PRESS RELEASE
Daniel Steinberg ‘Treptow’ (album)
Arms & Legs
Release: April 2013
Distribution: Word & Sound
Cat No CD: A&LCD01
Cat No Vinyl: A&LLP01
Sometimes
you need to lose your mind, to regain your musical soul. For Berlin
DJ/producer Daniel Steinberg, an intense touring period in the wake the
releasing of his debut album ‘Shut Up’ warranted just that. Suffering
from a heavy tour comedown and questioning the direction of not just his
music, but his ongoing desire to continue as a globetrotting artist, he
locked himself in his East Berlin studio for a nine-day period of
“self-imposed exile” that ultimately laid the foundations for his latest
opus, ‘Treptow’.
“For
the nine days I didn't speak to a soul except for the pizza delivery
guy and completely lost my mind (in the best possible way) listening to
some very obscure experimental music from the likes of Ron Geesin, Mark
Shreeve and Trevor Wishart. This time acted as the reset button that
inspired me to produce 'Treptow',” he tells.
Long-lauded
by Jesse Rose who signed him to his Front Room Recordings label and the
likes of Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano and Claude
Vonstroke who’ve supported his tunes, ‘Treptow’ speaks of a producer
enjoying a deep vein of inspiration. Over fourteen tracks he has crafted
a longplayer filled-to-the-brim with rich, personality-laden electronic
music, that’s indicative of not just the breadth of his production
palette, but his passion and commitments to creating colourful dance
music with genuine soul and feeling.
To
encase oneself in the world of Steinberg’s ‘Treptow’ is to be taken on a
trip through the artist’s kaleidoscopic musical consciousness, which
effortlessly swings from the multi-layered bass grooves and low-slung
funk of ‘Mechanics’, to the disco-tinged vibes of ‘True Romance’ and
‘Joy & Happiness’, the latter of which received Beatport’s Track of
the Day upon release in February last year.
Famed
for his love of crate digging, Steinberg’s pet passion is on full
display throughout the album with ‘Tomorrow’ deftly combining jackin’
beats with chopped up vintage funk samples, before moving things
southwards, with the tropical Latin vibes of ‘Pasilda’.
He
also crafts, simple, stunning piano-laden house with aplomb, as album
single ‘Can’t Find My Baby’ attests to, while reinforcing his ability to
produce punchy, crisp tech house with ‘Let Me Down’ and shimmering ‘Low
Rider’, ensuring the longplayer is as well-rounded as it is varied.
A
long-time hero of Berlin club scene with regular appearances at
Watergate, Tresor and Suicide Circus, as well as the much-loved Fusion
Festival held two hours of north of the capital, Steinberg was 13 when
the Berlin Wall came down. He has fond memories of slipping out of his
bedroom window to visit the then infamous E-Werk and Bunker clubs,
immersing himself in the sounds of Strictly Rhythm, R&S, Low Spirit
and Bonzai Records.
Such
was his passion for the movement that he quickly became the DJ for his
school in Treptow making mixtapes for his friends. Years later, it was
also in Treptow that he produced his first record in his tiny apartment,
and today it’s that very former apartment that is the location for his
studio and the site of creation for his latest album, making this a
fitting tribute.
Says
Steinberg: “My music journey has been fantastic, full of foreign places
and unforgettable strangers, the opportunity for which I am hugely
grateful. But the one constant throughout my whole life has been
Treptow, a place I will always come back to, where my family and friends
still live, where my studio has always been and the place I'm so lucky
to call home, and so this album goes out to that.”
Album tracklisting:
1. Let Me Down
2. Low Rider
3. Can’t Find My Baby
4. Joy & Happiness
5. Step by Step
6. Mechanics
7. Only You Can Make Me High
8. I Can Be Your Trip
9. Used
10. Tomorrow
11. All Around
12. True Romance
13. Say Yes
14. Pasilda
First Single from album,: Can’t Find My Baby - released March
Single Pre-order link: http://www.whatpeopleplay.com/albumdetails/Daniel-Steinberg-Can-t-Find-My-Baby/id/66517
STREAM 'CAN'T FIND MY BABY' ON SOUNDCLOUD HERE:
For more press info contact Clare Dickins: info@rebelbutterfly.co.uk
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