Ben Klock

Tags: techno , minimal , minimal techno

Berlin born DJ, producer and label owner Ben Klock is without a doubt one of the most significant characters in technoâ€™s recent history. A resident at Berghain since its opening in 2004, he has been able to leave his mark on the clubâ€™s unique sound, in turn the special space influenced Klockâ€™s approach as a DJ and producer as well.

Playing techno sets full of hypnotic, deep and heavy grooves, releasing records on Ostgut Ton and last but not least the aesthetics of his own label Klockworks (founded in 2006), have earned him an excellent international reputation over the last few years. Supported by stringent and enthralling tracks, remixes for such diverse artists as Kerri Chandler, Martyn or Depeche Mode, the revered debut album â€œOneâ€� on Ostgut Ton and his Berghain mix, Ben Klockâ€™s name is synonymous with the vitalization of an essential definition of techno.

His music is free of crippling nostalgia and rather wins you over with consistency, tension, and dynamics and time and time again with a sensibility, one would usually expect from house music. In this vein, Klock pursues an unexacting fusion of quantum jumps and tradition â€“ including effortless melodies or hook lines. Being able to harmonize this method of industrial austerity, natural musicality and an impressive physicality is Ben Klockâ€™s great art and skill.

And of course his monthly marathon sets at Berghain that escort all whatâ€™s being said with pure sound and consistently motivate Ben Klock to skip the trapdoor called routine.
'Read more on Last.fm'. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.