Party Proactive hits Turnmills for its 1st event of 2007 – The Awakening. This time round we have the pleasure of securing the services of top techno DJ/producer Axel Karakasis, who is jetting over all the way from Athens in Greece. Embraced by the European techno scene the UK has finally woken up to Axel Karakasis, with Party Proactive providing his UK debut at Turnmills on the 24 March.

Axel Karakasis has stepped firmly into the limelight with his inclusion at number 90 in 2006’s top 100 DJ Mag poll. A surprise to some, those uninitiated to his powerful, energy driven techno productions and a satisfying conclusion to 2006 for those who’ve lapped up each track he’s released over the past few years - a substantial achievement for one hailing from Greece, a place known more for lazy sunny days than raves.

As usual, the “over night success” was born from years of hard work. A lover of electronica since he was young, Axel was already DJing by the late 80s, developing his love of the techno sound and by the mid 90s was pushing the Greek scene by creating his own successful events in Athens. So far so good. Bookings came rolling in from across Europe, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland and Axel took his first foray out into the world of production. Picked up by Pornographic Recordings, Marco Bailey and Cristian Varela’s label, in 2000, Axel steadily released tracks on MB Elektronics, Primate, Mb Selektions, Rhythm Convert,etc culminating in the recent creation of his own label, Omega Audio Recordings.

DISCOGRAPHY

Already Released
• Axel Karakasis - Pulsar EP - Intec Records 054
• Axel Karakasis - Liquid Lifeform EP - Primate Recordings 095
• Axel Karakasis & Adrenaline - Babe Watch EP - Adrenaline Records 004
• Axel Karakasis with Dj Preach Remix - Omega Audio 008
• Various - Spykal Allergy - Hedonic Recordings 003
• Axel Karakasis - The Point of no Return EP - Primate 089
• Tom Hades vs Axel Karakasis - Omega Audio 006
• Axel Karakasis - Freno - Positive Disorder CD - mixed by Marco Bailey
• Redhead and Axel Karakasis - Red Alert - Omega Audio 005
• Axel Karakasis - Aeroplano EP - Rhythm Convert 007
• Axel Karakasis and Tom F - Dreaming of You - Planetworks
• Axel Karakasis vs Spiros Kaloumenos - Omega Audio 003
• Axel Karakasis - Radiogram EP - Omega Audio 002
• Various - The 15th Porn Cut - Life - Pornographic 015
• Axel Karakasis and Tom F - Plug me in - Heavy Traxx (usa)
• Axel Karakasis - City Nightmare EP - Mb Selektions 003
• Axel Karakasis - Power Blow Job EP - Rhythm Convert 003
• Axel Karakasis - Get Rollin EP - Corachi 006
• Axel Karakasis and Tom F - Plug me in - Planetworks (CD)
• Axel Karakasis - Temporary EP - Mb Elektronics 009
• Various - The 8th Porn Cut - Ebony - Pornographic 008
• Various - The 5th Porn Cut - Prolog - Pornographic 005

Remixes
• Axel Karakasis Remix for Steve Payne - TCP Records 006
• Axel Karakasis Remix for D'Jamency - Amazone 002
• Axel Karakasis Remix for Spiros Kaloumenos - Souncore - Omega Audio 001


Forthcoming Releases
• Axel Karakasis - Beat the Clock - Yin Yang 016
• Axel Karakasis – Moving Shadows - Adult Records 007
• Axel Karakasis Remix for Rodolpho Wehbba - Yin Yang 018

The strength of Axel’s sound is its danceability - not for him minimal bleeps and squelches. Supported by Marco Bailey, Cristian Varela, Valentino Kanzyani, Misjah, Marco Nastic etc., his funkadelic techno has garnered fans across the board with tracks being included on compilations as diverse as Cream Ibiza, I ? Techno and Ministry of Sound – testament to the energy his music is infused with and its many musical influences. Given a recent review which variously described the track has having “absolutely killer percussion, sick tripped out, vocal influenced breakdowns and relentless, driving energy” finishing with “If this doesn’t get your crowd moving, better check their collective pulse” you’d be getting the picture. And when crafted into an ecstatic three deck mix-up, you know Axel Karakasis is most definitely turning those tables.