Get Lost 03
~ Dinky

In the beginning we had Lazarus & Styles. The second coming was Jamie Jones. Now the Rebels invite Dinky to guide us in to the unknown.

In the current digital world we live in that’s overpopulated with DJ mixes and newcomers, it’s the one’s with concept, class, precision and originality that stand out. Dinky is a woman that ticks each of those four boxes with an ease that’s both enviable and incredibly exciting.

A former professional dancer and choreographer, Chilean born Dinky (aka Alejandra Iglesias) is no stranger to rhythm, sound and performance. A lover of all styles of music, as a teenager she grew up listening to Depeche Mode, Prince and The Cramps and then during the mid-nineties got introduced to electronic music thanks to her sister who was based in Berlin. Plastikman, Aphex Twin and Carl Craig where the first ones to fill her record collection, in fact like many others, they still do! Around 1994 Dinky met Ricardo Villalobos, Dandy Jack, Luciano and many other musicians that were somehow related to Chile and she soon forged great relationships with her countrymen, helping to push a new breed of dance music and flair.

After various inspirational visits to Berlin throughout the 90’s, Dinky moved from Santiago Chile to Manhatten to join the Martha Graham School of contemporary dance and at the same time immerse herself in the American House and Detroit Techno scenes. Soon Traum Schaallplatten picked up on Dinky’s natural talent and she started her recording career, successfully releasing numerous singles and a full solo artist album. New York was great to Dinky and with her monthly party (which she co-ran with Magda) she formed a reputation as one of the most popular female DJs in NYC. Forced to leave the US due to post Sept 11th new visa regulations, she relocated to Berlin and in 2005 had a massive hit with ‘Acid In My Fridge’ on Sven Vath’s Cocoon imprint. Now a regular for Cocoon and Circoloco as a DJ, she also holds a residency at the world famous Panorama Bar in Berlin and recently founded her already heavily praised label Horizontal.

Dinky is the IT girl of techno. With this wonderfully deep and thoughtful take on the Get Lost series and the fact she’s putting the finishing touches to her debut artist album for Crosstown Rebels, she’s now a fully paid up member of the Rebel alliance.

Known for her eclectronic sets, Dinky manages to effortlessly weave in and out of styles and soundscapes, creating a hypnotising vibe, demonstrating her full love of electronic music with classic funky basslines mixed with stark subterranean sounds and effects. She allows each track to breath and take a life of its own, with clinical timing, a keen ear and a deft touch, it’s arguably a perfectly executed mix.

The electronic world is her oyster and with plans in place for 2008 to do live shows, it’s safe to say that there’s a lot more to come from the one they call Dinky.