DJ Chart: Ingen (Coalition)

Edinburgh's Ingen has come to prominence in the last year or two having featured as a regular performer at club nights in the capital such as Split and Coalition, where he has been a resident since 2005. He cut his teeth playing experimental live sets of original material, and has distilled his sound down into tough, brooding, experimental techno. With releases on Fixate, Nerve, Digital Distortions, Wired Room and Tribal Waves, including remixes for Si Begg, Temper D, Hostage and 9tails, Ingen has begun playing all over the UK alongside high-profile names from the techno scene such as Derrick May, Savier, The Youngsters, The Advent, Whitehouse, Surgeon, Robert Logan, Phil Kieran and Meat Katie. Here he gives us a ten-track guide to his influences and favourite tracks, including Napalm Death, J-Pop, and a healthy dose of dark techno.

British Murder Boys – Don't Give way to Fear [Counterbalance]
The track that's had the biggest impact on the hairs on the back of my neck. The first time I heard this, it blew me away. Mixing breakbeats and amazing textures to make a sonic treat for the ears; whether it be in a club or in the house, it causes devastation. Every time.

Cursor Miner – Every Want Power [Combat Recordings]
Cursor Miner is one of the only producers that can move me this way. Creating harsh rhythms, mixed with completely devastating distorted bass. It's like order and chaos at exactly the same time.

Dead Fader – Corrupt My Examiner [3by3]
Brutal, beautiful... Terrifying. One of my favourite producers from last year. Completely original-sounding and probably some of the most extreme electronic music I've ever heard. A real breath of fresh air. I came across Dead Fader at a time where I was feeling very uninspired with my own production. Suddenly, it seemed after listening to short Dead Fader showcase mix on Electronic Explorations, everything was in colour again. Truly inspirational stuff.

Dom & Roland – Sound Wall [Moving Shadow]
One of the first tracks I ever heard that made me want to jump out of my own skin (in a good way). One of the most heavy and impressive uses of the Amen break in existence. That mixed with a deep sci-fi sound scape makes this in my opinion the finest drum and bass around.

Ingen – Snap the Tilt [Digital Distortions]
A turning point in my own work that finally made me think I had an idea of why I was even doing this stuff. After getting picked up by one of my all time favourite underground labels Digital Distortions, and the track being released along side some of my heroes, it seemed like the first step in the right direction. There will be a follow up remix EP coming soon with remixes from Black Mass Plastics, T-Polar and one other unconfirmed mystery guest..

Whitehouse – Dumping the Fucking Rubbish [Susan Lawly]
The loudest, biggest, scariest, bestest thing ever. I first heard Whitehouse in early BMB (British Murder Boys) sets. After hearing some of their tracks being played by BMB live at club Dogma in Edinburgh, I was convinced by how powerful and unique they were. I went on to book Whitehouse to play at Cabaret Voltaire after hearing what they could do live. Nothing was the same ever again. "It doesn't get better than this," as one fan said to me at the gig!

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Tsukematsukeru [Yasutaka Nakata]
Like multi coloured sweets which you know are bad, but you cant stop eating. After being first introduced to J-Pop, (reluctantly) I've become a massive fan! Mostly of the work of Yasutaka Nakata. He is responsible for production for the artists Perfume and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. J-Pop sounds so alien at first, then after the mind-worm takes effect, (approximately after 3 listens to any track) you're hooked. Some of the shiniest, best-produced music in the world, mixing techno-pop with melodic hooks and the cutest female creature ever (KPP herself). No-one is safe. This has probably been the most played song on my iPod in the last year.

Napalm Death – Volume of Niglect [Spitfire]
In my opinion one of the finest live bands ever. Totally underrated. Hard to describe the sheer racket these guys can make. Simple, sonic brutality in its purest form. Might take a bit of slack for this one, as nowadays they seem more like a tribute band (performing with none of their original members). All that aside, they can still cut it when it comes to sheer noise terror!

Ochre – Circadies [Benbecula]
This song is the purest form of beauty, from seminal Scottish electronica label Benbecula. I find it hard to enjoy melody in a lot of dance music, but this truly moves me. I can't think of a nicer set of sounds other than those in this track. Some really complicated polyrhythms and edits that would even put Aphex to shame. A perfect ten.

Oscar Mulero – 46 Antagonists Mix [Warm Up Records]
Raw, hypnotic and strangely funky. Oscar has been one of my favourite producers for many years now. This version of his track (remixed by Regis) really pushes the boundaries. A real dancefloor killer and a regular fixture in my DJ sets. The Regis mix hasn't been uploaded to YouTube, but the Surgeon mix has a lot going for it as well.