The deepest meaning of ‘collage’, defined by Max Ernst, is the general application of Arthur Rimabaud’s ‘delirium’: “I accustomed myself to simple hallucination; I saw quite deliberately a mosque instead of a factory, a drummer's school conducted by angels, carriages on the highways of the sky, a salon at the bottom of a lake: monsters, mysteries, a vaudeville poster raising horrors before my eyes”. We could describe collage as an alchemic compound of two or more heterogeneous elements, derivate by their unexpected approximation generated deliberately by the search of systematic confusion and distorted perception.
That’s Alex Unders' musical universe. Based in Madrid, this producer is the ‘CMYK’ label manager. He is also one of the men behind ‘Apnea’ and ‘Bemysheep’, and one of the founders of Net28 (the net behind these labels and others like ‘Cyclical
Tracks’ and ‘Pulpa’).
Alex Under confirmed himself as the new reality of the best international techno, sometimes being minimal and deep, sometimes hard and aggressive, but always original.
He creates a sonic collage combining techno, trance and house elements while he constructs complex rhythms that arise from the dance floor taking the listeners to a higher level where emotions, depth, mind & body blend in a unique equation. Alex Under will intrigue beyond your perception ...
He is also 50% of ‘Musica Charlista’, a project shared with Damian Schwartz: jazz deconstruction from a techno point of view ... Pure delight for our inferior extremities.
‘Dispositivos de mi Granja’ is Alex Unders' first LP (2005), released by the prestigious German label 'Trapez', where he already released three EP’s, one of them shared with John Tejada remixing Oliver Hacke. In the near future we have
‘Collage’, a 12” that will be released on Plus 8, Richie Hawtins' label.
The German prestigious 'Groove' magazine charted Alex Under on the n°3 spot as best newcomer of 2005 while his album 'Dispositivos De Mi Granja' got the n°4 spot of best album of the year!
