It’s about time I mentioned Sven. Partly because he was the catalyst for my exporation of dub-techno, and partly because he has such a wealth of great material, that it would be unfair to leave it any longer.
I can’t quite remember when I came across Quantec – but I do remember instantly falling in love with the sounds he uses. I distinctly remember listening to a number of tracks, and just getting completely lost in the ebbing waves of dub-chords, while the soft bassdrum pushed out a gorgeous 4-4 beat underneath. His production is simply incredible. He crafts his deep, sweeping bottmless tracks from his base of operations in Berlin, so there’s a fairly clear link to the influence of the likes of Basic Channel, but it’s not that simple. His work is so much deeper, and carries less pounding in-your-face type vibes, replacing them with tripped-out journeys through the music.
The first place I reccomend starting is his CD album “Unusual Signs” available on Echocord. This was my first stop after discovering his work – and I can say without fail that I was not disappointed. Boomkat say “[this album is] some deadly and affected gear which we urge you to give a chance sometime soon, especially if you’re a follower of the Deepchord/Basic Channel school of dub reduction.”
Sven Schienhammer, to give him his full name, it would seem is very highly regarded within the dub-techno scene. He has seen releases on Echocord, Styrax Leaves, Meanwhile, Millions of Moments and Francois K’s WaveTec sublabel not to mention forthcomings on Aesthetic Audio Detroit, Pong musiq, snapshot, Ottagono, statik entertainment, !K7, deep space media and On The Edge. His back catalog spans vinyl and CD release, with gems appearing on rarities such as “Depth Perceptions Vol. 1” from the elusive Pronounce label. As well as these releases, he shares a vinyl or two with Deepchord’s Rod Modell for remix duties for Arron Carl, and has remixed the likes of Boozoo Bajou, Brendon Moeller, Schwanbeck, Infiniti and DFRNT, not to mention had his work remixed by the likes of A Made Up Sound (AKA 2562).
I suggest you check Quantec on MySpace for some tracks (including his new DFRNT remix), His Website for more information and Discogs for a great starting point on his back catalogue.
