RTM: Nørbak & Slam & ona:v

Slam are on fire right now with Pressure Funk's 'Lost Tapes' and Drum Trax Volume 1 & 2 leaving scorch marks on dance floors all over the place. They invite the prime mover and de facto leading light of Portugal's Hayes collective to join them at their RTM residency in May.

This will be Nørbak’s Scottish debut. Real name Artur Moreira, Nørbak plays a crucial role in today’s techno environment derived from a strong sense of commitment and hard working attitude which he guides towards his musical passion. The Portuguese artist makes use of a thorough knowledge of classic techno and fuses it with modern sound design, the result of which is a signature sound that has seen worldwide support from tier-1 artists and mammoth labels such as PoleGroup, Token, Soma Records, Warm Up Recordings and Mord.

His continued evolution and forward thinking posture can be felt deeply in his debut album ’Flesh to Ashes’, where he seamlessly combines a dancefloor attitude with the experimentalism of IDM, but also at Hayes Collective, a tour-de-force techno label where he is a pivotal member.

Lastly, Artur’s progress and musical prowess have brought with it the opportunity to collaborate with artists he respects, namely Pfirter on ‘Life, Truth, Freedom, Fear’ (out on Mindtrip Music), Lewis Fautzi, for whom he remixed ‘State of Pressure’ (out on Soma Records) and Oscar Mulero.

ona:v. will be opening up and getting this party started just right. The Polish-born DJ, producer and promoter has an ear for hypnotic techno and emotive electro. A scientist by day and a DJ by night, the Edinburgh-based artist is an integral figure of Scottish alternative scene, both as a standalone name and through her EPiKA event series and platform.