Stefan Tretau
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Biografía
- Stefan´s musical journey begins in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany where he was born. Having spent some time in Switzerland Stefan returned to Germany with a head full of ideas and inspirations, which he found in electronic music. Influences of the time..Stefan´s musical journey begins in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany where he was born. Having spent some time in Switzerland Stefan returned to Germany with a head full of ideas and inspirations, which he found in electronic music. Influences of the time included producers such as Rob Acid, Tesox and Phuture 303. For Stefan forward thinking was the only thinking and in 1999 he teamed up with one of his closest friends Stefan Mallmann to form the acid combo called “Complexx 303”. The duo went on to play live at many respected venues across Germany such as the Chism club and Fusion Club. Hardware synthesisers and drum machines would play a key part in their live sound with up to 12 synths and 303’s and 909’s creating pure analogue madness! It was during his time with Complexx303 that Stefan became more interested in the ever increasing popularity of software synthesisers and technology. He found a greater deal of creativity and softsynths gave him a new level of complexity and depth previously unavailable. The realisation of ideas became much simpler and the sound was evolving into a much deeper minimalist sound. Having left Complexx 303 in 2005 Stefan immersed himself in writing and producing his own material. His sound was becoming much more detailed and he was soon enjoying making music without boundaries, where he was free to experiment with a much more minimal sound. Always a forward thinker Stefan saw the internet as an outlet for his productions and his first release came in 2005 on the Intoxic net label which was a three track maxi. This was received to much acclaim and other releases soon followed including his first vinyl release on Broque Rec. Stefan also took part in Karmarouge Records remix competition of “Gluecksmelodie“ by Gabriel Ananda. Over 270 entries were submitted and Stefan was chosen as one of the five winners! 2007 soon got off to a perfect start with Stefan coming to the attention of London label Sounderground Records, Rotterdam based Label Fortek Records and NightDriveMusic from North Germany. The immediate reaction from the labels was to sign him straight away on the basis of the first tracks they heard . This first signing quickly led to another and then another! Deeply influenced by techno and house pioneers, Stefans sound comes from the combination of several techniques of production. Always open to experimentation and with attention to electronic music evolution, results cover many styles of electronic music, but mainly Stefan keeps it deep and housy. In 2010 Stefan became resident musician at Future Radios Clubnight at Druckluft in Oberhausen/Germany where he plays energetic house sets with his old buddy Stefan Mallmann. He also founded his own label ST_Records that is dedicated to present his complete musical output. His frist vinyl release "Whatever Happened" was a huge success. Due to his improving guitar skills Stefan increasingly started to discover the magic of guitar influenced dowbeat and ambient tunes. After a creative hiatus Stefan has revived his label ST_Records in 2013.̸Releases: Liebensgewürzig (12") Broque 2006 Rue De Commerce EP (8xFile, MP3, EP, 192) Broque 2006 Trendsport (12") Simple Muzik 2006 Ellis Perry (12") Sounderground 2007 Hyphen EP (12", EP) Fortek 2007 Kawaii EP (12", EP) Fortek 2007 Leere Welten (12") Broque 2007 Ruckzup EP (File, MP3, 320) Sounderground 2007 Venus EP (File, MP3, EP) Sounderground 2007 Bricks Ep ? (2 versions) Fortek 2008 Bricks Ep (12") Fortek 2008 Bricks Ep (12", W/Lbl, Promo) Fortek 2008 Flederlaus EP (12", EP) Heimatmelodie 2008 Quick & Dirty EP (12", Ltd, W/Lbl) Fortek 2008 Uzin Uz EP (12", EP) Leftout 2008 Whatever Happened (12", W/Lbl, Ltd, Sta) ST Records 2010 Yesterday You Said Tomorrow (7xFile, MP3, 320) Broque, Broque 2011 Come On Over (5xFile, MP3, 320) ST Records (3) 2013 High Ways (4xFile, MP3, 320) ST Records (3) 2013 Remixes: 762040 (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Afterhüttn (Stefan Tr... Loopzilla 2006 Afterhüttn (Remixes) (5xFile, MP3, 192) Afterhüttn (Stefan Tr... Broque 2006 Glücksmelodie Remix Contest EP (12", EP) Ihre Persönliche Glü... Karmarouge 2006 Pasture - The Future Of Past EP (6xFile, MP3, EP, 192) Ritual (Stefan Tretau ... Broque 2006 Biomes Remixes (5xFile, MP3, 192) Biomes (Stefan Tretau ... Broque 2007 Press Play (File, MP3, 192) Ritual (Stefan Tretau ... Loopzilla 2007 Space Duster Tape (12") My Personal Gallery (S... Fortek 2007 Basic Remixes (File, MP3) Basic (Stefan Tretau's... tanzbar|digital 2008 Blissful EP (EP) ? (2 versions) Salmonella (Stefan Tre... Miniatura Records 2008 Blissful EP (6xFile, WAV, EP) Salmonella (Stefan Tre... Miniatura Records 2008 Blissful EP (6xFile, MP3, EP, 320) Salmonella (Stefan Tre... Miniatura Records 2008 Diagramm.Romanze (12", EP) Diagramm.Romanze (Stef... Koax Records 2008 Dif Dif (12") Dif Dif (Stefan Tretau... Fortek 2008 Merry Xmas Compilation (10xFile, MP3, Comp, 320) Salmonella (Stefam Tre... Miniatura Records 2008 Desire & Regress E.P. (5xFile, MP3, EP, 320) I Wish (Stefan Tretau ... Broque 2009 Satisfaction E.P (File, MP3, 320) Satisfy Feat. Natalie ... Miniload Records 2009 Sesion Techno Minimal (File, ogg, Mixed) I Wish (Stefan Tretau ... Not On Label (Triangular Self-released) 2009 Systems Remixes (File, MP3) Systems (Stefan Tretau... Sounderground 2009 The Best Of Vol 4 LP (File, WAV) Tigerente Mit Reis - S... 3rd Wave Music 2009 Tigerente Mit Reis (6xFile, MP3, 320) Tigerente Mit Reis (St... 3rd Wave Music 2009 Year 2 - Exclusive Collection (9xFile, MP3, Comp) Gotta Move (Stefan Tre... Foundation Records (2) 2010 Tracks Appear On: Bis Ich Dich Finde (File, MP3) Rue De Commerce Mixotic 2006 Broque DJ Set (File, MP3, 192) Rue De Commerce (Komma... Deepindub.org 2006 F.O.E.M. Presents: Electronic Youth Vol. 13 (File, MP3, 192) Departure, Weng Hengs ... FOEM 2006 Love And Rockets (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Rue De Commerce Gekko Mix 2006 Micromix 70 ? (2 versions) Weng Hengs Good Noodle... Micromix 2006 Micromix 70 (File, MP3, Mixed, 160) Weng Hengs Good Noodle... Micromix 2006 Micromix 70 (File, ogg, Mixed) Weng Hengs Good Noodle... Micromix 2006 Micromix-v73 (File, MP3, Mixed, Comp, 128) Departure Micromix 2006 OAB Mittwinterkollektion (16xFile, MP3, Comp, 192) Winterknistern Broque 2006 Ooch, Genau 20h (File, MP3) Rue De Commerce Zimmer-Records 2006 The End Of Sleep ? (2 versions) Winterknistern Grafq Records 2006 The End Of Sleep (File, MP3, Mixed, 160) Winterknistern Grafq Records 2006 The End Of Sleep (File, ogg, Mixed) Winterknistern Grafq Records 2006 Unsigned (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Horn Oder Geweih Mixotic 2006 Don't Be Leftout (CD, Mixed, Comp) Chittagong (Seth Troxl... Leftroom 2007 Exit (File, MP3) I Want A Girl Who Know... Loopzilla 2007 Night Drive Music DJ Mix Volume 2 (File, MP3, Mixed) Night Drive (Unrelease... Night Drive Music 2007 OAB - Spätsommerkollektion (20xFile, MP3, Comp, 256) I Want A Girl Who Know... Broque 2007 RE: Selected Remixes Vol. 2 (CD, Album) Liebensgewurzig (Mathi... Multicolor Recordings 2007 Night Drive Music Vol. 1 (Comp) ? (2 versions) Frame Night Drive Music 2008 Night Drive Music Vol. 1 (17xFile, MP3, Comp) Frame Night Drive Music 2008 Night Drive Music Vol. 1 (17xFile, WAV, Comp) Frame Night Drive Music 2008 Mix FOEM (File, MP3, Mixed, 224) Dapartoure, Weng Henos... Style Of Life 2009 Raw Selector Vol 1 (File, FLAC + File, MP3) Life @ Life Fortek 2009 Sesion Dub (File, ogg, Mixed) Rue De Commerce (Komma... Not On Label (Triangular Self-released)
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