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Red Axes at Mohawk Outdoor
Red Axes, AKA Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi, turn non-conformity into an art form. Since they started producing together in 2010 they’ve re-written the rule-book, combining elements of disco, house, post punk, hardcore, techno and everything else in between.
In 2014 they released their first full-length album, Ballad of the Ice, which included indie dance tracks, acid house productions and guitar-heavy anthems. Red Axes then went on their first worldwide tour, and launched their Garzen Records imprint two years later alongside Garzen festival. In 2017 they released their album The Beach Goths on their own label, and became regulars at Glastonbury, Berghain/Panorama Bar, Dekmantel, Sonar, Primavera, Coachella and pretty much every major festival and venue on the planet. Their latest album Red Axes came out on Dark Entries in 2020 and paid homage to rave culture from the 80s and 90s.
Red Axes thrive in the unknown, and love doing the opposite of what people expect from them. Their 2022 single “Flawless” with ECHO is a good example – it sits firmly in the pop category, and received peak-time radio play-outs in multiple countries. In 2022 they teamed up with legendary Israeli rocker
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