JUR Records 35bday
V.I.P. Session by JUR Records - Photek (UK)
«Feel like 160 bpm?»
- Line-Up
- Photek Disk JockeySemtex Disk JockeyZgroove Disk JockeyAgent C Disk Jockey
- Genre
- D'n'BLiquid FunkUK Garage
Photek, the stage name of Rupert Parkes, stands relentlessly on the edge. A sound scientist who, since 1994, has pushed both his own sonic boundaries and the expectations of his fans to the extreme, he has flooded the footnotes of electronica the way MP3s once filled your hard drive.
He was there when Goldie coined the term drum & bass, though to this day he prefers jungle. His album Modus Operandi (released in 1997), including the track “Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu,” helped define the unmistakable “Photek sound”: atmospheric pieces with cool, highly complex beats, sometimes layered with minimalist synthesizer melodies—yet contrasted with the plucked resonance of an upright bass.
Modus Operandi was a conceptual experiment in time and emotional atmosphere, pushing the drum & bass idea to its limits. Its follow-up albums, Form & Function and Solaris, have also achieved cult status.
Parkes has released music under various pseudonyms such as Special Forces and Studio Pressure on his own label PP, as well as Aquarius and Sentinel on Good Looking Records, with numerous EPs and albums. In 2012, another Photek album appeared as part of the DJ-Kicks series.
His remixes for Björk, Everything But The Girl, and Nine Inch Nails are cult classics within the drum & bass scene. He has also produced various film soundtracks.
In 2025, he released a new drum & bass album as a box set—featuring the track “Breath Control.”
He was there when Goldie coined the term drum & bass, though to this day he prefers jungle. His album Modus Operandi (released in 1997), including the track “Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu,” helped define the unmistakable “Photek sound”: atmospheric pieces with cool, highly complex beats, sometimes layered with minimalist synthesizer melodies—yet contrasted with the plucked resonance of an upright bass.
Modus Operandi was a conceptual experiment in time and emotional atmosphere, pushing the drum & bass idea to its limits. Its follow-up albums, Form & Function and Solaris, have also achieved cult status.
Parkes has released music under various pseudonyms such as Special Forces and Studio Pressure on his own label PP, as well as Aquarius and Sentinel on Good Looking Records, with numerous EPs and albums. In 2012, another Photek album appeared as part of the DJ-Kicks series.
His remixes for Björk, Everything But The Girl, and Nine Inch Nails are cult classics within the drum & bass scene. He has also produced various film soundtracks.
In 2025, he released a new drum & bass album as a box set—featuring the track “Breath Control.”
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Accessibility
The lower floor of the club is at ground level and accessible without steps. There is one accessible bathroom which can be used with a Eurokey. The bar is not accessible and is approximately 1.20 metres high. Sensory stimuli: Most concerts are accompanied by moving lights and smoke. For sold-out or well-attended concerts, it is worth arriving early. Are you unable to stand for a long time or do you need other support for your visit? Then get in touch by email or phone: info@moods.ch or 044 276 80 00.
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Moods members are guaranteed admission to every event until 30 minutes before the concert starts. Only shows with a high demand require a reservation. The corresponding concerts are marked on the website with "Member-Reservation".
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Moods is reached via the main entrance of the Schiffbau at Schiffbauplatz. We recommend arriving by public transport (streetcar 4 or 8 / bus 72, 83 or 33 to Schiffbau; S-Bahn to Hardbrücke station and from there approx. 2 minutes on foot). Parking spaces are available under Hardbrücke and in the Pfingstweid-/Hardstrasse parking garage.
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