Sonar Kollektiv invited us to host their slot on Worldwide FM.
Here now without us talking. 1st hour slower, 2nd hour more for dancing :)
hope you enjoy.
vinyl only except for the taste of our new EP on Toy Tonics

Listen with talk

Worldwide FM - Radio Show June 2021 (no talk)

Our favorite record store was throwing a party and we had so much fun playing a rather ecstatic set for them. One for the books🎶💥

Oye Records

Live At Oye Night - Paloma Berlin - Oct 2nd 2021

Session Victim and Erobique join forces once again for a beautiful cover version of Mark- Almond's "The City",starring Jamie Lloyd's enticing vocals and featuring Linnart Ebel on rhythm guitar.

Ever since Hauke Freer stumbled over Mark- Almond's final studio album Other People's Rooms at Montreal record store Death Of Vinyl a few years ago, the pair would regularily finish DJ nights with this 1978 recording of their hit single "The City" - and since then, the idea of recording their own rendition had been tossed around frequently. Carsten "Erobique" Meyer was not the first but really the duo's only choice to see this through and well, just listen to the impeccable Rhodes/Clavinet combination he came up with.

However, it is Sydney's Jamie Lloyd who steals the show and takes the song into his realm, putting his very own stamp and character on this certified classic. Long time collaborator Linnart Ebel completes the band with his ever subtle rhythm guitar. The two, three, four, five man house, not house band branches out for all the right reasons and this is the result.

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Session Victim & Erobique w/ Jamie Lloyd - The City

This is the first tune from our Basic Instinct EP on Rhythm Section, wich will be released on May 27th. 
Find the full track here:

https://rhythmsection.lnk.to/BasicInstinct

Basic Instinct

A1. Trying To Make It Home (Snippet)

our Basic Instinct EP is out!

Massive thanks to the RS crew for making this record happen – it means a lot to us! Huge shout outs to everyone not chasing that money and fame, but caring for each other’s well being, creating, building and bringing people together. Particular you record shop owners, beat makers, party promoters, dancers and music lovers. This record is for you!

„There is something special about the drums, that enables you to set up a foundation, a rhythmic foundation, for other people to play on. It’s a responsibility that you have to do, it’s a joy that you have. With the drums you have the capacity to create a mood for any amount of people, doesn’t matter if you are playing in a club, if you are playing in a hall, if you are playing in the streets at a carnival, you create scenes.  You can make people dance with what you do“ (George Marsh 1974)

B1. Orbits Of Dust

NTS just recently aired this mix, which is a special one for us, as this was recorded right after our first show after the reopening of Heideglühen here in Berlin. Such a mind blowing experience!

A few days later still buzzing from the energy of that gig, we went thru our bags and laid down this mix.

hope you enjoy! 🎶❤

Finally got our copies of BASIC INSTINCT, for the top 3 tracklist contributors here on soundcloud, we are giving away 3 signed copies. 

mixed with 3xMK2 and El Capistan delay.

You can listen to the full show including an interview of us talking about our new record and our favorite pinball machine here: https://soundcloud.com/user-637448757/rhythm-section-010622?in=sessionvictim/sets/session-victim-tracks-and-sets

NTS Summer 2022 Mix

HAUKE FREER - ONE TINY UNIVERSE (STB03)

HAUKE FREER'S latest offering includes two warm and moody original cuts plus an intense, bass heavy MATTHIAS REILING Remix - is that really you, SESSION VICTIM?

While the duo's records usually strike a chord with a somewhat broad audience, Freer's solo output never tries to cater to the House Music masses. In fact, it feels very much tailored to please an acquired taste. 
ONE TINY UNIVERSE is a case in point, built upon a steady but wonky drum groove and a brizzling, retro, sci-fi kind of pad, eventually leading the song into an array of synth melodies that will reward you with discovering new things when listening repeatedly - showing Hauke's ability to subtly combine little bits and pieces into something that effortlessly outgrows the sum of its parts. 
Moving on to the flip, Reiling stripps the title track off it's warmth and beauty and replaces them with a tougher drumset and a pressure heavy UK style bassline. You'll be reintroduced to Freer's synth work eventually, but in a less fairytalish and, well, slightly hostile environment.
MMMMM is the closing cut of the EP, a composition just as bare and raw as it feels soothing and gentle - like.... let's say beans and rice over a campfire on a cold night under the starry sky of a far away tiny universe in the fingernail of some other giant lifeform.

STB03 - A1 - Hauke Freer - One Tiny Universe

STB03 - B1 - Hauke Freer - One Tiny Universe (Matthias Reiling Remix)

STB03 - B2 - Hauke Freer - Mmm

Good news everyone!
We're over the moon to share our upcoming EP "The Intangibles" with you!!
The record consists of three original tunes : The lead track "Motivation" is a collaboration with jamaican wordsmith RAS STIMULANT - do yourself a favour and check out his youtube channel.
Is that everything? Of course not... Our long time friend, mentor and yes, best boss in the world JIMPSTER contributed keys for two of the songs too!
Okay now, long story short: We are so happy and proud with how this record turned out - we had great fun making it and we hope there is something in there for y'all :)

Yours victimly,
Hauke & Matthias

DOG91

Dromedary Twist - B1 - DOG91

Good news everyone!
We're over the moon to share our upcoming EP "The Intangibles" with you!!
The record consists of three original tunes : The lead track "Motivation" is a collaboration with jamaican wordsmith RAS STIMULANT - do yourself a favour and check out his youtube channel.
Is that everything? Of course not... Our long time friend, mentor and yes, best boss in the world JIMPSTER contributed keys for two of the songs too!
Okay now, long story short: We are so happy and proud with how this record turned out - we had great fun making it and we hope there is something in there for y'all :)

Green Run - B2 - DOG91

Motivation w/ Ras Stimulant - A1 - DOG91

This mixtape was aired by Mr Beatnick on his NTS show back in April 2023. Vinyl only and no talk here. Hope you enjoy :) 🎶❤
mixed with: Ecler Nuo 3, 3x MK2 and El Capistan Delay

full show: https://www.nts.live/shows/mrbeatnick/episodes/mrbeatnick-18th-april-2023

download

NTS Mix 2023 (no talk)

Our remix for Felipe Gordon and Krewcial's track on Shall not fade. enjoy!

Felipe Gordon & Krewcial - The Answer (Session Victim Remix) - SNF086

We had the pleasure to dub out this awesome Midnight Magic track. 
Watch out for the Midnight Creepers EP on Permanent Vacation. Vinyl out very soon!

Midnight Magic - Same way I feel (Session Victim Dub) - Permanent Vacation

Iron Curtis / Quarion / Session Victim - Treats Vol. 3 - RTR09 in stores now

Thank you for buying vinyl

(preview snippet)



Session Victim - Good Intentions - RTR09

RELEASE INFO

Hamburg duo Hauke Freer and Matthias Relling aka Session Victim return to Delusions of Grandeur with their second long player, 'See You When You Get There'.

Right from the start it's clear Session Victim's way with a groove hasn't diminished in the two years since their debut album, 2012's 'The Haunted House of House'. ‘Do It Now’ and ‘Hey Stranger’ open the record with the duo's trademark blend of subtle sampling, gloriously swinging beats and the same off-kilter sensibility that consistently raises them above their modern disco peers.

The new album marks a conscious progression in Freer & Relling's approach, evolving the sample-based production style that's won them plenty of fans since their emergence in 2008. Whereas their debut album was recorded in the duo's bedrooms, the new LP instead sees them embracing a full studio set-up, split between their own Hamburg-based studio and the fully-kitted out Room G studio in San Francisco.

Despite being situated in one of the USA's most beautiful locations, the duo found little time for anything outside the work at hand. Time not spent in the studio saw them raiding the two-dollar bins of Amoeba Music for interesting records to sample. "Having access to a fully-equipped studio was like hitting the jackpot. It was a bit intimidating too - we thought 'if we cannot write the LP here, it’s not in us'. A few days later we already forgot about this and were immersed in jamming and exploring," says Hauke. "We had access to all sorts of 80s drum machines, synths and fender rhodes of course that added another layer to the whole thing."

The resulting LP is as expected one that suits a variety of moods within SV's idosyncratic range - from the dancefloor thrills of the piano-led Never Forget, the classic disco percussion & filtered guitar licks of Stick Together and the heads down groove of The Most Beautiful Divorce Ever to the more laid back jazz tempos of Hyuwee and Crystal Maze, while the record also has a place for the more oddball moments of Under Your Spell and Eos Place. ‘See You When You Get There' finds Session Victim at their best yet, with an accomplished album that will likely emerge as one of 2014's strongest in its field.


TRACK LISTING

A1. Do It Now
A2. Hey Stranger
B1. Make People Dance
B2. See You When You Get There
C1. Never Forget
D1. Stick Together
D2. Hyuwee
E1. The Most Beautiful Divorce Ever
E2. Crystal Maze
F1. Under Your Spell
F2. Eo's Place
F3. Outro

C1. - Never Forget

new remix for Mister Klank out now - 
watch out for vinyl :)

Sweatson Klank - The Road To Love (Session Victim Remix)

our remix for Jesper Ryom is out now on vinyl!

Jesper Ryom - Deep Blues (Session Victim Remix)

we think the next best thing to doing a DJ Kicks is having your track featured on it! 
Very happy to be on DJ Kicks #50!

In this case DJ Koze even made a special remix of our LP tune "Hyuwee" and it will be also included on the 2LP. 

DJ Koze - DJ Kicks out on June 16th - !K7

Session Victim - Hyuwee (Kosi Remix)

Release Info:

After last month’s »Busted Moniker« EP from Quarion, Retreat is thrilled to announce a new 12" courtesy of house music’s most energetic duo, the incomparable Session Victim! The aptly titled »Two Man House Band EP« is the lads’ first record since their 2014 magnum Opus »See You When You Get There« and perfectly transcribes the energy that Session Victim pour into their incendiary live show. Tailormade for a night out in the club or a joyous day at the festival, the »Two Man House Band EP« once again prooves that Session Victim are unstoppable in their pursuit of the ultimate groove!

»Summer Games« is an ode to that most festive of seasons and could easily hold the claim of being Retreat’s »biggest« track so far. Built around an Hypnotic organ loop, »SummerGames« completely blurs the lines between house, funk and soul : rolling breakbeats, catchy vocal snippets and a very groovy bassline are the core elements of this anthem that could rock any party. Yet Session Victim add a slight twist in the form of a melancholic string motive that appears in two chiseled breakdowns. It’s a little reminder that summers do not last forever and that one should enjoy them while they last ...

Flip the record in order to dive into the deeper realms of »Black Cream«, a more reflective track for the late hours. With its jazzy (almost broken) beat, guitar licks, rhodes pads, subtle percussion and ethereal vocals, »Black Cream« is the soundtrack to an exciting underwater trip with Matthias and Hauke at the controls. Thanks to the captains’ lively drum programming, the track flows effortlessly and we’re treated with many surprises along the way before a gradual rise brings us back to the surface.

»Finderlohn« is a smokey downtempo workout which finds Session Victim digging deep in their collection to demonstrate their prowess in manipulating samples. Beginning with an instanly classic guitar and piano loop, »Finderlohn« allows a shuffly breakbeat to take center stage, sometimes reinforced with double-time hihats for a more dramatic effect. The tune is definitely a headnodder’s paradise and the listener is taken that little bit higher thanks to a mystical flute solo that concludes »Finderlohn« in a psychedelic way.

Artist: Session Victim
Title: Two Man House Band EP
Catalog Nr. RTR17
Label RETREAT
Format Vinyl 12’’
Release date Mid September 2015
Style House
track name
A1 Summer Games
B1 Black Cream
B2 Finderlohn 

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Summer Games - A1 - RTR17

our remix of this song from the great Khruangbin LP. Out now on Boogiefuturo!

Khruangbin - The Man Who Took My Sunglasses (Session Victim Remix)

our remix for Mr. V classic tune "Somethin wit Jazz". really fun working on this one. hope you enjoy. Wax is out on Razor-n-Tape on September 27 including remixes by Jimpster and Plenty Herb.
Digital available here: http://www.traxsource.com/title/691332/somethin-wit-jazz-remixes

Mr. V - Somethin' Wit Jazz (Session Victim Remix) VINYL + DIGI OUT NOW

Recorded live at LISTEN TO YOUR HEART release party at Prince Charles, Berlin on May 5th 2017

Session Victim Erobique Trio - Que tal Kreuzberg (live)

a preview of our second single of the upcoming LP "The Haunted House of House".  enjoy!

vinyl release: March 26th 2012

Session Victim - A1. Cow Palace - DOG24

a preview of our third part of the upcoming LP "The Haunted House of House".  enjoy!

vinyl release: April 23th 2012

Session Victim - A2. Good Intentions (LP Mix) - DOG25

Session Victim - Time to let you down - Delusions of Grandeur - Dog12 - AA

our contribution to the "Paw to the floor" EP on Wolf Music - out now

Session Victim - We Want To Thank All Our Friends - Wolf Music006

Recorded live at Culture Box, Copenhagen Jan 26 2019

RB Radio wrote:

The German production duo bring the heat with their sultry disco, left-footed house and futuristic boogie selections.
https://www.redbullradio.com/shows/on-the-floor/episodes/session-victim-culture-box

Credits:

Produced by Caroline Whiteley
Engineered by Oswaldo Terrones

On the Floor - live at Culture Box - RB Radio Jan 26 2019

vinyl out now on Whats In The Box Records (WITB006)

Volta Cab - Always In The Place (Session Victim Remix)

Needledrop is out! Thanks for your support! :)

Needledrop

Bad Weather Mates

reupload of this mix from 2016 as requested :)

support us on Bandcamp

live at Prince Charles 19th Feb 2016

upcoming EP "Glow in the Dark" on Delusions of Grandeur. Vinyl out on July 19th 2013!

Special Thanks to Max for this killer remix! Check out his great productions on Box aus Holz (http://soundcloud.com/max-graef)

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AA1 - Session Victim - Yes I Know (Max Graef remix) - Delusions of Grandeur - DOG31

Session Victim’s 5th studio album ‘low key, low pressure’ feels like an anathema to today’s fast-paced, industry-driven musical landscape – and for all the right reasons. 
https://orcd.co/lowkeylowpressure

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