minimal techno

Ken Hayakawa is not a self-explanatory name – if it was, it would be a pseudonym. Ken Hayakawa is Ken Hayakawa`s real name, pointing out a solid connection to Japan. Born in 1982 in Salzburg, city of Mozart, Ken spent a great deal of his childhood in his mother`s hometown (unfortunately, his knowledge of the Japanese language has faded away). At the age of six, he started playing piano and progressed in such a promising way that, in 1991...

The talented and very young Massimo Di Lena was born in Naples in 1988. He listens to all kind of music since he was a child, from Michael Jackson to Tupac, Oasis, Madonna. At the age of 12 he prematurely starts listening to electronic music and Plastikman’s productions (Richie Hawtin). At the age of 14 he decides to buy 2 cdj and a mixer to better interact with music and he starts playing hip-hop music accordingly with the trend of the time, even though the passion for this kind of music ends quickly whereas his interest for the techno increases.

2007 has been a big year for Schadenfreude - Melbourne’s daring dandies of indie-pop and angular post-punk. From playing well received support shows including Canada’s Psycheand Sydney’s Lost Valentinos to wowing Sydneysiders at the Factory during September’s Under The Blue Moon festival, Schadenfreude’s rise rapidly continues. Still to come in 2007 is the launch of their debut single ‘Vertigo’ recorded at Melbourne’s infamous Hothouse Studios...