LOBSTER THEREMIN 5 YEARS PARTY: ASQUITH + NTHNG + ROUTE 8

ASQUITH: Jimmy Asquith founded the well-renowned label Lobster Theremin in 2013. Since then the label boss has established three imprints including; Mörk, Distant Hawaii and Tidy Bedroom, as well as a respected distribution service used widely within the electronic music scene, and a physical record shop based in Hackney, East London. On a DJ tip, increased gigs have led to a stylistic shift, a move back to UK-oriented sounds blended with old-school US influences and plenty of new names and talent littered throughout the set lists, alongside occasional older selected digs from the garage-house trove. NTHNG: Very little is known about mysterious Amsterdam producer nthng, but those who have been enraptured by his hazy, emotive and driving productions have only touched the edge of a vast shrouded techno landscape. Inspired by the early days of techno and trance, before it became a dirty word, nthng’s sound blends a heady mix of murky, undulating, tectonic drum work alongside drifting, melodic synth lines. ROUTE 8: Route 8 has only recently gained prominence through the Lobster Theremin and Nous labels, but his hardware production experiments date back almost 10 years. Inspired by the raw-edged US house and techno sound, he has also expanded his work into off-kilter electro and ambient, still inflicted with his melancholia-tinged melodies and racheting drum patterns.