producer Maike Depas is back with a brand-new release on well-renowned label The Innovation Studio. His newest EP is named The Age Of Chaos and features a five-track banger arsenal including a special remix by Italo-American producer Matasism, which was also included in his recent BPtich Control mixtape. This EP is the result my own experience throughout an inner dystopic reality, where energy-ridden sounds and epics all collide into a very personal version of the hard techno legacy I’m devoted to. No Redemption is a proper big-room belter, with explosive drop divided by a big break and a statuesque vocal that feels like a claim: Techno is my only drug. Same goes for Tesseract and its rave-like atmosphere and hypnotic hook. Dystopia is pure groove and makes the listener dive into a distorted and futuristic metaverse, while & Cyber Attack and its remix include synthetic vocals tha aim to symbolize an artificial imposition: man against machine, fiction against reality.
About MAIKE DEPAS
Young hard techno DJ-producer Maike. Depas (born Michelangelo De Pasquale) has seen the future of music and its called metaverse: In the future it will blow up he predicts. And its going to revolutionize the way we experience music. Bowled over by Skrillex and Martin Garrix by the age of eight, and DJing at smaller Milan clubs by the time he was eleven, Depas went on to study composition and piano at the prestigious Milan Conservatory before learning life-changing lessons from the best in the business at Catalysts 4-week Advanced Sound Design course in Berlins Funkhaus. His production gets inspired by huge 90s trance synths as much as pounding hard techno from artists such as Kobosil, In Verruf and Amelie Lens. 2024 marked the launch of MAIKE DEPAS 2.0, a tectonic audio-visual shift that entails a wide array of content from DJ sets livestreamed from Berlins Teufelsberg and other dystopic locations around Europe to cyberpunk-inspired outfits designed by Demobaza, a cyberpunk-inspired casual couture brand best known for their sustainable Dune X Demobaza collection. Over the course of a developing metamorphosis from a flesh-and-bone individual to a mysterious CGI character, Depas is another step closer to revolutionize the dance music scene through the metaverse.