TRIPTYKH has quickly established himself as one of the names to watch at the harder end of US techno. Emerging from the States with a sound rooted in hard techno, schranz and relentless energy, his rise has been driven by electrifying sets and releases that have found their way into some of the genre’s biggest circles.

With appearances for Agape, 6AM and Voxnox, tours across Europe and China, and support from the likes of Klangkuenstler, 9x9, Fatima Hajji and O.B.I., TRIPTYKH has built a reputation for sets designed to hit hard and leave little room to breathe. His two EPs, Unholy and Anomaly, both topped Beatport’s all-genre EP chart, with Anomaly placing all four tracks in the top four of the Hard Techno Singles chart.

Now signed for distribution with Symphonic, TRIPTYKH is entering a new chapter, with further releases, an imprint launch and international headline dates across India, Australia, Europe and the US on the horizon.

Interview

How did you first make contact with harder techno sounds and schranz, and what drew you to it? They aren't something normally associated with the US scene.

I was introduced to the genre after discovering Klangkuenstler around 2020-2021. The raw energy and relentless machine like percussion gave me this hypnotic feeling and I fell in love with it right away

You are all about high energy, intense emotions, euphoric release - how do you sustain that over the course of a couple hours or more as a DJ, what's the trick to making sure each new track cuts through and the effect isn't lost?

I think it’s a matter of track selection and mixing style; playing stuff that I love and having few breaks when needed will keep myself going for hours.


Where can you take your sound? Where else is there to go, how can you keep innovating?

I don’t know what’s ahead but that is the fun part of this all. I personally like to keep inside my own bubble and not be so influenced by others so that I can really focus on individuality.

Tell us about your mix, the aim you had with it, and what you wanted it to say.

This mix is full of mainly my own music, some new demos and edits that I’ve been playing out. Just something to showcase the energy of my style.

What gear did you use, is that important to you in any way, whether in the booth or studio?

Just a laptop and Yahama monitors + subwoofer that I’ve been using for over 10 years now. That’s really all I need.

What else are you working on for the rest of the year?

I have at least one more single and a five-track EP coming out before the year ends.