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.

Sioc is a UK-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer with over two decades dedicated to electronic music. A longstanding presence in the underground scene, he has earned recognition for both his productions and carefully curated performances, with releases on Flux Collective, Space Trax, Terenor Records, TechLab, Alpha Tracks and Proxima.

For Sioc, every set is an evolving exchange, shaped in real time through the energy shared between artist and dance floor. Drawing on the spirit of classic Goa, rolling basslines and the darker atmospheres of modern psytrance, he builds connection through texture, tension and imagination. Deep transitions and intricate detail immerse people into a collective flow before unfolding into moments of genuine emotion. This approach has left a lasting impression at renowned Berlin venues Säule (Berghain) and RSO, as well as festivals including Techlake (Budapest) and Solstice (Amsterdam).

Beyond the booth, Sioc continues to expand his creative vision through both solo and collaborative projects. Recently, he launched Satori, a platform bringing together like-minded artists exploring the hybrid spaces between trance and techno. With forthcoming releases on Crude (Berlin) and Space Trax, alongside his role as a resident of Vehemence, his focus remains on pushing underground music forward while building genuine connections, staying true to his values, and contributing to a strong sense of community.

★ founder: https://soundcloud.com/satori-label
★ bookings: sioc28@icloud.com
★ resident: https://soundcloud.com/vhmnc

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Slow Town is a record imprint based on top quality underground House music. Fat & sweet….Deep & warm.

The label has it soul between San Francisco (Us), Paris (Fr) and Madrid (Sp).  Music as well as artwork images, has been created and delivered with maximum care and intense love. 

Slow Town is not a business unit. It is a music label. It is Underground  Art.

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STown001- RoundAbout EP. VVAA ( Joe Babylon, Tomas Es, Khalil, Jesuon)
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STown003- The Grove Maker EP- Jef K feat. Rhythm&Soul
STown004 - Con't Stop EP - Le Loup / Junktion
STown005 - Never go away EP - Riccio 
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Record label. What is the Third Ear sound? Music made primarily but not exclusively with computers synthesisers and turntables/controllers as the musical instruments. Nearly all the music we release is with DJs in mind. If we're feeling it we want to release it.  Go to www.third-ear.net for more releases with full track preview and podcasts.
                                                        
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