The art of the bass drum: A simple hit that can consist of hundreds of parameters. Dry or with a lot of thump or reverberation. Attack, delay, there is an undreamt-of width in the lower frequency range. The kick is the pulse of techno. Smilla is a master at pulsing. The kick in “Flight Number”…
What may Andreas Krüger (aka Der Dritte Raum) have seen on the “Picture of the Day”? “Pictureoftheday” is the name of his second single from the new album “Kommt”, which will be released on September 17th, 2021 on Harthouse. In any case, the sun is shining in this picture, the colors are creaking and a small…
After a few streaming gigs, Sascha Müller retired to his studio in mid-2020 and posts up to 60 seconds long video clips in black and white images, rarely in color, of the production of his new tracks every month. Most recently, a new photo session also announced in black and white that the release of…
Those who sorely missed Smilla as a DJ during the lockdown could regularly find out more about his musical activities during Corona on Facebook. After a few streaming gigs, Sascha Müller retired to his studio in mid-2020 and posts up to 60 seconds long video clips in black and white images, rarely in color, of…
Boris Brejcha’s album “Die Maschinen kontrollieren uns” (English translation: “The Machines Control Us”) is a very special album. Because it is an album which, at the same time as Boris Brejcha’s first album “Die Maschinen sind gestrandet” (English translation: “The machines are stranded”), was offered in a limited edition exclusively as a CD via the…
According to sociological definition, Der Dritte Raum is a place that should provide a balance between work and family. A more appropriate name for an electronic music project couldn’t be more original. Der Dritte Raum was infinitely lacking in Corona times. No clubs, no encounters, little compensation… Andreas Krüger, who lives in Berlin, invites everyone…
The album opener or the first single from a new album is of outstanding importance for the artist. Either you deliberately set the wrong track for the next hour or you give a pure foretaste of your work. “Mekanikmuzik” from the new Der Dritte Raum album “Kommit” is a prime example of the latter. The…
Sound design from another planet, functional, intelligent arrangements, clever elements between “handmade” and cinema format and always surprising ideas shape the music of the exceptional talent Boris Brejcha. He is one of the most productive musicians of our time and despite the seemingly short intervals between his releases, his tracks don’t sound like assembly line…
The new Harthouse release comes from Chris Maico Schmidt (aka Mike S.), who previously contributed legendary and still unforgotten classic releases under the project names Cybordelics & MikeroBenics on Harthouse and sister label GAMB with his then production partner Ben E. Mettin. Chris Maico Schmidt has been a DJ since 1983, a producer since 1990, label…
Boris Brejcha, the “new German techno” artist who was born in 1981 and grew up in Frankenthal, became one of the most influential newcomers in Europe. His second album “Mein Wahres Ich” (English translation: “My true self”) from 2008 can actually be pre-ordered as a double LP for the first time from today. The shipment…
