AFTER BURNER feat. AGORIA (FR) // Paul Johnson & Norman C
PUBLISHED September 8th, 2015 02:42 am | UPDATED July 2nd, 2020 01:27 am
Sébastien Devaud, aka Agoria, entered the world of electronic dance music at a peculiar moment in time. Unlike the first generation of techno producers, he’s too young to have been actively listening to early 80’s electronic pop by groups such as Depeche Mode or New Order. But unlike younger DJs and musicians, he’s been exposed to house and techno more or less since the start of these genres.
Agoria started out as a DJ himself, quickly followed by organizing his own parties together with a group of friends (who also gave Séb Devaud his artist moniker loosely named after Agora – the title of their party series, meaning ‘meeting place’ in ancient Greek). He started producing and releasing his own tracks in 1999 and first gained international recognition with a series of 12´s on Pias recordings in 2002, which were followed by the acclaimed album Blossom a year later. Since then, Agoria has released tree more long-players The Green Armchair (2006), soundtrack Go Fast (2008), Impermanence (2011) all showcasing Agoria’s talent for creating deep, stripped-back, melodic, techno tracks.
In addition Agoria has compiled four mix-cds that present his unique ability in pairing tracks of very different origins and layering them in creative, sometimes even awe-inspiring ways. Deservedly so, Resident Advisor named his contribution to the At The Controls series from 2007 as one of the best mix-cds of the past decade.
Apart from his own work as a DJ and producer, Sébastien Devaud has also founded Nuits Sonores, one of the best European festivals and the label Infiné. Its releases – from Francesco Tristano’s piano treatments to Danton Eeprom’s sensual productions or Bachar Mar-Khalifé’s dramatic arrangements – continue to surprise and have made InFiné a platform for new music that always challenges and excites it’s listeners. Recently, Agoria has released several EP on the best techno labels ( Innervisions, Kompakt, Hotflush) and remixes for artists such as Moby or Metronomy. Nowadays, he is working on his 5th album and experiments other arts space : Cinéma with the Film director Jan Kounen (he also plays every years at the Cannes Films Festival), sound design with Nicolas Becker (Gravity & Phlippe Parreno’s team) and comptempory art.
AFTER BURNER – KYO FORMULA ONE SPECIALS
As the intoxicating burn of the tires fill the air, kyo takes your F1 experience further with the Afterburner weekender. Head down post-race to Singapore’s only basement club dedicated to quality underground electronic music. Feel the afterburn with international heavyweights on the decks, as the sounds of classic house takes hold on Friday with Tim Sweeney, host of the critically acclaimed Beats In Space radio station, while Saturday brings the tech 4/4 flavours with the legendary Agoria. Don’t stop at the finish line… see you at the afterburner.
This event takes place at Club Kyo on 19 Sept from 10pm. RSVP [here](https://rsvpd.co/g/kyo15_septwk3Public Admission) for complimentary entry before 11.00pm. Public Admission is $35 (including 1 glass of Veuve Clicquot Champagne). For more information check out the event page [here](https://www.facebook.com/events/1036000213091454/).
