Julio Santo Domingo grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. He started spinning in October. He was already playing in Rio, Colombia, and New York, and was heading to Japan and Europe for the summer. He describes his style as Psychedelic Techno: anything with a good beat and a groovy attitude.
This interview was one of the first things published on what would become Antakly Projects. Sheik 'N' Beik had just launched. The collective that would go on to bring Circoloco to New York, collaborate with Resolute and TekSupport, book Ellen Allien, Sven Väth, Derrick May, Honey Dijon, and Maya Jane Coles, produce 24-hour warehouse parties across the five boroughs, found a record label, and eventually build the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival in Florida: it was just beginning. This is what the beginning looked like.