Musicians
The people making the sound: interviews, studio and label features, collectives talking about their work. Psytrance is a producer's genre built in bedrooms and small labels, and the festival circuit is where that work meets an audience.
Part of MoDem Festival
45 moments in this segment.
- - Master Margherita records his festival set. Master Margherita's own upload of his set from MoDem Festival 2013, which he states was recorded on 23 August 2013 in Primislje, Croatia. A full tracklist accompanies the nearly two-hour recording.
- - Dj Giuseppe of Parvati Records at the festival. A short clip of Dj Giuseppe playing at the 2014 edition in Croatia, posted by his label Parvati Records. It is a label-side artist feature rather than a full stage recording.
- - Florian Msk live act excerpt. A short excerpt of Florian Msk's live act, uploaded by the artist himself. The title places it at the festival in Croatia. There is no description beyond the title.
- - Kabayun full set at the festival. A ninety-minute Kabayun set uploaded by a third-party channel rather than the festival. The uploader describes it as a rollercoaster of psychedelic emotion. The title places it at the 2017 edition.
- - Regan mixes for The Hive artists podcast. An hour-long podcast mix by Regan in the festival's Hive Artists series ahead of MoDem Festival 2017. The description explains the move to three musical stages and the renaming of the former Main stage to The Hive.
- - Lab mixes for The Hive artists podcast. Lab's entry in the festival's Hive Artists podcast series tied to MoDem Festival 2017. The accompanying text describes the three-stage concept and the reasoning behind dropping the Main stage name.
- - Synkronic in The Hive artists podcast. An artist podcast mix from Synkronic in the festival's Hive Artists series for 2017. The accompanying text explains the move to three musical stages and the renaming of the former Main stage to The Hive.
- - White Wizard in The Hive artists podcast. White Wizard's entry in the festival's Hive Artists podcast series tied to the 2017 edition. The notes set out the three-stage concept and the reasoning behind dropping the 'main' stage label.
- - Kabayun live at the edition. A ninety-two-minute recording of Kabayun's live performance at the 2017 edition, uploaded by a third-party channel. The description says nothing beyond naming the genre, so no stage is identified.
- - Klangmassaker live set at The Hive. A short Triphotos Digital film of Klangmassaker's live set at The Hive during the 2018 edition. The artist's description places it in the morning in a forest in Croatia and thanks the crew and dancers. It runs about three minutes.
- - Sensient three hour set. A full three-hour Sensient set published by Zenon Records on its own channel. The title places the performance at MoDem Festival 2018; the description carries only the label's links and names no stage.
- - Phobos recaps his festival DJ set. A short recap film of Phobos of Looney Moon Records playing MoDem Festival 2018, uploaded by the artist and edited by Saminezami production. The description identifies the track as Alien Vocabulary by Jumpstreet and Shred'er.
- - Phobos DJ set with an artist profile. A short video of a Phobos DJ set at the 2018 edition, framed around a profile of the DJ. The description traces his path from listening to psytrance in 1997 to playing parties and festivals across Europe.
- - Klangmassaker at the Croatian edition. A three-minute aftermovie centred on Klangmassaker's performance at Modem Festival 2018 in Croatia, filmed and edited by Triphotos Digital. Combines stage footage with dancefloor shots.
- - Virtual Light plays a two hour DJ set. Virtual Light's DJ set at MoDem Festival 2018, published in full by the channel BlowingMinds and cross-linked to the artist's own SoundCloud posting of the same set. Runs close to two hours.
- - Okapi performing at Slunj. A half-hour recording of Okapi's performance at the festival in Slunj, Croatia, posted by the artist. The title gives the date of the performance as 11 August 2018.
- - Audiofools of Parvati Records filmed at the festival. A short film by Triphotos Digital centred on Audiofools, an act on Parvati Records, at the 2019 edition. The uploader describes it as an official aftermovie for the artist. It runs under three minutes.
- - Hypogeo of Zenon Records at the festival. A short Triphotos Digital film built around Hypogeo, an artist on Zenon Records, at the 2019 edition in Croatia. The uploader labels it an official aftermovie for the set. It runs under three minutes.
- - Breger assembles footage of his Swamp gig. The producer Breger's own collage of his performance at The Swamp, built from clips shot by several people. The description dates the gig to 8 August 2019 and thanks everyone involved. Around twenty-two minutes, framed by the artist as an aftermovie of his own slot.
- - Eartheogen daytime set recap. A short recap of Eartheogen's daytime performance at the festival, published by Zenon Records. The description credits the filming to AW Transform and describes the set as lush daytime psychedelic material. Just over two minutes.
- - Hypogeo performing live at The Swamp. A short film centred on Hypogeo's live performance, described by Zenon Records as the official after movie of the act at the Swamp Stage in 2019. Filmed by Triphotos Digital.
- - Black Gauge set trailer cut by DF Tram. A short trailer for Black Gauge's set at the festival in Croatia, edited by DF Tram. It is a promotional cut around one performer rather than a full set recording.
- - HypoGeo recaps his live performance. A short recap of HypoGeo's live set at MoDem Festival 2019, which the artist locates at Slunj, Croatia. Filmed and edited by Felipe Silva of Triphotos Digital, with a HypoGeo and Nobot collaboration as the soundtrack.
- - Kromagon at the festival. A short film centred on Kromagon of Zenon Records, shot at the 2019 edition by Triphotos. It presents the artist's appearance rather than a full stage recording.
- - Phobos DJ set profile. A short piece centred on the DJ Phobos, whose description traces his path into psytrance from 1997 and his appearances at parties and festivals across Europe. It presents the artist alongside footage of his set.
- - Kabayun performing at the festival. An attendee's recording of Kabayun performing at the 2019 edition. It was uploaded without a description and runs about fifteen minutes.
- - Kabayun playing the edition. Just over half an hour of Kabayun performing at the 2019 edition, recorded by an attendee. No stage is named in the video's own metadata.
- - Tijah live set recap film. A short recap film of Tijah's live performance at the 2019 edition, posted by the artist. The video is credited to Triphotos Digital and the uploader identifies the soundtrack as Tijah and Klipsun's Love is Light. Two and a half minutes.
- - DJ Jaakko at the Swamp Stage. A short aftermovie of Jaakko performing on the Swamp Stage at Modem Festival in 2019, released by Zenon Records and filmed by Triphotos Digital. Under three minutes, framed as an artist feature by his label.
- - Janczur plays a Croatian dancefloor. A three-minute aftermovie of DJ Janczur's set at Modem Festival in Croatia in 2019, shot by Triphotos Digital and posted on the artist's own channel. He describes it as one of the best dancefloors of his life.
- - Kliment live set released by Zenon Records. Kliment's live set at the festival, published by his label Zenon Records rather than the festival itself. The description states it was recorded live in Croatia. The set runs about eighty-eight minutes.
- - Aka Nina full set uploaded by the artist. Aka Nina's own upload of the set she played at the festival, running over two hours. Her description refers to two editions and to dancing together again. She thanks those who kept her company on the dancefloor.
- - Slide live set recorded by Nouz Collective. A full ninety-minute Slide live set posted by Nouz Collective, a label channel featuring its own artist. The description states it was performed live at Modem Festival in Croatia and the title dates it to 2022.
- - HypoGeo performing at the edition. A short label-published clip of HypoGeo at the 2022 edition, posted by DM7 with tags to the artist, Zenon Records and the festival. The footage is credited to Transformational Eye. Under three minutes.
- - Electrypnose rehearses Cerebral Factory in the studio. A studio live set by Electrypnose recorded on 5 August 2022, which the artist describes as training for his performance at Modem Festival 2022. Just over an hour of the project Cerebral Factory.
- - Drury Nevil playing a live act. An attendee's recording of Drury Nevil performing at the 2022 edition in Croatia. The uploader dates the performance to Tuesday 9 August and describes fast, heavy basslines and synths.
- - Mark Day live with experimental sounds. A brief attendee recording of Mark Day performing. The description places it on Wednesday 10 August 2022 and characterises the set as experimental.
- - Skyvibes playing a DJ set. A short attendee recording of Skyvibes at the 2022 edition in Croatia. The uploader dates it to Saturday 13 August and notes the set moving from a funkier opening into forest sound.
- - Jahbo of Parvati Records on site. A short film of Jahbo, of Parvati Records, at the 2023 edition. The description credits the video only to Sol. Around four minutes, uploaded by a third-party psytrance channel.
- - Symmetric Vision recalls a performance. A short piece posted by Symmetric Vision from their own performance at the 2023 edition, with the footage credited to TAS. The artist frames it as a memory of the set and looks ahead to playing The Hive the following year. Around four and a half minutes.
- - Alchemy Circle full performance film. A ninety-minute film of Alchemy Circle's performance at the 2024 edition, released on the collective's own channel. The description credits support from several labels and bookings agencies alongside the festival. Artist-centred rather than a stage-slot recording.
- - Act One performing at MoDem Festival. Act One's own full-length video of his 2024 MoDem Festival performance, published on the artist's channel. The description frames the booking as a long-held personal goal and credits the Croatian festival as a landmark of the psytrance calendar.
- - Aardvarkk set with DeltaProcess visuals. The artist's own upload of his Aardvark set from the 2024 edition, re-paired with the original DeltaProcess visuals. He describes the selection as mixing tracks from a recent album with new material and older tracks given fresh kick, bass and masters. Around fifty-seven minutes.
- - Breger across the Swamp and Seed stages. Nearly five hours of Breger's own recordings from the 2024 edition, joining both of his sets into one upload. The artist describes it moving from Swamp techno into Seed grooves before landing somewhere gentler.
- - Cyk performs at the festival. A ninety-minute recording of Cyk's performance at Modem Festival 2024, published by his label Resina Records. The label's notes present him as a musician and as the manager of Resina Records, framing the upload as an artist showcase.
