In order to provide residents at Berlin's techno havens - Berghain and Panorama Bar, with an artistic and social home, Ostgut Ton was launched as a label at the end of 2005. Immediately, the interaction of club and label proved to be a very fruitful combination. The unique sound architecture of Berghain especially, has directly left a mark on productions by Ben Klock, Marcel Fengler, Len Faki and Marcel Dettmann. The club serves as a permanent influence for everyone involved. There, all new tracks and records get their first test, the club is the reference. Over the last few years, this constellation brought forward a signature sound, which fortunately didn't pick up on any recent trends dominating dance music. The sound can best be paradoxically described as an utterly unnostalgic take on Techno, which has been produced with the experience of Techno's heyday during the '90s still in mind. Although the tempo has been slowed down, it still oozes with vitality... More»

Echologist Brings the Bass

[Footnotes/Third Ear/Deep Space]

New York based South African, Brendon Moeller has been producing music since 1994. His compositions have been released on Francois K's Deep Space Media, Third Ear Records, Echocord, Mule Musiq, Leena Music, Eskimo recordings and most recently, under his Echologist guise, Footnotes, a sub-label of Adultnapper's Ransom Note. More»