Anton Kubikov

Anton Kubikov has been a fixture of Moscow's electronic music scene since before it really had one to speak of. He started DJing in 1994 at Hermitage, one of the Russian capital's first techno clubs, and by the following year had his own radio show on Station, the country's first dedicated dance station, a platform that made him one of the most heard voices in Russian electronic music before he had released a single record of his own.

From Radio DJ to Producer

Kubikov began producing in 1997, a few years into his DJ and radio career, and quickly built up a run of aliases and projects rather than settling on one name. He has recorded as Multipliar, Hero City Movers and, under his own name, released more than 90 records across labels including Force Tracks, Trapez, Salo, Traum and Kompakt. Between 1995 and 2001 he also hosted a show on Substation FM, Station's non-commercial affiliate, extending a radio presence that ran in parallel with his rise as a producer.

SCSI-9 and Pro-tez Records

The project that made Kubikov's name outside Russia is SCSI-9, his long-running duo with fellow Moscow producer Maxim Milyutenko. Formalized in 2001, SCSI-9 built a catalogue of warm, dub-inflected techno that found a home on Kompakt, the Cologne label whose own three-decade history we've covered separately, and the duo has released well over 50 records and four studio albums together. In 2005, Kubikov co-founded Pro-tez Records alongside Milyutenko and Ed Vertov, a label built to showcase the same melodic, dub-leaning strain of techno that defined his own productions and gave Moscow's scene a dedicated outlet of its own.

Solo Ambient Work

Kubikov stepped further into ambient territory with "Whatness," his debut solo full-length under his own name, released on Kompakt in July 2017 and drawing directly on the tone of his contributions to the label's Pop Ambient compilations. He followed it in February 2021 with "Neverless," a collaboration with Egor Sukharev that continued in the same reflective, largely rhythm-free register. Where his current city sits today is genuinely difficult to pin down: older profiles place him in Moscow, more recent Bandcamp bio text has listed him in Berlin, and other accounts have mentioned Prague along the way, so treat any single answer with some caution.

Live at RTS.FM

Kubikov's relationship with RTS.FM is one of the deepest in the channel's archive. He has seven separate DJ sets uploaded across a full decade, together holding well over 10,000 views, a run that few other artists in the archive can match for both volume and span. The earliest and most-watched of them was recorded at RTS.FM's Moscow studio in April 2009, right as SCSI-9 and Pro-tez were establishing his name beyond Russia, and he returned to the channel a decade later for a set recorded in Budapest.

FAQ

Who is Anton Kubikov?

Anton Kubikov is a Moscow-born DJ and producer, active since 1994, best known as one half of SCSI-9 with Maxim Milyutenko and as a co-founder of Pro-tez Records.

What is SCSI-9?

SCSI-9 is the long-running duo Kubikov formed with fellow Moscow producer Maxim Milyutenko, formalized in 2001 and signed to Kompakt, with more than 50 releases and four albums spanning warm, dub-influenced techno.

What labels has Anton Kubikov released on?

Beyond SCSI-9's home at Kompakt, Kubikov co-founded Pro-tez Records in 2005 with Maxim Milyutenko and Ed Vertov, and has released solo material, including the ambient albums "Whatness" (2017) and "Neverless" (2021), on Kompakt directly.

Where is Anton Kubikov based now?

It's genuinely unclear. His career began in Moscow, but more recent bios have placed him in Berlin, with other accounts mentioning Prague, so no single current city can be stated with confidence.

Has Anton Kubikov performed at RTS.FM?

Yes, extensively. He has seven DJ sets in RTS.FM's archive recorded between 2009 and 2019, together drawing more than 10,000 views, including a Moscow studio set from April 2009 and a Budapest set from August 2019.