XAETIS

Bristol-based artist XAETIS (pronounced "Zey-tis") has been recognized as a man of many talents throughout his career and has risen within the drum and bass community. Specialist in combining the aggressive carnage of old school Neuro, new wave drum and bass, and dark thundering techy rollers. Synthesizing his own twist of outer-worldly sounds from his past and current inspirations in drum and bass, electronic music, post-rock, prog/metal and psychedelia - these musical backgrounds along with his passion for bass music have quickly made him a noticeable name in the scene.

In 2018, XAETIS moved to Bristol to study a BA(Hons) Degree in Music Production at BIMM Bristol. This is where his love for drum and bass catalyzed, quickly immersing himself into production. "I remember going to a Jungle event at Motion for the first time in Bristol, and I just instantly felt like I was home…". However at this point his sound within Drum and Bass was in its formative stage without a clear direction for the aesthetic or specific subgenre of the scene he wanted to go into, experimenting with rollers, foghorns, liquid and some neurofunk production techniques to refine his skillset across the board whilst he figured it out.

Fast forward to 2020, XAETIS formed his label EXPEDITE Records with his partner Jon a.k.a. - ON|IT. This label targets the formerly unsung talent of the UK's ever-growing Neuro / New wave heavy DNB scene! Through his newfound partnership with Jon, In 2021 a pivotal point in XAETIS' career took place when Jon took him to his first ever Virus event at Steelyard. This heavyweight lineup headlined the founders of Virus and pioneers of the Neurofunk genre Ed Rush and Optical, followed by Dillinja, BTK, Audio B2B Prolix, Calyx B2B Matrix and several more artists. This event showed what the peak cutting edge of drum and bass really was in the form of relentless neurofunk and introduced him to a community of ravers that aren't as commonly found in the broader spectrum of Drum and Bass. It was at this point that XAETIS discovered the sound he wanted to hone in. "... after that I finally knew what music I wanted to make".

His former influences include an eclectic mix of electronic music including the mesmerizing Boards of Canada, pioneer Aphex Twin, and electronic dance wizard John Hopkins. As well as an extensive post-rock and prog-metal background with bands the likes of This Will Destroy You, Animals as Leaders, Meshuggah, Explosions in the Sky and many more. With his more recent love for Neurofunk, XAETIS has now focused his attention on some of the most highly regarded producers and artists in the scene such as Noisia, Mefjus, Current Value, Audio, Mean Teeth, Magnetude, Gydra, and many more. Taking all this inspiration XAETIS sets out to create some immense waves onto the scene with an ever-evolving and absurdly heavy sound.

XAETIS' Career is now at the tipping point, with ever-growing production abilities and development of his craft behind the decks. He's landed festival sets playing with Minirig at Boomtown and Balter two years in a row. Delivered his first big festival performance at Darkshire in the Woods 2022 after his feature 'Leviathan LP' released on Sinful Mazel. Handed the decks over to Ed Rush supporting him for Rise of the Underground in Jersey. He has further landed a set at Neuroheadz Festival 3 years in a row supporting a plethora of the biggest names in the scene like Spor, Pythius, Prolix, Ed Rush & Optical, PRDK, Jade, State of Mind. Other performances have featured collaborative B2B sets with NIALLO in both Expedite and Yamatai takeovers at events in Bristol and London, supporting the likes of Gyrofield, Freshney and the Stellar residents.