Because of my nationality, I do have some roots in the Romanian minimal techno scene. And I would be lying if I said I never enjoyed a techno party back in the day. Back in the day, before he rose to international stardom, I was lucky enough to have attended quite a few parties where Barac was playing three or four-hour sets, where he helped sculped what is now known as “the Romanian sound”. I recently a very interesting and detailed article by William Ralston (https://www.scribd.com/document/487393802/Sunrise-in-Bucharest), about the so-called “Rominimal” scene, and the Sunrise collective – the engine behind the Sunwaves festival. I was happy and surprised to recognize a few of my friends’ names mentioned in there, as well as quite a few DJs whose sets I had the pleasure of dancing to a decade ago.