German techno beast Paul Kalkbrenner has unveiled one of the cooler projects that’s crossed our desks this year – a mixtape full of techno cuts from 90s Berlin. The first of a three part, three hour series, Back to the Future is Paul’s way of cataloging and re-engaging with the music he grew up in, living in post-war East Berlin.
“Over Christmas 2014 I needed a break from recording my album, searching online for a song I recalled from my youth, I fell into a rabbit hole of thousands of YouTube playlists and posts, rediscovering the songs my friends and I would gather and listen to as 12 & 13 yr olds every Saturday in East Berlin on Radio DT64 (now Berlin’s Radio Fritz).” – Paul
Anyone who fancies themselves a purveyor of techno is going to want to check this out – a history lesson on the genre from one of its most important artists.