With ‘Early Reflections’, Dresden-based musician Oliver Hartmann, aka Insect O., opens up the archives of his early work. The LP brings together eight techno tracks recorded in his home studio between 2000 and 2003.
INSECT O. – EARLY REFLECTIONS
ETUILP002
1 Yellow Room
2 Breeze
3 New York
4 Chroma
5 Into The Loop
6 Deep Blue
7 Out Of The Loop
8 Sunday Afternoon
Format: digital audio
Street date: 2026-01-23
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‘Early Reflections’ is not a starting point, but an early reflection of his sound world. The recordings reveal an artist searching for his musical language – a language that begins to draw on various elements: the melancholy of dub techno, hypnotic effect of repetitive sounds and minimalist structures of techno.
Fascinated by the music technology of those years, he combines the groove of the Akai MPC2000 with the sounds of virtual analogue and fm synthesizers. Added to this are the hum and hiss of an analogue mixing desk, along with deliberately rough-sounding effects. Each track carries the spontaneous energy of a live moment and captures the atmosphere of this early production phase. These early live moments continue to influence his musical work to this day.
CREDITS:
All tracks written & produced by Oliver Hartmann
Recorded at the yellow room studio Dresden
Mastered by SALZ
Photo & artwork by Oliver Hartmann
Copyright by Etui Records 2024
