Episode 15: Chris Liebing

Germany's Chris Liebing has been a mainstay of the European techno scene since the late '90s, running the CLR and Audio labels and playing music that explores every dark, melancholy, pummeling corner of kickdrum and hi-hat. Upon the release of Liebing's second album for Mute Records, Another Day, we talk about his forays into more chilled realms of electronic music, his formative years at clubs like the Omen and Tresor, Berlin vs. Frankfurt, and the meaning of techno, plus he offers advice for DJs on how to handle anxiety, social media, and the neverending stack of promos.

Things discussed in this episode:
- Another Day - Check out Liebing’s latest album on Mute Records

- Another Hour Radio Show - Chris Liebing’s radio show on tracks that have inspired him for Spotify

- Unboxing Memories - A short Aulart documentary with Chris on his early years, featuring archival footage, flyers and more from the vault.

- Sven Väth is Bonkers - Footage from Frankfurt’s legendary The Omen club.

- Sound of Frankfurt - 3.5 hours of anthems you might have heard if you were at Omen in the late ‘90s with a tracklist!

- Tresor Documentary - Boom boom boom. Sickest doc featuring all the original staff and DJs of Berlin’s Tresor.

- More Tresor - Moar techno! Some views of Berlin from ‘91.

- Creativity & production - Mute founder Daniel Miller talking to Heiko at Ableton Loop

Tracks in this episode include:

Chris Liebing feat. Polly Scattergood “Another Day”
Jaydee “Plastic Dreams”
Energy 52 “Cafe del Mar”
Marmion “Schoeneberg”
Sven Väth “An Accident in Paradise”
Chris Liebing “Drumcook”
Chris Liebing “Alchemist”
Chris Liebing “Cause & Effect”
Depeche Mode “Stripped”
Chris Liebing & Charlotte de Witte “Liquid Slow”