Dave Wesley

Dave Wesley is a prolific and veteran producer of experimental, ambient, and post-dub techno music who produces under several aliases including Existente (ambient), Xerography (deep techno, and The Mayhem Lecture Series (experimental and field recordings).

He is the founder of underground music and culture focused Sursumcorda Records and Magazine and sister deep music label Arctic Dub (Sursumcorda). Sursumcorda originated as a art and music collective website in 1998, which evolved into a unique Minneapolis nightclub for electronic and live music, in the early 2000s.

Using production techniques based on the principles of sacred geometry, Dave’s music is captivating - exploring evolving soundscapes, iteration, and meditation - seducing imagination forward into transcendental realms.

Greatly influenced by minimalism and iterative process oriented art - he creates pieces that, on the surface, are repetitive, while deeper listening reveals a subtly evolving cinematic scene. He's also obsessed with the contradistinction of contemporary clean digital sonics within beds and layers of lo-fi aural contexts and field recordings.

Dave has released on several labels including Dewtone, Philip Glass’ Orange Mountain Music, Communique, and his own Arctic Dub (Sursumcorda) label.

He is also an active DJ and performer mixing experimental eclectic deep sets and performing live space ambient guitar.

Dave is originally from Minneapolis and currently resides somewhere in Portugal.