Brodinski: French Bliss

Hailing from France, Brodinski is not to be pigeonholed with the rest of his Parisian peers. While global reknown has come the way of the Ed Banger crew, Brodinski’s home is at Mental Groove and Turbo Recordings. Moreover, his taste in music is notably broad, something reflected in his own productions and his DJ sets which may encompass techno, bass heavy house, right through to melodic minimal.

With a reputation for impeccable live sets Brodinski plays with a kind of energy that isn’t always shown by other DJs. He refuses to subscribe to the school of laptop DJing and frequently jumps around with excitement to his favourite tracks during a set.

While having the vision to produce signature tunes is the key to the highest level production, having the insight to interpret others' material is more appropriate to the remixer. No slouch in this field, since Bad Runner's release Brodinski has remixed the likes of Bonde de Role, Klaxons, Das Pop, Shoes, D.I.M, Heart Revolutions and Adam Sky. Each remix has had a different approach, from the acidic (D.I.M), to vocal techno (Das Pop) to melancholic end of evening material (Klaxons).

With the Oblivion EP released last year to great success, and Bad Runner featuring on many impressive compilations, it seems like Brodinski is some kind of wonder kid among his fellow artists. Boys Noize, Soulwax, Crookers and Radioclit have all proclaimed their love for Brodinski’s work and surprise that a hit like Bad Runner came from a sixteen year old.

Brodinski is currently touring Europe, playing with Steve Aoki and Bloody Beetroots. He begins his festival dates on April 4 at Garorock Festival. He will perform alongside The Dirtbombs, Erol Alkan, Ebony Bones, Metronomy and Miss Kittin & the Hacker. February 21 sees him play Death Disco at The Arches alongside Jokers of the Scene, the Filthy Dukes and resident DJs.