First taking interest as a sound enthusiast, Montreal‘s Jean-Patrice Remillard began exploring electronic music in earnest by the early 1990s, teaching himself how to produce and manipulate sounds with software and hardware. Noticed by Hautec Recordings in 1999, the local label released the 12” ERS 1-2-3, Pheek‘s minimal techno collaboration with Mateo Murphy. By 2002 Pheek had produced two critically acclaimed full-length albums and gained a prestigious reputation for his memorable live sets at Epsilonlab events. With his music now turning heads overseas Pheek departed on his first European tour, visiting and performing in over fifteen countries.

Born in Montreal but currently calling Quebec city his home, Olivier Blouin alias ‘Sul.a’ has been working on his own brand of glitch-minded soundscapes since 2005. He issued three net releases on Pheek’s label, Archipel. ‘Dont’ Forget to Turn Off the Light’ appeared in late 2005, quickly followed by ‘The Spark is Lost’ in 2006. In 2007, a small EP entitled ‘Sorry for Everything’ for the Quebec based net label Sauvegard was released, aswell as remix work for Pheek’s track ‘En Légère Suspension’ taken from his latest album. Sul.a’s latest album for Archipel, ‘Barberie Binaire’, was released in 2010. We are very happy to soon present his very first remix for our label on one of our upcoming releases.

Sven Laux was born in Neubrandenburg, Germany. His calling began in 1998 by creating music with simple computer programs and his first keyboard. Soon after he developed a passion for sampling and looping tracks, and he began to create his own special sound – often minimalistic deep techno and ambient using field recordings, clicks, pops and glitches. He has released and remixed on labels like Microcosm, 31337, spontanMusik, Multi Vitamins, Archipel, Unfoundsound, Tropic, Unoiki and others. In 2008 he started another project called Offtopic – through which he presents an atmospheric non-dancefloor sound merely through improvisation.