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Following the huge success of Marcel Dettmann, Ostgut Ton brings you "Berghain
03" by Len Faki at the end of april 2009. Before the CD hits the shop, the label
releases two 12" featuring the exclusive material of Len's mix, which, of
course, is too good to keep it from DJs all over. In Detail, "Berghain 03 | Part
I" (O-TON22) contains tracks by Tony Lionni and Radio Slave, "Berghain 03 | Part
II" (O-TON23) contains tracks by Edit-Select and Len Faki himself. Edit-Select
is both label and music project of Scottish DJ Tony Scott, who might also be
known for his releases as Percy X on Soma since the mid 90s. Two years ago, he
spectacularly managed to reinvent himself as Edit-Select. Nearly all of his new
minimal techno tracks have been played and charted by respected DJs such as
Luciano, Ben Klock and Richie Hawtin. His exclusive contribution "Bauer" to
"Berghain 03" features a toic rhythm, sparse, but very effective sci-fi tricks
and a stretched, standing pad turning the track into a hypnotic monster tool for
the wee hours. Of course Len Faki himself would not miss the chance to
contribute an exclusive track to his own mix CD. "BX 3" is one of those typical
Faki productions, which, after a tension building prelude, draws on an abundance
of resources: alarm sirens, white noise, a massive kick drum. One can literally
feel Faki's awe-inspiring, baroque joy of exploiting what's possible.

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User Reviews: rydimryder
Berghain 03 is a hell of a mix, and so as could be expected, these are a hell of a pair of tracks. Part II is definitely a lot more techno than part I, a similar arrangement to the Berghain 02 samplers. Bauer by Edit-Select is really minimal, nothing but bass and highs. Dirty, heavily synthesized and distorted, and carries a constant beat. Having been lucky enough to visit Berghain it is a sound I can really associate with that amazing club.

The real gem here is BX 3. Amazing. Amazing. Len Faki is great at making techno anthems and this is one of them that I think will never be forgotten. Just in time for the summer too. It's a huge track. Never loses the beat. Banging and banging forever. He does this with a sound that is constantly evolving through the whole track. It's like a collection of all his patented sounds from earlier tracks. The track is a steady alarm bell—the air ride siren of techno calling us all to dance forever! I have a little theory too that he made this track specifically to go with Surface Noise, a fantastic vintage track by Planetary Assault Systems which he mixed it into on the compilation. But no matter what it is played with or how it is played this is a great track and one that I think will be hard to top for 2009. Another classic by a top producer and DJ.