UTDF Presents DTEKK - What's The Matter, Kiddo

CLOT Magazine

The next mixtape comes from the mighty DJ DTEKK, a Polish DJ, promoter and cultural activist, with a meditative mix inspired by the late Angelo Badalamenti. DTEKK (aka Jędrzej Dondziło and originally from Białystok in Poland) first stepped behind the decks in 2000. He's known for his relentless techno sets. DTEKK is also the originator and program director of the Up To Date Festival and co-founder of the Technosoul record label. The Up to date festival is a unique event that takes place in Białystok, the heart of north-eastern Poland, and which for over a decade, UTDF has been visited by over 10,000 guests from Poland and abroad. As true music lovers, UTDF supports independent music and is known for its unique creativity and strong roots in the local community. The festival always welcomes the current needs and trends, at the same time reminding the audience about the most important elements of life. A few months ago, the festival introduced Business Techno: The Game, a board game for two to six people in which you trade techno-properties, elements of the T-Corp corporation, and all this to build your own Techno Empire, whose currency is the infamous Techno Coin. The board of Business Techno: The Game covers all the important locations vital to today’s club and festival circuit: Detroit, London, Amsterdam, Ibiza, Berlin, Dubai and, of course, Białystok. Each city hosts a number of business key to the scene: clubs, festivals, institutions or media. Managing them is only one of the steps to success. The mix he's prepared for us is heavily inspired by the artistic output of the late Angelo Badalementi and the meditative and therapeutic aspects of certain ambient records. A few tracks from the mix were composed for organs or used similar sounds. Seemingly monotonous and simple, they require more attention to be experienced in full. I grew to appreciate this kind of sound and noticed how deeply it affects me. I believe it also affects others. The "Badalamenti element" in the mix is his music's touching, blissful tone that I always track in other artists' music.