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Redshape – Influences

 
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The mysterious red masked man lurks around the clubs and back alleys of Berlin, most likely humming a Detroit beat whilst psyching himself up for the stage. Emerging from the shadows in 2006, Redshape preaches the mantra of 'True Techno', creating music out of desire and keeping his identity a secret to prevent connections with his personal life cramping the musical style and ideas projected into society. Or something like that.

Creating music of today with a preference of music from the past is a unique quality of Redshape's, but as his mix of influences suggests he also has a soft spot for current pioneers Jamie XX and Burial.

The purist has a bunch of releases on labels such as Delsin, Brainfeeder, Styrax Leaves and Music Man, with a new release due out soon via Boddika’s Nonplus label titled "I Feel Like Riot/The Rift”. 

Now over to the man himself with the tracks that have influenced his musical journey…

Catch Redshape at We Concur's first birthday at Corisca Studios on Saturday the 18th of April – ticket and event details here. 

Homepage image: Pelle Buys Van Houtem. 

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Lil Louis And The World I Called U The Conversation

Blueprint. I knew this track from DJ sets when I didn’t even know what house music was about. In all those 140 BPM times this gem shined like a light through the night. Saying “Be Together!” – great!

  • Lil Louis And The World I Called U The Conversation

    Blueprint. I knew this track from DJ sets when I didn’t even know what house music was about. In all those 140 BPM times this gem shined like a light through the night. Saying “Be Together!” – great!

  • 08 Stem/Long Stem - Dj Shadow (Endtroducing)

    One of my first “not Techno, but still Techno“ records. That kind of record you’re proud buying when you’re young and purposely leaving your “normal“ taste. For me, now and forever this will be on of the most ecstatic minutes I can have with music.

  • Radiohead - Idioteque (From Kid A, Track 8)

    Finding this track on a “World Series“ mix CD by Dave Clarke, opened a new point of view. To be honest I tried to write a sentence or two about it’s relation to the Electro tracks Dave played in that mix. I just can’t. It stands for itself…simple as that.

  • Theo Parrish Dusty Cabinets

    Standing for all the great music Theo made I picked this track as I think it was the first one I heard of him. Followed by many true magic pieces – this one, for me, feels like the base of his work. One of the most honest and direct speaking tracks I know.

  • Recloose - Ain't Changin' (C'S Dark Soul Mix) [Planet E]

    Discovering Recloose marked the starting point for the decision going another route – away from Techno. For me this music was so fresh, so different that I wanted to be part of it. Shortly after I found this C2 mix (Carl Craig) and it connected those two worlds perfectly. That was my sound.

  • 69 - Ladies And Gentlemen (4 Jazz Funk Classics)

    After discovering Recloose and over him (!) Carl Craig I was digging deep and it was not hard to find the Heritage of 69. I have no idea how often I listened to this with joy. It defiantly built one main wall in my house.

  • T.O.M. Project - Renaissance

    Hard to describe what happened when that one saw the light of the day. Basically common with all the tracks I mention here – the conversation continued. I directly felt the story the music was telling.

  • Herbert_Foreign Bodies

    One of the most listened to albums of my life. At home, in planes, being happy, sad or scared. The tone of the recording just fits all of this. Also I learnt a lot about mixing listening to it.

  • Burial: Southern Comfort [Hq]

    Something was happening in the electronic music scene! I couldn’t relate to the sounds but they were exciting! Those rhythmic structures, that clarity, that soul! Every track seemed to be the soundtrack for the moment you left your greatest love in a train to nowhere.

  • Jamie Xx- All Under One Roof Raving

    Finally, last year I was browsing iTunes and saw those “iTunes Festival“ banners. I Clicked on Jamie’s show and he started with this track. It’s hard to describe how much I was blown away – it was “the track“, the right time and it made me hope for the future.