Volume 1 is now available in our webshop as an English A4 softcover (EUR 30). It has over 84 pages in total: 55 pages of story, in which Akai, Octa and the Electribe fight to free FREQ from the monopoly of the ruling class and make it a source everyone can access, 25 pages of concept art, and bonuses like Scratch!, a little side manga about the woes of nightlife.
Three days of FREQ at Somsoc Gallery in Tokyo, co-hosted with NONSENSE: the original panels of Volume 1 on the walls and copies of the book to take home.
- Fri 2 Oct: opening, followed by the official FREQ party at Club Oath
- Sat 3 Oct: Acidclank live, 18:00-19:00, exhibition open all day
- Sun 4 Oct: closing with a listening set by @fetus_music, 18:00-20:00
After the exhibition opening we took over Club Oath in Shibuya, 22:00-05:00, with @eoumuse, @naomyan610, Nicola Kazimir and @show82ka. Putting the party together meant digging into the cliques and scenes that move Tokyo.
Our second Kickstarter went live on 29 April to fund the print of Volume 1, with EUR 20,000 as the first target. We passed it, unlocked stretch goals, including a sticker set for every physical backer, and closed the campaign with over EUR 34,000 raised.
Thank you, FREQs, for keeping this sonic journey going.
A special FREQ booth at Zurich Pop Con with Volume 0, Pop Con merch and prints. Goodnewsforbadguys and Nicola Kazimir were there to meet you.
Volume 0 is also available as a digital edition in our webshop, for everyone who can't get the physical copy.
A 33-minute VCV Rack live set by DJ WEB, recorded at our exhibition at Backrooms, Kunsthalle Zürich. DJ WEB also designed FREQ's fonts and profile cards. Listen on the FREQ Radio.
An updated reissue of Volume 0, a new webshop, much faster order processing and delivery, and lower shipping costs.
Eddie "Flashin" Fowlkes, one of the original architects of techno, sits down with Nicola Kazimir: Detroit techno's history, why it was overlooked in the US, the evolution of DJ culture, and why techno is more than a 4/4 kick. Listen on the FREQ Radio.
15 March - 18 May 2025, curated by Otto Bonnen. Original drawings, concept art, notebooks, references, animations and sound showed how a new manga is made, one built on music production. The opening was followed by a rave at Mikro.
Photos: Cedric Mussano.
Our first manga is printed and shipping: the teaser chapter set in the Cocoon club, with 40 story pages and 40 pages of concept design and lore. Graphic design by DJ WEB, music by Machine Girl.
FREQ Records release FREQ003, 1x12". A vinyl repress of The Truth EP, originally released in 1995. Listen on the FREQ Radio.
FREQ Records release FREQ002, 2x12". A vinyl-exclusive repress of "Future in Light". Listen on the FREQ Radio.
Our first Kickstarter closed with CHF 36,459 from 439 backers, 145% of the initial goal. Volume 0 became a reality.
Nicola Kazimir talks with Machine Girl about the rise of Wolfgirl on the internet, live shows versus internet hype, anime and B-horror influences, and composing for Neon White. Listen on the FREQ Radio.
28-31 March 2024 at Polymanga in Lausanne: the first panels of Chapter #0, riso prints, concept art and colour artwork.