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Benedikt Frey (Serious Trouble / R-i-O //Berlin)
@freybenedikt

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Benedikt Frey says Yes.

Benedikt Frey — KuH 2023

Benedikt Frey DJ set @ DT CAMP 2023

Benedikt Frey (@freybenedikt) has been on a journey of musical adventure and exploration over the last 15 years. He has made everything from deepest house to bottomless dub, UK jungle to irresistible edits of Notorious BIG. Those early forays came on labels like Nous'klaer Audio and Hivern Discs but in the years since the German has looked more to industrial and post-punk for inspiration. His Fastlane album on ESP Institute this summer blended those vibes with his own take on techno and resulted in his most accomplished and singular work yet. 

Now, the Lopasura label head steps up with an extra special two-hour mix that peers into the farthest corners of his sound. It is the sort of all-consuming trip that plays out like a mind movie as it works through serval different chapters - some heady and deep, some direct and unsettling, always with great control. Whether laying down electro, wave, techno or serious bass weight, Benedikt Frey is always taking you somewhere new.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 446 - Benedikt Frey

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Capablanca at TON 20 Jan 24

Co-Label Owner of Avec Plaisir, full blood Selector and good friend since more than a decade now @hendrik_stein gifted us with a 3 hour deep dive and answered some questions about his musical socialization & his youth. have the full read on our website.

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INTERVIEW

RIOCAST14 Hendrik Stein - Guten Flug Baby

The usual weird dubby wormhole from ol' Bitzer...not even sure what any of this stuff is, apart from really good and crunchy as hell. amma right?? Also shout out Hendrix, barely gets a look in these days and the guys got some serious tunes on him. Wheeeeeeel it

Bitzer Maloney 28/03/25

Benedikt Frey for Honey Trap 4.4.2025 @ Sameheads

Music played : 

Madteo - Emo G (Sticky Wicket)
Monolake - Fragile
Doctor Rockit - Tape Measure
Connective Zone - Palm Palm (Broom And Hill Remix)
Lbe - Nothing But The Electricfunk
Eletun Selona - Livia
Djrum - Frekm, Pt. 2
Patrick Conway - Silencio
Terre Thaemlitz - Seashore (Sprinkles’ Ambient Ballrooom)
Miles J Paralysis - Still Waiting
Jay Glass Dubs - Swint
Multicast Dynamics - The Process
Various – KWALK
Giraffe - ATOM I
5AM - Coffee Milk
In Camera - Fragments Of Fear
Index For Working Musik - 2×1

Fade In Gently 15 April, 2025

Recent dj cut from Amanita at the Minou Oram curated Sirenes night at Sameheads x

Amanita - Sirenes @ Sameheads- 20.03.25

UNBELIEVABLE good night at KAUZ ! 8h madness ! Where shall we play next? All night Long ONLY ;-> @ghettonast

Benedikt Frey b2b NVST All Night Long @ KAUZ, Zürich 05.24.25

Naturalis 2025 Water Stage with Vladimir Ivkovic

Marguerite Records invites with Leroy Se Meurt & Rio Velestri on Rinse France

Marguerite Records invites with Leroy Se Meurt & Rio Velestri - 19 Juillet 2025

PILOT

"She traded her heart for validation..."

"She gave everything for a heart emoji."
Digital Currency is about the emotional cost of love in a world ruled by swipes and screens.
Synth-heavy, slow-burning, and soaked in longing....this one’s for anyone who’s ever felt ghosted by reality.

LYRICS
What a world is this?
Closeness comes at a price
Either that or be alone...
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

Chorus
The currency is time, priceless and sublime
Where do you stand now?
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

I want to see you now
What will the cost be?
Is it high or is it low?
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

Chorus
The currency is time, priceless and sublime
Where do you stand now?
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

Bridge
Skin to skin...where does the truth begin?
Were so far apart, yet you're the beat in my heart...

Chorus
The currency is time, priceless and sublime
Where do you stand now?
I know...

Final Chorus 
The currency is time, priceless and sublime
What side you on now?
I know, I know, I know, I know its mine.

Digital Currency

LAYER #187 mixed by Benedikt Frey
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@freybenedikt (@initinit, @serioustrouble, @lopasura) - a man who you should be familiar with already, who is also half of the very successful project INIT, and has been making waves around us for a long time - starting with fantastic releases of his own - including albums and remixes, and ending with mysterious labels of his Serious Trouble and LOPASURA, and more than excellent releases on them. We're very excited to welcome Benedikt Frey to our LAYERS!
https://facebook.com/freybenedikt
https://soundcloud.com/freybenedikt/
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Art design by Mindaugas Gavrilovas.
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LAYERS

LAYER #187 | Benedikt Frey

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Benedikt Frey is many. Or just one? He is a composer. An arranger. A DJ. A ghost producer. A fan. He plays in bands like INIT, or Dolphins or KEYS +++ produced the last two albums for Chris Imler. Downbeat in experimental dub zones. The goat for Edits and remixes. When house was his nation, he used to listen to pen names like Suedmilch or Venedikt Reyf. He still likes the music formed under their umbrella, but today his tomorrow is not echoed in yesterday. His sound signature moved on. Into the open. He founded labels like R.i.O. or Serious Trouble. 

He lives in Berlin. Physically. In mind Benedikt Frey is at many places. Traveling far thru his home studio that is a flat a studio a flat an instrument a record collection a flat a studio. Everywhere gear, vinyl, tapes, instruments, rooms for spontaneous sonic notions, these moments, when a sudden strike of stimulation falls. He is inspired a lot. For music to dance. Music for films. Music for live shows. Music for dancing glows. Techno, house, downbeat, ambient, jungle, electronics outside the norms. Those transportive ones. Jamming with others. Jamming with his mind. In Berlin Wedding, North of the town, where the lights dimmed low, neighbors share the flow, and a small river runs slow.  As a DJ he plays here, there, everywhere. Big clubs, small shacks, festivals, gatherings. From fast to 90 BPM - as he feels. 

For himself. For the crowd. In the spur. He still remembers his club kid days. Going to dance with friends. Down there in Offenbach. Doing the Robert Johnson. Collective emotions for a better tomorrow. These he still seeks. In his music. His shows. His collaborations. You can book him for a party. For enlightenment. For ecstasy or introspective perspectives. Dancing slow, whilst pirouetting a high-pitched show. 

Since more than a decade. His own music is out there, too. Bringing his spirits in sound. On his own labels. On international imprints like ESP Institute, Hivern Discs, Craigie Knowes, or Emotional Response. Solo works. Driving ones. Slow drills. Teased during his DJ dates around the planet. 

The music plays day and night. Inspiration comes. From a simple kick drum. A movie sequence. A bird on the sill. A picture, totally still. Can’t kick that feeling when it hits. Benedikt Frey. In dreams. In streams. In music. Emotions. Situations. At night. In those flashy lights, when it bites.

24.5. b2b with NVST, Kauz Zürich
10.05. Säälchen, Berlin
26.04. Zentralwäscherei, Zürich
25.04. b2b Philipp Otterbach, Arkaoda, Berlin
04.04. Sameheads, Berlin
13.03. Säule, Berlin
22.02. Kegelbahn, Luzern
21.02. Fribourg, CH

---- BYE24

17.12. Kiosk Radio,  Bxl
15.12. Curly Teeth b2b w. NVST, Bxl
30.11. Panorama Bar, Berlin
16.11. La Culottee, Paris
19.10. LAF, Pforzhyme
05.10. Sameheads, Berlin
28.09. Buka, Milan
21.09. Chemiefabrik, Zürich
14.09. Ausland, Berlin
16.08. Salon Des Amateurs, Düsseldorf
21.07. Am Bach Festival, Lucerne
05.07. Kappa Futur Festival, Turin
14.06. Masters, Zagreb
18.05. Outracena, Lisbon
27.04. Arkaoda, Berlin
24.02. Macadam, Nantes
26.01. Sameheads, Berlin

Benedikt Frey DJ set @ DT CAMP 2023

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