The Advent

The Advent is one of the U.K.'s longest-running and most prolific techno acts. Formed in 1993 by Cisco Ferreira and Colin McBean, the duo established an instantly recognizable, uncompromising sound drawing from Detroit techno and electro, marked by hard, metallic beats thrust into warp speed. After releasing two studio albums (including the classic 1995 debut Elements of Life) and more than a dozen singles, McBean left the duo and Ferreira continued producing and performing as the Advent. Ferreira's subsequent output has alternated between electro releases like 2000's Time Trap Technik and straightforward techno material such as 2005's T.R.I.N.I.T.Y, in addition to dozens of intense, abstract singles with Industrialyzer. Ferreira returned to his electro roots with 2020's Life Cycles and a pair of Elektronically Minded EPs with his son, Zein Ferreira (2024-25).