The compilations “Harthouse Retrospective (Destination Mannheim)” and “Harthouse Retrospective (Destination Berlin)” highlight the years of the Harthouse label when it was acting out of Mannheim (2004 – 2016) as well as the years so far since Harthouse has been based in Berlin (2017 – 2022). In the 30th year of Harthouse’s existence, the two compilations…
The compilation “Harthouse Retrospective (Destination Berlin)” highlights the first years of the current Berlin period of the Harthouse label. While the first “Harthouse Retrospective” in a CD box as well as in the context of four vinyl albums (Part 1 to Part 4) with 3 LPs per part mainly summed up the time when the…
History of Harthouse The label Harthouse was founded in 1992 in Frankfurt / Offenbach by Matthias Hoffmann, Heinz Roth and the well-known Frankfurt DJ Sven Väth. Harthouse, a sublabel of Eye Q Records in the early years from 1992 to 1997, was launched as a platform for newcomer artists. It stood for a harder, more…
In autumn 2021 Smilla released his new album “Shift Sequence”. The cover was an explosion of color rendered in black and white. The remixer Michael Klein took up this idea for his adaptation of the album track “Artwork” and literally inverted Smilla’s music. Download & Streaming Everything that sounded dark, deep and bass-heavy in the…
The Harthouse label is now official playlist curator on Apple Music. In addition to current releases, the label presents artist and classic playlists in the streaming service. The legendary Harthouse has been one of the most influential and style-defining techno labels since 1992. Today it is home to artists like Boris Brejcha, Der Dritte Raum,…
Harthouse Harthouse is a “living legend” of techno music. Since 1992, the label has been style-defining for an entire genre. The sound of Harthouse defined itself in the beginning as “Sound of Frankfurt”. It was a harder version of “trance” and thus also the antithesis of the (West-)Berlin techno scene of the late 80s. In…
Despite closed clubs and cancelled festivals we haven’t lost our optimism and love for music. Instead we are extremely proud of this gathering of friends and respected artists who have contributed 12 exclusive tracks to reflect the current zeitgeist of our label. And we couldn’t be more amazed about the stunning result. Welcome to “Robotic…
The two singles “Hale Bopp Mutation (Part 1)” and “Hale Bopp Mutation (Part 2)” from Der Dritte Raum can be pre-ordered from today at Bandcamp. The title Hale Bopp, which has inspired and delighted generations of producers and millions of music enthusiasts, not only deserves a lot of respect but also a princely treatment in…
A track that has inspired and amazed generations of producers and millions of music enthusiasts deserves not only tons of respect but also a royal treatment when it comes to a re-release. So here we go, the new “Hale Bopp Mutation” bundle from Der Dritte Raum including the very first version from April 1997, two…
Italy has produced many talented artists over the years. One of them is Stefano Pini, also known as “Moca”. Current release is a 4-track remix EP. DJ Lion, one of four remixers, took care of “2067” and gave him a proper overhaul. Exciting from the first beat, this remix sounds like a declaration of happiness…
