Sophie Chapter #7

Blackworks returns to Sophie, ready to make a powerful comeback. After Dexphase’s presence at the second party of the year, the Madrid-based hard-techno collective takes over the main stage to conquer everything in its path and bring techno fans to ecstasy with their fast and forceful beats. Founded by a group of techno artists and enthusiasts in 2019, Blackworks has become a reference point for the genre in Spain and the European circuit.

This time, they are accompanied by two new leading figures of the genre in the southern part of the continent. First on the list is Nico Moreno, who despite his name, is actually French by birth (his real name is Nicolas Bloche). His career has been meteoric, constantly rising higher and higher. Despite producing and DJing for a short period of time, he has already become a key and highly sought-after name, respected for the originality and power of his sets, which often feature voices and proclamations to dance and the lascivious power of funk. Alongside him, we will enjoy another emerging representative of the new techno wave on the continent, bordering on hardcore and industrial traditions. We’re talking about Øtta, the alias of Carlota Correia Neves. With only one release to date, the powerful “Womxn EP” published on the Parisian label Possession, the Portuguese DJ, who resides in London and is closely connected to the Blackworks spirit, has positioned herself at the forefront of techno-rave, the dominant language on this crazy night at Sophie.

More techno and more intensity. If there’s a name that commands unanimous respect in the Spanish scene, it’s Paula Cazenave, the experienced DJ from Donosti, often more recognized abroad than at home. Cazenave undoubtedly knows how to construct her sets, combining meticulousness and spontaneity in equal parts, demonstrating an enviable understanding of the dancefloor and skillfully blending all aspects of the multifaceted genre that is techno. Of course, on a night like this, Dexphase couldn’t be missing, the founder and resident DJ of Blackworks, passionate about industrial techno and lover of cutting-edge sounds. He joins us once again, this time on the Main Stage, with one of his incredible sets of fast, visceral, and unrestricted dancing. Completing the lineup is the young Argentine DJ Skryption, who has been embraced by the national scene and clubbing in the capital for several years. Last year, he released his first EP on Blackworks, “Fragments of Time,” featuring four tracks of dark and lightning-fast techno, and he has already received praise from artists like Dax J and Amelie Lens, among others.

Parallel to this, at the Modular Stage, we will have the presence and talent of several of the most interesting DJs from the current French house scene, such as Jeneret (founder of Joule), the duo Miroloja, or Lamache (a key figure in the Berlin-based Discobar label), as well as emerging artists like Monile (resident in Barcelona) and Zenha, lovers of groove, broken beats, and house with occasional forays into funky techno.