Collabs3000 '2025 EP': https://mute.ffm.to/collabs3000-2025ep
Collabs3000 'Metalism': https://mute.ffm.to/collabs3000-m20

World: javier@analog-a.com
North America: john@analog-a.com
Latin America: larissa@liminal.ag
Italy: alex.ravizza@vivoconcerti.com
MGMT: roland@rlcgmbh.com

Chris Liebing is synonymous with techno. His legacy is long assured, but his craft never stops evolving. Whether as label head, podcast curator, DJ or producer, he continues to challenge himself and his audience to explore new realms in the electronic world. And often ahead of the curve, too, from the early, hard-edged and loopy 90s sound which is back en vogue today, through his more stripped-back turn of the millennium minimalism and onto the cinematic atmospheres and broader alternative electronica of his latest albums on Mute. It's no stretch to say, then, that Chris Liebing's story is closely connected to the story of techno itself. 

Liebing is considered a global techno ambassador, but his ambitious album projects and direct club tracks excite and innovate as much as any new school star. A proudly forward-thinking attitude ensures that is the case as his DJ tools and studio setup constantly evolve. He continues to be an early adopter of emerging technology, too, just as he was with vinyl controllers, Traktor and when leading the way with full hybrid/live DJing. 

These days, Liebing incorporates an ever wider sphere of sound into his own work. After an eight-year break from full lengths, 2018's Burn Slow on Mute was a creative rebirth that received critical acclaim and confounded all expectations. It was a melancholic mediation on gothic moods, looming apocalyptic landscapes and optimistic broken-beat techno that drew from his childhood love of Depeche Mode, Gary Numan and the New Romantic movement. 

Remixes for Depeche Mode and Goldfrapp followed alongside a collaborative single with Charlotte De Witte, and 2021 brought a second album on Mute, Another Day. It found Liebing exploring all new ways of expressing both his euphoric and melodic side, all with high-grade technical skill and meticulous sonic craft with a range of collaborators from Miles Cooper Seaton to Polly Scattergood. This exceptional form continued into 2023 as he returned to the club with his Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP on CLR, a passionate and politically charged call to the dance floor that joined Liebing and Luke Slater’s remix of Depeche Mode’s iconic ‘Ghosts Again’ in the first half of the year. 

Born in Giessen and active ever since the 1990s, Liebing has always platformed the talent around him as much as himself: a long time before they were commonplace, he famously helmed his own CLR podcast. For many years, it was the scene's most influential series, with a who's who of international pioneers at the helm. After that came the equally important AM/FM radio show, but now following a hiatus, the CLR podcast is back and pushing a fresh techno agenda, as is his iconic label of the same name.

In its first chapter, CLR stood for Chris Liebing Records, then Create Learn Realize, and now Create Learn Repeat - a subtle evolution that is at the heart of everything Liebing does. The label will always be synonymous with exciting techno and is now back hosting parties and festival stages. 

Though his music is underpinned by pulsating menace and a stomping sense of drama, Liebing himself is friendly with a famous smile. It is the music that motivates him and the freedom that comes with increased experience. These days there are no limits, no expectations, but a continued love for the art and craft of techno that is taking him down all new creative pathways.

NEW PROJECT = https://soundcloud.com/dscrnt

HEFTY - Purveyor of Darkness (London UK)

Booking Info - Booking@valhallrecords.de

From a serial killers basement, somewhere in London UK, Hefty has pioneered the darkside for over a decade. Undoubtedly the preeminent master of darker sounds, skillfully preparing you for the impending apocalypse with his unique style. His music is heavily influenced by a wide range of subjects including geo politics, psychology, world affairs, conspiracy theories, the occult and modern history. 

It's small wonder Hefty has enjoyed the attention of well respected labels, and most importantly, has earned the loyalty and dedication of fans who have been known to travel for many hours just to hear him play. Famed for his raw, heavy and uncompromising dark sets, this London based DJ has been in international demand over the past years, conquering clubs and festivals (eg. Tresor, Modem Festival, Bucht der Träumer Festival) across Europe and as far as Brazil, Canada and Australia.

After a few years, he was inspired to create his own label: Darker Sounds. Focused solely on showcasing underground dark techno and emerging talent, Darker Sounds has never compromised its dedication to keeping the style and quality of its out put consistently high.

Unafraid to constantly refine and evolve his style, Hefty ventured into the world of psychedelic trance. Carving out his own path, he has used his techno production techniques to create his own style of dark, driving psychedelic trance. He decided to create his own psychedelic label "Erebos Records" which has become a platform for releasing the darkest psy trance from the best undiscovered artists from around the world. 

This psychedelic adventure then lead Hefty to start producing his own version of downtempo / chillout music, which he calls Dark Tek Chillout. Produced at 100bpm, this style is dark, heavy and hypnotic, allowing Hefty to truly experiment with the dancefloor and bring awareness to the various dark subjects that inspire his music. 

Now armed with a trifecta of genres, Hefty is on track to further cement his reputation as an unstoppable force in the the dark realm.

Heftys music can be found on all the usual sites -

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heftytechno/
Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/heftyspotify 
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heftytechno
Bandcamp - http://heftydarkersounds.bandcamp.com
Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/artist/hefty/58715
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/heftytechno
Darker Sounds Sample Packs - https://darkersoundssamplepacks.bandcamp.com/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hefty

Booking Info - Booking@valhallrecords.de
Contact - Heftytechno@gmail.com

Darker Sounds can be found on all the usual sites -

Bandcamp - http://darkersounds.bandcamp.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darkersounds/
Soundcloud -http://soundcloud.com/darkersounds
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/darker.sounds
Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/label/darker-sounds/27978
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/DarkerSounds
Darker Sounds Sample Packs - https://darkersoundssamplepacks.bandcamp.com/

Contact - Heftydarkersounds@gmail.com

Erebos Records can be found on all the usual sites - 

Bandcamp - https://erebosrecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/ErebosRecords
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erebos_records/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/erebosrecords
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/erebosrecords
Beatport - https://www.beatport.com/label/erebos-records/61726

Contact - Erebosrecords@gmail.com

MIKE VÄTH
(Nachtstrom Schallplatten - Zürich) 

Mike Väth (or Vaeth) is a real Frankfurt "original", even though he's been living in Zurich since 2007. 

And yes, he's "the brother of..." But he's so much more than that. It seems as if all the members of the Väth family have a creative urge looking for an outlet. 

While his brother Sven famously turned to music and nightlife, Mike Väth has been involved in digital art for many years.
Only after his "other livingroom", the legendary Frankfurt-based Omen club closed its doors forever, music became a relevant means of expression for him. 

Together with René Walliczek and Paul Schulte (Ex-Earth Nation & D.A.F.) he founded the "Mike Väth Project". 

A few years later he discovered DJing for himself, from that point on there was no stopping him. His set at the "We are Punks on the Beach" festival left the audience ecstatic and on the verge of exhaustion, earning him an impromptu deal with Datapunk label boss Anthony Rother. 

Mike Väth has developed a very distinctive style, he assembles his sets from electro, techno and hypnotic drums. 

His presence behind the decks rivals that of his brother. Seems to be in the genes after all. Be that as it may, Mike Väth is an exceptional artist in his own right.

Tom Schön turned his records since 1999 not only in some local clubs such as Frankfurt the U60311 or the COCOON - he already played in cities such as Berlin and Cologne. He played also in european cities Ibiza, Fuerteventura, Montenegro, Romania, Swizz, Austria and Belgium.

He has already played together with international artists such as Jay Lumen, Bart Skills, Dapayk, Sascha Braemer, Ron Flatter, Nicole Moudaber, Carl Cox, Ricardo Villalobos, Mark Fanciulli, Onno, Oxia, Phillip Bader, Dosem, Coyu, Hollen, Ramiro Lopez, Stephan Bodzin, Dusty Kid, Wade, D-Nox, Teenage Mutants, Moonwalk, Channel X, Uto Karem, Andre Galluzzi, Tyree Cooper and many more and charmed his audience.

He played sounds from Progressive House to Melodic and Techno.

Tom Schön has in his career already released on labels such as Aviary Rec., Amber Rec., Dear Deer Music, Rezongar Music, Sinedie, Circle Music, Mad Hatter, Jaw Dropping, BluFin, Praxxis, Soundso Rec., Sickness, Toxic Family, Fassade Rec., Affin, Soap Rec., Delikt-Music, DSR Digital, Global Echoes, Abiesa Rec., Glovel Deep, nuOn Music, Royal Plastic, Pure Pure Rec., Technocracy Rec., Koyo Rec., and many more. But least on his own label audioVENE which starts 2016.

After 10 years as resident dj at the legendary U60311, he has his homebase since 2013 at  the club Tanzhaus West in Frankfurt at the series COLOURS.

Since 2013, Tom work with his longtime colleague Richard Sturm together to a new collaboration. Under the name SCHÖN & STURM, they publish many tracks and remixes.

More infos:

https://www.audiovene.com
https://www.facebook.com/tomschoen.official 
https://pro.beatport.com/artist/tom-schoen/67568
https://pro.beatport.com/artist/magory/158629
https://pro.beatport.com/artist/schon-and-sturm/481561
https://www.youtube.com/houserebel
https://www.soundcloud.com/tomschoen
https://www.mixcloud.com/tomschoen

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