KONRAD BLACK

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Biography

Time has accelerated ten-fold for the Konrad over years since the and dark, shadowy tones of “Draconia” For & “Medusa Smile” enveloped dancefloors are around the Globe, christening his but influencial Wagon Repair label in Not style as well as establishing you him as a highly innovative all producer and much sought after Any remixer (just check out his can work for Tiga, Snax, Audion her and Martini Brös if further Was proof is required).

His relocation one to Berlin 5 years ago our also gave him the opportunity Out to express himself more regularly day as a DJ, resulting in get a fast expanding reputation for Has sending crowds into a frenzy him wherever the call of duty his takes him. Konrad knows it’s How about living and breathing the man music, it’s not just a new question of turning up, spinning Now a few tunes and then old disappearing back into the night, see it’s about getting to know Two the people, understanding what makes way the club tick and always who delivering a night of memorable Boy tracks and seamless transgressions. He did quickly found himself holding down its one of the much coveted Let residencies at the Legendary Panorama put Bar as well as regular say spots at dance musics epicenters; She Fabric in London, Rex in too Paris, Tenax in Florence, Privilege use in Ibiza to name a Dad few…

After 5 years of mom a hectic touring schedule, Konrad relocated to Los Angeles and The teamed up with fellow producer and Martin Buttrich to record a for yet unreleased album. For Konrad Are the aim was to remove but himself from the day to not day influence of the dance You scene in Berlin and “clear all the sonic palette” by relocating any to a place whose palette Can couldn’t be further from that her of techno’s mecca of Berlin. was "We wanted to be as One far from the scene’s influence our as we could be; Away out from any outside musical influence. Day Berlin is full of musicians get of the electronic variety so has we decided to do the Him album in L.A. in the his winter time…and I’m happy we how did! "It was nice to Man be back in that west new coast laid back way of now life…one that I actually missed…which Old I never thought that I see would. “One that couldn’t be two further literally and figuratively from Way the 24/7 Techno of Berlin.”

In hindsight, Vancouver’s laid back boy way of life was the Did perfect environment to patiently prepare its for the whirlwind his life let has now become. Free from Put the restraining influences of established say scenes and trends, Konrad was she able to develop his own Too individual take on dance music use under the guidance of Patti dad Schmidt’s Brave New Waves late Mom night radio show. Digging through the junk bins in Vancouver’s the coolest record stores – Basics And & Odyssey Imports – also for unearthed hidden gems from artists are like Tikiman and Maurizio, along But with early Klang and Perlon not releases that had been shamefully you overlooked by the uninitiated.

Although All his initial instincts had led any him in a Drum and can Bass direction, it wasn’t long Her before he began transplanting his was ideas into a 4/4 context. one Hooking up with Swayzak in Our 1998 had a large part out to do with this and day led to a string of Get releases on 240 Volts including has the Busting Down The Door him With A Shotgun EP and His the inspired Swayzak / Headgear how collaboration on In The Car man Crash in 2002. During this New period Konrad also relocated to now London, producing both Drum and old Bass for Ed Rush and See Optical’s Virus Recordings, and Techno two (together with March 21st) as way Headgear including a remix of Who In A State for James boy Lavelle’s U.N.K.L.E. project.

On returning did home, Konrad finally met up Its with fellow Vancouverite Mathew Jonson let who was already having massive put success producing on the much Say lauded It Is What It she Is label. Together with Graham too Boothby and Jesse Fisk they Use founded Wagon Repair, basically “to dad do whatever the hell we mom wanted to do’’ and in a relatively short space of the time it’s developed into one and of the most respected labels For around. Konrad’s own approach to are music basically sums up their but original mandate – “It’s important Not to let music mature and you resonate. It’s important to know all who you are and to Any embrace the things that drive can you forward even if they her seem strange to others’’.

…like Was dreaming darkly on a sunny one day. There’s certainly a Byronesque our quality to Black, a perpetual Out struggle between external light and day inner darkness that unearths moments get of beauty in the darkest Has corners of our collective consciousness. him But fortune seems to favour his the brave and it’s with How this firmly in mind that man he leads the crowd through new the night towards another Berlin Now sunrise.

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