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Just before Jakob Häglsperger’s debut album under his moniker Kalipo sees the light of day, the Berlin based Antime label is proud to present to you a teaser in form of a digital single set to be released on July 18. “Yaruto” not only gave the album its title, but is also the centrepiece of the abstract narrative that Häglsperger was trying to stretch out over its ten tracks on which he worked almost autonomously for over a year. It combines all the distinctive elements of Kalipo’s sound: Disembodied, chopped up vocals, warm basslines and polyrhythmic structures.

With his epic 12 minute long remix, midimúm alias Martin Steer takes the track’s danceability one step further. Steer – who not only runs Antime but has also been one of Häglsperger’s closest friends since their teenage days and has been sharing with him production and songwriting duties in the German Electropunk outfit Frittenbude for almost a decade now – explores his passion for Dub Techno and droney, synth-laden Electronica to make “Yaruto” fit for peak time hours.

On top of that, the digital bundle also includes “Andrewsarchus”, a track inspired by a lively reconstruction of the prehistoric mammal of the same name which Häglsperger once saw in the dinosaur-themed recreation park Germendorf in Eastern Germany. With its distorted analogue synth lines, flaring drones and throbbing beats, the tracks pays a claustrophobic homage to the extinct animal that is generally assumed to be a predator or scavenger.

Kalipo’s debut album Yaruto will be released on September 12. It will be followed by at least one complimentary single and various videos created by no-one else but Jakob Häglsperger himself.

Yaruto

Yaruto (Midimúm RMX)

If it weren't for music, would you be dancing? But weren't they crazy, who couldn't hear the music. Music can be felt, can be smelled, can be tasted. Even the great void of the space was found humming. If it weren't for music, would we be dancing? Don't the deaf prove, while the bass behove, in the dread of the long dark night, music kept us warm, that jazz was hella tight. In the depth of the long dark night, vibrations lit up the mind, they played in life and in death. Slumber pulled a mothers lullaby,  the folly of love and hate, both can be sung asunder, or maybe to-gather . If it weren't for music, would we still be alive, whatever that is supposed to mean.

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Kalipo is one of the most busiest and creative forces in Berlin’s electronic music scene. With over 30 million streams and global radio airplay, his solo project blends electronic intensity with emotional depth somewhere between club culture and indie aesthetics. Straight, driving beats rooted in Krautrock meet striking melodies inspired by Electroclash, House, and Techno from the 2000s and 2010s. His sound shifts between raw and emotive           – floating freely between Dark Disco, Electroclash, Wave, Techno, and House.

Kalipo himself describes his sound now as Disco Punk or Neo Punk – Tapping into a scene that's all about the spirit of today’s Indie Sleaze revival.

With five solo albums and a broad catalogue of singles and remixes on acclaimed labels like Iptamenos Discos, Ki Records, Get Physical, Audiolith Records and Heimlich, Kalipo has carved out a firm place in the scene. His releases have been praised by outlets such as Resident Advisor, TAZ, Spiegel Online, Rolling Stone, Musikexpress, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Groove, Tsugi, ELLE, and Penthouse.

Beyond his solo work, Kalipo is a founding member of the influential German band Frittenbude, which has played a key role in shaping the German Electropunk sound for nearly two decades and won the 1LIVE Krone, Germany’s top radio award. The band has regularly charted (in DACH Region) and performed at major festivals such as Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Hurricane, and Southside – playing in front of crowds of over 40,000 people.                                                                He is also part of the Disco-Darkwave trio Dina Summer (together with Local Suicide), which was hailed by FAZE Magazine as one of the most promising upcoming electronic acts in Germany.

Kalipo has collaborated with or produced for artists such as: Curses, Rampue, Oberst & Buchner, Ben Böhmer, Kid Simius, Nico Morano, Acud, Local Suicide…

He has been remixed by: DJ Hell, Theus Mago, Damon Jee, Phunkadelica, Daniele Baldelli, Joyce Muniz…

DJ Support: Kalipo’s tracks are supported by some of the biggest names in the global scene, including: 2 Many DJs, Solomun, Charlotte de Witte, Âme, Dixon, Joris Voorn, The Hacker, Maceo Plex, Perel, Dubfire, Joyce Muniz, DJ Hell, Acid Pauli…

Live Highlights: Clubs: Kater Blau (BER) · House of Yes (NYC) · La Station – Gare des Mines (Paris) · RSO (BER) · Klein (Istanbul) · Sisyphos (BER) · Woomoon (Ibiza) · About Blank (BER) · The Grand Factory (Beirut) · Gazgolder (Moscow)… Festivals: Fusion Festival (DE) · Audioriver (PL) · Xibalba (MX) · Summer Contrast (PL) · Sziget Festival (HU) · Melt Festival (DE) · Lethargy Festival (CH) · Nation of Gondwana (DE) · Deichbrand Festival (DE) · Paradise City Festival (BEL)…