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A producer whose nearly unpronouncable name stands in firm contrast to his extremely tangible music. As one of the rare genuine german Techno live acts Paul is playing clubs and festivals on every continent since 1999. His strength is defined by a timeless understanding of music and a distinct accur
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A producer whose nearly unpronouncable name stands in firm contrast to his extremely tangible music. As one of the rare genuine german Techno live acts Paul is playing clubs and festivals on every continent since 1999. His strength is defined by a timeless understanding of music and a distinct accuracy regarding arrangements as well as exploring new sounds. With experiences at the legendary Omen club in Frankfurt during Techno’s formative years in Germany in the early 90s and the sound of Detroit as a stylistic checkpoint in mind, Brtschitsch developed his own narrative style over the course of twelve years, accessing a rich sonic pool, which is anything but related to the contemporary, minimalistic monotony. Born in Berlin, Brtschitsch’s family moved to Frankfurt when Paul was ten years old. Highly inspired by his first visits to clubs like Omen and XS, he bought his first synthesizer in 1992 and made his first steps as a producer. In 1996 Brtschitsch released his first record on the Tritone label. At the same time he started to work for Neuton, a specialised vinyl distribution company. The same year, he started his own label Taksi with his partner DJ André Galluzzi. Their track „Schneesturm“ was picked up by Plus 8 and got a re-release including a Richie Hawtin remix in 2001. The duo also released the full lengths „Rundfahrt“ and „Bordell“, as well as more tracks on labels like Force Inc., Ongaku and Music Man. Paul Brtschitsch also released three albums under his own name on the Frisbee label to critical acclaim („Surftronic“, „Venex“ and „Memory“). He always followed the concept of creating an album like a DJ set – soft build up, hard middle part, conciliable ending – without forgetting to explore never heard of sonic spaces. This very concept also applies to Paul playing live. When doing so, Brtschitsch is not relying on lapto s and simple software. His set up is much more complex, resulting in the fact that he really is playing live and not just triggering loops or arranging his studio material in front of a crowd. His sets last for one and a half to two hours and always are spontaneously crafted according to the crowd and atmosphere. Since 2003 Brtschitsch has also started to leave the confinements of the Techno floor behind by starting to produce material verging on TripHop and Pop. In the summer of 2006 he celebrated his dancefloor comeback with „Twirl/Under“ on Ostgut Ton, which got raving reviews in De:Bug amongst others. Paul, who in the meantime has moved back to Berlin, has just started his new platform Rootknox and is busy producing new releases for his imprint.
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