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Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Conducted
Label:	MUSIC MAN (BELGIUM)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	MM 036CD

This is the long-awaited second mix CD from Marcel Dettmann, resident at the notorious Berghain club in Berlin since even before it was called that, and one of the key artists on their label, Ostgut Ton. Dettmann's previous mix CD was named best mix CD of 2008 by Resident Advisor. In 2010, he released his debut album Dettmann to high critical acclaim. In the meantime, he has also been building the profile of his own label MDR, and of course, he remains one of the most in-demand remixers around. The tracklist on Conducted includes a mix of newly-discovered talents, old re-discovered gems, and a few usual suspects, such as Sandwell District, Redshape and Shed. Conducted is a timeless mix from one of the most important players in today's techno scene. Other artists include: Signal, Roman Lindau, Mono Junk, Reel By Real, Bluemoon Productions, The Analogue Cops, Vril, Milton Bradley, Silent Servant, Morphosis, Cheeba Starks Presents The Toupe Committee, O/V/R, Ben Klock, FBK and Answer Code Request. Includes a 24-page booklet with extensive track by track notes from Dettmann, plus pictures of the artists.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Conducted Sampler 1
Label:	MUSIC MAN (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MM 155A-EP

Music Man Records is proud to present a sampler of the second mix CD from Marcel Dettmann. The tracklist of Conducted (MM 036CD) includes a mixture of new-to-be discovered talents, old-to-be re-discovered gems, and a few usual suspects. Conducted is a timeless mix from one of the most important players in today's techno scene. This is the first of two vinyl samplers, including tracks by Bluemoon Productions (1990!), Morphosis, Signal and FBK.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Landscape
Label:	MUSIC MAN (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MM 157EP

If you didn't just get back from a few months at the International Space Station, then you know that Music Man released Conducted (MM 036CD), Marcel Dettmann's mix CD. Attentive listeners noticed that Marcel didn't include any of his own tracks on this compilation, but the label has some good news for his fans: Marcel made an exclusive track for Music Man. "Landscape" is nothing but a wonderful trip, as you will hear. On remix duties is Answer Code Request.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Quicksand/Getaway
Label:	OSTGUT TON (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	OSTGUT 003EP

This is Berghain resident, label owner and DJ Marcel Dettmann, who is already known from his successful debut hit, "Dawning" with Ben Klock. "Quicksand" is a bone-dry club tool, which doesn't even bother with minimal sound standards. Instead, it mind-bogglingly uses one sound in a very effective way, housed in a skeletal arrangement. The B-side strikes a more sublime note, reflecting the atmosphere of the wee hours on the dancefloor, when melancholic Detroit chords can touch the dancefloor to the quick. This is a softly pushing track with an emotional surplus.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Berghain 02
Label:	OSTGUT TON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	OSTGUT 005CD

Following André Galluzzi's mix CD Berghain 01, Ostgut resident DJ Marcel Dettmann presents the second installment in this series, Berghain 02. It is his first commercially-available mix, ever, and contains exclusive tracks as well as long-lost classics. In the course of 72 minutes, Dettmann fathoms his very own sonic spectrum. Not relying on recent trends, Marcel draws his inspiration from frequent DJing at Berghain, his only benchmark for his purist approach to techno. Dettmann was born 50 kilometers outside of Berlin in Fürstenwalde. In 1992, he discovered techno and immediately bought a pair of turntables at an age of 16 years. He promoted parties in Dresden and Frankfurt/Oder which gained him reputation eventually leading up to a residency at Berghain's predecessor, OstGut. Since 2004, he has worked at Berlin's record shop institution, Hard Wax. Two years later, he finally started to produce his own tracks. His tracks for Ostgut Ton, his own imprint MDR and remixes for artists such as Ellen Allien and labels like Rekids reflect the unique and bass-heavy sound of the Berghain floor like no others. His understanding of techno is very much influenced by an old school ethos. His music is as much reduced to the basics as it is profound and in its roughness very distinct -- musical features derived from his experience as a DJ. His sets will never feature trance or overproduced records and when he goes minimal it's always reminiscent of Rob Hood's Minimal Nation. Fresh cuts from all around, including a previously-unreleased track from T++, this second volume shows that Ostgut artists know how to work a floor. Artists include: Tobias, Norman Nodge, Pied Plat, Planetary Assault Systems, Tadeo, Substance, Risqué Rythum Team, Samuli Kemppi, Kevin Saunderson, Clatterbox, Redshape, Shed, Kate Simko, Ryan Elliott, Deetron, Radio Slave, Luke Hess and Strand.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Dettmann
Label:	OSTGUT TON (GERMANY)
Format:	3LP
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	OSTGUT 005LP

3LP version. This is the debut long-player by Berghain's resident DJ, producer and remixer Marcel Dettmann. Intrinsically tied to the myth that is Berghain by now, the attached label Ostgut Ton and at the same time with the regeneration of no-frill, cleansed and powerful electronic music, Marcel Dettmann managed a daring feat: the production of a truly absorbing and veritable techno album. Spread out over these tracks, Dettmann transports the raw energy, the rough aesthetics and the simple grace of techno. A Berliner-by-choice, the difficult format doesn't bog him down. Neither does he give in to exhausting finger exercises that try to supersede his learned trade, nor does he confront the listener with hasty or brutal tracks that would rather feel at home pressed on a 12" in a DJ-case. Tracks like "Reticle," "Drawing," "Captivate" or "Silex" seem like the convergence of his striking efforts and discography up until now. You get contemplative moments with almost-weightless layers of sound that get used like melodies or chords, rotating with condensed, intensified and sappy snatches. Rigour and austere beauty go hand-in-hand. Surprisingly enough, with a genre that is aware of its own history, Dettmann never falls prey to the dangerous and seductive nature of nostalgia. However, Dettmann sounds as fresh and self-contained as techno nowadays can be. And more so, it once and for all establishes its eponym as a genre mainstay. However described or classified, his music is a successful meditation about the art form we call techno.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Dettmann
Label:	OSTGUT TON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	OSTGUT 012CD

This is the debut long-player by Berghain's resident DJ, producer and remixer Marcel Dettmann. Intrinsically tied to the myth that is Berghain by now, the attached label Ostgut Ton and at the same time with the regeneration of no-frill, cleansed and powerful electronic music, Marcel Dettmann managed a daring feat: the production of a truly absorbing and veritable techno album. Spread out over these tracks, Dettmann transports the raw energy, the rough aesthetics and the simple grace of techno. A Berliner-by-choice, the difficult format doesn't bog him down. Neither does he give in to exhausting finger exercises that try to supersede his learned trade, nor does he confront the listener with hasty or brutal tracks that would rather feel at home pressed on a 12" in a DJ-case. Tracks like "Reticle," "Drawing," "Captivate" or "Silex" seem like the convergence of his striking efforts and discography up until now. You get contemplative moments with almost-weightless layers of sound that get used like melodies or chords, rotating with condensed, intensified and sappy snatches. Rigour and austere beauty go hand-in-hand. Surprisingly enough, with a genre that is aware of its own history, Dettmann never falls prey to the dangerous and seductive nature of nostalgia. However, Dettmann sounds as fresh and self-contained as techno nowadays can be. And more so, it once and for all establishes its eponym as a genre mainstay. However described or classified, his music is a successful meditation about the art form we call techno.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Dettmann Remixed
Label:	OSTGUT TON (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	OSTGUT 033EP

In anticipation of Marcel Dettmann's debut full-length, Ostgut Ton presents a remix package of four original tracks, courtesy of Norman Nodge and Wincent Kunth. From the very first bar of Norman Nodge's remix of "Shift," an urgent, pumping charge of fizzing electricity is let loose, letting the arrangement simply flow. More raw energy powers through his remix of "Unrest." Taking a recognizably metallic Dettmann-forged synth pattern, Nodge's frenetic yet respectfully withheld structure guides you sure and steady through the smokescreen.

Artist:	DETTMANN, MARCEL
Title:	Translation
Label:	OSTGUT TON (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	OSTGUT 052EP

One of the founding members of the Ostgut Ton family, Marcel Dettmann presents a new EP. "Barrier" documents Dettmann's unique textured sound design before diving into "Translation One," a frantic, quivering and snaking snapshot into the kind of techno the producer stands for these days. The sinister sci-fi tones of "Translation Two" warble and jive in glorious syncopation, its meandering theme hanging deliciously between paranoia and positivity. On "Planning," Dettmann further explores his inclination for intricate, tripping synth patterns.

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