Browse by Artist: LAWRENCE

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Timeless
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CORMIX 035CD

Being Germany's Gateway to the World, the port city of Hamburg always had a special affinity for America. So, it's not surprising that Peter M. Kersten aka Lawrence has had a deep musical and spiritual relationship with the Detroit techno aesthetics for more than ten years now. His label Dial Rec, which he runs together with Carsten Jost, stands more than almost any other European address for the value-conscious cultivation of high-quality, melancholy techno. After seven albums under his producer aliases Lawrence and Sten, Kersten now continues the perfection of his sound vision also as a DJ in a congenial way. Timeless is far away from the dictate of the dogmatic obligation to the currentness that DJs have to face nowadays, but celebrates electronic dance music as a timeless sensual component. With instinctive certainty, Kersten covers 16 years of living club history without ever losing sight of the acoustic "here and now," or even becoming the slightest bit anachronistically nostalgic. Instead, under his sensitive hands, milestones of minimalized deep house like "Forever Monna" by Chez Damier, Ron Trent and Stacey Pullen (1995) or the 1999 club hit "Overcome" by Thomas Melchior/Baby Ford come together with contemporary and intensive homages to Detroit techno like Smallpeople & Rau's "Life Aquatic," Delano Smith's "My Life" or Pigon's fantastic dub tech romance "Beatmatching" in a wonderful way. Besides that, the mix features such well-known names such as Aril Brikha, Isolée, The Ifach Collective and Robert Hood, before Roman Flügel sets a wistful final chord with "Brian Le Bon," a track based on Duran Duran's masterpiece "Save A Prayer," and Plaid finishes the mix with the crystalline "OI." Lawrence's mix literally breathes the serenity of a light-flooded Sunday morning somewhere between a modernist city and a forest glade, and thus gives his global artistic approach a suitable dimension. Other artists include: Soul Capsule, Schatrax, RVDS, Morphosis, Mike Dehnert and Plaid.

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Deep Summer Hole
Label:	DIAL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	DIAL 031EP

"Lawrence is back from joining the deep summerhole. The result is a exclusive deep dancer -- for fans of the Modern Love sound, but in a typical deep Lawrence style. 'Off The Line' has been formally featured on de-bug magazine's 100th issue CD, now on vinyl in a very special long version. 'Deep Summer Hole' -- surely a step deeper -- organ chords flirting with Kerry Chandler -- but watch the bassline -- this is serious! Final track of this brilliant all-time EP is the disturbing 'Neither.'"

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Teaser
Label:	KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	KOM 041EP

"He has repeatedly become remarkable due to his remarkable repetitions and this record overdue. Absolutely. His home is Dial, a label based in Hamburg. A rip-roaring one. Lawrence-techno is poetry, poetry as a kind of resistance against- and for- the -what is up to you. And so is your hairdo. This record definitely proves that laptop-technopop not necessarily has to be a finger exercise for programmers -- it can be as real as life and love, and as sexy and groovy as yourself."

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Never As Always (Pt. 1)
Label:	LAID (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	LAID 013EP

Lawrence is back on his co-owned Laid imprint with a real house music series -- Never As Always. As a favorite in Carsten Jost's CD-R box, "Rise" seemed to be one of those magic deep house tunes, whether it was at the Dial Allnighter residency at Panorama Bar, the Laid Nights at Cookies Berlin or some fancy hangout at the label-chief's apartment. Now, for the first time only on vinyl, Never As Always (Pt. 1) comes with two dub versions by Sten.

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Place To Be
Label:	LIEBE DETAIL SPEZIAL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	LDS 004EP

"Alexander Geiger, Cologne-based pop lover, Firm head honcho and most recently DJ T's new producer, is Nass. Under this moniker he explores a very reduced, track-y aesthetic, confining himself to the absolutely necessary and a layering technique derived from Wild Pitch. Accordingly, his remix starts with a spare thumping beat which slowly starts spinning towards a climax which adds a piercingly psychotic note to the dreamy chimes of the original, making for a light striking, frictional contrast heating up dancefloors all over. Leipzig-based Daniel Stefanik, best known for his work on labels such as Moon Harbour and Cargo Edition, seizes Lawrence's deep, atmospheric suggestion in a congenial way by transferring it into moody, dubby realms. He proceeds in such a wonderfully subtle manner, you hardly notice the almost 10 minutes of his remix passing by. It is most remarkable how he manages to pair a very serious psychedelic atmosphere with a soft airiness. This track is down-to-earth and reaches for the stars at the same time,"

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Lowlights From The Past and Future
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	MULE 006CD

This is the first full-length release from Lawrence on the Mule Electronic label presenting exclusive tracks and remixes from the artist's past and future. One of the most popular artists of the minimal house scene, Lawrence mostly releases new titles from his own label Dial, and has also released music from labels such as Nova Mute, Kompakt, Ladomat, and Ghostly International. His music is a combination of beautiful melodies and emotional beats, a close resemblance to Theo Parrish and Larry Heard. He also has a side project Sten which is more dance floor friendly. Now he brings his famous melodies to Mule. As Thomas Fehlmann remarks on Lawrence: "All the beats, basslines or chords are chosen for the right reasons, without add-ons or temporary flavor, and there's no waste. They are charged with natural emotion and give you direct access to Lawrence's view of the world -- as every good work of art is able to do. His ability to channel and compress his feelings and impressions into this magic 5 minutes of clarity, insight and lust is comforting. Leaving always enough room to explore and look around that next corner." His releases thus far have been journeys between deepness and melancholy, with sometimes a spark of humor or a drift into darkness to mark its way. But Lawrence's music is not totally untouchable -- concrete links to different styles such as Detroitish techno and singer/songwriter ballads appear. With Lowlights From The Past and Future he returns more and more to an organic dancefloor minimal deephouse with a touch of Detroit feeling. This is the new Lawrence.

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Until Then, Goodbye
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	MULE 017CD

This is the second full-length release from Hamburg's Lawrence on the Mule Electronic label. Dial and Smallville owner Peter Kersten aka Lawrence aka Sten is one of the most valued and highly-regarded artists in the modern dance music community with a long history of releases on Nova Mute, Kompakt, Ladomat, Spectral, Ghostly, and of course, his own imprints. Until Then, Goodbye kicks off with a special "intro" version of fan favorite "Friday's Child," followed by the introspective ambient piece "Sunrise." "Grey Light" harkens to the electronic style of Durutti Column while "Jill" is purely sweet, slow house music. The album shifts towards more acoustic-driven material with songs such as "Father Umbrillo" and "Toderhausen Blues" -- but don't fret, purists, as Lawrence hits back with his classic signature sounds with the likes of "In Your Eyes" and "Sleep And Suffer." The beautiful whisper of the atmospheric ambient tune, "Don't Follow Me," the ebb and flow of the piano-driven "A New Day," and the title track leave the listener in a state of bliss. This is one of Lawrence's most daring and diverse albums to date -- not necessarily a "concept" album, but it definitely showcases his gift for provoking a remarkably wide range of musical influences and styles. Including nine previously-unreleased cuts, these are contemplative, acoustic-driven tracks with the deft, light hand that Lawrence has become renowned for.

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Lowlights From The Past
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MULE 030EP

"Peter M. Kersten aka Lawrence/Sten launched the Dial label in 2000 together with his flat mate and DJ friend Carsten Jost. To release their own stuff and the music of techno visionaries such as Pantha du Prince, Pawel (aka Turner), Efdemin and many others, the Dial crew found a distribution and friendship with Cologne's Kompakt universe. The music of Lawrence has often been described as something visual, imaginary, like a transfigured painting of all tones of grey, showing disturbing plants growing into any directions. But just have a look at the cover artwork of Friedrich Ploch, Sandra Thomsen and Peter M. Kersten himself and you even find the link. His debut album on Dial/Ladomat (2002) and the 12"s for Kompakt, Ladomat and Dial seem like a deep journey between, deepness and melancholy, sometimes a spark of humor or a drift into darkness mark its way. But Peter Kersten's music is not totally untouchable, concrete links to different styles as Detroitish techno, singer songwriters and E-music appear. And in the former present he returns more and more to the dancefloor- organic minimal deephouse with a touch of Detroit feeling is the new Lawrence."

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Rabbit Tube
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MULE 038EP

Lawrence's releases are like a journey between deepness and melancholy, with sometimes a spark of humor or a drift into darkness to mark the way. But Peter Kersten's music is not totally untouchable, concrete links to different styles such as Detroitish techno, singer-songwriters and e-music appear. And in the present, he returns more and more to the dancefloor. Organic minimal deephouse with a touch of Detroit feeling is the new Lawrence.

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Above The Sky
Label:	MULE ELECTRONIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MULE 077EP

Lawrence is back on Mule Electronic with four brand new songs. "Teenage Barb" is a hypnotic deep house tune with melancholic piano chords and monotone synth sounds. "Organ Track" is a percussive deep house tune with a modern approach for all deep house lovers. "Above The Sky" is a dance version of "Enjoy The Silence," included on Mule's ambient compilation. This is a very nice ambient house sound with an illusory melody à la Steve Reich.

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Sorry Sun
Label:	SMALLVILLE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	SMALL 022EP

With his first release on his co-owned Smallville label, Lawrence aka Peter M. Kersten celebrates another tribute to more than 20 years of house music. Beyond his club influences, Kersten was mainly driven by slow Detroit jazz from the early '70s and classical minimal music which colors the palette of this EP. With "Sorry Sun" Lawrence invites us on another adventure into the miracle of a cozy dancefloor, letting only the music shine and the people close their eyes and smile.

Artist:	LAWRENCE
Title:	Divided
Label:	SPECTRAL SOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	SPC 065EP

On the Divided 12", Peter Kersten (aka Lawrence) offers up three gorgeous shades of dance music. "Divided" is a classic -- a congas-and-trashcans gallop through melancholy fields of synthesizer. On "Forever Anna" the main theme goes through a series of rhythmic episodes, from its initial ecstatic pop 'n thwock to a spacey, half-time chug, to an ambient fake-out and back to rhythm. Finally, "Blow Up" pairs a horizon-scanning beat to some soul-stirring chord changes, melting and taking shape again.

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