Tensal***Behind Consciousness

Tensal is the solo project of Héctor Sandoval, also known as half of Exium and Komatssu. Since its creation in 2014, Tensal has become the channel for his most personal vision of Techno, blending diverse rhythms and textures with a powerful and distinctive identity. Alongside his own imprint Tensal Ltd, he has released on some of the scene’s most influential labels, including Mord, Modularz, Perc Trax, Blueprint, Arcing Seas, PoleGroup, Float, Kynant, KR3, A.R.T.S, Warm Up and Soma, where he delivered his first LP in 2018. He has remixed artists such as Slam, Electric Indigo, Anthony Linell, Mike Parker, Shed, Pangaea and Shifted, while his tracks are championed by leading DJs like Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Ellen Allien, Laurent Garnier and DVS1. His DJ sets, built largely from his own productions, have taken him to more than 60 countries worldwide, with performances at iconic clubs and festivals including Berghain, Tresor, Awakenings and Fabrik. Beyond Tensal, Sandoval explores different frontiers of electronic music: with Juan Rico (Reeko) he formed Komando Terrorismo Sonico (K.T.S.), releasing the album Insurrección in 2021; in 2022 he launched Syndromania on Oaks Records, a vinyl-only project fusing Techno with Trance, EBM, Electro and Acid. In 2023 he joined BPitch Control, releasing several EPs and performing at the label’s We Are Not Alone events, while in late 2024 he debuted on Blueprint Records with Highland Landscapes, a collaboration with Vince Watson (Amorphic), followed by a joint EP on Mord in 2025.