The Architect of the Underground: How Pokolenie Mikrozaymov Defined Bangkok's HARD TECHNO.

Meet, Pokolenie Mikrozaymov. He is the founder of Counter Cultural, the movement that provided an identity and a home for a sound that had been fractured and searching.

Before Counter Cultural, the appetite for raw, hard techno existed, but it lacked a focal point. Pokolenie Mikrozaymov identified this void. He established Counter Cultural. The events became known for their commitment to the experience and community: dark rooms, powerful sound systems, and an absolute focus on the music.

The sound itself is uncompromising. Pokolenie Mikrozaymov's sets are exercises in tension and release, built on driving percussion, industrial textures and the heaviest hard techno kick you can imagine. He championed a style of hard techno that was, and remains, unfiltered and direct.

Through his consistency as a DJ and his curation of Counter Cultural, he didn't just play records; he built a community. He provided a platform for like-minded local artists and educated a new generation of listeners. Pokolenie Mikrozaymov is not simply a DJ at the top of the local scene; he is its architect.

Pokolenie's Instagram page : https://www.instagram.com/pokoleniemikrozaymov

Counter Cultural page : https://www.instagram.com/countercultural.th/