rom his youth in the North of France, Madben kept a fondness for DIY culture and a nickname that still smells the warehouse ! The Lille native experienced techno from its beginnings. In the 90s, he followed this new scene via the flyers he collected in record shops. With his buddies, he spent nights and nights in Belgium, in Brussels' Fuse, at Gand's Kozzmozz parties or in abandoned factories in Courtrai, a perfect and free territory to hear the best sound of that era. Obvioulsy, this lifestyle pushed him and other activists to run their own parties, in Lille and surrounding areas. After having heard and seen big names on stage; Dave Clarke and his dexterity inherited from hip-hop, the craziness of Speedy J lives or alien mixes by Jeff Mills or Green Velvet, Benjamin rushed in. In his bedroom, he shared his first turnatbles Technics MKII with other friends, spending hours trying to assemble records as they did in Detroit. Golden rule: the lack of money encouraged sharing and ideas. Aspiring DJ in the beginning of the millenium, year 2004 marked a turning point for Madben and his city, Lille, named cultural capital of Europe. Techno settled in town and influenced numerous youngsters when renowned artists came by to play: The Hacker, Ivan Smagghe, Optimo or Superpitcher. Later that decade, Madben started to produce his own stuff, a natural step after years of DJing and interactions. In 2010, he put his savings in a rudimentary studio: a pair of speakers, a monitor, a MIDI keyboard and a computer with Reason and Ableton. Passionate about Blueprint, Purpose Maker or Axis Records sonorities, blew by the technic of techno craftsmen like James Ruskin or Surgeon, Madben honed his music and spread it on a real time basis on Soundcloud. Motivated by his friends, he sent some demos to Laurent Garnier who instantly answered him: « Killer! » Garnier aired one of these tracks during his radio program on Le Mouv, It is What It Is. Shortly after, the Madben counters went wild and Astropolis Festival, a french electronic institution, approached him when they planned to launch their own music label.  The race had just begun. Madben moved to Paris in 2012, released some maxis on english labels and even composed music for television via Cézame. All's good when in good mood. Before he got madder, his first productions were melodic and progressive. For him, techno's always been an interplay between beating and smiling. He learned surrounded with machines, assembling his work station piece by piece, combining vintage with modernity. The good recipe? Two-thirds hardware and one-third plug-ins. Madben is not scared or impressed by technology, he plays with it, taming it. He could speak of his favourites instruments during hours, whether it be the Electron Analog Rytm drum machine, the Kill Patrick Phenol synthesizer, some Euroracks modules or good old Moog and Modor (a belgian one !). Total techno man, at ease in a DJ booth, in his studio or during a pure live performance, Madben needed a 1st album. It’s achieved with Fréquence(s), released in 2018 on Astropolis Records. With this definitive full-length, he consolidated his chiaroscuro techno, celebrating his mentors (Laurent Garnier and Manu Le Malin, both invited) and offering a featuring to artist Rebekah Warrior. In the process, both the doors of festivals and European clubs opened for him and led him to meet his new international allies: Maceo Plex recruited him in his team (Ellum audio family). With a a successful first gig at Berghain in 2019 just before the sanitary crisis, Madben got great new perspectives for the future. Recently he stood out during his latests dj sets at Printworks in London, Awakenings in Amsterdam or again at Berns in Stockholm. His ardour and ambition, combined with his all-ages audience, prove this music has always been and still is for everyone. 2022, should be a strong year for the French guy as he will release his second album! Like it or not, Techno is alive and kicking.