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With plenty of musical history and an unfettered passion for contemporary club tracks Stefan Betke aka Pole is probably best known for his minimal dub sounds between the clicks and cuts of modern electronica.
While the origins of Pole hail back to the summer of 1996, when he accidentally dropped his near legendary “Waldorf 4-Pole” filter (which, in its newly damaged state, began to generate seductively unpredictable crackles), Betke’s musical playing field covers a much broader spectrum.
An active remixer, label owner, musician, DJ, mastering engineer, promoter, studio owner and producer, all of Betke’s outlets are governed by his urge to distil the substance of sounds and ideas, irrespective of any scenes. For Betke it’s the content which counts, rarely the environment it was generated in. This is mirrored by both the titles of his previous albums, which were kept deliberately simple (blue/1997, red/1999, yellow 2000) to avoid any distraction from their actual content, and his very personal selection of other projects.
Besides ~scape, the label he founded in 1999 together with Barbara Preisinger, he runs a music publishing company (~scape publishing), produces acts like Barbara Morgenstern and remixes tracks from Egoexpress to Depeche Mode.
Like many other producers and musicians the Berlin-based artist also fills clubs, radio shows and festival stages with his DJ sets, but Betke is no DJ in the traditional sense.
While the origins of Pole hail back to the summer of 1996, when he accidentally dropped his near legendary “Waldorf 4-Pole” filter (which, in its newly damaged state, began to generate seductively unpredictable crackles), Betke’s musical playing field covers a much broader spectrum.
An active remixer, label owner, musician, DJ, mastering engineer, promoter, studio owner and producer, all of Betke’s outlets are governed by his urge to distil the substance of sounds and ideas, irrespective of any scenes. For Betke it’s the content which counts, rarely the environment it was generated in. This is mirrored by both the titles of his previous albums, which were kept deliberately simple (blue/1997, red/1999, yellow 2000) to avoid any distraction from their actual content, and his very personal selection of other projects.
Besides ~scape, the label he founded in 1999 together with Barbara Preisinger, he runs a music publishing company (~scape publishing), produces acts like Barbara Morgenstern and remixes tracks from Egoexpress to Depeche Mode.
Like many other producers and musicians the Berlin-based artist also fills clubs, radio shows and festival stages with his DJ sets, but Betke is no DJ in the traditional sense.
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matthewfoster wrote:
http://www.scape-music.de/Musik/AllesKlar-192.mp3
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Kribsoup wrote:
Trrr___Trr__Rttt_RttT_
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clicK3 wrote:
Each part of the trilogy is one of a kind. Amazing, hypnotic and totally unique music.
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keegan1234 wrote:
NORTH or SOUTH?!!!?!??!!?! :PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
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GlennBr wrote:
loving it....niiiice
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stforbe wrote:
1 2 3 sounds so great between 2-4 am driving at night.
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In Pole Position
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Uschebti wrote:
hurra hurra 1-2-3 ist schon bestellt : D
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SixShooterSam wrote:
yeah, 1 2 3 great stuff.
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yyz_ wrote:
123 Re-issue is awesome, both in terms of music & packaging
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Grindfucked wrote:
this is the kind of stuff I love (among other things ;))
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SSNVberghem wrote:
si
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VjUlysses wrote:
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Dorrrian wrote:
Ha! Top listener! Loooooove earlier stuff, not so much this newer djshadowish blahblah...
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Bronchitis wrote:
The tracks with Fat Jon are the best! Great music.
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zWergnAseee wrote:
Lecker Musik
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HeartAtacknVine wrote:
Just discovered you - reignition of my interest in electronic music. Much respect. -J
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davidstar wrote:
Steingarten Remixed, even better than the original imho.
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