DJ Turok

DJ Turok – Kamil Yegelev – is the most extraordinary person on the Russian electronic scene. He is the DJ, musician, composer, music producer, rebel and rowdy. He has about 10 years of an operational experience in electronic music. But not this fact became a subject of his pride. To put a slice of his own soul in each note – here is the main thing. Other main thing is the way of music performance. Music performance in his favourite styles: progressive and deep house.
«Please, don’t teach me what I should play, and I will not tell you where you should go», - it is his position. DJ Turok struggled for a long time to become independent in the question of a music format. His dj-sets and podcasts breaks all stereotypes about DJs and their work. His energy infects public and listeners – that’s his achievement. He makes everything for the sake of a holiday and aesthetics.
Arabica is his project. It is the creative tandem of him and Ivan Kolpakov - the composer and the DJ with ideal taste and scent. This project has outdone envious persons and mammoths of the Russian electronic scene. Arabica’s tracks are supported by DJs all over the world, among them Pete Tong and Jay Cox. The non-standart approach of remix work is highly marked by such labels as Armada and Ministry of Sound
«For a long time I used to not to hear all the biased criticism, that some our old electronic producers tells me. Their conservatism and stereotypes in the views of electronic music just raises a smile. It is all because their hopelessness. Their time has passed, but they persistently do not wish to take it», - dared, biting and in his style. DJ Turok lives for music and because of music. Music is not his hobby, it is his favourite work.
Arabica PODCAST – is his favourite child. It is seasonal releases: fresh and atmospheric “Sunset Dreams”, warm and pleasant “ТЕПLО”. Each track of these podcasts is selected carefully and laborioysly to create the mood more precisely.
Here is DJ Turok: he drinks, smokes, does not hesitate on expressions. It is not because of education, it is he, his image. An image of the person which has the right to self-expression. The person who has pulled out this right with fight. This fight is not ended, but DJ Turok continues his work. To work in pleasure and for the blessing, to impart good tastes to people, to make them more legible in electronic music – here is his dream.
This is about all DJ Turok: “His music is filled with spirit of the freedom, aroma of coffee, warmth of the sun”.