This one is my latest remix for Traum, of a track by Microtrauma coming out at the start of March. I loved the eerie vocals and groove on some hi-end drums from the original, so I took those and built a new chord arrangement over them, sticking to a simple understated feel throughout....it's supposed to be a quite relaxed track basically, I must be getting old!

Microtrauma - Contrast - Max Cooper Remix - Preview Clip

The master recipe? AI Deluxe Burger???
Ready for a bland side dish? 
Yeah, now you know why you skip.
A pinch of salt – too much? Clipping! Bam!!! – ear bud suddenly awake.
Well… got your comment ready? 😂

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wearecalloohcallay
Booking: CalloohCallaymusicofficial@gmail.com

CalloohCallay is a multidimensional music project that blends emotional depth, expansion and optimism within technoid soundscapes. Their music stands out with complex arrangements, evolving structures, and a signature sonic identity. The duo pulls you into a vortex with their basslines that expand dynamically, keeping the listener on edge in a raw and intense journey.
Long before focusing on producing their own tracks and playing DJ sets, the multi-instrumentalist duo took a deep dive into the art of performing live techno, combining drum computers, synthesizers, and MIDI controllers, creating numerous hypnotic happenings 2018/2019. 

CalloohCallay first started with broken gear and a tight budget. Despite that, the two musicians embraced trial and error, experimenting extensively. While Basti has incredible know-how in music theory and melodic instruments, Nico is renowned for his continuous output in the rhythm section, specializing in drums and percussion. 
In their studio near Stuttgart, CalloohCallay are now focusing more on working on their own releases. At the same time, they are resident DJs at the iconic Romantica – the heart of Stuttgart's underground techno scene.
While the region’s economy is shaped by the automotive industry and the German Mittelstand, the electronic music scene has largely remained a part-time, community-driven effort - perhaps due to a mix of structural and cultural factors. As a result, many talented artists operate with a sense of creative modesty rather than self-promotion. 
In this context, CalloohCallay remains one of Swabia’s best-kept secrets, though that may soon change with their debut EP set for release in spring 2025.

Key Facts
Gigs: Germany (Stuttgart, Brandenburg, Berlin)
Clubs: Romantica (resident), Kap Tormentoso
Festivals: Alte Liebe rostet nicht, Festival of Variation, Technotoene


DJ @ Romantica/Stuttgart

28 |  Techno | Producer | 030

https://soundcloud.com/kopfkulturberlin

Music lover, Life addicted, World traveller, Workaholic, Family man.

Sign up for updates & exclusive experiences: 

Max Cooper is an electronic composer, multi-disciplinary artist, music label founder and former scientist who has carved out a unique space in music and visual art.

He holds a PhD in computational biology at the same time as being the first contemporary electronic musician to perform at the ancient Acropolis theatre in Athens and one of the first clutch of musicians to produce in Dolby Atmos.

Cooper has enquired for over 15 years through music, collaborations, and his label Mesh, to explore the intersections between the arts and sciences with installations, performances, immersive experiences, online media, music videos and live events.  Anchored throughout is his emotive approach, connecting how ideas and forms feel, in a manner accessible to us all. 
 
As an artist synonymous with the evolution of club culture, Cooper honed his craft as a DJ with a 10 year residency at legendary Midlands techno event Firefly where he formed a foundational relationship with Architecture Social Club, with whom he still collaborates on extravagant immersive installations.

"I want to encourage the acceptance of electronic music as an art form like any other. Bringing electronic music and abstract audio-visual projects into concert halls, museums and galleries is liberating - the art world opens up doors to communicate in ways that aren’t possible elsewhere."
  
Pivoting from computational biology to electronic music might not seem like the most natural career transition, but for Cooper the commonalities are obvious:
 
"In both fields, you're in a sense, free. Free from the limits of living systems, free from the limits of corporeal sound. The only constraints are in your mind."

www.maxcooper.net 

Contacts:
Management: James Palmer-Bullock, The Wild Seeds - james@thewildseeds.com 
Label: Anthony Faulkner, Mesh – anthony@thewildseeds.com 
PR: Neil Bainbridge, Neighbourhood PR - neil@nbhd-group.com 
Radio: Matthew Maxey, Enganche - matthew@enganche.co.uk