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| − | [[Octex]] - an acronym for Organic Crackle and Tone Experiments - aka [[Jernej Marušič]], has been experimenting with music since the late 1990s. His first release appeared in 2000 on the compilation called ''Eletrotehnika Slavenika'' (later mutated into ''Tehnika 1'' compilation, released by the short lived [[Tehnika]]) which was issued with the edition of Wire magazine. Octex's track was then already noticed and played by the legendary John Peel on BBC Radio 1. | + | [[Octex]] - an acronym for Organic Crackle and Tone Experiments - aka [[Jernej Marušič]], has been experimenting with music since the late 1990s. His first release appeared in 2000 on the compilation called ''Eletrotehnika Slavenika'' (later mutated into ''Tehnika 1'' compilation, released by the short lived [[Tehnika]] label) which was issued with the edition of Wire magazine. Octex's track was then already noticed and played by the legendary John Peel on BBC Radio 1. |
In 2002 he released his début album ''Idei Lahesna'' on Tehnika label, garnering high praise from both critics and public alike (some labeled it the "dub-techno album of the decade") and getting his self-made video for the track ''Emergon'' played on TV stations such as VIVA and Onyx TV. In 2003 he received a Boomerang Award for best newcomer of the year, and for the second year in a row was selected as one of the 10 finalists for the Radio France International Electronic Music Award. With his album ''Variations'', released on [[rx-tx]] in 2005, his music was getting more experimental and abstract. It was also getting him an evolving international recognition, a solid fanbase and a number of gigs around Europe. | In 2002 he released his début album ''Idei Lahesna'' on Tehnika label, garnering high praise from both critics and public alike (some labeled it the "dub-techno album of the decade") and getting his self-made video for the track ''Emergon'' played on TV stations such as VIVA and Onyx TV. In 2003 he received a Boomerang Award for best newcomer of the year, and for the second year in a row was selected as one of the 10 finalists for the Radio France International Electronic Music Award. With his album ''Variations'', released on [[rx-tx]] in 2005, his music was getting more experimental and abstract. It was also getting him an evolving international recognition, a solid fanbase and a number of gigs around Europe. | ||
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A song from Octex's 2002 album Idei Lahesna. He also produced the video.
Performances and projects
Being one of the most active Slovene live acts, he performed with his his audio/visual live set at such prominent festivals as ARS Electronica (Linz), Club Transmediale (Berlin), ISEA (Helsinki), Dis-patch (Belgrade) Exit (Novi Sad) White Night (Riga), Flussi (Avellino), etc. Octex also performs regularly at Chilli Space events, Dub Lab evenings and at Klub K4 in Ljubljana. Beside doing live sets he also plays dj sets of various genres, presenting music that ranges from old school Berlin techno to contemporary dub.
He is interested in improvised music for some time, and besides doing his solo improv sessions, he was also a part of Gangan Ensemble Ljubljana (led by the artist Tengal from the Philippines) in 2009 and in the same year formed a trio Ago Tela. His latest musical interest can be traced to the pseudonym Pavemental, under which his song was featured on the Sampler 2011 compilation, released by rx-tx.
{{#oembed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAKm-V1nF9M%7C576}} A track released under the alias Pavemental in 2011.
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