At the tender age of 14, William went to his first Psytrance Festival – Prism/Vortex New Year’s Eve, in his Hometown, Cape Town and instantly fell in love with the sights and sounds of the psychedelic world.

Once experiencing the magic of this music at the festival, he came to a conscious awakening that this is his calling in life, so he set out to start his journey into Psytrance. He then acquired all of the tools needed to start this new direction, and fast became a name and force to be reckoned with.

Dedicated to the twisted side of Psychedelic Trance, his signature style transformed exponentially, after making his Debut release with Psybliminal Records in 2010. Immensely powerful bass-lines and twisted synths created by him dominated dancefloors in Cape Town from the early days of this young producer’s musical journey, with energetic sequences forever lifting, shocking and changing the way we perceive psychedelic music, William demonstrates a dancefloor focus that will make waves all around the world.

Hailing from the infamous “Valley” in Cape Town, his sound quickly proves to do this melting pot of talent proud. Starting with smaller outdoors and a handful of indoors, now bursting into the well-known, it seems that Hysteria is rising to become one of the most recognized producers worldwide. He has now refined the power in his sound into an even deadlier, controlled force. This is the next stage in this young artist’s sonic evolution. Now signed to his dream label – Spectral Records, there is much to expect from this young and talented producers Journey.

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Tech·ni·col·or [tek-ni-kuhl-er] adjective – flamboyant or lurid, as in color, meaning, or detail. Technicolor is the fusion of two South African psy trance artists, Deliriant & Mad Piper, each with their own unique style that, when combined, form a colourful blend of experimental, high energy music, with powerful melodies and massive breaks, which are guaranteed to blow the mind and captivate the senses. Both artists have performed at some of the biggest festivals in South Africa, with their solo projects, as well as together. Signed to Menog’s label, Spectral Records, the duo are currently working on their debut EP, due for release in early 2013. Prepare yourself for the sound of Technicolor.

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Rabdom L is the solo project of Craig Hudson aka ‘the Skragg’ – Craig Hudson first burst onto the South African Psytrance scene in 2001 as a DJ under the alias ‘The Skragg’ making his mark through seamless mixing and soaring night time and twilight sets. Soon after he began to teach himself how to produce music driven by the dream of playing his own music. In 2002 Artifakt, Phyx and Shift teamed up with Rabdom L to form the groundbreaking and pioneering SA Record label – Timecode Records. The label gave Craig the chance to showcase his music to the world as Timecode established itself on the Global Underground Psy market and thus Rabdom L began infiltration. Twisted System is Rabdom L, Shift and Phyx in collaboration. Storming onto the scene with the debut album ‘the Dealers’ closely followed by the 2nd album ‘Core’ saw the infamous trio become a popular outfit in South Africa and abroad. Twisted System have played in Australia, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, Japan and ofcourse constantly in South Africa to the loyal hordes. After the second Twisted System album Craig began focusing his artistic efforts on his Rabdom L Solo Project. He has enjoyed success and releases on many labels from around the globe and actively began  representing Nexus-Media Records – A South African based label owned by Shift. Very recent developments have seen Rabdom L join forces with Replicant Records (AUS), Spectral Records (POR), Kaos Krew (SA) and Biomechanix Records (MEX). Rabdom L has toured South America, Europe, Middle East and the Far East slamming his unique melody driven psy-tech to ears and minds of all kinds. Both ‘The Skragg’ and ‘Rabdom L’ have been regular features in the bustling and bursting Cape Town trance movement since 2001 – regularly appearing at Vortex, Alien Safari, Prism Festival, Rezonance Festival, Beartrap, Groovy Troopers, The Village, Jungala and the likes thereof. The highlights of Craig’s career thus far are playing a four hour set at the legendary 2002 Solar Eclipse Festival and getting to play alongside most of the artists he grew up listening to – Absolum, Dino Psaris, Tortured Brain, Cydonia, CPU, Phatmatix, NRS, Scorb, Digital Talk, Mindcore, Joti Sidhu Psychaos, GMS, Etnica, Cosmosis, Dado Synthetic, Wizzy Noise, Koxbox and more recently with Artist like Bliss, A-Team, Biorythym, Rubix Qube, EMP, Smashed, Exgen, Xatrik, Zion Linguist, Hiyarant, Frozen Ghost and Lost and Found and the list goes on. He currently offers a versatile package. As a DJ (The Skragg) he is able to play a range of sets specialising in late night: Twilight/Sunrise/Full Daytime SunnySide Up and Progressive. Then the solo project Rabdom L is what it is – made for the Twilight hours but has proved rather versatile depending on the flow of music before and after. Forthcoming Releases to look out for in 2013 – RABDOM L & CO EP SERIES on Timecode, Spectral, Replicant and Kaos Krew.

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Deliriant is the project of Shane Renew, 26, from South Africa. With a love and passion for music since his childhood, over a decade of DJ and production experience, 2 full albums, a multitude of single releases, and a career as a studio engineer – he is a well established artist in an ever-changing industry. Recently signed to Menog’s label, Spectral Records, he has played at top parties all over the country, as well as a number of international festivals in Australia, Europe and more. His music delivers an enchanting, energy packed ride, riddled with dark atmospheres, intense breakdowns, clever drops, driving basslines, powerful leads and an always solid groove. With his top notch production and intelligent arrangement, he has a deep understanding of how to move dancers from the inside. Deliriant is powerful and driving, yet still provides the listener with a taste of clarity, streamlined minimalism, and a melodic feel. This is music from the future – watch this space.

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