VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC-based Heart Beat will hold a free show of Swedish DJ Par Grindvik and other veteran artists on January 20 at Apocalypse Now in HCMC’s District 1.

A poster of Heart Beat’s show featuring Swedish DJ Par Grindvik on January 20 at Apocalypse Now in District 1, HCMC – Photo: Courtesy of Heart Beat

Par Grindvik will take the stage with other artists, including DJs Ouch from Switzerland, Heart Beat’s founder Chris Wolter from Germany and Swedish visual artist Erol.

Par Grindvik has been a central figure in the Swedish electronic scene since the 1990s as record store owner, label manager and producer. In his artistic career Grindvik has released music across a plethora of acclaimed electronic labels, including a string of hits on his own Stockholm LTD imprint as well as Drumcode, with frequent collaborator Hardcell. His recent output has seen him contribute music to labels such as Semantica, Marbacka, Sinister and Dystopian.

Founded in 2002, Stockholm LTD began as an outlet for singles and EPs from Swedish artists with a focus on releasing timeless electronic music. Over the past two decades Grindvik’s involvement with the electronic music community has branched out across the globe.

His new solo EP “Mnemosyne” was launched last December, following up on “A Number of Thoughts” that he shared with Doka, Sinfol & Octual and Phara.

DJ Ouch started deejaying in the late 1990s. He is one of the founding members of the drum and bass crew Insane Drumsounds. He spent the year 2000 in Madrid and started playing deep house. He started producing his own beats in 2003. He also has a passion for funk, disco and afrobeat. He is now based in HCMC.

Chris Wolter has had more than seven years as part of the Vietnamese culture and is one of the founders of Heart Beat. He made his debut in 2004 as DJ and in 2008 his first set in Vietnam during the Hanoi Soundstuff Festival. He has had his latest techno release of Chanhy by night and “Scorpion” following “Bubi”. He is now also performing and releasing under his Alias Phuc Long on Harbor (HRBR), a little sister or sub label of Heart Beat together with BAX, a head resident of HRBR.

Visual artist Erol from Sweden will stand beside the DJs whole night to produce the visuals that will entangle with all the soundscapes.

This is the 23rd installment of Heart Beat, also known as the techno crew of Saigon, enriching its scene with their selection of “Underground Body Music”, in doing so as a promoter, sound system, tiny community and nascent record label. Heart Beat brings foremost the techno culture to Saigon’s nightlife by regularly hosting performances by international and local talents playing classic and grooving minimal techno.

The event will take place on level 1 at Apocalypse Now at 2B Thi Sach Street, District 1, HCMC from 9 p.m. till late.

Kieu Giang

Source: SGT