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SPOKEN042 - Mikrotakt

For this new edition we have the promising Mikrotakt. He is a producer/DJ that focuses on fast paced percussive grooves. Having come from a more hypnotic background, once Mikro discovered grooves there was no turning back as he was hooked. His recent moves have resulted in a residency at the amazing label @differentsoundofficial from Tbilisi, Georgia. Currently he resides in London where he means to do his part in promoting grooves and help develop the scene there as best he can.  His strong releases can be found on labels such as @trau-ma and @canticle-records. 

Go enjoy this bouncy and hypnotic set! ❤️

Artwork is by our newly acquired visual artist @lemayar. We are very happy to have her on board! From now on we will work together with her towards a bright future.

SPOKEN042 - Mikrotakt

Arjun Vagale joins for DifferentSound Podcast #131.

Widely celebrated as the pioneer of techno in India, Arjun Vagale continues to steer the course of the country’s underground electronic movement. Known for his intense, driven and raw sound, Arjun is one of the most prolific artists to come out of Asia, and his cutting-edge productions have seen massive global reach. Receiving numerous awards and named one of “Asia’s finest underground music exports”, Arjun is an artist, DJ, producer, live act, label owner, radio show host, and all-round music entrepreneur. Through his career of 20+ years, Arjun Vagale has risen to the forefront for the quality and depth of his productions and DJ / Live sets, while always staying true to his roots. Whether packing in the dance floor or producing yet another monster tune, Arjun’s total dedication to house and techno is evident in everything he does.

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DifferentSound invites Arjun Vagale / Podcast #131

OECUS Podcast #312 
Berlin based duo 18:18 delivers us two hours of impeccable moody and sexy grooves, recorded live at our last OECUS event in ://about blank club.

Touch 18:18: @1818berlin
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Artwork: Ava Krohn
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OECUS Podcast 312 // 18:18

Changing the course of underground music with his cutting-edge productions and forward-driving mixes, Arjun Vagale has become a staple name within the techno industry.

Enjoy this one hour energetic mix packed with loopy hooks and timeless grooves.

Tune in for #126

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Artwork by Ankhsious
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Vault Sessions #126 - Arjun Vagale

Get Arjun Vagale's @arjun-jalebee remix of Dubfire's CHALLNGR 1.1: https://dubfire.bandcamp.com/album/evolv-the-remixes-part-1

Tracklist: 
Aphex Twin - ChatterwavesTRIXT2
Yogg - Bein Noodle
Loopover - Polar Inertia
Confusion - Escape
Tehotu - Unseen Fall
Dimi Angélis - Exile (Oscar Mulero 1969 Remix)
Avant.OCS and Uväll - Propaganda
Alarico - Light Curve Hiss
Benales - Mirage
Phil Berg - Raid
Border One - Transmute
Dubfire - CHALLNGR [1.1] (Arjun Vagale Remix)
Chlär - Competitive Influencing
Nemoral - Sins of Descendants
Roll Dann - Culebra
Arjun Vagale - Deep Space Manoeuvre
TEST - Gap
Modu-Late - Disclosure Event
Mattia Trani - One More Step (Planetary Assault Systems remix)
DEAS - Fear
Oddible - Rude Rumble
The Lady Machine - Concorde

SCI+TEC Mix w/ Arjun Vagale

Sounds From NoWhere welcomes aboard the Indian dj & producer Arjun Vagale (Axis Records / AsymetriK).

Widely celebrated as the pioneer of techno in India, Arjun Vagale continues to steer the course of the country’s underground electronic movement. 
Known for his intense, driven and raw sound, Arjun is one of the most prolific artists to come out of Asia, and his cutting-edge productions have seen massive global reach. 
Receiving numerous awards and named one of “Asia’s finest underground music exports”, Arjun is an artist, DJ, producer, live act, label owner, radio show host, and all-round music entrepreneur. 
Through his career of 20+ years, Arjun Vagale has risen to the forefront for the quality and depth of his productions and DJ / Live sets, while always staying true to his roots. 
Whether packing in the dance floor or producing yet another monster tune, Arjun’s total dedication to house and techno is evident in everything he does.
Today we are thrilled to present this powerful journey through his sound! 🔥🔥🔥

Tracklist:
01. Rude Solo - Exercise Zero [SUB_tl]
02. Joaquin Ruiz - Arise [West Rules]
03. A4 - Pólux [Luminal rec.]
04. Fabrizio Lapiana - Stasi [DOCTA]
05. Vraza - X [export berlin]
06. Ben Reymann - Let Them Come [Pengan Records]
07. Sanna Mun - Duality [Katabasis]
08. Delano Legito - Metkayina [Float Records]
09. Oscar Mulero - Figures Of Light [Illegal Alien Records]
10. Yant - Moving [Reclaim Your City]
11. Kalher - Kami [AKRONYM]
12. Rill - Fenz [PRX Records]
13. Linear System - Infinite Research [Mind Games Recordings]
14. Hemissi - Virtues [Concrete Records]
15. Arjun Vagale - Cerebral One [MindTripRec]
16. Singular Anomalies - Flux [Greta Recordings]
17. Mython - Wachtabletten [DifferentSound]
18. Dimi Angélis - Exile (Oscar Mulero 1969 Remix) [ANGLS]
19. Pyramidal Decode - Hidden [Concepto Hipnotico Rec]
20. NØRBAK - Malta 6AM [HAYES Collective]
21. Thanos Hana - Assumption [KAZERNE]
22. Oblivian & Uranya - Fuori [Evod Music]

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Sounds From NoWhere Podcast #189 - Arjun Vagale

This is the CLR Podcast 363 with a set by Bjarki. Enjoy!

Track list - BJARKI - CLR Podcast 363

1. Charles Dodge - When I Am With You
2. Dez Williams - unusual behaviour
3. Nikki Nair - Ice - Hassan Abou Alam ( Nikki Nair Remix)
4. Mischief - Refix Madness 6 - 12 Good Girls
5. Paul Lansky - Now and Then
6. Roma Zuckerman - Get Forge The Depth Of Me (One Shot)
7. Rhyw - Engine Track
8. Alarico - NUTZ ALARM
9. Nation of Noise - Xes Noiz - B2
10. Bjarki - Come to dady_DEMO
11. Paul Lansky - ABC (Bjarki mix)
12. Tlač - Najedz Sa A Utekaj
13. Curtis Roads - nscor
14. Peder Mannerfelt - Everywhere, Everywhere
15. Cari Lekebusch - Forstar Du Nu
16. Basic Implant - Flow
17. Sam Goku - Colourful Waters
18. DJ Boss – Rovni Rokin
19. Hodge - Voice Crash
20. Alarico - Continuum
21. Radial - Smoking Kills
22. Siu Mata - Nuna
23. Fergus Sweetland - Nine Four
24. Cari Lekebusch - Ej Till Forsaljning - B1
25. Guixine - I Need Your Saliva
26. Fred - Horny As Fred
27. 02. DJ Boss – Depka Rulez
28. Chris liebing & Umek - Ding
29. Altinbas - Cynical_Moves_(Original_Mix)
30. HAJJ - I Tried To Tell Ya Something Through This Fucking Phone
31. FORUM - Slippin
32. 03. Umek - Gatex (Original Mix)
33. DJ Stingray 313 - Molecular Level Solutions
34. Stain - Addiction
35. Eric Sneo - Tanz Der Familie (Remix)
36. DJ Hyperactive - Reptilian Tank (Truncate Remix)
37. Bjarki - Rave Daddy (In3dee Ertu Reiður út í mig Pabbi mix)
38. Bjarki - The Ectoplasmic Research
39. Ex.girls - halda áfram (AtliFinns_junglemixWav)
40. ULTRAORTHODOX - Increasing the Paranormal Research Budget

CLR Podcast 363 I Bjarki

All Tracks written & produced by Jan Fleck.

Jan Fleck live @ Airport Würzburg 20.12.2014 (Techno Liveact)

Script is the stage name of Levan Mkheidze,  DJ and producer from Tbilisi, Georgia. Known for his groove, hypnotic rhythms, and fast-paced tempo, Script has carved out a niche in electronic music with his distinctive sound. He has released music on labels like BCCO, Different Sound, and Calosc, showcasing his creativity and dedication.

As a co-founder of FACTION, he has influenced Tbilisi's nightlife, aiming to create memorable experiences for electronic music enthusiasts. Script's energetic performances and seamless mixes connect deeply with audiences, as he continues to push musical boundaries within the techno genre, aspiring to make a positive impact on the global electronic music scene.

@script_ms

New Faces Mix Series 1.05: Script

Guest 011: A.mo

"A.mo is an assertive artist with a dark yet always vibrant universe. Passionate about electronic music for many
years, she found in 2016 a new way to express herself behind the turntables, allowing her to fully express her
personality.
Coming from a classical music and dance background, she developed a sense of rhythm and percussion that
shapes her musical aesthetic. Since 2021, she’s one of the After O Clock residents at Glazart in Paris. More
recently, she cofounded a new collective named Kinetic, dedicated to a more physical, textured and raw techno.
She also contributes to the artistic direction of this project.
She takes pleasure to build incisive sets intended to transport us, playing fast-paced mental techno, between
percussive grooves and dark atmospheres. A highly characterized mental universe that she defends with
constancy, which has led her to play in France's major cities and on the international scene in Berlin at Tresor and
RSO.
She shared the bill with renowned artists like Rødhåd, Setaoc Mass, or Adriana Lopez.
A.mo is undoubtedly becoming one of the new French faces defined by a sharp and mental techno."

Follow A.mo on SC https://soundcloud.com/angeliquemorin
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ETHPODCAST 011 - A.mo

We are pleased to welcome you to the last episode of the MindTrip Podcast for 2024. This month, Pfirter hands over the controls to Swedish techno artist Lego for episode 101. A prominent figure in Stockholm's electronic scene for over a decade, Lego has captivated crowds at major festivals like Exit (Serbia), Freedom Festival (Colombia), and Eden Hill Festival (Taiwan), as well as iconic clubs such as Tresor (Berlin) and Ved Siden Af (Copenhagen).

Her debut release in 2022 on Krill Music supported Ukraine, and in 2023, she featured on Lady Tazz's Mind Medizin imprint. Now a resident at Stockholm's underground hub Spektrum, Lego's future releases are highly anticipated. Keep an eye on her—she’s one to watch!

This is MindTrip!

01.Lundin Oil - High-Profile Witnesses [Northern Electronics]
02.MarekSPolzki - Xr2 [Vortex]
03.Thimo Konings - Nor Will They [Oecus]
04.Colum Urton - Torrent Links [MZR Records]
05.Setaoc Mass - The Eyes Don't Lie [Blue Print]
06.Sicion - When Night Comes [Canticle Records]
07.Dark Way - Shadow [Vortex]
08.Setaoc Mass - Move in Shadows [Blueprint]
09.Alexey Dunchyk - The king is Dead [MindTrip]
10.Alessandro Cocco - Rational Behavior [ASS3]
11.Setaoc Mass - Diversion [SK11]
12.KXYXK - Omni [Vortex]
13.Colum Urton - Template [MZR Records]
14.Toru Ikemoto - DON'T PLAY 063r [Chimera]
15.Dimi Angélis - Intergalactic (Decka Remix) [ANGLS]
16.Germa - Nami [ELBEREC]
17.Angioma - If Only [Vortex]
18.JSPRV35 - Shaitan [PRX Records]
19.Tom.Healey - Maluk (Modēm Remix) [Duplicity]
20.Franz Jäger - Grasshopper [Vortex]
21.OUTFLIGHT - Cadence [BCCO]
22.Franz Jäger - P14 [Grooves For Ukraine]
23.ESSENCE - Hypnotherapy [Całość]
24.Symbolism - Ansuz [Duplicity]
25.torso - Ambrosia [Mitmischen]
26.PJJSB - Creationism [Influenced Records]
27.Distance Dancer - Brain Dance [nOWt Recordings]

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Follow Lego:
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https://www.facebook.com/saralegokanerva/
https://ra.co/dj/lego-se

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MindTrip Podcast 101 - Lego

To close off our first year of podcasts, our two residents A.mo and Sedna prepared a back to back session showcasing their vision of Kinetic Collective's musical identity. From deep, atmospheric textures to rugged synths and pulsating basslines, this 1-hour mix is a great example of how they enjoy blending their distinct personal influences into seamless sessions on 3 decks or more.

We hope you'll enjoy it as much as they had fun recording it, and keep your eyes peeled in 2025 for a couple exciting news that we can't wait to share with you !

Kinetic Podcast 011 - A.mo x Sedna
A.mo: @angeliquemorin
Sedna: @s-e-d-n-a
Visual: @circularshape

Kinetic Podcast 011 - A.mo x Sedna

Taking the helm of our next podcast iteration, Madrid-based DJ and producer Psyk jumps in with a beast of a two-hour jaunt into frantic techno hyperspace. Having dished out some highly magnetic floor wares for the likes of Tresor, Mote Evolver or Modularz and his own imprint, Non Series, Psyk sure knows how to steer crowds into some sort of super-conscious euphoria. Expert provider of big-room ready dynamics and paranoid narratives, Psyk flings us into orbit with his impeccably laid-down assembly of industrial-minded rhythms and murky, oomph-loaded grooves hatching out of the dark like alien eggs from a drifting Nostromo.

soundcloud.com/psyk

Reclaim Your City

Reclaim Your City 620 | Psyk

Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Equivalencias de Campo.
SEMANTICA 180

MIX: 
1. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Núcleo
2. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Implosión 
3. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Búsqueda
4. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - El Motivo 
5. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Expansión
6. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Transmigración 
7. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Exposición 
8. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Frecuencia Multibanda
9. Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Espacio 
10. Jonas Kopp & Pulso -Respuesta 

Written and Produced by Jonas Kopp & Joel Pulso.
Layout by A/E.

Mastered by Pulso at Wainstein Studio, Buenos Aires.

Bandcamp Release: https://semanticarecords.bandcamp.com/album/equivalencias-de-campo-semantica-180

SEMANTICA 180.

Copyright Control 2024 © SEMANTICA.

Jonas Kopp & Pulso - Equivalencias de Campo (Jonas Kopp Mix) SEMANTICA 180

This is the CLR Podcast 406 with a set by Arjun Vagale. Enjoy!

Support the artist:
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FB: www.facebook.com/ArjunVagaleOfficial

Tracklist CLR Podcast 406 I Arjun Vagale

Arjun Vagale - StringE [Unreleased]
Kaan Pirecioglu - Pathfinder [Float]
Oxygeno & Arjun Vagale - Untitled [Unreleased]
Nortsch - The Arrival [Nortsch]
Cirkle - Lunar Orbit [SK11]
Alarico - Guilt [Vault]
Arjun Vagale - Untitled [Unreleased]
Pierce - 44 Delusions [MALöR]
Arjun Vagale - Untitled [Unreleased]
AgainstMe - Never Enough [Malor]
Decka - Keeps Rising [Tar Hallow]
Benza - Do Not Feed The Creature [Kongres]
Modem - Ghidorah [Modem]
JSPRV35 - Kyoto [Global Pulse]
Zisko - Speak Your Truth [Neighbourhood]
Seigg - Intore [Molekul]
Kr!z - Medusa [Token]
Arjun Vagale - Untitled [Unreleased]
Pyramidal Decode - Freshwater Use [Warm Up]
Ø [Phase] - Shape Shifter [Modwerks]
Arjun Vagale - XX19 B2 [Molecular]

CLR Podcast 406 I Arjun Vagale

The techno kingpin delivers an hour of fury

In Session: Chris Liebing

Enrico Sangiuliano - Closing Set @ BACK>>To Clubbing - Milan 2011-10-07

Klaudia Gawlas @ MAYDAY "Twenty Five"

Jan Fleck @ MTW Club Offenbach 10.06.16

Auf und davon

The "b" side of CLR 23. I thought I go old school on that one.... bringing back memories? anyone? Releasedate: Dec 5th 2008

Chris Liebing - Turbular Chord

My Remix of one of the tracks of Brian's upcoming Album on CLR. Out now. Please also check Brian's new Album out soon on CLR. Many more Bombs there....

Brian Sanhaji - Cortosis (Chris Liebing Remix)

MONOLOC @ Berghain/CLR/2012

For his debut at this year’s edition of Burning Man held in the Nevada Desert, Eelke Kleijn collaborated with Studio Drift by composing the intro music called ‘1,000 Lights’ for their performative art drone show called ‘Franchise Freedom’. The spectacle sees a swarm of 600 drones turn into autonomous flying sculptures that brings technology, science and art together in a way never seen before.
 
‘Franchise Freedom’ is based on various phenomena in nature that expose the tension between individual freedom and safety in numbers. After the intro, the drones take off, guided by Joep Beving’s ‘Ab Ovo’ on piano, to eventually descend again and herald in the beginning of Eelke’s mesmerizing set at the Mayan Warrior art car.
 
The performance by Studio Drift at Black Rock Desert, was a tribute to visionary Larry Harvey, founder of Burning Man, who challenged people to look at the world in a different way. Eelke Kleijn’s composition of ‘1,000 Lights’, will also be part of his upcoming artist album ‘Moments Of Clarity’ that is set to be released on the 22nd of November 2018.

Enjoy 

Also, watch the full set on Vimeo:
https://vimeo.com/290788156

Follow Eelke Kleijn:
https://www.facebook.com/eelkekleijn/
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Photo by Nicholas Hess
Cover design by Esteban Armendariz

Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2018

Eelke Kleijn - Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2018

Ben Klock - SWF 2019 - 17.08.2019

Lee Burridge playing an exclusive set at Omnia Bali for Cercle.
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☞ Lee Burridge
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Video credits:

Artists: Lee Burridge
Venue: Omnia Bali
Produced by Cercle
Executive producers: Philippe Tuchmann & Derek Barbolla
Film directed by: Pol Souchier & Derek Barbolla
Directors of photography: Mickaël Fidjili & Mathieu Glissant
Drone pilot: Jérémie Tridard
Sound mastering: Laurent de Boisgisson
Post-production: Mathieu Glissant / Saison Unique Production

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Special thanks to:
Paul Hugo, Ferdinand Fernando and Alex Koplin from Omnia Bali. 

This artistic performance has been recorded live. 

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Lee Burridge @ Omnia Bali for Cercle

HOSH playing an exclusive set at Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in India for Cercle.
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Video credits:

Artists: HOSH
Venue: Jai Vilas Palace
Produced by Cercle
Executive producers: Philippe Tuchmann & Derek Barbolla
Film directed by: Pol Souchier & Derek Barbolla
Directors of photography: Mickaël Fidjili & Haytham Omar
Drone pilot: Radhey Ajay Meher
Sound mastering: Laurent de Boisgisson
Post-production: Mathieu Glissant / Saison Unique Production

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Special thanks to:
The Scindia family for their warm welcome, her Highness Shrimant Maharani, Priyadarshini Raje Scindia and AAryaman Scindia. 
Also thank you to Nakul Mehan & Shobit Verna and Cymbal & Oscillate's entire team for this wonderful collaboration. 
And thanks to Simba beer and Transportal for their support. 

This artistic performance has been recorded live. 

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HOSH @ Jai Vilas Palace for Cercle

ZHU playing an exclusive Blacklizt DJ set at Hakuba mountains in Japan for Cercle.
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Video credits:

Artists: ZHU
Venue: Hakuba mountains - Japan 
Produced by Cercle
Executive producers: Philippe Tuchmann & Derek Barbolla
Film directed by: Pol Souchier & Derek Barbolla
Directors of photography: Houssam Omar & Haytham Omar
Drone pilot: Alexis Olas
Sound mastering: Laurent de Boisgisson
Post-production: Mathieu Glissant / Saison Unique Production

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Special thanks to:
Chris Murray & Snow Machine for this partnership. 

This artistic performance has been recorded live. 

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ZHU @ Hakuba mountains for Cercle

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OUT NOW: Chris Liebing 'Phantom Rider EP'
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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.