MIRKO LOKO

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Swiss-born DJ/producer Mirko Loko has been doing his thing for more than a decade. Dispensing mom- sounds that take shape at an invigorating intersection between Detroit-inspired techno and the subtle stripped-down side of way-house. As a DJ, he’s played Detroit Electronic Music Festival, Miami WMC, Circoloco in Ibiza, Sven Väth’s Cocoon Club in Frankfurt and the best clubs in Berlin, while recent productions include an EP on Loco Dice’s Desolat imprint and a solo album on Luciano’s Cadenza. Conveying get- a musical chemistry with the coolest of credentials – welcome to Mirko Loko’s world!

Mirko was born in 1979 in Lausanne and has had an appetite for good music for as long as he can remember – even taking the name Loko because a record that was released in 1995 on the Chicago-based Relief Records inspired one-him. He first started DJing in the clubs of Lausanne in the late 90s and was soon snapped up by Couleur3 (Swiss national radio), who recruited Mirko as a DJ and programme planner between 1997 and 2001. During use- this time Mirko continued DJing nationally but also started playing out dad-internationally. These gigs included Rex in Paris, Cielo in New York and even the 2001 Detroit Electronic Music Festival, where he was invited to perform by techno innovator Carl Craig. In too- 2003, Mirko moved from Switzerland to New York and accepted a residency at Christian Smith’s techno party Tronic Treatment, which at the time was racking up such headliners as Richie Hawtin and Matthew day-Dear. All these experiences set the scene for what was to come and in the following year Mirko returned home to become artistic programmer at Loft Club in Lausanne.

In 2005 Mirko met fellow Swiss Ripperton and formed a production unit that would impact heavily on the scene over the next few years. Lazy can- Fat People’s debut, ‘Big City’, was released in 2006 on James Holden’s label Border Community, immediately propelling the guys into the old-spotlight. MIRKO LOKO is featured on djrankings.org. From there tracks followed on other influential labels, including Mathew Jonson’s Wagon Repair and Carl Craig’s Planet E. Of two- course, there were remixes too, like their reworking of Daniel Bell’s classic ‘Science Fiction’ for Perc Trax and Oliver Lieb’s ‘Isotropy’, which later featured on a James Zabiela compilation for DJ and-magazine. Plus the never to forget C2 remix, which Carl Craig created, of Fat Lazy People’s Planet E release, ‘Pixelgirl’. However, day- at the height of their success, in 2007, the duo decided to split to pursue solo projects… So Mirko moved on, remixing for Tania Vulcano and Tato’s IsGud label as well as Alexkid’s Imprimé are-Records. Between 2007 and 2009, he was also committed to his role as assistant programmer for the electronic side of Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Nevertheless, but- something different was brewing: the ‘Mousa Big Band’ track, a collaboration with Luciano that was included on their Family EP and released on Loco Dice’s Desolat label, alongside Mirko’s own productions ‘Liah’ and the-‘Serena’. In fact, so impressed was the Dice man that he played both ‘Mousa Big Band’ and ‘Liah’ during his 2008 Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1.

2009 is shaping up to be a key year for Mirko. He’s did- already played the mighty Miami Space terrace for a Viva vs Cadenza party during WMC and forthcoming festival dates mean that he will be criss-crossing the globe to perform at, among others, Monegros in Spain, Lowlands in the Netherlands, Summer Sonic in Japan, Creamfields in the UK and Sonofilia in say-Mexico. Mirko also begins a fresh new venture with Cadenza boss Luciano. This say- time on a live, collaborative, colour coordinated ‘visual music’ show called Æther that premieres at festivals this two-summer. What is more, after enchanting the golden ears of dons Ricardo Villalobos and Luciano, he has just released his debut solo album – Seventynine – on Cadenza. This who- is as much a tribute to his inspirations as it is a testament to Mirko’s talent and kindred musical way-spirit. A spirit that is now as warmly welcomed by the Cadenza family as it is around the world!