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Features Introducing NEM3SI$’s new label Infinite Resistance! Mindbenderz talk ‘Lord of the Rings’ and fishing, as well as the creation of their new album ‘Celestial Gateway’! Iono-Music artists One Function, Eliyahu, Invisible Reality and Dual Vision talk Robert Miles, kids, dogs and vinyl, while we chat about their current releases! Luke&Flex talk influences, the Irish rave scene, why Flex wears a mask and Play Hard, their new EP out now on Onhcet Repbulik Xtreme! Lyktum expands on his new album ‘Home’ – talking about his love of storytelling, creating new harmonies and the concept behind his musical works. Pan talks getting caught short crossing the Sahara, acid eyeballs and tells us Trance is the Answer, plus shares his thoughts on his latest release 'Beyond the Horizon' - all from a beach in Spain! Miss C chats about living with the KLF, DJing in a huge cat’s mouth, training her brain and the upcoming super-duper Superfreq Grande party at LDN East this Saturday, 16th September! NEM3SI$ - I Live for the Night – talks superficiality, psychopaths, and bittersweet success, ahead of a plethora of evocative, emotional, and passionate upcoming melodic techno releases! Psy-Sisters Spring Blast Off! We talk to DJ competition winner ROEN along with other super talents on the lineup! Blasting towards summer festivals with Bahar Canca ahead of Psy-Sisters Spring Blast! Shyisma talks parties, UFO's, and Shotokan Karate ahead of his upcoming album 'Particles' on Iono-Music! SOME1 talks family, acid, stage fright and wolves - ahead of his upcoming album release ‘Voyager’ on Iono-Music in February 2023! The Transmission Crew tell all and talk about their first London event on 24th February 2023! NIXIRO talks body, mind and music production ahead of his release 'Planet Impulse' on Static Movement's label - Sol Music! Turning the world into a fairy tale with Ivy Orth ahead of Tribal Village’s 10th Birthday Anniversary Presents: The World Lounge Project The Psy-Sisters chat about music, achievements, aspirations and the 10-Year Anniversary Party - 18/12/22! A decade of dance music with Daniel Lesden Earth Needs a Rebirth! Discussions with Psy-Trance Artist Numayma Taking a Journey Through Time with Domino New Techno Rising Star DKLUB talks about his debut release White Rock on Onhcet Republik! PAN expands on many things including his new album 'Hyperbolic Oxymoron' due for release on the 14th April 2022 on PsyWorld Records! Psibindi talks all things music including her new collaborative EP 'Sentient Rays' on Aphid Records, her band Sentience Machine and 10 years of Psy-Sisters! N-Kore talks Jean-Michel Jarre, unfinished tracks and fatherhood! Celebrating International Women’s Day and Ten Years of Psy-Sisters with Amaluna A Catch Up with John Phantasm ahead of his upcoming set at the Tribal Village 4 Day Outdoor Event in Kent 6-9 May 2022! 'The Maestro that is Tristan talks barn owls, Shazamming and keeping it Psychedelic ahead of his upcoming performance at the Tribal Village 4 Day Event in Kent 6-9 May 2022!

A quick chinwag with Belfast born Idiosyncrasy aka Alan Henry! Reported by Jessica Alici / Submitted 16-08-21 11:55 Idiosyncrasy aka Alan Henry has been knocking around the scene for many years! The Belfast born DJ is best known for his weekly radio show where he'll play anything and everything from the Electronic Music genre ranging from progressive to breaks to Goa trance and everything in between. We thought it was about time we caught up with the man behind the shows and find out a bit more... Let’s start at the beginning! I take it you were born and bred in Belfast? How was your childhood and do you think it influenced your musical journey? I was indeed born and bred in Belfast; it was in the city hospital that I was first brought into this crazy world. Life growing up in Belfast wasn't easy, they were tough streets but you learned a lot of life lessons along the way. I had a reasonably happy childhood; I was always a dreamer or as we say here a 'spacer' haha! I always found concentrating on one thing difficult. I loved music from a very early age and found it a great comfort; a way of escaping the world for a few hours. What is your first memory of music My first memory of music was when it was introduced to me by my Dad who loves all kinds of music, even some of mine! I was listening to the likes of Dire Straits, The Eagles, T rex and so on. Dad always had good taste in music and I have been to plenty of concerts with him. Including an epic concert down in Slain with Oasis, Kasabian and Prodigy all on the same bill! When did your passion for electronic music and trance begin? I guess it was reasonably late on in my teenage years, before that I was into what I knew as rave music. A friend of our family gave me my first rave tape when I was about 11; I remember it well, it was Marty C live at Charlie Heggarty’s. After that I listened to the likes of Carl Cox, Dream Frequency, Q tex - basically Fantasia music. I had a brief stint of being into happy hardcore music which tortured my parents with beats over 200 bpm haha. It wasn't until I was about 14 that I started getting into House and Trance. The first trance track I heard was on a Pete Tong essential mix and the track was Mystica Ever Rest. It was like nothing I had heard before -the mystical melody and spoken vocal just hypnotised me. After that I was listening to the likes of Judge Jules on his radio 1 show and I remember listening to Gatecrasher Red with a bunch of my mates on a ghetto blaster with a few beers. That underground sound became my favourite style of trance music. When did you start DJing? What was your first set up and where was your first gig? I started DJing around 12 years of age; I always liked the idea of splicing music together. I remember my first attempt at mixing. I didn't even have decks at the time but I had a tape in my sisters Karaoke machine recording via the mike, and another two in two tape decks. I tried cutting one tape into the other - the result was an absolute catastrophe but it showed the imagination I had. My first real set of decks was a pair of Soundlab belt drives and a small Gemini mixer. I also had a power amplifier and a set of big omnitronic German speakers that could fall off a stage and survive the impact. Young DJs these days will never know the pain and frustration of trying to beat match with belt driven turntables! My first gig would have been at age of 14, that was in a local church hall. As well as the few records I had in my possession, I was lent some quality tuned by my Dad's workmate. He was a club DJ who gigged regularly. I remember being on stage and people were dancing. I was thinking this is fantastic; people are enjoying this! How would your friends describe you, in just 3 words? A ONE OFF What has been the highlight of your musical career? That's an easy one! Having the pleasure of supporting John Askew playing Mono nightclub. It was an incredible experience; a massive squad of friends had come to support me. It was only an hour long set but I didn't want it to end and John is an absolute gentleman. We still talk about that night in fact. What has been the lowlight of your musical career? Before email and the internet you had to physically hand over mix tapes and CDs to promoters and club owners and a lot of the time you wouldn’t hear anything back. The feeling of anxiety and failure thinking ‘I mustn't be good enough or I'm f***ing useless' was absolutely crushing to my confidence. Apart from music what are your biggest loves and passions in life? I’m a football lad, I belong to a Northern Ireland supporters club and have been all around the world with our international team. They are the biggest bunch of nut cases ever, but also the most loyal and genuine lads you could ever meet. I consider myself privileged to have been in France in 2016 to cheer on our wee country. The fun, the craziness and the camaraderie were outstanding - memories that will stay with me forever. If you had one super-power; what would it be and why? Without a doubt it would be the power to heal and the ability to cure cancer. I lost both my grandparents on my dad's side of the family to cancer, it is a b*****d of a disease that blights this world and something you would not wish upon your worst enemy. If I could rid the world of it today I would! You are a resident DJ for Belfast Vibes and host a weekly radio show - tell us about it? Belfast Vibes is an up-and-coming group of talented DJs. They were asking for DJs from all genres but had plenty in the trance department. So they asked me to bring something different to the table. I had already started crafting my own sound and that’s when I came up with “Psychonautic” which combines a variety of sub genres within Trance and House music. I call it futuristic space music; it relies less on main stream melodies and drops, it is more of an underground deeper darker journey with twists and turns. Just like space travel! What are your hopes and dreams for the future; musically or otherwise? I hope with things starting to open up again I will have more gig opportunities. As much as it is the norm these days, I believe there is a difference between being a DJ and being a Producer. I would like to learn how to produce; creating something that is uniquely your own must be amazing. However, I am more than happy creating mixes that are engaging and have their own story line this is something I try to accomplish with each and every mix. The passion I have for quality music that helps you escape or takes you away burns deep within me. I will continue to dig deep and discover new and exciting artists that are forward thinking and individualistic in their approach. I would love nothing more than to play in a dark club with clued up ravers, bonding with them over a spectacular soundscape. Lastly – what is your mantra in life? “What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger” Alan - thanks for taking the time to do this interview - all the best for the future! To follow Idiosyncrasy click here: https://www.facebook.com/Idiosyncrasyofficial/?ref=page_internal https://soundcloud.com/idiosyncrasy https://belfastvibes.com All images are courtesy of Alan Henry and not to be reproduced without permission. Share this :: : : : Follow HarderFaster :: Other Features By Jessica Alici: Introducing NEM3SI$’s new label Infinite Resistance! Mindbenderz talk ‘Lord of the Rings’ and fishing, as well as the creation of their new album ‘Celestial Gateway’! Iono-Music artists One Function, Eliyahu, Invisible Reality and Dual Vision talk Robert Miles, kids, dogs and vinyl, while we chat about their current releases! Luke&Flex talk influences, the Irish rave scene, why Flex wears a mask and Play Hard, their new EP out now on Onhcet Repbulik Xtreme! Lyktum expands on his new album ‘Home’ – talking about his love of storytelling, creating new harmonies and the concept behind his musical works. The views and opinions expressed in this review are strictly those of the author only for which HarderFaster will not be held responsible or liable. Comments:

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