Joachim Spieth, born 1979 near Stuttgart released his first record in 1999 on the freshly established Kompakt label, which up to that point had never featured any artist outside of Cologne's own Delirium posse. When the exceptional British DJ and cult presenter John Peel played the Maxi shortly after its release in his legendary radio show, it became clear that the five years of research with synths and drum machines had been worthwhile. His preferred terrain being somewhere on the intersection of minimal techno soundscapes, grim techhouse and playful ambient. In 2003 The Orb mastermind Alex Patterson takes the track 'You Don't Fool Me' onto his 'Back to Mine' compilation on Strut Records, as Joachim deals with the eighth part of the "Speicher" series on the side of Kompakt CEO Michael Mayer, and moves forward with the track 'Under Pressure' in the best Cologne-stripped-techno-style. Even Sven Väth notes the benevolent on his playlist. Miscellaneous remixes follow (for Michael Mayer, Reinhard Voigt, Einmusik, etc.), as well as several compilation licensing, one further successful 'Speicher' 12" and a number of engagements as a DJ - a side of Joachim Spieth that not very many knew about until then. In the past two to three years that has drastically changed. He's travelled in Germany and Europe, where he usually chose the narrow path between harsher house and rather minimalistic techno, with which he succeeded well.