Published
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 05:45
- Each week RA stalks your favourite DJs and threatens to boil their bunnies unless they open their bags and divulge their top ten vinyl secrets...
Each week RA stalks your favourite DJs and threatens to boil their bunnies unless they open their bags and divulge their top ten vinyl secrets. This week under the gun – Tiefschwarz.
Tiefschwarz are brothers Ali and Basti Schwarz (the word ‘Tiefschwarz’ is German for 'deep black'). Hailing from Stuttgart, these days their signature blend of house, techno and bass-heavy electrohouse is one of Europe’s biggest draws.
As producers, Tiefschwarz first came to international attention in 2004 with their infectious electrohouse remixes of Spektrum’s ‘Kinda New’, Phonique’s ‘The Red Dress’ and Unit 4’s ‘Bodydub’. Since then they’ve released two mix CDs (‘Misch Masch’ and ‘Fabric 29’), both of which blended tuneful minimal, rifftastic electrohouse and darker edges.
Recently Tiefschwarz have also also started their own label, Souvenir Music, two of whose releases are featured on their top ten (of course!) RA caught up with Tiefschwarz before their latest gig at The Loft in Barcelona. We tried to rope both brothers into our Under the Gun session, but Basti was too interested in his San Miguel beer to do anything but laugh at us. So we shot him.