Hailing from Saint-Petersburg in Russia,
Bop is a new breed of producer intent on re-writing the rulebook with an intoxicating ice-cold sound; embracing influences from deep techno and minimalist dubstep through to
IDM and ambient drum & bass. At the turn of the millennium, however, he was listening to the polar opposite, discovering the heavyweight output of
Konflict,
Ed Rush & Optical,
Cause 4 Concern and
Bad Company. But it wasn’t long until he found the experimental edge of d&b more appealing, the likes of
Photek and
Paradox inspiring him to carve out a sound of his…
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