Mike Dehnert - Freiraum

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  • The main reason why Berlin label Tresor was such a dominant force in techno from the early '90s onwards is because it was the first imprint to provide a platform for emerging artists from both America and Europe. Tresor focused as much on Neil Landstrumm and Cristian Vogel as it did on Daniel Bell and Blake Baxter and succeeded in uniting a wide range of sounds. The label's legacy isn't lost on Berlin DJ/producer Mike Dehnert. One of the regular acts at the new Tresor club over the past few years, Dehnert has been putting out a hard-edged take on techno on his Fachwerk label that's inspired by Tresor's broad heritage. "One O Eight" is a dubby, building club track that's reminiscent of vintage Sender Berlin or Pacou, albeit with modern production touches like the skipping beats and rattling percussion, while "IV" goes for a harder route, led by billowing chords and chainsaw percussive sounds. Similarly tough beats dominate on "Leerlauf"—this time they underpin a grainy acid sequence that's similar to the new Seldom Felt—but Dehnert's coup de grace is "Black Smoke." Howling analogue riffs are tweaked over a tough 303 rhythm as a male vocal mutters and groans menacingly. It sounds like a sleazy Blake Baxter getting down to the sound of a classic Vogel/Landstrumm noise experiment and shows that Tresor's new generation is still jamming all the right boxes.
  • Tracklist
      A1 One O Eight A2 Iv B1 Black Smoke B2 Leerlauf
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