It has been a whirlwind couple of years for Berlin’s Fabian Krooss (@fabiankrooss). What started with his 2018 release via Nicone’s Dantze imprint has since seen the likes of Einmusika Recordings, Rebellion der Träumer, Serafin Audio Imprint, and Trndmsk hosting his playfully positive sounds. In fact, just last month he released an outstanding 6 track EP via Stil vor Talent and solidified his position in our music world. A longtime friend of The Gardens of Babylon (TGOB), you may remember him from his much-lauded 2018 The Monastery performance. Since, he has been a TGOB podcast staple, releasing no less than 3. Of course, Fabian Krooss doesn’t only represent TGOB! Clubs like Sisyphos and festivals including Wilde Möhre and Feel Festival have all felt his minimalistic yet complex DJ sets.

2020 was set to be something of a breakout year for Fabian. With his stacked release schedule and rising name recognition, the future was all but certain until it wasn’t. We all know the realities of 2020, turning many once staple activities into nothing more than pipe dreams affecting all, near and far. For Fabian, however, this was no deterrent. In buckling down in the studio, experimenting with different tools and techniques, something new emerged: a synergy of both personal and production growth. The result channels all of this, turning those pipe dreams of despair into ones of eager anticipation. And with that, Fabian Krooss returns to the Gardens of Babylon with his first label release.

Pipe Dreams is an interpretation of our times. In the absence of what we hold dear – dancing, friends, endless nights – life as we are used to seems like just that. Along these lines, the EP’s A-side Pie in the Sky is an unpredictable, deep dive into fantasy. Introducing new elements just when you thought you knew what to expect. Throughout, beauty meets crazy, shifting it from a place of peace to one of unparalleled euphoria. Next, Kaleidoscope is one of those tracks perfect for both at home listening and dancefloor grooving. Like its namesake, Kaleidoscope sparkles with a multitude of color and emotion. Remix duties come from a pair of talented German dancefloor masters. First off, Iorie (@iorie) takes on Pie in the Sky with his Late Night Thoughts interpretation. It is one for the wee hours and beyond. The Cioz (@cioz) remix of Kaleidoscope rounds the EP out, maintaining the dreamy feel of the original but cutting and slicing elements into something entirely its own.

With Pipe Dreams, Fabian Krooss provides The Gardens of Babylon’s fifth 2021 release. Joining Zigan Aldi, Spaniol, Mâhfoud, Amine K & Kadosh, Pipe Dreams is organic, energetic, melodic and a little crazy... a perfect fit with The Gardens of Babylon family.

Pipe Dreams

Fabian Krooss - Pie In The Sky (Iorie Remix)

a disco rocket goes straight to your heart

Lover for delicious beats, blissful melodies and unique sounds. Music which decorates the thread of time, thank you music! 
Art is the heart.

Here to change the world through music and spirituality with like-minded souls we call family. Find our events and join the movement...

www.thegardensofbabylon.com/links

This is all lo-fi "extra" stuff:  junk recordings, song-writer demos, that sort of thing, no professional productions.  I also post sound effects, some of which are actually music, to freesound.org as user "zimbot" -- those are licensed by Creative Commons Attribution, but the stuff here is just normally copyrighted (all rights reserved).

UPCOMING: 
04.8.23 - Ronquière Festival - Belgium




Past:
25.07. TAKA TUKA Island Festival 2018 - Hungary
3-4-5.08. Espéranzah! Festival w/ Radio Bistrot | Namur - Belgium
12.08. Château Perché Festival | Château d'Avrilly Trévol - France
01.09. III. UbikEklektik Festival | Zsámbék - Hungary
21.09. Art exhibition | Bed & Art Project - BnA hotel - Tokyo - Japan
26.09. mini party @ Rye Wax | London - United Kingdom
02.10. Nautilus #9 Tour de Samme | Moulin Fantôme - Belgium
10.11. 14-18h @Mr Ego | Center of Brussels - Belgium
22.12. X P O _ A t e l i e r d e l a N u a g e r i e | Brussels - Belgium
31.12. Hippies New Year | Mons - Belgium
14.02 From 0 to 170 at L'Escalier Club | Liège - Belgium
20.04 Gembloux - Vagafestoch  (BE)
18.05 Braives - MoonLodge (BE)
18.05 Mons - Coupe Mulet Festival (BE)
15.06 Beauraing - Global Hybrid Festival (BE)
23.06 Liège - La Nature Festival (BE)
28.06 Lärz - Fusion Festival (DE)
25.07 Arboretum de Balaine - Château Perché Festival (FR)
03.08 Ronquière Festival (BE)
12.09. Goulash Disko 2019 - Croatie
7.7.22 Château Perché - (FR)
5.8.22 Ronquière Festival - (BE)
15.10.22 Festival de la Tour de Samme - (BE)

Brussels based DJ / Event organiser / Happiness maker 
Music, Vinyl and people lover <3
Ethnic | Hypnotic Sounds | spiritual Melodic | MultiCultu | Downtempo | 
Ketapop ░ ▒ ▓ | Slow Cosmic ☽ °/° ☽ | Isle Enchantée `°`_ `°" 
Deep house ♡ | Disko Funky Weirdy | Tech Minimal |
Shamanism ♕ | 
Experimental Ambient ↫ |
Synth-pop | Balearic | La la la ♥ ♥| Psyché Fusion | 
... From Slow to something

He is, without a doubt, one of the djs who most contributed to the evolution of the dance scene in Portugal.
Beside him, were names like Underworld, Danny Tenaglia, Roger Sanchez, Dj Vibe, Deep Dish, François K, Carl Cox, Jeff Mills, Dave Clark, Groove Armada, among many others.
But more than the names, was and it is his work that stands out before everyone.
Beginning his career in the 1980s with residency at the Plateau (Official) and progression to the mythical "Alcântara Mar", he ended up, give life to the first album to be recorded by a club in Portugal: “The House of Rhythm”.

It was with this record that he achieved what was never achieved before, the first gold record in national electronic music.
In addition, there are numerous milestones associated with different projects, such as Delicado, Crystal Symphony, LL Project and DarkMountainGroup, a co-project with Alex Santos and whose first single, “Lose Control”, reached the number 1 from British DJ Magazine.
When in the mid-90s the first volume of the series of mixed compilations of the mythical Alcântara-Mar club was launched, Luís Leite was already a strong name in our club scene and a pioneer of dance music in Portugal. With a great impact of the compilation and his entry in the first place of the sales tops, Luís becomes part of one, at the time still small, group of DJs coming from the underground who managed to enter the Portuguese mainstream without compromising his music. It was 1996 and the pirate cassettes of the "Alcântara" CDs changed hands in schools and on the streets in large numbers, as if they belonged to Nirvana or Guns & Roses. Teenagers pissed off their parents to wear rings, shave their hair and blow their allowance up in Jimmy Doyle boots like ravers did.
With a mix of American hard house, b-sides of European trance, some English techno and new national production, Luís Leite built the monster that would become the sound of "Alcântara-Mar": naked, fast, oscillating between clubby exuberance and industrial austerity - with an undeniable crossover potential. Also with his production he created some of the greatest classics in our dance music; everyone who grew up in the 90's recognizes "Khine #3" when they hear it, and "Work In Progress" is not only one of the best moments at Kaos Records but it still retains an elegance that makes it modern. In collaboration with Alex S (Urban Dreams) he gave us the Delicado project in the early 2000s, where he exchanged electronic hardness for jazzy influences. Later,  also with Alex, he created one of the biggest international hits of the house of his time with the project Darkmountaingroup, released under the label Buzzin 'Fly by Ben Watt (Everything But The Girl). His dedication and genius ear are only comparable to his humility and work of spirit, typical of a time when DJs were just employees.
From then on, invitations to record mixed cds hadn’t stopped.
As a Dj invited - Clubs
Internationaly
Angola: Elinga Bar,Kappot (Luanda)
Belgium: Worldwide Liquid & Solid Tour 98 (Katsu)
Spain: Festimad 98(Madrid)/Vigo/Inércia & Sala Stress(Huelva)
La Rocca & Joy Eslava(La Coruña)/Industria Copera(Granada)/Club Lokkita (Badajoz)/Lloret del Mar(Barcelona) 
France: Follies Pigalle(Paris)/Galaxie(Amneville)
Luxembourg: Faktory12/Double Deuce/Byblos Club/Victory/Caffe de La Gare & Triplex(Luxembourg)
Norway: Neon(Oslo)
UK: The Venue(Jersey Island)
Switzerland: D Club/Xroom Club(Lausanne)/Moa Club_Jet Leg Room(Geneve)
Portugal:
- LUX Fragil (The Club and Bar 1st floor), Op Art Cafe, Budha Lx, Budha Club, Loft, Rocks, Locomia, Kadoc, Pacha(Ofir), Day After, Kremlin, Vaticano, Alcantara Club, Queens, Sound Planet, In Loco,
Hit Club, Vespas Club(Madeira Island), Challenger Club(Porto Santo Island), Wolf Club & Twins Club(Terceira Island_ Azores).

Among many others…