+─ R E L E A S E I N F O ────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
Artist...: Boris Brejcha
Title....: Der Mensch Wird Zur Maschine
Label....: Harthouse Digital
Cat.No...: HHD0768
Format...: WEB (Digital Download)
Genre....: Techno
URL......: http://www.harthouse.de
Tracks...: 4 Grabber..: N/A
Size.....: 82.19MB Encoder..: LAME
Playtime.: 00:34:13 Quality..: avg. 320kbps / 44.1kHz / Full Stereo
+─ P L A Y L I S T ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────+
1. Der Mensch Wird Zur Maschine (Original Mix) 9:03
2. Der Mensch Wird Zur Maschine (Theme) 7:17
3. Distortion Is Nothing (Original Mix) 9:32
4. Caloplaca (Original Mix) 8:21
-----
34:13 (min)
+─ R E L E A S E R E V I E W ────────────────────────────────────────────────+
The label Harthouse was founded in 1992 in Frankfurt/Offenbach by Matthias
Hoffmann, Heinz Roth and the well known Frankfurt DJ Sven Vaeth. Harthouse, in
the early years from 1992 to 1997 a sublabel of Eye Q Records, was a plattform
for young newcomer artists. It was designed for the more harder, more
minimalistic sound, the sound that didn't fit into the commercial line of Eye
Q Records.
Sven Vaeth commented on this:"We wanted to create a stage, a playground - even
an experimental one - and I think we quite succeeded." In the beginning
Harthouse defined a sound that today is well known as the "Sound Of Frankfurt",
a harder but danceable version of "Trance" - "Hardhouse" or "Harthouse". The
first release was produced by the Harthouse A&R himself, Sven Vaeth. His
co-producer up to year 2000 was Ralf Hildenbeutel, known from todays
"Schallbau". Sven Vaeth also had different projects on Harthouse together with
the other "Schallbau"-members Steffen Britzke (alias B-Zet) and Matthias
Hoffmann (alias AC Boutsen).
From the very beginning Sven Vaeth decided on what was released on Harthouse
and what was not. In the first years Harthouse releases were kept heavily
limited, around 2000 copies each release. The labels promo-list was also kept
small. In a very short time Harthouse became the "flag-ship" of German Techno.
The label became well known and it's artists achieved world fame and success on
international charts.
Due to the limited copies and quality releases, demand rose rapidly. The real
first big success was Hardfloor's first release "Hardtrance Acperience"
(1992,HH-008). While hardly noticed in Germany, it moved into British charts
(1992/93, No. 56) after having been re-released there half a year later. To
oppose the trend to produce with constantly growing speed from track to track
was a revolutionary idea in 1992. Up to today there is an international demand
for remixes created by "Hardfloor" (Ramon Zenker & Oliver Bondzio). Examples
are Mory Kante, The Shamen and Anne Clark. Then one hit followed the other:
Arpeggiator's "Possible future of mankind" (HH-016), Hardfloor "Trancscript"
(HH-019) (place 72 on Brit. Charts 1993) or Resistance D. "Human E.P" (HH-020).
http://www.beatport.com