Octex - When Mix

Biography of Octex

Octex aka Jernej Marusic, 26 year old from Slovenia, has been experimenting with music equipment since late 90s. It was all a consequence of falling in love with the sound of old analog synthesizers. In all this years of doing different styles of electronic music he found himself in doing Organic Crackle and Tone Experiments (Octex), fusing his diverse influences with the unique flavor of Ljubljana. This resulted in releases on numerous compilations. One of his tracks from Tehnika 1 label already got noticed by the legendary radio DJ John Peel (RIP) and got played on his radio show on BBC Radio 1. In 2002 he has released his debut album Idei Lahesna on Tehnika records, which received high praises from both critics and the public, and tracks from it got licensed to numerous compilations and mix CDs. Jernej's self-made video for track 'Emergon' got played on such TV stations as VIVA, Onyx TV, which is quite surprising for this style of music. He also made a remix for Slovenian music legends Laibach, and has just finished a remix for San Francisco band Tussle. In 2003 Octex has received Slovenian music award Bumerang for best new comer of the year, and for the second year in the row, he was selected as one of the 10 finalist for Radio France International Electronic Music Award