Chapter 1: Adana Twins, one vision, two different characters
Adana Twins is an Hamburg-born duo composed of Benjamin Busse & Jan Friso. Before the kickstart of the project, back in 1999, Benjamin has started mixing as a Hip-Hop DJ while Jan was rather magnetised by club’s vibes.
Driven by a deep-seated desire to transmit emotion through electronic music, the German duo has been working together since 2006. The combination of Benjamin's love of hip-hop and Jan’s passion for club music give birth to a series of highly-regarded releases that form the foundation of their global success.
Chapter 2: A talent to capture emotions
Adana Twins’ style is driven by their penchant for emotionally-charged music or bass driven dark dancefloor tracks. A taste which has fuelled the evolution of their sound. From, 2012 with house-inspired productions such as Strange into 2019 with a more nuanced, techno-influenced vibe with their Pictures EP on Diynamic. The versatility of their release comes in part from their two quite different characters which once connected make their music selection sounds special.
Sometimes they produce for the dancefloor and sometimes for an afterhour or just a chilled house tune. This love for club experience is what drives their studio session. While doing a set they focus more on the atmosphere - the selection of the tracklist and the reading of crowd reactions in order to know which vibes will work or not. All these feelings they get in the club they use them back to the studio to craft the perfect banger.
Chapter 3: TAU, history of the label
Benjamin & Jan’s aim behind Adana Twins is first to share their music but also their vision of club experience. They really love playing marathon sets from low House BPM to faster techno tracks, driving the people on a long journey through the night.
In 2018, they have tried to open their club in Hamburg baptised TAU but due to issues they have had to postpone the idea. Instead, they have launched their label TAU which promotes haunting melodies from them and new artists such as Innellea.