Martin Buttrich is famously as fluent behind a mixing console as in front of a virtual drum kit. That technical prowess, combined with a fascination for music of every shape, has resulted in outstanding releases on influential labels such as Planet E, Four:Twenty, Cocoon, Poker Flat, Nervous and Desolat. He’s also put his sonic thumbprint on many big ticket artists, notably receiving a Grammy nomination for a Tori Amos remix in 2003. Such diverse musical horizons are rare. While other prolific artists may have slowly watered down their music, Buttrich’s star has risen in diametric opposition. His vision has become more and more condensed, more and more crystallised. Flipping and puncturing grooves in a live setting is a snap for him, and he’s entranced audiences at festivals like Time Warp and Creamfields, at temples of boom such as Fabric (London), Womb (Tokyo), Cocoon (Frankfurt), Panorama Bar (Berlin) and Amnesia (Ibiza) and at worldwide Desolat Experience parties with Loco Dice.

Buttrich’s journey into electronic music began in clubs in Berlin and Hannover at the dawn of the ‘90s, when post-Summer of Love-Europe began to swing to its own hypnotic, machine-like groove. At 18 years old he began experimenting with production as X-Rotation (with Daniel Bross), which led to the projects Rhythm Assault, Sounds of Life and Phunk Diggazs (with engineer Andy Bolleshon).

Buttrich began a notorious collaboration with his then co-worker at Peppermint Jam distribution, Timo Maas, in the mid-‘90s (they worked the telephones together). After setting up his first studio in the basement of the Peppermint Park studio building, the partnership led to over 100 co-productions and remixes that included Madonna, Muse, Fatboy Slim. Josh Wink and Green Velvet. Buttrich has produced funk legend Bootsy Collins, while switching the patterns for artists including Tom Jones, Kelis, Moloko, Depeche Mode, Placebo, Yello, War and Roger Sanchez. His Azzido Da Bass “Dooms Night” remix with Timo Maas hit the UK top ten charts.
 
All the while he created an impressive library of beats and collected an arsenal of music production equipment for his studio in Timetools, a studio complex founded in 1997 in Hannover with a group of musicians. Buttrich is happy with the subtle crunch of an SP-12 sampler and the ‘smoky’ vibe of his analog mixing desk – adding a bass guitar or other instrument when necessary. But he’s not above having fun with a laptop either: approaching music programs as if they were video games. He doesn’t rely on any one machine or music composition technique, and his array of outboard gear is mouth-wateringly state of the art.
But he never loses touch with the gritty, human side of music, and the environments that it is played in.

Another key musical partnership, with Loco Dice, begun in 2002, undoubtedly inspired Buttrich to delve deeper into the musical histories that first lured him towards after-dark melodies. In a short space of time they’d built up a deep discography creating an era-defining sound in the process. They spent more than half a year living in New York in 2006/2007, with half of Buttrich’s studio set up in a rickety hideaway in Brooklyn that looked out over Manhattan’s vistas. Between late night production sessions and snowstorms, their Desolat label came to life.

Having his debut solo album Crash Test released on Desolat in early 2010, Martin Buttrich is taking his vision to the road, fusing wild imagination with solid musical architecture, cherry-picked inspiration with true perfection of his musical craft. 

Since then constantly on tour, in 2011 Martin Buttrich still has dropped a remarkable collection of music - productions like “Fire Files” EP on Desolat or remixes for Marco Carola and Lee Curtis amongst others.

Currently based in LA, Martin Buttrich is working on his second artist album and a jazz project called The Stoned Autopilot.

Stay tuned.

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MUSIC DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH.
Label run by Laurent Garnier and Oliver Way.
Curating for the curious, the seekers, the adventurers and the brave. Cod3 QR is about going back to basics. About that feeling of discovering hidden gems and long sought after oddities. If it’s good, it’s good. The music is the message.

SCORDISCI 

Irish Techno DJ/Producer/Classical musician based in London.

Paul Fitzgibbon, a musician from Co. Kerry, Ireland, completed his Bachelor of Music under the guidance of Yuri Zhislin and is currently pursuing his Master's of Music at the Royal College of Music in London as the Leopold de Rothschild scholar. Throughout his undergraduate studies, he was honoured to receive The Kathleen Trust bursary and Henry Wood Scholarship.

Paul's musical journey started with his father on the piano at the age of 2, transitioning to violin at 6 before finding his passion in the viola. Noteworthy milestones include achieving grade 8 distinction in violin at age 13 and earning a viola performance diploma with distinction at 16. His performances have graced stages across Europe and the USA, including notable appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra and at Carnegie Hall, New York as a soloist with the New York Concerti Sinfonietta at the age of 17.

A finalist in the prestigious 2023 Irish Heritage bursary at Wigmore Hall, Paul also explores the realms of electronic music production. In 2020, he launched the Young Musicians Guild, demonstrating his commitment to fostering emerging talent within the musical community. The Young Musicians Guild is a free membership-based organisation that offers a platform for young musicians to build on their musical, performance, and professional skills and careers. It is a community and a collective that enables musicians to explore their artistic potential while forging encouraging and mutually beneficial relationships.

Paul is also an active contributor as a committee member to Irish Heritage, a UK-based charity that supports emerging Irish musicians in the UK.

aka D33 aka Danny From Miami - Break Dancing since 98' - DJing since 99' 

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DJ / Producer 
Hypnotic TECHNO

MOT is an emerging DJ & producer in the techno scene. This moth is a regular face at Club Spock in Breda and made his debut at FIJN and ADE! His love for storytelling adds depth to his records and his sets are considered hypnotic and compelling.

A key figure on the Dutch scene since 1991. An international headlining artist known for his sets in Berghain, Space Ibiza, Womb Tokio, Watergate, his frequent Elrow gigs or headlining every major festival in the Netherlands. Gem Records label boss responsible for moving the careers of Egbert, Enrico Sangiuliano and Reinier Zonneveld forward. Steady producer of countless essential techno classics for over 25 years. One of the most original and down to earth pioneers of electronic music on the planet. All legitimate ways to describe Jeroen Verheij a.k.a. Secret Cinema.

Electric Rescue 'Control Your Mind EP' - out now: https://fanlink.tv/HGDIGI036

Ben Sims 'Transmission One (Final Take) out now on Neighbourhood https://neighbourhood-ldn.bandcamp.com/album/hood010b-the-hive-volume-3

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