From the ruins of East-Berlin a group of philosophers rose and launched a rockband: Wohnung. Sandra, Reimund, Töns and I studied philosophy. Fels joined later on bass. I worked in a bar, wrote papers on Marx and prostitution and started to program beats, initially using my Atari and switching to a PC. The first self-burnt CD of Wohnung was like the dream of independence coming true. We sold them on concerts and were heroes. Just for one day. --- Robert Defcon

Berlin based electropop band. Markus Fesl (guitar/bass), Johannes Büld (keys) & Robert Defcon (vocals). Heavy rotation for “City boy”. The video was banned from MTV for showing chocolate labeled “ecstasy” after our live show in Berlin´s MTV studios. Heavy loads of equipment. 300 cables plugged in for every show. The pulse of indietronic rap house mashup. Pure impro, stoned. Jojo Effect played three keyboards at once, a complete, multisound harmonic section, funky Hammond, trippy moog sounds and bleeps, Fels kickass rocking on bass. I spinned the beats and was handy at the mike. I loved it. 4 hour shows, surrounded by friends, hot, longing chicks and cool drinks. --- Robert Defcon

City Slang is an independent record label founded in 1990 with offices in Berlin, London, Paris and New York. Artists: Caribou, José González, Boy Harsher, Noga Erez, Roosevelt…

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