Roughhousing drums and deep jacking grooves: Berlin’s consummate soundman Tobias. takes his motorik
Tobias Freund is one of those artists who has had a definitive impact on the sound of Germany’s electronic landscape. From his early days working as an engineer in the Frankfurt studio of Frank Farian, to his multitude of aliases and projects such as Metazone, Phobia, Sieg Über Die Sonne, and his own Tobias Freund moniker, Tobias has consistently followed his own path through ambient, acid, techno, and house, with unswervingly high production values. As Pink Elln, his collabo
Synth-heavy house, deep electro and abstract atmospheres delivered by one of Paris’ finest: Alexkid
The formative years of the early 90s Paris club scene shaped Alexkid’s ears and attitude towards house and techno, and open-minded music lovers can be very glad they did. From his first EP of levitational drum‘n’bass on Laurent Garnier’s F-Com imprint, to dubby techno, deep electro and surreal house, Alexkid traverses all kinds of jazzy pathways and afro-cuban cow bells within the electronic landscape. Not afraid to throw down a synth solo or two, he constructs music that is
Sublime house and restrained techno straight from the Motor City. Detroit’s beatdown pro Delano Smit
Where the Windy City meets the Motor one, that’s where you will find Delano Smith. Born in Chicago and raised in Detroit, Smith combines all the virtues of the twin cities. Coming up in an era where the rules were not written yet, as well as being schooled by one of the greatest DJs Detroit has ever seen, Ken Collier, Delano doesn’t blur the lines between house and techno, for him they never existed. That’s why people like Jeff Mills and Chez Damier hold him equally in high r
