HVL(BASSIANI/HOROOM)

David Datunashviliとのエレクトロニックミュージック・デュオ"Okinawa Lifestyle"としての側面を持つGigi Jikia(aka HVL)は、ジョージアはトビリシに位置するテクノ・クラブ"Bassiani/Horoom"のレジデントであり、トビリシのクラブシーンを中心に隆盛を見せるテクノ・ムーブメントを担う存在でもある。2013年にHVLとしてプロデューサー/DJのソロ活動を開始して以来、"Bassiani Records"、"Rough House Rosie"、"Tabernacle Records"、"Organic Analogue"といったアンダーグラウンドの中でも先鋭的なレーベルから自身の楽曲を発表している。近年、HVLはセレクターおよびDJとしての地位を高めていき、"BERGHAIN"、"Hï Ibiza"、"Berlin Atonal"等といった世界最高峰のダンスフロアで精巧に作り上げたLive setとDJを披露してきた。

 

First coming to attention as a member of Okinawa Lifestyle duo in 2009, Bassiani/Horoom resident Gigi Jikia a.k.a HVL has become a leading voice of thriving techno movement centered around Tbilisi club scene. Since starting solo career in 2013, HVL was busy exploring more diverse range of genres and styles. His solo releases which have appeared on underground outposts like Bassiani Records, Rough House Rosie, Tabernacle Records and Organic Analogue, have testified to taste that’s also reflected in his Live performances and DJ sets.

The outstanding debut Ostati LP on Organic Analogue Records (2018), intended as a manuscript of the sound of Tbilisi, is a seductive update on the established HVL’s dynamics, centered on outboard house and techno with a noticeably understated mood.

As HVL’s reputation as a solo artist grows, so does his status as a selector and DJ. Jikia has taken his skillfully crafted Live shows and DJ sets to new heights in 2018, hitting up some of the best dancefloors in the world from Berghain and Hï Ibiza to infamous Berlin Atonal.

 

Kvanchi

Tornike Kvanchiani also known by his stage name ‘Kvanchi’ is a DJ, producer, He is a resident

at HOROOM. He got interested in music when he started collecting classic Rock records at the

age of 13-14. However, after years of listening to artists influenced by electronic sound, his taste

for music transformed. During the early period of his career, sounds characteristic to Detroit,

Chicago and New York proved to be crucial for him and defined his creative work. “For me,

DJing is about the ability to communicate distinct emotions to the crowd in different situations,

while not loosing the sense of the environment”, says Kvanchi. According to him, residency at

HOROOM is a great responsibility. He believes that it is vital for the resident artist to be able to

provide musical diversity, and to offer a sense of freshness to the crowd.