MINOR CIRCUIT

About MINOR CIRCUIT

MINOR CIRCUIT's live shows are the antidote to cookie cutter DJ sets and AI produced music: raw, driving hardware machine funk with no pre-recorded tracks, no USBs and no computers in sight. Everything is performed live. Sounds are programmed on iconic drum machines and samplers, then built up with gritty, overdriven analogue synths and effects, UK bass-style vocal chops and lush samples, all melted together into slamming, percussion-driven workouts of cutting-edge club music with a healthy dose of improvisation. Behind the machines is over 20 years of experience controlling dancefloors, with more than 1000 gigs played under various aliases. That history feeds a sound inspired by rhythms heard in clubs, festivals and parties across the globe, taking in 140/160, UK techno, electro, acid, footwork and everything in between. The mind behind MINOR CIRCUIT is Scottish born Iain Hayes, classically trained and hooked on the sound of UK jungle at the age of 8. He cut his teeth in Edinburgh's underground scene, promoting events and DJing at some of Scotland's best clubs, where his versatility, record collection, and fast, technical mixing and scratching made him a favourite at DJ battles. After moving to Australia and DJing for another decade, including a solid stint as a full-time DJ, he created his MINOR CIRCUIT project. Over the last year he has cut down on DJing to focus on the live show: an outlet for the weirder, wonkier, faster, darker and heavier side of his musical tastes.

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