This is the CLR Podcast 357 which contains the first part of a 6 h set by Chris Liebing, recorded live at Grelle Forelle / Vienna in October 2023. Enjoy!

Trackliste - CLR Podcast 357 I Chris Liebing - Part 1

The Doors - Riders on the storm (N.O.W. mix by Nightmares on Wax)
Joe Babylon - Idle Chatter
Unknown Artist - A1 STAUB 001
ROSS KISER - DlpagRha - Miaw
Tin Man - No New Violence (Vox Version) - Acid Test
Luke Slater & Dubfire - The Drama
Kizzy - The Tshh (Martyn Bootyspoon Remix) - Optate
JRD - The Search
Calvin Simms - Datura
Judy - Zelai Errea
Alarico - AF 97 (Original Mix) - Klockworks
TWR72 - Toxic (Original Mix) - Float Records (NL)
Michael Klein - Introsuspect
Klint - Forces2 - CLR
Jamie Anderson & Robert Owens - Talk With Myself (R.M.K Remix)
R.M.K - Connect
Klint - Immersive Culture - CLR
Klint - Tomahawk - CLR
Will Clarke - Father (R.M.K Remix) - All We Have Is Now
DJ Dextro - Equivoco (Original Mix) - KD RAW
A Thousand Details - Benzipaxit (Original Mix) - Starwork sas
Michael Klein - Dear Majesty (Original Mix) - BLK DRP
Pfirter - Turning point (Original)
Klint - All in
The Southern - Memories (DUB)
Pfirter - CLR JULIO 1 1.0 READY pad mod
Pfirter - Obedience_Original
DJ Dextro - Humana (Original Mix) - KD RAW
Luke Slater & Dubfire - The Sonic Assassin
Hatewax - Return To The Past (Original Mix) - Planet Rhythm
DEAS - Koma
Dekeyden - Subconcious Choices (Original Mix) - AWRY
Lewis Fautzi - Density (Original Mix) - Soma Records
Sven Väth - Nyx (PAS Deep Heet Remix) - Cocoon Recordings
A Thousand Details - McChouffe Wants Micheline (Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell Remix) - Starwork sas
The Southern - From Light to Darkness
DJ Hell - Car Car Car (Fango Needs a New Car Remix) - International DeeJay Gigolo Records
Luke Slater & Dubfire - The Dissent
Oliver Deutschmann - Sonntags im Studio (Original Mix) - Soma Records
R.M.K - 16 Bits
Shlomi Aber - Righ
Pfirter - Evolution (Original Mix) - MindTrip
Bjarki - Ping Pong Ball Gag
DEAS - Fear
Monoloc - 5
Mirror Man - Blood is Truth (Metaphenethylamine Mix) - Bio Rhythm
Truncate - User 7 (Drumcell Remix)
Asymptote - Chain Reaction (Reeko Remix)
Simone Zino, Richey V - Volcano (Original Mix)
Roog Unit - Bash Box
Deas - Index (Original Mix) - Second State
Sterac - Hop On (FJAAK Remix) - CROWD (DE)
Regis - Guiltless (Original Mix)
Sven Väth - Nyx (Planetary Assault Systems Remix) - Cocoon Recordings
Reeko - Arquetipo 22 (Original Mix) - Illegal Alien LTD
Shlomi Aber - Remote 101
Audio Units - The Turing Test - Molecular Recordings / Copyright Control
DEAS - Dice
DEAS - Praxis
Paul Ritch - Insomnie
Roland Clark & Alexander Technique - You Are Here (Josh Wink Remix No Vox Remix)

CLR Podcast 357 I Chris Liebing - Part 1

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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.