The Ostgut label has grown out of the phenomenal Ostgut club in East Berlin that today is even wider known under the name of its new incarnation Berghain/Panorama Bar. The label was initiated as a platform for Berghain and Panorama Bar's residents as well as other artists the club has grown fond of over the time in its two locations. Stylistically it is open as possible without losing sight of the dance floor. It is strongly linked to the philosophy of the club as it pleases fans of harder techno (Berghain) and playful deep house (Panorama Bar) at the same time. Running just over two years the label has already established a standing far across the city borders with a few mixes, 14 divers Maxi releases, two LPs and a soundtrack for an unique event that took place in the club: Shut Up And Dance! Updated, a ballet presented by the Staatsballet Berlin combining so called 'high culture' of classical ballet with dance music and club culture.
This Maxi-Single is featured in Update #039:
Anniversary Compilation + Special Album Prices
As Berlin's Berghain club has become nearly synonymous with the German capital's night-life scene over the past five years, its label, Ostgut Ton, has done an exquisite job of bringing the club's distinguished sounds of underground techno and house to the more...
Take It Down In (Dub)
(Track 01 on this Maxi-Single)
This Maxi-Single is featured in Update #029:
Total 11, Shed, Matthew Dear
Until very recently August was known as the music industry's 'dead season' - the one month of the year where you could safely pack up and head for the beach without risking to miss any essential releases.
This newsletter is proof as to how much times have more...
It's What You Feel
(Track 02 on this Maxi-Single)
Picked!
Berghain-regular/close associate Luke Slater returns to Ostgut Ton under one of his numerous pseudonyms, L.B. Dub Corp. 'Take It Down (In Dub)' drenches the listener in noise and ambience, while the flip 'It's What You Feel' slowly builds tension with its thin high-pitched strings and sparse arrangement.