7 The Advent - Elektra Fix

Advent – A coming, or an arrival, a coming into being or use. 

Quite an appropriate name for Cisco Ferreira, a man who has played a big part in the creation and development of Techno from the very beginning of this genre’s history. Indeed, his Techno CV is the stuff of legend. Cisco was producing Techno and performing live Techno shows years before the rest of the world had even heard of the genre. He released his first track in 1988, was a pioneer of the Live PA (or Live Public Address – performing Techno live in front of an audience using electronic music gear), and, if all that wasn’t enough, he even worked as the sound engineer on some of Derrick May’s, Adonis & Fingers Inc’s recording sessions! 

The list goes on, and so does Cisco. Unlike other Techno pioneers from the early years, Cisco continues to produce with as much passion and frequency as he did back in the day. His releases on Labels Like Tresor, Rotation, Electrix, Kanzleramt, Dj Gigolos, Pure Plastic, Synewave plus many more is just another example of his ongoing pursuit to keep making music and pushing Techno to new boundaries. 

Cisco was born to Portuguese parents on the island of Madeira (Portugal). His family moved to London (1975) when he was five years old, setting the stage for his musical career. While at Paddington College (1986) in West London, he studied sound engineering and secured a job after graduation as an assistant sound engineer at ZOLOU Then later WALL Studios.  

At this period is when he really started to learn about Sound & Production, his 1st main recording sessions as an engineer were rock & “Inde” based bands & the studio owners being in successful rock bands. Matt Dangerfield & John Payne “ASIA” this 1st step was a start in learning about balancing & mixing down the rock way, which had a lot of intense & Raw energy especially on drums & Guitars.. 

Other bands Cisco did sessions for: P.I.L. (John Lydon - sex pistols) – Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) – That petrol emotion. Then Later Pop, Dance, Soul & reggae groups like: Wild Bunch (Nelly hopper & Massive Attack) – Marco Pirroni (Adam & the ants) - Maxi Priest – Sly Dunbar (Sly & Robbie) – Loose Ends – Cheryl Lynn… 

1987 Cisco began going to clubs and learning about this new thing called Acid House, which was spreading like crazy throughout London’s underground scene, culminating in the famous “Summer of Love” in 1988, the genre’s golden period. 

Around this time, a record label called, Jack Trax, “One of the 1st to release Acid House, House & techno in UK” moved in next door and began using the same studio for recording sessions, with Cisco as the engineer working with Fingers Inc, Adonis, Marshall Jefferson & Derrick May. Cisco released his first record in 1988 on Ferrari records (R&S records) Then later “Cisco Ferreira” EP on Fragile. 

His first big break came in 1994, when he and fellow Londonite Colin McBean (a.k.a. Mr. G) were brought on by Internal Records to help co-produce a group called Salt Tank. A record contract with Internal/FFRR soon followed, committing The Advent to 12 EP’s and 3 albums.

Today, The Advent goes on just as Cisco Ferreira. While he has had a long history with tons of accomplishments to hang his hat on, he continues to make history. The Advent is fulfilling Cisco’s vision as much as ever. He is busy touring as both a DJ and a live performer, producing for numerous labels, and running his own Techno imprint, Kombination Research. 

As Cisco moves forward, striving to fulfill the ambitious goals he has set one can look back at his storied past and see how he has come full circle… The Saga continues.

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Influences include: AS1, Ashtar Lavanda, Aux88, Blotnik Brothers, Boris Divider, Carl Finlow, Cignol, Commuter, Cygnus, Das Muster, Der Zyklus, DMX Krew, Dopplereffekt, Ekman, The Exaltics, Exzakt, Franck Kartell, I-F, Kan3da, Kobol Electronics, Kraftwerk, Lake Haze, Lowfish, Luke Eargoggle, Mandroid, Maelstrom, Metacomplex, Morphology, Mr. Velcro Fastener, N-Ter, Plant43, Silicon Scally, Solvent, Umwelt, Underground Resistance, Univac, Versalife, Volsoc, Zeta Reticula and more.

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THE SECOND DECADE
Born `78 in Germany Rob StrobE grew up and being influenced with classical music, swing and jazz in his childhood,
he early discovered the likes of Depeche Mode, Michael Jackson, Kraftwerk and more early electronic music approaches.

In his late youth/early adult life he frequently travelled to Frankfurt attending nights at the Omen. 
Those nights and weekends were filled with DJs like Sven Vaeth, Dj Rush, Chris Liebing, G-Man aka Gez Varley, Hardfloor and so many more,
celebrating and transporting the spirit of those days!
After closing of the Omen in late 1998 he went on to clubs like u60311, Tanzhaus West, MTW and others and started his career as 
professional (sound) technician and light jockey. 

Around the year 2002 he started music production - mostly for personal fun and recreational purposes - 
but some records and remixes have been released since then…some of this older work can still be found on his Soundcloud!

Since then he developed his own company specialized on music studio technology, room acoustic, signal flow schemes and studio furniture. 
Meanwhile his own studio transformed from a small Home Studio to a „room-in-room“ environment in the Logic Haus - the former home
of Harthouse, Eye-Q and Snap!

If he had to describe his musical style and give it a name: it would be „DubHouseTechno with a pinch of Detroit" ;)

The influence on his music, could be described to be a mixture of
Gez Varley (G-Man) / Vainqueur / Maurizio
Mr Hawtin (Plastikman) / Robert Hood
Joey Beltram / The Advent / Sven Vaeth / Laurent Garnier
The Swedish posse around Adam and Cari  
A pinch of house is introduced to his flavor by DJ Sneak / Pierre / Marshall Jefferson!
And some more guys who‘s music is appreciated and loved for their approach on minimalistic-chord-based techno :)

FastFoward:
Year 2021 - after a 7 year break of releasing music, Rob StrobE is back with releases on imprints like
Lucidflow, ASrecords, Tantara, Motech and numerous others!
Rob used the time to do a major swap from software based production over to the modular and hardware world
and the output speaks for itself!

Enjoy his music and come pass for a visit on his social media outlets and say „hello“!
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

GET INTOUCH
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WATCH
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SUPPORT
http://www.beatport.com/artist/rob-strobe/72679

COLLABORATIONS with
G-Man
(Swim/Quo Vadis/UK)
Frank_Kusserow
(Gigolo/FFM)
Bo_Irion
(Conaisseur/FFM)
John Doe
(FFM)
APRO
(FFM)


NOT TO FORGET
 "We had two bags grass, seventy-five Ball Meskalin, five delete sheets specially-strong Acid, a salt scatterer half-full with cocaine and whole spectrum of multicolor Upper, Downer, Heuler, Laughter… as well as a bottle Tequila, one Bottle rum, a crate beer, a half litre undiluted ether and two dozen of Poppers. The whole stuff we had in the night before collected, on one wild Hell trip by the entire Lot fishing rod it district; of Topanga to Watt seized ourselves we everything, whose we haveful will could. Not that we that whole things for the Trip really needed, but if one itself once on it, a serious lets in Drug collection to put on, one is inclined evenly to it, extremely too become."

7 The Advent - Elektra Fix

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