Akira

Born in Hong Kong under the name Kin Wing Lam and based in the Netherlands, Akira has since the mid-1990s developed work that sits between techno hardcore, terrorcore, speedcore and breakcore, with a frontal, fast and saturated approach. Active since 1995 within the Dutch DJ Squad, he is part of a Dutch scene oriented toward the most extreme forms of electronic music. His first identified release, Los Torros in 1998 with Drokz and Tails, precedes the creation of his own label Hong Kong Violence in 2001, a structure through which Akira asserts an abrasive aesthetic, marked by broken rhythms, industrial textures and a strong sonic intensity. Over the years, Akira notably releases Hong Kong vs. New York in 2001, Burst Tires Cause Flight Delay In Hong Kong in 2007, Made In Hong Kong in 2007 on Industrial Strength Records, Beatdown Anonymous in 2009 and XTRM Is What We Are in 2013 with Drokz on PRSPCT XTRM. Present on European hardcore, gabber and breakcore circuits, Akira regularly appears in festivals and specialized events, where his name remains associated with the hardest and most experimental fringe of these scenes.