Phase Fatale Artist Bio

Phase Fatale is the Berlin-based techno project of Hayden Payne, with residencies at Berghain and Khidi.

As Phase Fatale, Payne draws on music that was mostly made in the 1980s, namely post-punk, industrial and EBM.

Since 2014 the New York native Phase Fatale has earned a reputation as a techno innovator, both for the broad spectrum of dystopian, gritty, industrial-laden electronics included in DJ sets as well as his deep understanding of synthesis and sound design in his own productions.

Having released his debut album on Hospital Productions (Redeemer, 2017) and 12″s on labels such as Jealous God, Ostgut Ton and its sub label unterton, Phase Fatale has since settled into residencies at both Berghain in Berlin as well as Khidi in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. In 2018 Payne launched his own label BITE.

Phase Fatale’s sharpened rhythmic contours in the context of his DJ sets draw on a vast repertoire of new and classic references: dark ambient drones contrast with the raw, punchy dynamics of industrial and post-punk, cold wave aesthetics combine with 4/4 functionality – all stitched together meticulously with strong atmospheric sensibilities, careful and precise mixing. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.