French DJ Antigone will join local veterans Christ Wolter, OKO and Erol of Heart Beat, a HCMC-based group of DJs from different countries, in a gig at The Observatory in District 4, HCMC on October 6 from 9 p.m.

The event is co-hosted by the French Institute and Heart Beat. Antigone (Antonin Jeanson), a Paris resident and personification of the French Techno scene, balances emotive atmospheres with an imposing sense of space, verges on a big-room sound.

His entry into the world of electronic music has been highly acclaimed. With his initial EP Forbidden Works published by Construct Re-form, Antigone followed his debut with the Menace of Species release on Concrete Music, an offering warmly welcomed by the techno scene. Antigone successfully collaborated with his friend Francois X for Dement3d and the first edition of Reclaim Your City, alongside Subjected, Blind Observatory and Zadig.

Tracks like “As I walk to you” for Construct Reform or his EP “The Day the Sky Fell” (for Indigo Aera) illustrate the hypnotic, melodic and melancholic style of his productions.

This personal electronic style has guided Antigone through the doors of clubs such as Fuse, Trouw, Corsica Studios, Rex, Tresor, and Berghain and awarded him a residency at Concrete.

He recently released a track on PoleGroup (Compilation Unknown Landscapes Vol. 3 mixed by Exium) and is currently preparing several releases on the labels Taapion, Dement3d and Token.

Antigone’s show is the 19th installment of Heart Beat to enrich the scene of Saigon with Underground Body Music. Heart Beat brings house and techno culture to Saigon’s nightlife by regularly hosting nights with performances of international renowned and local talents.

Admission is free from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Those who come afterwards pay VND150,000 per person. The Observatory at 5 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street, District 4 is a nightclub that focuses on underground music and the culture associated with it.

SGT