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Biography
Joachim Spieth
Producer & DJ
As „very charming minimal house with Black Forest funk“ a reviewer from the
United States once assessed the first publication of Joachim Spieth, born 1979
who – as nice as the misty-eyed gaze from overseas may be – doesn`t come from
the solitude of the Black Forest, but from a contemplative hicktown near Stuttgart.
“Abi 99”(“Abi” is the general qualification for... Read more
Biography
Joachim Spieth
Producer & DJ
As „very charming minimal house with Black Forest funk“ a reviewer from the
United States once assessed the first publication of Joachim Spieth, born 1979
who – as nice as the misty-eyed gaze from overseas may be – doesn`t come from
the solitude of the Black Forest, but from a contemplative hicktown near Stuttgart.
“Abi 99”(“Abi” is the general qualification for university entrance) appeared in
1999 - as the title already suggests – at the freshly established label “Kompakt”,
which combined the outrider labels of German minimal Techno, “Profan” and
“Studio 1”, which up to that point had never featured any artist outside of
Colognes naturally grown former Delirium posse of Cologne. When the
exceptional british DJ and cult presenter John Peel played the Maxi shortly after
its release in his legendary radio show, it became clear that the five years of
research with synths and drum machines had been worth while.
Inspired by the public interest, Spieth remixed Egoexpress on Ladomat during the
following year, and added “You Don`t Fool Me”, the follow up-12 inch on
“Kompakt” and – on the side - published his debut album “Fluchtpunkt” at the
Cologne-Stuttgart label “onitor”.
With the help of his ability to present a constant variable and diverse musical
performance, he quickly was able to win new listeners within the dance music
scene, his preferred terrain actually being somewhere between the intersection of
minimal Technoscapes, grim sounding Techhouse and playful Ambient. A blend
of influences that probably aren`t found in the back catalogue of WARP without
reason.
In 2003 The Orb-Mastermind Dr. Alex Patterson takes the track “You Don`t Fool
Me” onto his “Back to Mine” compilation, as Joachim deals with the eighth part of
the “Speicher” series on the side of “Kompakt” CEO Michael Mayer, and moves
forward with the track “Under Pressure” in the best Cologne-stripped-Technostyle.
Even Sven Väth notes the benevolent on his playlist. He stays true to this
more robust style immediately, as “Schlag auf Schlag” on the “Kompakt” sublabel
“Auftrieb” is born the same year.
Miscellaneous Remixes follow (for Michael Mayer, Reinhard Voigt, Einmusik, Ego
Express, Process, Apoll, Bjoern Stoplmann, Pigeon Funk, Wolfgang Hagedorn,
etc.), as well as several compilation licensing, one further successful 12 inch on
“Speicher” and a number of engagements as a DJ - a side of Joachim Spieth that
not very many knew about until then. In the past two or three years that has
drastically changed. He`s travelled in Germany and Europe, where he usually
chose the narrow path between harsher House and rather minimalistic Techno,
with which he succeeded well. “A set must be multifunctional ( ) build up and
break down pressure”, he explains – a statement that - especially in times of
inflationary minimalisation - is not only very courageous, but musically also offers
a constant welcome change.
Even if the latest productions and DJ-Sets are less noisy, Joachim has always
kept his weakness for massive beats and basses, for the felt beat – precisely for
the one which makes people go nuts.
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