A few years ago Ciudad #Juarez was one of the most dangerous towns in the world. When I visited this place last October I was impressed by how it has recovered from these horrible times again. There were new bars, new restaurants, shops and people which seemed much more relaxed to me like back in the days. It was an affair of the heart to have played at Hardpop again, one of the best clubs on the globe. The peeps were one of a kind, they knew so much about electronic music and felt this music from the bottom of their hearts, I could really feel it and I hope you can comprehend this vibe while listening to the recording. Enjoy, I love you, Juarez!

Hardpop, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, October 15th 2016

Over the course of the last three plus decades, the German born DJ, musician and composer Marc Romboy has become synonymous with a soulful electronic music sound that has taken him all over the world. As well as releasing on only the most influential labels, from Innervisions to Cocoon and Kompakt to Senso Sounds, he is also the sole mastermind behind the influential Systematic Recordings label and has been since 2004.

Nowadays an album specialist, 2006 saw him release his debut album, the captivating „Gemini" whilst in 2017 Marc released his first listening long player called „Voyage de la planète“, a pure electronica album with classical music influence and later, in summer 2017 the live recording of his collaboration with the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra called „Reconstructing Debussy“, in cooperation with Boiler Room hit the stores.

Despite being a key player for so long, Marc is still as relevant as ever and remains right at the sharp end of electronic music. Proof of that comes in the form of his DJ schedule, which takes him from Fabric to Womb and Berghain to Rex, as well as to not one but three separate Boiler Room shows. All three proved Marc to be a dexterous performer who never relies on obviousness or gimmicks, instead telling truly musical stories that place dancers right at the heart of the action.

Hardpop, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, October 15th 2016

MARC ROMBOY