Focus: Dub Techno with Moritz von Oswald, Exos & Loidis
About This Event
At Nowadays, Moritz von Oswald joins Exos and Loidis, tracing the Basic Channel lineage through spare, echo-driven dub techno. Their sets emphasize restraint, space, repetition and precise low-end control, letting small shifts in texture and echo carry the musical narrative in a club context.
About Focus: Dub Techno
At Nowadays, “Focus: Dub Techno” traces a line from Berlin’s studio lineage into a New York dance floor. Moritz von Oswald, a foundational figure behind Basic Channel and a frequent collaborator of Detroit’s Juan Atkins and Carl Craig, appears alongside Exos and Loidis for a set rooted in echo, negative space, and pressure-tested rhythm. Dub techno has circulated in NYC clubs for decades, but it rarely arrives with its originators in the room. The music’s restraint reads less like minimalism than architecture.
About the Artists
Moritz von Oswald
Moritz von Oswald is a German producer and percussionist from Hamburg, long based in Berlin, known for shaping the spare, echo-driven language of dub techno. As a co-founder of the Basic Channel project and label, he helped define a sound built on restraint, space, and low-end pressure.
Exos
Exos is an electronic producer whose work sits between dub techno, minimal techno, and classic techno structures. In New York City, he has appeared at Nowadays, including the event “Focus: Dub Techno with Moritz von Oswald, Exos & Loidis,” placing his sets in conversation with figures tied to the Basic Channel lineage.
Loidis
Loidis is an electronic artist working in dub techno, with sets that lean on restraint and slow-motion pressure rather than big gestures. In New York City, Loidis has appeared at Nowadays, including on bills with Moritz von Oswald and Exos for the event series “Focus: Dub Techno.