After a long period of seclusion as the world had been dealing with a global pandemic, Teqmun emerges from the silence delicately with his first-ever EP, Phototropism. Phototropism is the biological term for the directional response that allows plants to grow or bend towards, or in some cases away from a source of light. And just as plants, this debut EP by the Amsterdam-based DJ and producer Tijmen Blokzijl, grows and bends from soothing ambients towards more percussion-driven compositions that stimulate movement and could be taken straight to the dance floor. Filled with anticipation, colorful synth melodies make way for rhythmic drums and ominous textures, only for it to sweep back to its original state of peace and calmness. Already at a young age, Tijmen developed an interest in biology which later on blossomed into a vivid passion for anything plant-related. The balance between his passion for green life sciences and electronic sound design pushes Teqmun’s sound to be constantly shifting between crisp organic synths and grainy electronic tones that keep his music undeniably compelling. As his first ever EP, Teqmun intends to as it were, grow towards the light and into the public eye.