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Roman Lindau
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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Berlin imprint Fachwerk has continually set high standards in techno for nigh on twelve years now. Its output particularly the early 2010's heralded a new era in German techno alongside established local imprints such as Klockworks, Vidab and MDR. It's steely, refined and austere aesthetic is on fine display on the fourth edition of the label's new digital reissue, containing material from the early vinyl releases FW031 - FW038, including unreleased special edits. All the usual suspects appear: label staple Roman Lindau delivers a barrelling rework of UK producer Roberto's "Rings Of Smoke" in proper heads down fashion, the ever impressive Sascha Rydell delivers more reductionist club music executed boldly on "Haptic", label chief Mike Dehnert finely shows off exactly what high-end dub-techno is on "Placide" while label newcomer Jens Tozzberg does ultra deep on the cavernous and glacial hypnotism of "Baritum".
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FW 044VA04
28 Jun 19
Minimal/Tech House
28 Jun 19
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Review: Over the course of a decade, Mike Dehnert's Fachwerk label became synonymous with a defined techno style - steely and functional but also inspired by the spacious dub shapes of Chain Reaction. This third collection of the label's highlights shows just how much Fachwerk's tight collective of artists created this sound, with contributions from just Sascha Rydell, Roman Lindau and Dehnert featuring, and tracks such as Dehnert's "M10"; Rydell's "When You Play It" and Lindau's "Under Pressure" exemplifying the Fachwerk sound.
There are some surprises however: Dehnert's own "Sophia Minus 2 Octave" features vocal snippets amid its grungy acid groove, while the label owner's "Blattwerk" is a steam-rolling metallic groove, but in the main, Fachwerk Part 3 is an impressive synopsis of the Fachwerk sound.
There are some surprises however: Dehnert's own "Sophia Minus 2 Octave" features vocal snippets amid its grungy acid groove, while the label owner's "Blattwerk" is a steam-rolling metallic groove, but in the main, Fachwerk Part 3 is an impressive synopsis of the Fachwerk sound.
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FW 043VA03
11 Mar 19
Techno
11 Mar 19
Techno
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Hot on the heels of the first Fachwerk compilation comes this follow-up instalment. The German label's contribution to underground techno has been considerable over the past decade, and this compilation showcases all aspects of its sound. On one hand, there's deep, dub techno bombs like label owner Mike Dehnert's "KEME" and the swirling chords of his "Dico B1" track, while at a different end of the spectrum, Roman Lindau opens up with the vocal-sampling house track "Adipeux" and the filtered "Sonnerie". On other occasions, Fachwerk offers up a more stripped back, linear take on techno mainly due to Sascha Rydell's contributions - but this release successfully brings together all of these strands in one cohesive manner.
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FW 042VA02
08 Nov 18
Techno
08 Nov 18
Techno
Review: Fossil Archive is the brainchild of Rob Kirkaldy aka Roberto. To date, it has almost exclusively featured the work of the London DJ / producer, but its sixth installment sees him collaborating with Roman Lindau. The title track is a visceral, peak-time track; revolving around a clanging rhythm and supported by rough kick drums, it remains funky and swinging, in spite of its pace. The label owner flies solo on "Triage", where there is a considerable change in mood. The sound is more spacious and cavernous, with hollowed out drums and an elastic rhythm to the fore, but it is just as impactful as "Nerinea Trinodosa".
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FAUK 006
27 Mar 17
Techno
27 Mar 17
Techno
Review: Fachwerk has big plans to mark its eighth anniversary. Apart from a series of label nights, it also has an album release in the pipeline. For the many fans who won't be able to wait for that release, this EP may satisfy. Dehnert's own "Avant Que" is a rolling, driving affair, made all the more urgent by dint of its alarm bell hooks, while "Hain" is a buzzing, swinging dubby groove. By contrast, Sascha Rydell's "Identified" revolves around a stripped back, splintered rhythm and Roman Lindau's "Rockin Snare " is a stepping, insistent affair, shot through with a repetitive vocal sample. It shows that after eight years, Fachwerk still has the magic touch.
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FW 035
27 Apr 15
Techno
27 Apr 15
Techno
Review: The latest release from Fachwerk alumni Roman Lindau finds a trustworthy metallic bumper housed up on the A side. Indeed "Now" plays on all of Lindau's strengths, keeping the scraping elements under a tight control even as they swing with abandon, both abrasive and instantly grooving at the same time. "Rave On" takes a more surprising turn, with the titular inspiration proving to be something of a red herring as a stadium techno synth struggles under a particularly distant swathe of processing while a slender beat propels the oddball cut along. It's a different flavour for Lindau but he still delivers.
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FW 033
07 Jul 14
Techno
07 Jul 14
Techno
Review: Celebrating thirty releases of unrepentant, groovy techno, Mike Dehnert's Fachwerk stable has always been defined by the man himself and his cohorts Sascha Rydell and Roman Lindau. Here they all get a look in with a three-way collaboration resulting in the titular track "Fachwerk 30". The quirky stomper features impulsive key stabs and bassy grumblings that bring to mind a free-flowing studio jam session, not least when the nasty acid tweaking comes in at the end. Roman Lindau's own "The Yeah Thing" is an addictive slice of bumping techno, while Sascha Rydell finds a more rolling framework to get busy with, but all the tracks make sense forming part of a greater whole, like all of Fachwerk to date.
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FW 030
30 Aug 13
Techno
30 Aug 13
Techno
Review: In the lead up to Fachwerk's quarter century milestone - an album from Mike Dehnert - the label's main players again share the release duties. Sascha Rydell's contribution is by far the most crossover, centred on a discoy loop and offering a housey version of Fachwerk's sound. Elsewhere, it's business as usual; Roman Lindau's "Plavix" is everything one would expect from the Berlin label, a stripped back techno groove, slightly stepping and swathed in razor-sharp metallic percussion. Dehnert meanwhile, drops the clunky drums and visceral hats of "Avec", which provide the backdrop for a typical chord build. But just as Rydell surprised, so does the label owner and "Traces Of" provides an unlikely mixture of distorted beats and a sassy double bass.
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FW 024
02 Apr 12
Techno
02 Apr 12
Techno
Review: Germany's Fachwerk stable drops a second collaborative EP from label heads Mike Dehnert, Roman Lindau and Sascha Rydell. Entitled, quite simply, Fachwerk EP 2, it follows last year's Fachwerk EP which included tracks from each of the three producers at the centre of the label's quite singular techno vision, which combines crunchy, swung mechanical rhythms with warm, rolling, dubby tones. It's one of several releases which will culminate in the release of the label's 25th release, which we imagine will be something quite special indeed. The EP is as brilliant as you'd expect, with the muscularity of Dehnert's "M10? augmented with vocals that sound like snatches of Arthur Russell, the metallic strings of Lindau's "Grow" and the manic piano groove of Rydell's "When You Play It" all offering solid entries into the label's formidable catalogue. This label is simply on fire at the moment - don't sleep.
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FW 023
13 Mar 12
Techno
13 Mar 12
Techno
Review: Fachwerk signs off on an excellent year in the best way possible - presenting this collection of all new material from label bosses Dehnert, Lindau and Rydell. Roman calls shotgun with the brain matter scraping, gutter punch rhythms of "Hurt" that masterfully crafts the relentless motion from indecipherable vocal fractures. As finely poised as the track is, the A-Side is dominated by the subsequent collaboration between Lindau and Dehnert. "Sophia" is perhaps the most dementedly brilliant production to surface from the Fachwerk studios yet, with the dense swamp of bass and singular drum kicks in the opening bars not really giving prior warning to the thrilling rhythmic mess of saturated acid and panning vocals. Dehnert is in more familiar foundation-pummelling form on the flip with the caustic and unrelenting "Blattwerk" which explodes with colourful textures midway through, whilst Sascha Rydell has the last laugh with the pressurised percussive presence of "It Happened". Big tip!
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FW 022
26 Dec 11
Techno
26 Dec 11
Techno
Review: As far as Basic Channel-inspired techno goes, it sounds like Mike Dehnert has a new rival. Lindau may have a smaller catalogue, but like his other releases, Lot De Deux hits the target with unerring accuracy. "Avide" is subtler than is Fachwerk's wont, its pulsing rhythms and razor sharp percussion supported by swinging drums and a drunken vocal sample. "Sub Suggestion" is tougher and more toolish thanks to its relentless drums and firing percussion, but whatever inherent aggression features is offset by the hypnotic chord stabbing.
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FW 019
29 Jun 11
Techno
29 Jun 11
Techno
Review: Roman Lindau has chosen the title of his new Fachwerk release wisely, as it is the most diverse release on the Berlin label so far. At one end of the spectrum there's "Slow Dope", a laid back shuffle that is briefly reminiscent of Plastikman's "Spastik" played at 33rpm, but which soon morphs into a mellow chord sequence. At the opposite end of the scale there's "Crasse", where a horror-rave bass and abrasive filtering create an intense peak time track. Finally, "Lyrica" is different again, a sparse metallic workout with glistening percussion and a detached, robotic undercurrent. If you're looking for a break from techno purism, then this release is for you.
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FW 017
21 Feb 11
Techno
21 Feb 11
Techno
