sub⎹div fam is super amped to have local hero Nathan “Hrdvsion” Jonson out for our July spot. Jonson is no stranger to Victoria’s electronic community. After years toiling away with his leftfield post-IDM techno experiments on Canada’s West Coast, Jonson upped & left for Berlin in 2008. Since arriving in techno’s capital, Jonson has slowly been refining his live set & gradually completing his first full length album for Wagon Repair.
Hrdvsion “Captivated Heart” from Where Did You Just Go?
Last September, Hrdvsion made the trek back to Victoria to open for Skream at Element, a legendary gig where Hrdvsion ventured through deep techno, banging stompers & even a little Prince remix. Needless to say, those who attended know the deal.
Where Did You Just Go? is Jonson’s first proper full length since enveloping himself in music full-time in Berlin. The album inhales the glut of Jonson’s previous post-IDM explorations whilst feverishly addressing the dancefloor with apt adventures into stomping techno, arpeggiated house & stutter-glitch head nodders. Throughout, Jonson’s sense of melancholia & sincere melodicism isn’t far out of reach, making sure that matters of the heart are never too far from matters of the booty.
Live, Hrdvsion is a propulsive, engulfing beast, with a modulating mix of original material, advanced sound design & intense atmospheres mixed together to create one hell of a dance party. Expect much new material & hopefully some clutch remixes! And maybe no pants!?
