Songpot · Amsterdam Dance Event 2026

Octave One play muscular Detroit techno with house swing, tough drum programming and a lot of analogue hardware muscle. Their live set usually means the Mothership rig, so expect sequenced funk, hardware edits and the kind of pressure that turns a room into a workout.

More about Octave One

The Burden brothers came up in Detroit in 1990 and have been central to the city’s techno lineage ever since, with 430 West as the family label home. The ADE bill, shared with Juan Atkins, Kenny Larkin, Terrence Dixon and Scan 7, puts them in the Motor City continuity line where live hardware sets still matter.

A story

Their live rig is called 'The Mothership'. In their own words

Playing

• 2026-10-23 14:00 · Elypsia Music Group presents Four Decades of Detroit Techno · Q-Factory · hosted by Elypsia Group

Labels

Start here

• I Believe (1990) · Transmat
  Early Detroit statement; where the story starts.
• The Living Key To Images From Above (2024)
  Recent techno from the current live era.
• Patterns of Power (2024) · 430 West
  Modern Octave One in full hardware mode.

Worked with

• Lenny Burden brother / core member · source
• Lawrence Burden brother / core member · source

Read

• RA Sessions: Octave One Resident Advisor, 2015
• Octave One: Geared to escape Resident Advisor, 2011
• Movement 2019: Five key performances Resident Advisor, 2019
• Carl Craig and John Roberts in Sydney Resident Advisor, 2012
• Vince Watson - Pressure Part 2 Resident Advisor, 2011
• Octave One - Revisited Two Resident Advisor, 2011

For fans of

Kenny Larkin, Juan Atkins, Terrence Dixon

Official links

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