Second Studio Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

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Spectral

Cats&Breakkies SPECTRAL
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Heliotrop

Second track from the Album
SPECTRAL by Cats&Breakkies
Releasedate 2018
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Onyx

Third Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

SPECTRAL

Achat

Fourth Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Obsidian

Fifth Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Icarus (Rise)

Sixth Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Icarus (Dream)

Seventh Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Icarus (Downfall)

Eighth Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Ume No Ame 梅の雨

Ninth Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Haneru 跳ねる

Tenth Track of the Album SPECTRAL(2018)
from the German Live-Electronic-Jazz  Band Cats&Breakkies 
Written and Produced by Cats & Breakkies
Recorded and Mixed by Johannes Gottschick
Mastered by HP Mastering

Uchu 宇宙

Kabuki

Djelifily Sako: Kora
Adrian Stewart: Lyrics
Bendikt Schnitzler: Gitarre
Johannes Gottschick: Synth, Rhodes
Bastian Kaletta: Bass
Raphael Kaletta: Schlagzeug

Ton: Wanja Hüffell
Kamera: Christoph Szulecki
Schnitt: Johannes Gottschick, Benedikt Schnitzler

Aufgenommen im Traumton-Studio, Berlin

Baninde Moderne - feat. Djelifily Sako and Adikkal

Live @Feel Festival II

OFFICIAL ALBUM SINGLE - ORGANIC ELECTRO
order our Album here: catsandbreakkies@gmail.com

CATS & BREAKKIES - ORGANIC ELECTRO
Debutalbum 
 Music by Cats & Breakkies (Johannes Gottschick, Benedikt Schnitzler, Johannes Steidle, Raphael Kaletta, Bastian Kaletta) 
Mastering by Hans-Philipp Graf at HP Mastering
Recorded by Wanja Hüffell, David Nattkemper and Ruben Ferdinand at Traumton Studios, Berlin
Mixed by Wanja Hüffell, David Nattkemper and Cats & Breakkies
More info here:  
Website: http://www.catsandbreakkies.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/catsbreakkies 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/catsandbreakkies   
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/catsandbreakkies 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CatsandBreakkies
Official Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmbHRMqukp4

Full Album - order here: catsandbreakkies@gmail.com


Intelligente Marionette (Official Album Single)

Organic Electro

Intelligente Marionette

Inteligente Marionette

Intro

First single "ICARUS: RISE" from the new album "SPECTRAL" 
Shop: https://www.catsandbreakkies.com/shop 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catsandbreakkies
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BwubQXLhWNU

TOUR 2019:

28.06. - DE-Lärz - Fusion Festival
06.07. - DE-Hildesheim - Wallungen
13.07. - DE-Halle - Neuwerk 7
26.07. - DE-Camps Tipsy
27.07. - DE-Neubrandenburg - Detect Classic Festival
30.08. - DE-Plauen - Rampa Zampa 
28.09. - DE-Berlin - Mensch Meier
03.11. - DE-Berlin - Sisyphos

Johannes Gottschick (piano & synths)
Benedikt Schnitzler (guitar) 
Bastian Kaletta (bass) 
Raphael Kaletta (drums & percussion) 

composed and produced by Cats & Breakkies at Tiny Bay Studios Berlin mastered by HP Mastering Hamburg 
artwork by Cats & Breakkies and Stephanie Scholz 
many thanks to Udo Masshoff for lending us his amazing custom built drumset!

ICARUS: RISE

Cats & Breakkies feat. Stephan Noë- Haus Ohne Türen

CATS & BREAKKIES | BLN, Germany | 
http://www.catsandbreakkies.com | #catsandbreakkies

► NEW ALBUM : https://www.catsandbreakkies.com/shop
► NEW VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM2S53r2P-U

Emerging from the heart of Berlin’s club culture, Cats & Breakkies craft a sound that dissolves the boundaries between electronic rave and artful live performance. In spaces where DJs usually command the crowd, they bring pure musical presence — transforming the room into a shared emotional and physical experience. They merge machine and human, body and mind, analog warmth and digital precision — creating performances that feel like stepping into a living, breathing dancefloor organism. It’s trance-inducing club energy one might associate with Berlin or New York — only more alive, more expressive, more present. Their sound unfolds like the Pinot Noir of electronic music: warm, dark, elegant, and deeply nuanced. At times, it evokes a futuristic big band from the year 2140 — dynamic, hot-blooded, and full of character. Their music dances between electro, house, art rock, krautrock, fusion, and jazz heritage — inviting both deep immersion in sonic detail and total surrender to the groove. They don’t just perform — they build emotional journeys. Beats evolve over long arcs, anticipation rises, tension blooms, and crowds move together in a shared state of flow. Some listen deeply, others dance with abandon — and both are equally right.

In 2015, Cats & Breakkies presented their debut album Organic Electro in a showcase at Kantine am Berghain (Berlin, Germany). As an instrumental concept album, it became the band’s first major artistic statement, earning strong acclaim and expanding their fanbase across Germany and Europe. Their performances have been described as dynamic, mesmerizing, and powerful musical journeys. Their second album, Spectral (2018), broadened their sonic vision and consists of three distinct instrumental sets. In 2024, the band released their fully self-produced album New World, presented on their extensive 2024/2025 record release tour. A series of singles and remixes followed throughout 2025, further shaping their artistic direction. Their next release is scheduled for March 20, 2026, marking the next chapter in their evolving sonic identity.

"Cats & Breakkies: organic electro with soul — where technology meets humanity and the audience becomes part of the journey."

CATS & BREAKKIES

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