Amsterdam Dance Event did actually happen. Well, it was a small edition, but at least something. I must say I really liked the Dutch approach to the mask-wearing. Only mandatory in public transport… and maybe that is only me... but the idea to only do daytime parties that all need to end by midnight seemed somewhat nice. It helped a lot to have a rested Sunday to roam around the streets of Amsterdam. I played two gigs that Saturday the 16th. The first was Secret Project after Anfisa Letyago and before Jeff Mills, a fantastic festival at a great location. It perfectly tuned me up for the 3h set that I played right after Anna at Audio Obscura, where I played I ended at midnight. Also, it's a really great location with an absolutely energetic and amazing crowd (maybe another benefit of having early parties... comment in the comments if you like).
All in all, it was a fantastic day in Amsterdam with two awesome gigs. Let's continue that roll… So this week's AMFM is the third and last hour of my Audio Obscura gig, where I started with my new club mix of the just-released single "Circles" feat. Tom Adams from my forthcoming album on Mute Records (the release date is the19th of November, and it is called "Another Day"). I can't wait to get this out. Hope you enjoy the show!

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Tracklist AMFM 348

Truncate - Yo Listen (Truncates 808 Edit) - Truncate
Amotik - Ikyavan - Amotik
Norman Nodge - The Raid - SPANDAU20
Truncate - ??? (Chris Liebing Remix) - ???
Chris Liebing - ??? (Planetary Assault Systems Remix) - ???
Drumsauw - Chemistry - TheAudioBloc
Marcal - Ainozama - Rekids Special Project
DEAS - ??? - ???
Radio Slave - Acid Dip - Rekids
Drumcell & Thomas Hoffknecht - ??? - ??? 
Shlomi Aber - Hyperx - Be As One
Oscar Mulero - Start To Move - Suburban Avenue
Deas - Paradox - Bau Muzik
Planetary Assault Systems - Labstract - Planetary Assault Systems
Robert Hood - The Cure - Rekids
Ritzi Lee - The First Bytes - Mord

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Collabs3000 'Metalism': https://mute.ffm.to/collabs3000-m20

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Chris Liebing is synonymous with techno. His legacy is long assured, but his craft never stops evolving. Whether as label head, podcast curator, DJ or producer, he continues to challenge himself and his audience to explore new realms in the electronic world. And often ahead of the curve, too, from the early, hard-edged and loopy 90s sound which is back en vogue today, through his more stripped-back turn of the millennium minimalism and onto the cinematic atmospheres and broader alternative electronica of his latest albums on Mute. It's no stretch to say, then, that Chris Liebing's story is closely connected to the story of techno itself. 

Liebing is considered a global techno ambassador, but his ambitious album projects and direct club tracks excite and innovate as much as any new school star. A proudly forward-thinking attitude ensures that is the case as his DJ tools and studio setup constantly evolve. He continues to be an early adopter of emerging technology, too, just as he was with vinyl controllers, Traktor and when leading the way with full hybrid/live DJing. 

These days, Liebing incorporates an ever wider sphere of sound into his own work. After an eight-year break from full lengths, 2018's Burn Slow on Mute was a creative rebirth that received critical acclaim and confounded all expectations. It was a melancholic mediation on gothic moods, looming apocalyptic landscapes and optimistic broken-beat techno that drew from his childhood love of Depeche Mode, Gary Numan and the New Romantic movement. 

Remixes for Depeche Mode and Goldfrapp followed alongside a collaborative single with Charlotte De Witte, and 2021 brought a second album on Mute, Another Day. It found Liebing exploring all new ways of expressing both his euphoric and melodic side, all with high-grade technical skill and meticulous sonic craft with a range of collaborators from Miles Cooper Seaton to Polly Scattergood. This exceptional form continued into 2023 as he returned to the club with his Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP on CLR, a passionate and politically charged call to the dance floor that joined Liebing and Luke Slater’s remix of Depeche Mode’s iconic ‘Ghosts Again’ in the first half of the year. 

Born in Giessen and active ever since the 1990s, Liebing has always platformed the talent around him as much as himself: a long time before they were commonplace, he famously helmed his own CLR podcast. For many years, it was the scene's most influential series, with a who's who of international pioneers at the helm. After that came the equally important AM/FM radio show, but now following a hiatus, the CLR podcast is back and pushing a fresh techno agenda, as is his iconic label of the same name.

In its first chapter, CLR stood for Chris Liebing Records, then Create Learn Realize, and now Create Learn Repeat - a subtle evolution that is at the heart of everything Liebing does. The label will always be synonymous with exciting techno and is now back hosting parties and festival stages. 

Though his music is underpinned by pulsating menace and a stomping sense of drama, Liebing himself is friendly with a famous smile. It is the music that motivates him and the freedom that comes with increased experience. These days there are no limits, no expectations, but a continued love for the art and craft of techno that is taking him down all new creative pathways.

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