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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.

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