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Artist: Gregor Tresher
Title: Quiet Distortion
Label: Break New Soil
Cat-Nr.: BNSCD004
Release: May, 2016
Formats: CD, Vinyl, Digital

With his new artist album “Quiet Distortion” ready for release this summer, Gregor Tresher once again sets sail to break new soil, proving why he is considered to be one of the most consistent artists in the universe of Techno music. “About A Good Place”, “Neon”, “A Thousand Nights”, “Full Range Madness” or his recent “Goliath” amongst many others - the list of Tresher's tracks that have turned into modern classics is more than impressive.

Now, with this new installment of 12 tracks and once again accompanied by forward-thinking artwork by long-time collaborating 3D-artist Dennis Richter, it seems that Gregor managed to bridge the gap to his early releases by transforming their original, uncompromising sound into the here and now. Gregor puts it this way: “I am aiming to find the right balance in-between the vibe of some of my early music and the kind of modern Techno I like to play as a DJ, but at the same time I do not want to stand still but evolve as a musician. The goal I try to reach is to create something that will hopefully stand the test of time.“ 

After the haunting opening piece “Numb”, it´s “Surrender” and “Tyrant” that instantly set the tone for what we consider to be Tresher´s most complete piece of work to date. And when the title track “Quiet Distortion” kicks off, people will instantly recognize that Midas-touch that made Gregor´s sound a quality trademark in the world of electronic music.

There are of course tracks that will find their place in playlists by Gregor´s DJ-colleagues: The rumbling “Depend“ that´s also been a staple in Gregor´s own sets over the past months, “Consistency“, which finds its niche in-between the melodic openers and a more tough Dancefloor-approach or the menacing “The Kraken“, that reminds of Tresher´s work on Adam Beyer´s seminal Drumcode label. With “Decades”, we get a glimpse of Gregor´s Sniper Mode project, which he buried at a time when real Electro lost its name to a different genre of music. And then of course there´s the mighty “Goliath“ - the only previously released track on the album: Pretty much everyone who has spent a night on a dance floor of a Techno club in the past year will recognize it, as it has been championed by so many.

Accompanying the release, Gregor embarks on another extensive album tour spanning over six months. It will include a mixture of exclusive live performances as well as DJ-gigs kicking off at the end of May and touching down on some of the most prolific music festivals and clubs around the world.

Booking Contact: Marco Starke | Artist Alife Agency | marco.starke@artistalife.com

PR Contact: Neil Bainbridge | Neighbourhood PR Agency | neil@neighbourhoodpr.com

Label Contact: Rainer Weichhold | Break New Soil Recordings | rainer@breaknewsoil.com

Gregor Tresher - Quiet Distortion (Break New Soil)

Oh wow, what a ride! 
The massive sound systems at Fusion Festival never cease to amaze me. It is such a wonderful feeling to hear the tracks being played out loud as it gives them a whole new appearance, it really is such a difference and im so grateful for the opportunity to experience it. Also, seeing the floor get fuller and fuller during my set, culminating in an ocean of bouncing heads, will give me soul food for the whole year. Thank you so much! 

Big shout out to the producers and labels included in my Playlist.

1. Beauty in Flaws (intro)  / Dragota / Zenon Rec
2. Marching Whales | Hidden Empire / Stil Vor Talent
3. YoHo (James Harcourt Remix) / Dave Seaman /Balance Music 
4. Irieheaven (Olivier Giacomotto remix) / Hani / Yoshitoshi
5. Capture & Seize (Audiolog remix 2) / Aeromatik, Slumjuice, Calum / Iboga Tech
6. Peace of My'nd (Stereo Underground Remix) / Antix / Vapour Recordnings
7. Fall Resistance (Original Mix) / Digital Mess / Shambhala Music
8. Taurus (Original Mix) / Lake Avalon / Click Rec
9. Playground (Original Mix) / Pavel Petrov / EXE AUDIO
10. Flight Mode (Original Mix) / NoNameLeft / Ritter Butzke Records
11. Singel (Original Mix) / Startrax / BeatFreak Recordings
12. Confidential (Original Mix) / Federico Geckard / Natura Viva Black
13. Liquid Leisure (Extended Mix) / Weska / REALM Records
14. Arboretum (Original Mix) / Greyn / 43 Degrees Records
15. Obsidian (Oscar L Remix) / Hannes Bieger  / BeatFreak Recordings
16. Malori (Original Mix) / FiNE (official) 2022 / FiNE Audio (US)
17. Auxichrome (Original mix) / Antix  / Iboga Rec
18. 2Waves (Original Mix) / Paul Ursin / Theory X
19. We are the Future (SQL Remix) / Circle of Life / Sounds Of Earth
20. My Mistake (Human Element Remix) / Tom Baker / Digital Structures
21. Hot Foot (Original Mix) / Fabrication / Recovery Collective
22. Room 101 (James Monro Remix) / Nanoplex / Iboga Records


Katja Komorebi @ Turmbühne | Fusion Festival 2024

*recorded Thursday to Friday night at Panne Eichel at Fusion 2024

Mila Stern - Fusion 2024 - ФУЗИОН - Panne Eichel

Live recording of my DJ set at Skalar Festival, Skalahara Stage

Stefanie Raschke I Skalar Festival I Helenesee 06.06.25

Meine Aufnahme von der Tanzwüste!
Playtime Freitag: 03:00 - 05:00

Günni Gatzen @ Fusion 2025 - Tanzwüste

Monday 2-4 AM at the mighty Luftschloss @ Fusion Festival: I'm still speachless and overwhelmed by this incredible atmosphere and vibe. Thanks to everyone who joined me on this journey <3

Ole Olsen @ Fusion Festival 2025 - Luftschloss

Teenage Mutants @ Fusion Festival 2025 (Turmbühne)

b2b Sheila @https://soundcloud.com/sheila_wn 

This was a hell of a ride - thank you!
Playtime: Saturday night 22-00 🔥

Sheila b2b Pauli Pocket at Fusion Festival 2025 - Extravaganza

3 hour journey on the best open-air floor in the world!
artwork by: https://www.instagram.com/rive.arte/

vom Feisten @ sisyphos beach 19/7/25

NATION!!! No, I cannot believe what happened there at Wäldchen opening. You have no idea what this meant to me y'all! Thank you for being there from the first to the last second! I will never forget this <3

Also this will be my last set uploaded as "Baerbelle" as this was my name on the lineup. From now on you will find all of my sounds under "Baerbel". <3
THANK YOU!!! Bushida for this amazing intro and thank you Paula Zoe for mastering this set.

Baerbel @ Nation of Gondwana 2025 │ Opening Wäldchen 18.07.25

We have been asked to do it again, and so we did! 
We are still extremely excited and blessed every other year to be able to call the main floor of the NoG our home zone. 
Full of gratitude, we bow down to the best festival crew of all, and the most loyal audience one could wish for.
It's been an honour, and a blast. 

Photo credit to the best festival photographer around: Ringo Stephan

Nation Of Gondwana 2025 - Wiese Opening

Gregor Tresher - Consistency (Break New Soil)

Gregor Tresher - Surrender (Break New Soil)

Gregor Tresher - Numb (Break New Soil)

Taken from Gregor Tresher´s upcoming album "Quiet Distortion", to be released on CD, Vinyl & digital download on May 30th, 2016.

Press Info: With his new artist album “Quiet Distortion” ready for release this summer, Gregor Tresher once again sets sail to break new soil, proving why he is considered to be one of the most consistent artists in the universe of Techno music. “About A Good Place”, “Neon”, “A Thousand Nights”, “Full Range Madness” or his recent “Goliath” amongst many others - the list of Tresher's tracks that have turned into modern classics is more than impressive.

Now, with this new installment of 12 tracks and once again accompanied by forward-thinking artwork by long-time collaborating 3D-artist Dennis Richter, it seems that Gregor managed to bridge the gap to his early releases by transforming their original, uncompromising sound into the here and now. Gregor puts it this way: “I am aiming to find the right balance in-between the vibe of some of my early music and the kind of modern Techno I like to play as a DJ, but at the same time I do not want to stand still but evolve as a musician. The goal I try to reach is to create something that will hopefully stand the test of time.“ 

After the haunting opening piece “Numb”, it´s “Surrender” and “Tyrant” that instantly set the tone for what we consider to be Tresher´s most complete piece of work to date. And when the title track “Quiet Distortion” kicks off, people will instantly recognize that Midas-touch that made Gregor´s sound a quality trademark in the world of electronic music.

There are of course tracks that will find their place in playlists by Gregor´s DJ-colleagues: The rumbling “Depend“ that´s also been a staple in Gregor´s own sets over the past months, “Consistency“, which finds its niche in-between the melodic openers and a more tough Dancefloor-approach or the menacing “The Kraken“, that reminds of Tresher´s work on Adam Beyer´s seminal Drumcode label. With “Decades”, we get a glimpse of Gregor´s Sniper Mode project, which he buried at a time when real Electro lost its name to a different genre of music. And then of course there´s the mighty “Goliath“ - the only previously released track on the album: Pretty much everyone who has spent a night on a dance floor of a Techno club in the past year will recognize it, as it has been championed by so many.

Accompanying the release, Gregor embarks on another extensive album tour spanning over six months. It will include a mixture of exclusive live performances as well as DJ-gigs kicking off at the end of May and touching down on some of the most prolific music festivals and clubs around the world.

Gregor Tresher - Tyrant (Break New Soil)

In the trend-driven universe of electronic dance music, Gregor Tresher is the rare artist who transcends such cycles. His secret? A relentless focus on melody and timbre, timeless musical elements that other producers often undervalue. Just as a painting or a photograph appears to move if one stares at it long enough, close listening to the stratified grooves and melodies in Tresher's music reveals an organic universe of shifting sound.

Gregor Tresher - Surrender (Break New Soil)

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