EXRCISM: Chapter One
The Trinity Centre · Bristol, United Kingdom
22:00 – 04:00
The Teknoist is the stage name of Manchester-based DJ and producer Mike Hayward, who heads Ninja Columbo Records and also performs as Fyerhammer Projekt. On Ninja Columbo 14, he collaborated with Dolphin on an EP featuring Dolphin remixes of tracks associated with The Teknoist. The EP includes remixes of “Lion Girl” and “Army of Zombies.” He founded Ninja Columbo Recordings.
His music blends hardcore, drum and bass and breakcore. He has described it as aggressive, emotive electronic dance music drawing on multiple genres, and has released music on Deathchant, Planet Mu and Peace Off. He also ran Samurai Brylkreem, Our F*cking Jungle and the free digital label Zombfree. His 2011 album Trainwreck Magnetism includes remixes of music by Hecq, µ-Ziq and Drumcorps.
His 2008 album …Like a Hurricane Made of Zombies was released by Ad Noiseam. Later releases include the 2014 album Tank Alligator and the 2016 EP Undead & Uncut EP, a collaboration with Dolphin. He released the single Transcend Nihilism in 2019 and the EP Ppl Gon Bleed in 2025.