London-based DJ COCO crafts hypnotic, groove-driven techno shaped by repetition, tension and movement. Built around rolling rhythms and stripped-back percussion, her sets favour immersion over spectacle, creating forward-pushing sonic journeys that unfold gradually through subtle shifts in energy and texture. Her contribution to W1 Radio captures this approach in full, moving between intensity and restraint while maintaining a persistent sense of momentum.
Drawn to tribal sounds from an early stage in her DJ journey, she first found inspiration in Afro house and Afro techno before gradually moving toward a more stripped-back and hypnotic approach. As she explains in a conversation with W1 Radio, these rhythmic elements have always felt grounding, offering a sense of connection that continues to shape her practice today.
Among her current inspirations are techno artists such as Consumed and Sisyian. Yet her listening habits extend well beyond the genre, encompassing everything from early-2000s and 2010s commercial music to the cinematic soundscapes of Hans Zimmer.
