Music fans flocked to the Indonesian island of Bali between 24^th and 26^th August to enjoy an impressive array of electronica at the second edition of Junction. Indonesia's happening electro festival featured a wealth of turntable talent including three French DJs – Gregory, Matt'Samo and Michell – and the French Swiss mixmaster Mandrax. Besides packing out Bali's hottest nightspots, the four mixed with local Indonesian DJs and Junction organisers hope this could lead to further Franco-Indonesian collaboration in the future.

The Junction festival started out, as these things so often do, with a chance encounter between DJs passing in the night. Back in 2004, DJ Anton - a leading name on Indonesia's electro scene –hooked up with Gianluigi Sorcinelli, a Swiss house music aficionado. Read on