Agonis derives from the greek agon, which refers to an “assembly, a mass of people brought together” and the verb agein, “to put in motion, move”. A molecule that activates a receptor to produce a biological response, a muscle that contracts,
a gathering that moves.

Raised with the sounds of Detroit techno and UK breaks & dubstep, the co-founder of Amenthia Recordings has carved out a signature sound that fuses vintage feels with the crystalline sounds of a speculative future’s past. EPs and tracks released on Midgar, Smoke Machine, Kynant, his native Amenthia, and her Basel-based sister label A Walking Contradiction showcase exquisite rhythm
experiments that range from bitter-sweet ambient to UK-infused breaks to niche 4×4 bangers. Perfected over years of performing live from Turtle Island’s West Coast to the Eastern edge of the Eurocentric world map and the territories now referred to as
Australia, his sonic alchemy culminated in his first album Neutropia. Perception has evolved through an excess of stimuli, and that excess is now our greatest asset.