Biography
Quextal started DJing in 1993. As an impoverished student, he only had one ancient belt-drive turntable with no pitch control, so he learned to beatmatch his eclectic selection of breakbeat, techno and house records against taped copies of the same, by balancing the turntable’s belt lever between 33 and 45…
Over the next few years his kit was gradually upgraded, but it was never of professional quality, and he remained primarily a bedroom DJ. Mixing was a hobby, a way of listening to music at home, and he had little desire and apparently not enough ego to play out.
Eventually the local club scene died, priorities shifted, and he was no longer hearing any music that aroused his passion. For about 5 years, the decks stood almost untouched.
Then, on his birthday in 2007 at Sunrise Festival, Quextal encountered psybreaks for the first time, and was inspired to take up DJing again. He would start from scratch with new music, new equipment (Pioneer CDJs) and a new determination to take this sound out into the world.
Since then, Quextal has established a reputation as a leading proponent of progressive psybreaks and many other evolving psychedelic genres. His unique style and craftmanship, infectious passion for what he plays, and intuitive skill at combining multiple genres of music into a coherent, flowing journey, have won praise from many of the scene’s leading lights.
Quextal now hosts regular shows on popular net radio channels such as NSB Radio and PsyMusic (archives and tracklists available from http://quextal.com). He is regularly booked for Southampton’s psy nights, as well as guest appearances elsewhere across the South of England. For bookings please email <quextal@quextal.com>.