#opuswerk

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Opuswerk - Narkomfin [ARTS]

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Super psyched about the 20th edition of the OPUS parties at @lagraviereliveclub in #geneva ! This time, I've invited 2 fantastic djs, @ina.valeska and @garcon_amenthia. Ina Valeska is resident on @radio_bollwerk and a killer selector and blender of space basses from Bern. Garçon needs little introduction now, and counted me as a big fan from the first time i heard him many moons ago at Elysia. I've been silent, but not absent, got loads of new music to share tonight. See you on the floor. https://instagr.am/p/CWK6F_xIjE5/

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Pretty psyched to join this crazy crew and lineup this weekend at @montsomnia. The city person that I am is still trying to prepare the best it can to not be caught too off guard by the swiss mountain weather. But my music's ready! https://instagr.am/p/CRjjCaGIAW9/

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Should've been back on the decks at @muta.bor followed by a long session at @montreuxjazzfestival. Fate decided I'd start with the long session instead. Join me in the garden on the 13th in Montreux. I've got LOTS of new music to play, and the time to do so :) https://instagr.am/p/CRJES7yIpUR/

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Standing in for @francois_x show on @rinsefrance tonight at 21:00! Exploring the excellent upcoming @xxlab75 compilation from 133bpm to 160. With tracks by the likes of @el___se, Gohan, @vel_musique, @zulimusic , @jeff_mills_official , @flxk1_ , @nast_is_nvst , @aadja and more. Missing sharing findings on the meat space so much. https://instagr.am/p/CNIW0qmhCqY/

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About

Half Dutch, Half Egyptian, and based in Geneva, Hendrik van Boetzelaer has established himself as a key player of the Swiss scene. He is known for his passion for warm and forward thinking music for the body regardless of the genre. Following years of activism as Opuswerk, his first work under his real name, the “Mémoire Du Présent EP”, on François X’s Dement3dXXX, reveals an artist’s coming of age in continuity of his past work.

Trained as an architect, and passionate by the concept of “the club”, he thrives for what triggers raw emotions. Maturing from years of self-education, spawned with dub and drum and bass sound systems, he plays and makes music that is both adventurous and inventive with a defined futuristic aesthetic and firmly grounded in the experience of one’s body on the dancefloor. It’s as if he found his sound as much as it found him, delving inspirations from the wide spectrum of what dance music has to offer: House, Techno, EBM, Electro, IDM, Balearics, old and new.

His approach to producing, both visceral and highly technical have gotten him to team with artists like François X for the HISS:1292 project or Ripperton for the Aelectricitae Live project. As Hendrik van Boetzelear his work has reached a new plateau of explorations where he channels his many cultural origins into freeform experimentations. As a testimony to his never ending hunger for knowledge, and representative of his research process, his previous work using the Opuswerk pseudonym, came out on labels such as Bleed Music, Semantica, ARTS or Dement3d. As Hendrik van Boetzelaer, he has shed his skin and dropped the moniker.

His style is always forward thinking and finds adventurous ways of transporting the dancers beyond the boundaries of the club all the while challenging them. His musical consistency, brings him to play, in the best clubs and festivals from Concrete to Tresor or Mute, CTM Festival and Montreux Jazz or Paleo.

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After a long selection process, I stitched tracks, old and new, for the great LRN Series. ⠀ A soundtrack to play on those too hot summer afternoons, where lifting a finger becomes already an effort. ⠀ Hope you enjoy the ride!⠀ ⠀ Link in bio ☀️