A full-length album is truly one of my favorite things to create because if arranged properly it can be much more than just a collection of songs.  Where ‘INTROVERT’ was a very intimate and introspective record, I think you’ll find ‘DISTLEFUNK’ to carry an entirely different theme of fun and energy.  This one took almost 4 years to create, although most of the music that made the record was created in the past 9 months.  I am quite happy with this one.
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I will be giving away a VINYL version of this record (and some MERCH) later in the month - If you want to participate in that giveaway, just share anything about the ‘DISTLEFUNK’ record and tag @Albino9Music on Instagram (It’s my only Social Media outlet) - I will hand select the best posts and you could win either a custom gaiter OR a limited edition vinyl pressing from @AmericanElectronicRecords that might never happen again!  Winners picked April 15th!
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Thank you for listening to and sharing the news about Albino 9.  I am quite happy with this record and I am excited for the chance to bring some of this out to you live when things get rolling again.  Got gigs? Get in touch and let’s talk - Now, back to my modular/semi-modular synths :)

DISTLEFUNK

Voices from the fringe woven throughout a dystopian industrial-techno landscape of noises, strange synths and beats.  Genre-fluid, as always.

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Outside The Over (2022)

Volition EP is my newest duo of tracks.  It might actually be my favorite 10-minutes of any music that I have made to date.  I am lucky to be able to use the vocals of my wife Molly for these two tracks.  Her voice brought something special to the tracks and the progression of everything in this EP was executed exactly as I intended, which is rare for me.  Enjoy.

Available everywhere Feb. 14th, 2018.

Volition EP

Turning Around

They Took It

Dilletaunte

Propulsive

Distlefink Part 2

Distlefink Part 1

Gutted

Strategy Of Tension

Be A Slave (I Don’t Wanna)

Just Above The Surface

Asch Experiment

The Overton Window

Under Current

White Pill

Black Pill

10 Crows

Albino 9’s Running Mix (Volume 3) (Live)

This is the 3rd edition of my ‘running mixes’ - I’m not big on mixes, but sometimes I like to create ones that help keep me running.  The tempo starts at 128bpm and ends at 174bpm which should keep your heart rate up, no matter what you do to blow off steam.  Included in the mix are the following tracks (in order of appearance)

Botnek - Supreme (Original Mix) @ 0:35
Lamb of God - Descending @ 1:40
Machines of Loving Grace - Perfect Tan (Bikini Atoll) @ 0:50
Feed Me & Lindsay - Embers (Original Mix) @ 3:30
Feed Me - Alarm Clock (Original Mix) @ 5:57
Feed Me - Trichitillomania (Original Mix) @ 7:30
Far Too Loud - Doomsday Machine (Original Mix) @ 10:27
Marilyn Manson - Highway To Hell (Cover) @ 11:10
Huoratron - Force Majeure @ 12:34
deadmau5 - So There I Was @ 14:10
Albino 9 - Red Tide (Original Mix) 15:45
Feed Me - Without Gravity (original Mix) @ 16:15
Noisia - Seven Stiches @ 19:25
Volkstroker - The Standby Dreams of Robots (Original Mix) @ 23:10
Betaflex - Strange Love (Albino 9 Remix) @ 25:22
KOAN Sound - The Edge (Original Mix) @ 27:30
Rido - Exoplanet (Original) @ 29:56
Black Sun Empire, Nymfo - Battlefish (Original Mix) @ 30:22
SPOR - Breathe In, Scream Out @ 30:49
N.Phect - Lotus (Original) @ 34:30
Black Sun Empire, Nymfo - Battlefish (Original Mix) @ 35:10

If you can’t tell, I’m in a Jonathan Gooch kinda mood lately….But his tracks are some of the very best for running.  Unlike my previous Running Mixes, this one is from a live set using Ableton, my APC40, Maschine and my favorite tracks at the moment.  I’ve been holding back a lot of original material because I want my next official release to be a big step up from my older material, but I’m also trying to keep pushing myself in terms of DJ’ing and Controllerism….This one took a while before I was happy with it and there may be some imperfections here and there, but I’m always learning and trying to have fun.  Enjoy.  Dance.  Sweat.

-Hal Berkstresser

Albino 9's Running Mix (Volume 3) (Live) - FREE DOWNLOAD

Albino 9’s Running Mix (Volume 4)

Here you go!  An hour of solid electro house, minimal, and huge beats fluctuating between 124-128 bpm’s to keep you moving at a good pace and give you periods of drive and rest.  Not a lot of fancy tricks in this one, just some huge stuff with a lot of the breakdowns either editted down or removed altogether.  Keep that blood pumping….running and exercise gives me positive results dealing with depression and/or lethargy,   

EEKKOO - lzrd - 0-2:45
ATTLAS x Tove Lo - Scream My Name (bootleg) - 2:45-5:50
EEKKOO & Casper Whrillin - Shadow Puppet - 5:50-7:15
deadmau5 - Aural Synapse (ATTLAS Remix) - 7:15-10:15
Fussy Boy - Gold (Mord Fustang Remix) - 10:15-12:00
Feed Me - Talk To Me - 12:00-14:00
deadmau5 - Maths (Cobra Effect Remix) - 14:00-16:45
Albino 9 - Bass Riot (Original Mix) - 16:45-19:00
Far Too Loud - Light Sticks - 19:00-22:05
Seven Lions - Fractals (Original Mix) - 22:05-25:15
Rawberry - Let’s Kill Gravity - 25:15-29:00
DeeBirch - They Rise (Original Mix) - 29:00-32:00
Mitod - Analog (Yo Montero Remix) - 32:00-34:00
Mitod - Analog (Original Mix) - 34:00-35:50
deadmau5 & Wolfgang Gartner - Channel 42 (Original Mix) - 35:50-39:40
deadmau5 - Maths (Botnek Remix) - 39:40- 42:50
Mitod - Recovery (Franck Valat Remix) - 42:50-48:00
Nine Inch Nails - Happiness in Slavery (Remix) 45:00
Feed Me - Chain Smoker (Original Mix) - 48:00-51:50
Wolfgang Gartner - Circles - 51:50-54:45
Zhu - Closer - 54:45-58:10

Albino 9's Running Mix (Volume 4)- Free Download

Remix of Albino 9's 'Just Love' by @Novaspire - from Canada - hank you Novaspire!!!

Available on iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-love-novaspire-remix/id1001247847?i=1001248225

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Albino 9 - Just Love (Novaspire Remix)

This song closes out 'Introvert'.  Originally recorded in late 2016, I wanted to push an old-school, analog sound on this and leave the end of the record to melt away into heartbeats and traces of electro sounds.  I hope you enjoyed 'Introvert' and share it with people you know.  Thanks!

Peripeteia Part 2 (Break Apart)

KaBoom was originally recorded in 2014 after I worked a Steve Martin show around the Fourth of July at the Hollywood Bowl.  I recorded sounds of the post-show fireworks and that is the start of the track.  sliced elsewhere is some real drums, chugging scrapes and bleeps and some plucking strings that evolve into one of my favorite beats on the record.  Enjoy!

KaBoom

Bata is a track focused on deep sub bass, real vibraphones and arrangement of some wonderful Bata drums I was fortunate enough to be able to sample.  Traditional Bata drums are very unique and remind me of the tabla, but with a conga-type skin sound.  This was the track that really started me on the path to adding more and more hand percussion throughout my tracks on 'Introvert'.  Enjoy!!

Bata

Gold is a track that features my wife, Molly Shelby on vocals.  I wanted to create a central, sprawling track to 'Introvert' that felt like a large empty space.....or a long distance to travel.

Gold (feat. Molly Shelby)

This track is just about breaking through - that moment it all clears up and when it all makes sense.  The middle piano is done by Molly Shelby and myself, followed by my favorite drop on 'Introvert'.  I am very happy with the sound design on this one and might be the only track that will feature me playing an accordion.

Peripeteia Part 1 (Break Through)

This track has roots in Skinny Puppy and Front Line Assembly.  Long live 90's industrial vibes.

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AA011Y

Melting is my kind of noise and glitch.  The beginning features a sample of John Candy from Spaceballs.  The ending features some samples of one of my favorite stand-up comics, Rick Shapiro on his first CD, 'Unconditional Love'.  He is a hilarious madman and he compliments the mood of the track perfectly,

Melting

This is my 'Operator' EP.  2 songs that I am excited to share. 

Available now on iTunes - Brought to you by Punch Underground White

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/operator-single/id1274788001

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Albino 9 - Operator (Original Mix)

Albino 9 - Modulator (Original Mix) - FREE DOWNLOAD

Silver And White

Black And Grey

A buddy of mine is in an industrial duo called BIZOTECH.  They make some crazy stuff and I made them this remix for their free album "Crop Circles"

Available HERE:
http://bizotech.com/bizo.php

Enjoy!

Bizotech - Polly Put The Kettle On (Albino 9 Remix)

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Flying First Class

Many tracks Downloadable and FREE!!

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