benjamin fehr is a producer, dj and labelowner living in berlin.
he is running the catenaccio label.

benjamin fehr,  the berlin based producer, Dj and head honcho of catenaccio records 
is permanently working on the development of "groove noir".

artists like ricardo villalobos, roman fluegel,  falko brocksieper, jay haze, butane, dana ruh,  
or  labelhead benjamin fehr I ffwd are working perfectly together 
towards the definition of "groove noir", which is the final destination of the label. 
basses well under the radar, buzzing sounds, subtle darkness and stumbeling 
grooves grow together to the special irritating and hypnotizing idea of catenaccio, 
that is also brought to you through the special weird artwork of the covers. 
you will find catenaccio tracks in charts and cases of magda, ritchie hawtin, 
dinky, luciano, zip, jeremy caulfield, karotte, mia, chloe, jennifer cardini and many others. 

since 1993 he is working as a dj and artist in lots of clubs and radioshows. 
he was resident in several clubs, like ostklub frankfurt (1997-2000), the institution robert johnson 
club offenbach ("electric circus" with roman flügel, zip, heiko m.s.o. and krystyna, 1999- 
2002), schmalclub (an experimental clubconcept between art, performance and 
music hosted by william forsythe) and the legendary kiosk (frankfurt/m).

numerous national and international bookings followed (like panoramabar/berghain, init, wmf, watergate, 
bar 25, club der visionäre, Kater holzig -all in berlin, Tokyo, pudel club hamburg, sushi bar paris, 
kunsthalle innsbruck, arttheater cologne, arma 17 moscow, harry klein münchen, 
vrstck dortmund and many more). 

after some experiences in running a pirate radio station in frankfurt (with sascha 
benedetti) since 1994, he played regulary in several radioshows (rdl freiburg, dj night 
& twen arena on radio x frankfurt...). from 2004 to 2010 he had his own monthly show that 
was called "catenaccio - the radioshow" on radio x. 

in his adapted home frankfurt am main (while studing arts and grafics) he was an 
activist in organizing illegal parties in hidden places and buildings in frankfurt and 
offenbach. 

in 2002 he run the charming, illegal, one year existing club kiosk (schutzkontakt.com), that 
invited lots of famous and beloved people like ricardo villalobos, zip, roman flügel, 
closer music, akufen, lawrence, luciano, stl, dandy jack, sasse or benno blome in a 
personal and familiar surrounding. 

in 2004 benjamin fehr started his label catenaccio. 

since 2005 benjamin fehr lives and works in berlin.

since 2008 he has a regular "groove noir night" at "club der visionäre",  the best summer 
location in berlin, where he and his guests are going deep into dark electronics.
the small and charming club paloma in berlin is since 2011 also a home of benjamin fehr's 
"groove noir" nights, catenaccio acts & soulmates in music are defining the idea of deep and dark music for ass and mind.

in the last years he produced besides on his own  imprint catenaccio on labels like 
foundsound, brouqade, lowmidhigh lmtd, tic tac toe, nervmusic, adjunct, finefood and many more. 

since 4 years he is working also on his project "the result" that is a coproduction with 
falko brocksieper (sub-static, karloff, contexterrior, tuning spork).
inspired to create a laid back environment between improvisation and restriction, 
the two are exploring ways to join their different views on shared passion for deep, 
dark, organic and abstract techno.


benjamin fehr already released on labels like foundsound, nervmusic, brouqade, 
lomidhigh, eminor, woods'n'bass, frucht, adjunct, false ind., suena hermosa, finefood, mean,
31337 records, tictactoe…..





Labels: 
- 31337records
- Abandoned Audio
- Nervmusic

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Stefan was born in 1983 and started music production at the age of 16 with a Roland MC-303, Yamaha QY-70 and a few years later a couple korg electribes. In the beginning of 2007 he founded his own label 31337 Records along with Philip Rauh and Sebastian Koch. Their first release where 0x7f provided 2 tracks was a huge success, followed by his first ep on 31337 - out of the blue, a whole album in 2008 and another EP in 2012 with remixes by Akiko Kiyama, Ditch and Sil from the Easy Changes duo.

He is also part of the 8Bit Operators, an artist collective focusing on retro computer music, also known as chiptunes or 8bit. In 2007 they released a Kraftwerk cover Vinyl on New Yorks finest label Astralwerks.

"Stefan Klaas also known as 0x7f doesn’t  follow any standards or trends and has a distinct feel for deep melodic tunes with lots of  clicks and field recordings wrapped into complex minimalistic sound structures. " -- nightclubber.ro (2013)

"his current style is a mix between subtle minimal techno and deep melodic tracks. his talent to twist own field recordings into choppy rhythms or spheric crackling textures, will surely be enjoyed by everyone who loves minimal and glitch." -- kc. (2008)

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Public Lover is Bruno Pronsato and Ninca Leece, two artists making some of Berlin's most personal electronic music. Each half of the duo is distinctive on its own: Bruno is an idiosyncratic techno artist with nearly a dozen records under his belt, and Ninca Leece is a French singer and producer who debuted in 2010, with a full-length album and the acclaimed Feed Me Rainbows EP on Bruno's label, thesongsays. Together they make music that, stylistically, shares something with peers like Isolee or Thomas Melchior, but in spirit reflects a different set of influences: Blonde Redhead, Matthew Herbert, Bon Iver, Roxy Music et al. It's this synthesis that makes Public Lover so irresistibly compelling: electronic production with a songwriter's sense of sincerity.

The group began in 2010 as a side project. Ninca Leece had just finished her debut album and was working on her live act––a lush audio-visual affair led by her own endearing vocals. Bruno was wrapping up his third full-length, an album Pitchfork would later call "a striking, massive statement" that "aligns Pronsato with artists like Terre Thaemlitz and Theo Parrish." As they collaborated more and more, an interesting chemistry emerged: Bruno's trademark production style––a warm and surreal sound he once described as "romantic techno"––gave Ninca Leece a rich foundation, while her ear for melody and her French-accented vocals brought his productions to life. They started rehearsing constantly at their flat in Prenzlauer Berg, reworking each song again and again until it reached maturity. That fall they released their debut EP, Musique D'Hiver Pour L' Été, on thesongsays, and quickly followed it with Naked Figures on Telegraph. Their style immediately struck a chord, with their song "I Try" landing in Resident Advisor's top tracks of the year.

Meanwhile, Public Lover designed their live act, which, like their records, ignores the conventions of club culture in favor of something more performance-oriented. With both artists at the controls–-one laptop, a drum machine, keyboards and a microphone––they weave through loose interpretations of their own songs, with Ninca Leece on lead vocals all the while. It's an act that works best in small clubs or even galleries, but that's easily adjusted to bigger venues. Not six months after their first release, the duo had played live around the world, from Warehouse 702 in Tokyo to MUTEK festival in Montreal. 

All the glowing feedback they received, combined with their own absorption in the project, made a Public Lover album inevitable. A Broken Shape of You was released on the 31st of January 2012, and put the full range of their strengths on display: lyrically seductive, texturally vivid and as sophisticated in melody as it is in rhythm. Playful, mysterious and romantic, it makes Public Lover the most alluring new act in electronic music.

Europe + the world: info@nincaleece.com
Americas : Mariesa Stevens (mariesa@liaisonartists.com)

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