steffi occupies a unique space in the realm of contemporary electronic music. although she s a world renowned dj, steffi s musical interests reach far beyond the dancefloor, and it s her work as a producer that has established an impressive, hard-won legacy. soon after moving to berlin in 2007, steffi joined ostgut, becoming a resident at panorama bar and releasing on the club s label. to date she s released five albums, including two solo for ostgut ton, a co-production with virginia, another with analogue cops as third side and a collaboration as doms & deykers on martyn s 3024 label. her impressive discography features club classics like Ò yours feat. virginiaÓ , carefully chosen remixes and appearances on labels including permanent vacation, underground quality and mixes for panorama bar and fabric. she owns and operates four labels: klakson (with dexter), dolly, dolly deluxe and dolly dubs. world of the waking state is steffi s third solo album for ostgut ton and a musical departure for both her and the label. it s also a serious statement of intent. over ten tracks she embarks on entirely new electronic terrain for her productions, marking industrial spaces with superlunary warmth while exercising a refined knowledge of polyphony and arrangement. subdued melodies interact with each other over implied harmonies and microcosmic drum patterns, luring us into a world that is introverted, bewildering and gratifying all at once.

panorama bar resident nick ho&#776,,,,,ppner gets to work on his second solo album on ostgut ton, connecting the territories of house music with the ease of alt-pop. work as in labor. an axiom that fuels the capitalist system just as the techno/house scene economy says that one needs to keep oneself busy to make a living. as a musician, things are complicated of course. itÕs a long way from the romantic idea of creating music simply for the sake of art to becoming a full time musician. those who have accomplished this feat often find themselves in a professional loop of writing the music, producing it, promoting it (with an info text like this), releasing it and then hopefully selling it. after leaving his full time job as ostgut tonÕs label manager in 2012, nick ho&#776,,,,,ppner went fully freelance, focusing on his musically diverse, deep and dynamic djing in and outside berghainÕs panorama bar, but more importantly spending more time in the studio. the result was his critically acclaimed debut album folk (ostgut ton, 2015), various 12Ò releases and remixes, and now his sophomore lp, work, which, more than ever, lays out his refined production skills and his talent to work the machines until they reveal their inner ghosts: nine new songs that now dodge the dance floor, then fully embrace it.

tobias. returns to ostgut ton with his third full length eyes in the center and expands the musical narrative laid out by his helium sessions ep (o-ton, 2016). the berghain resident keeps exploring the vast modular synth-driven techno, experimental and ambient territories on a journey in-between genres. tobias freund is long established as an influential artist and has Ð since the early 1990s Ð been working as a professional producer, sound engineer, label owner and strictly live musician. besides his early solo projects (such as pink elln, metazone or phobia) heÕs also been collaborating with dandy jack (as sieg †ber die sonne), ricardo villalobos (as odd machine), max loderbauer (as nsi.), valentina berthelon (as recent arts) and atom tm to only name a few. with his vast experience, diverse output and interests, tobias. doesnt tire to actively push against existing boundaries and explore new areas of electronic music.

barker & baumecker take turns from techno, bass, breaks, and experimental terrain with their second album on ostgut ton.

five years after his last album release luke slater returns to ostgut ton with a new planetary assault systems longplayer, titled arc angel. after 22 light-years luke slaterÕs planetary assault systems keeps exploring space and time with different musical means. staying true to the projectÕs initial mission statement, slater comments on the new yet familiar musical direction: Òfor me music has to go forward. iÕd feel i was cheating by sticking to tried and tested formulas. thereÕs a valid use for these, but this album has its own agenda.Ó with arc angel, planetary assault systems departs to new musical frontiers by focussing on melody, but staying rooted in the purist values of techno that slater shaped over his decades- and generations-spanning career.

during the last three years a new name has been making waves at ostgut ton and berghain: berlin born, raised and based producer kobosil made his debut with a remix of barker & baumeckers silo (ostgut ton, 2013), completely unknown at the time, he has quickly earned his stripes as a dj on the clubs main floor, eventually becoming a resident at berghain. following up on five subsequent 12 releases and kobosils first live sets, his debut album sees him covering yet new ground in the form of a full length release

2015 re:issue
>one< ist das debŸtalbum von ben klock. ein album, das in seiner visionŠren strahlkraft nahtlos an das shed-album auf ostgut ton anschlie§t. >one< ist ein extrem starkes techno-album, das in seiner eigenstŠndigkeit zu einem frŸhen hšhepunkt des jahres 2009 zŠhlen dŸrfte. zumindest sitzt die messlatte - auch fŸr ostgut ton - jetzt erst einmal erfreulich hoch

on her 2nd album steffi recalls classic, landmark detroit electro, while creating modern, retro-futuristic sound

the debut album by answer code reequest is called code and challenges current listening expectations.

ostgut ton prŠsentiert das albumdebuet von luke slaters einzigartigem l.b. dub corp projekt. die zehn tracks von unknown origin beabsichtigen den zuhoerer zurŸck zu den wurzeln der tanzmusik zu fŸhren. die spannweite reicht von tiefliegenden dubs, den eloquenten worten des poeten benjamin zephaniah, euphorischen house bis hin zu einer art furchterregenden techno, einschlie§lich einer kollaboration mit function.

one of the most reliable names in techno and arguably berghains most prominent face, marcel dettmann has already once accomplished the difficult task of translating his pared-back techno sound to the album format.

fokus ist mit elf abwechslungs- und detailreichen tracks das produkt, welches innerhalb dreier intensiver monate in dem berliner studio von fengler entstand. das klangkonzept fŸr sein album, die seine liebe fŸr ausgefallene elektronik, abstrakte melodien, brachiale strukturen und ergreifende bassfrequenzen darstellt, Ð ist das resultat eines sorgfŠltig erlesenes und intensives hšrerlebnis.

masse as a whole event has been triggered by renowned state ensemble staatsballett berlin and club berghain right in the centre of the german capital. at the core of the dance night lies a tryptichon made out of pure sound: the music of henrik schwarz, dettmann, wiedemann and din (efdemin & marcel fengler) was taken as the starting point for the whole event.

esteemed selector, producer and panorama bar resident steffi presents the fifth mix cd in the series

sandwell districts david sumner a.k.a function praesentiert sein debuet-album incubationton. auf einer reise durch moderne klaenge Ÿber die dauer von neun tracks leitet das album durch verschiedene stimmungen des musikalischen gemuets von function, tracks die auf klassischen, elektronischen traditionen beruhen. function brachte auch tobias freunds jahrelange erfahrung als mixing engineer mit in dieses ambitionierte projekt ein. tobias produzierte den finalen mix, dieses kraftvollen und kuehnen albums eines der zur zeit wichtigsten techno-produzenten

luke slater as > planetary assault systems< with his next outstanding album ! this time on berlins ostgut ton !!!

berghains marcel fengler presents the fifth installment in the clubs expanding mix series. a central resident at the club since its early days, fengler continually and consistently fires up the berghain floor with his vast and exemplary collection of techno, house and electronica. fenglers colourful mix includes new exclusives from peter van hoesen, reagenz & vril, which will be released on an un-mixed 12 inch, and also gathers together a wealth of producers both new and old, from claude young, luke slater, ben sims and regis, to skudge, gerd, seiji and convextion, a lot of them providing previously unreleased material

underwater techno. that could be >leaning over backwards< in just two words. tobias freunds debut album for ostgut ton also serves as the longplayer introduction for his tobias. moniker, gives a fascinating and profound insight into his special world of music and sound science.

gemixt und zusammengestellt von prosumer, der mit seinen eigenen produktionen und dj-sets der gro§en alten mutter house immer wieder aufs neue ehrenmŠler setzt, hŠtte die maxi-auskopplung bisher unveršffentlichter stŸcke zu panorama bar 03 nicht besser ausfallen kšnnen. ostgut tons katalognummer 47 ist ein bildnis dessen, was den dj prosumer so au§erordentlich macht: house in seinen mannigfachen quintessenzen.

the name says it all. dettmann is the debut long player of berghains resident dj, producer and remixer marcel dettmann Ð and what an album it is. intrinsically tied to the myth that is berghain by now, the attached label ostgut ton and at the same time with the regeneration of no-frill, cleansed and powerful electronic music, marcel dettmann managed a daring feat: the production of a truly absorbing and veritable techno album.

mit shut up and dance steckt das berghain ein neues territorium ab. am 27 juni 2007 wird das berliner staatsballett zu dieser musik ein technoballet auffŸhren. die musik wird von ame, luciano, sleeparchive, nsi & luke slater ( 7th plain ) abgeliefert