The compilation “Dance with the Robots” with 12 tracks on the German Harthouse label provides the sound for the ironman of the club scene. Somewhere between 124 and 130 BPM, the tracks sooner or later prove to be dance floor magnets for everyone. The tracks offer variety both in themselves and as a compilation work of…
Stephan Straka aka sikøra was born in 1968 near Frankfurt/Main and was already captivated by any kind of music from childhood and showed himself to be extremely experimental between Hammond organ, classical orchestral drums and post-punk-bass. This is certainly reflected in his third album, which is now being released on Harthouse. “New Electronic Folk and the…
Four new remixes with magical sounds of the original number ´Peter Pan´ from 1994 produced by the techno project ´Cybordelics´ from Stuttgart (founded in 1993). Peter Pan could fly and never wanted to grow up – the original track is just as light and timeless and takes us to his sunny island Neverland. The first three remixes…
The year 1994 is considered one of the most productive in the history of music. Probably there have never been so many different genres, so many hits that have stuck in the memory forever. Techno also reached its first peak in the mid-1990s. The track “Peter Pan” by Cybordelics belongs to that time, to the…
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…
You have to think long and hard about what kind of mat Sikora is talking about here on his new EP “Foot To The Mat” on Harthouse. Yoga can’t be the name of the sport. The opening track doesn’t offer a second of relaxation and is more reminiscent of a boxing match to the death.…
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,…
Exactly one year ago Sikora released the album “Weitermachen! (Closer)” on Harthouse. Music that started an unexpected musical journey. An album that developed an unbelievably warm atmosphere and thus inspired many other electronic sound artists to work on their own versions of the tracks. With “Freedom”, another remix EP is now being released, which focuses…
Oh we’re besotted with this new EP. Sikora, aka Stephan Straka from Frankfurt, Germany delivers such an impressive concept EP called “Woow” EP. The six-track-EP is divided into two parts. We have three originals as well as three versions of the very same tracks yet with a different tone and vibe. “Woow One” commemorates a…
