On our radar for some time, Berlin outfit Eins Tiefer eventually join the fold with their 7th EP for Upon You, 'Bear Market'.

Exponents of a sound that merges an enthralling sense of melodic escapism with spontaneous floor combustion, the pair has us surfing raucous sine waves and untamed envelopes with sustained panache and invention throughout.

The epitome of heavy-duty techno-house, 'Bearflag' packs an undeniably brutalistic, steel-clad punch whilst retaining that touch of weirdo funk / eerie body music swagger that shall get crowds quivering in an otherworldly sense of ecstasy.

'Seriously' pursues a further clinical and stealthy route, treating us to a hot spring of face-melting machine howl and elastic bass bounce, sure to trigger off maximum response from its raving audience. Handed over to Daniel Trabold, the track trades its churning rhythmic assets for a straightforward train-like chug, boiling up to further impressive, epic amplitude. Wrapping up this much dynamic jaunt into Eins Tiefer's ever mischievous headspace,

'Tunewalk' rolls its hips to a finely engineered mix of Afro-laced sensuality, piano house tropes and opaque hardware hoodoo, altering them beyond recognition to paint a pulsating tableau in motion that shall not feel out of place either in a peak-time setting, nor when the after kicks in and the blur in your eyes expands into your soul.

Bear Market

Eins Tiefer - Seriously

Peppering your summer with some heatwave-ready delicacies all set at melting your decks and woofers, here comes Kater Blau and Sisyphos affiliate vibist Benjamin Knows, a name who's been making waves in and around the big city and shall continue spreading around with viral impact. Championing a bountifully textured yet laser-precise strain of dub house, 'I Go (Crazy)' is proper incendiary material for the long, hot nights of boogie ahead of us. Drenched in heavily- processed layers of FX and playful tape-echo gone wild, Benjamin's debut incursion on UY flexes the kind of low-slung, elastic bounce, chopped-up vox slivers and bass-borne churn that promises to get dancers wading in an ocean floor of sweat. Rolling up his sleeves on remix duty, label co-head Marco Resmann dishes out his own irresistibly infectious take on the track, fleshing it out with a further syncopated swing, hi-octane punch and crisper-than-crisp drum programming, all coated with a thick gravy of machine filtering for good measure. Rounding off the package is a shortened tool version for those who really seek the quintessence of what Benji's new weapon can deliver to your door. Beware that highly volatile number.

I Go Crazy

Benjamin Knows - I Go Crazy (Beatapella Tool)

Benjamin Knows - I Go Crazy

For our next instalment, Upon You co-founder Marco Resmann teams up with up-and-coming Jordanian outfit, Fairplay. Having previously released on the likes of Stil vor Talent and BAR 25, the duo makes its first incursion on the label with a steam-powered jazztronics roller that conjures up the finest elements of loungey bop and dubbed-out techno. Bearing the clear aesthetic stamp of both Resmann's inch-perfectly engineered blend of deep, immersive ambience and bespoke groove, as much as it showcases Fairplay's ever-soulful strain of polyamorous rhythms and motifs -- tapping into cutting-edge house music potentialities, pure Cotton Club vibes and Arabic folk in equal measure, 'Like It Is' is hybrid boogie at its most instrumentally lush and captivatingly cinematic. Draped in a film noir kind of atmosphere where the ghosts of Bogart and Bacall would obviously not feel out of place, the track has us swirling and jiving to a sensuously metronomic swing, languidly elevating from behind thick curtains of cigarette smoke and volutes of body heat emanations, as a solid bassy groove summons all dancers to the dance-floor imminently. Tweaking the original into a vocal disco churner, Fuad and Marco treat us to a blazing mini Moog-operated workout, stressing on the track's floor-ready potential and its Sino-flavoured strings' uplift. Moving at train-like rate, this one is the epitome of a transporting number, clearly designed to have you crossing dimensions with every bar and losing yourself across its labyrinthine puzzle of heavily filtered and tape echo'ed machine funk.

Like It Is

Marco Resmann & FairPlay - Like It Is

Marco Resmann & FairPlay - Like It Is (Fuad Marco Minimoog Retouch)

Gunnar Stiller @ Ritter Butzke [Ölfasslager_2024-01]

It´s always fun and pleasure to open the mighty Hammahalle on a Saturday Night.  

Thanks to the whole Sisy crew and all you lovely dancing souls!

Gunnar Stiller @ Sisyphos [Hammahalle 2024-07]

Special selection for a very special set
I enjoyed every single second of my last Waterfloor session so much, 
thank you Watergate for everything ❤️

Gunnar Stiller @ Watergate [Farewell Session_30-12-24]

Pulling out a finely engineered mix of funky bass chug and addictive soul sampling, Benjamin Knows goes all wavy and groovy on his latest for Upon You, 'The One And Only'. A helluva wonky, bouncy floor-focussed UFO - laser-guided for optimal crowd traction, 'The One And Only' finds the producer in peak form as he lays down an infectious slice of off-kilter house drip and bass-heavy jack, oozing both pure Chicagoan hedonism and an even nastier, jagged Detroit vibe out the city's house heyday. Overflowing with X-rated, Moodymann-esque va-va-voom, BK's new joint vouches for the man's wide palette and unhindered vista, unleashing incendiary levels of heat with each bar. DJ-friendly to the bone, 'TO&O' is house music at its most exhilaratingly fun and unabashedly rowdy, so better strap yourself in and enjoy the oh so hot 'n cheeky ride ahead for it's a sssssss-swelterin'. Massive treat.

Benjamin Knows - The One And Only (Original)

Pulling out a finely engineered mix of funky bass chug and addictive soul sampling, Benjamin Knows goes all wavy and groovy on his latest for Upon You, 'The One and Only'. A helluva wonky, bouncy floor-focussed UFO - laser-guided for optimal crowd traction, 'The One And Only' finds the producer in peak form as he lays down an infectious slice of off-kilter house drip and bass-heavy jack, oozing both pure Chicagoan hedonism and an even nastier, jagged Detroit vibe out the city's house heyday. Overflowing with X-rated, Moodymann-esque va-va-voom, BK's new joint vouches for the man's wide palette and unhindered vista, unleashing incendiary levels of heat with each bar. DJ-friendly to the bone, 'TO&O' is house music at its most exhilaratingly fun and unabashedly rowdy, so better strap yourself in and enjoy the oh so hot 'n cheeky ride ahead for it's a sssssss-swelterin'. Massive treat.

The One And Only (Synth Tool)

It is the year 2007.

Electronic music is more popular than ever, especially TechHouse is on a thriving uprise and Berlin already became the buzzing nightlife capital of the world it is known as today.

Amidst all these creative and musical vibes a new label is born -  Upon.You Records. Founded in February 2007 by DJ & producer Marco Resmann, with a first release under his moniker Phage on Martin Landsky's Intim Recordings as well as great success as one half of the infamous project Luna City Express under his belt, and electronic music veteran Hawks Grunert, formerly involved in running Timing Recordings with Tanith as well as working for legendary „Frontpage“ magazine, Upon.You Records was already widely recognized for its first release, Phage's „Vut & Vat EP“, and started to drive on the fast lane immediately.

Originally intended to be a platform for music from an inner circle of friends as well as for aspiring young talent it didn't take long until the label branched out in 2008 with first international signings,  various label tours all over the place and a first label compilation.

In 2009, after receiving massive support from nightlife heavyweights like Steve Bug, Brothers Vibe, Someone Else and many more, a cover story in German electronic music magazine GROOVE and with a catalogue of roughly twenty 12“ releases Upon.You launched two subdivisions - Upon.You Digital and the momentary Upon.You Sweet & Sour Series – and established a booking agency as well as regular label events at two of Berlin's most praised venues, Watergate Club and the infamous Panoramabar.

Furthermore Upon.You Records teamed up with Workaholics Berlin for the launch of a merchandising line in 2009, introducing the labels unique visual image to the world of street fashion.

With the launch of the annual label retro- / futurespective „Upon.You Diary“ and an expanded core artist family now including Marco Resmann, Martin Landsky, ONNO, Ruede Hagelstein, Gunnar Stiller, Magit Cacoon and The Cheapers alongside many others, 2010 finally paved the way for success and fruitful growth to come in consecutive years in which Upon.You became one of the leading labels in all things TechHouse and related.

And it was even the first issue „Upon.You Diary“ that awed the electronic world with Marco Resmann's widely praised tune „This Song“, immediately ruling every dancefloor after it was released and drawing even more attenttion towards the Berlin-based label which continued to expand its growing international network whilst signing releases by Quenum, Kink or the UK-based longtime ambassador Steve Lawler.

On a jam-packed schedule of about twenty releases per year lately, including Ruede Hagelstein's Beatport smash „Minus“, with label artists touring the globe frequently and armed with the brand new, 2014-launched UYX subdivision focusing on raw TechHouse and classic stamped whitelabel aesthetics, Upon.You has grown into a major force on the international electronic music circuit.

Always on the lookout for new talent and keen to explore new territories, the future looks brighter than ever for Upon.You after entering the longplay circuit with the widely acknowledged album debut of the former Tel Aviv- and now Berlin-based DJ / producer Magit Cacoon, another successful instalment of the „Upon.You Diary“-series and finally entering three digit realms with the release of Marco Resmann's extrordinary gold vinyl 12“  „100“ - the onehundredth Upon.You single release in the label history which was released in late 2015.

And things surely are about to be busier than ever for all members of the Upon.You camp over the course of 2016, celebrating the labels 8th anniversary with a dedicated series of label events all over Europe and special showcases at Sonar / Barcelona as well as ADE and, of course, a string of high quality releases for maximum dancefloor pleasure throughout this season and beyond. Watch out.



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DJ/producer Gunnar Stiller has seen Berlin transform considerably over the last couple of decades, soaking in influence as well as helping shape its development as a musical force, becoming a fixture of the city’s scene along the way.

Whether playing in clubs around the world such as Berghain/Panorama Bar and Watergate or Sisyphos and Ritter Butzke in Berlin, Hive Club Zurich, Baum in Bogotá and Glow Bangkok or producing his own tracks for respected labels like Upon.You Records, Smiley Fingers, Voltage Musique and Ballroom Records, Stiller’s technique is deep in character, an outward-reaching combination of techno and house with his trademark funk-tinged basslines.

Born in the sunny seaside town of Rostock, Germany, Gunnar Stiller found a change of scenery when his family moved to Berlin in the early 80s. Moving to such a beautifully chaotic, adventurous city was a key factor in shaping his musical perspective, and with the purchase of his well loved (and now worn out) turntables in the late 90s, he took his first step into a professional artistic career as DJ and producer.

In 2003 while working as manager for Berlin-based event agency No Ufos, Gunnar found himself in the heart of a perfect playground to gain insight and develop his own style, which at the time was focused on deep house, breaks and electro. Inspired by those around him such as Steve Bug, Matthias Tanzmann and Martin Landsky, Stiller quickly began to carve out his own sound that impressed not just the dancers filling the floor but also any promoter and organizer who was paying attention.

Pushing himself toward further success, he founded the artist alliance Edelmut in 2004 along with a few of his friends, an endeavor which quickly gained them notoriety as they played in the city’s top clubs like Watergate, Bar25 and later the infamous KaterHolzig , the latter of which invited Gunnar to become a resident DJ, a position he gladly accepted. On top of this, he became a regular player at the legendary HomeSweetHome sessions. His frequent and often lengthy sets (sometimes in excess of 10 hours) allowed him to explore the boundaries between (and beyond) techno and techhouse, creating a dramatic musical landscape that sets him apart from countless other DJs.

By 2009 Stiller had formed a solid intuition for exactly what moved listeners’ bodies (and spirits) and began his foray into production. His debut release, the Heideberg EP, and its followup the Manaus Madness EP – both on Voltage Musique – landed directly within the Top 5 German club charts, and Marek Hemmann’s remix of “Manaus Madness” was voted the #10 best remix by dance music authority Groove Magazine’s 2010 readers’ poll. It was around this time that Gunnar joined Upon.You Records as part of their label and booking roster, releasing a lot more EPs and contributing to the acclaimed label compilation Upon.You Diary, which was compiled by himself in 2014. These where followed by collaborations and remix projects with artists like Solomun, AndHim, Layo & Bushwacka!, Alex Niggemann, Danny Serrano, Ray Okpara, Nikola Gala, Larry Cadge, Samuel Dan, Nakadia, Dj Le Roi or Loko and more released tracks on labels like Clap Your Hands, Smiley Fingers and Time Has Changed. 

Meanwhile, Gunnar Stiller’s DJ career picked up exponentially as he established a name for himself outside his native Berlin borders. In the last few years, he has been booked to play at top festivals such as Sonar Festival, Amsterdam Dance Event, Melt! Festival, Fusion and Sonnemondsterne, in clubs throughout Eastern and Western Europe as well as South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, sharing the booth with the likes of Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier and Luciano. If you want to know where the global electronic dance scene is headed next, keep your eyes and ears on Gunnar Stiller…

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