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Our final FACT Mix of 2009 is by techno’s favourite masked crusader: Redshape.

Redshape’s identity was unknown when his first 12″, ‘2084’/’ULTRA’, dropped on Music Man Records in 2006, but he’s since “come out” – revealing himself to be a German producer by the name of Sebastian Kramer. A series of killer EPs and singles followed for discerning labels like Delsin, Styrax Leaves, Millions of Moments and Kramer’s own Present, yielding classic tracks like ‘Dog Days’ and ‘Blood Into Dust’.

The Redshape sound is a subtle extrapolation of Detroit techno, and as a producer and live performer Kramer conjures great intensity out of moody, nuanced grooves, stirring dancefloors to rapture without recourse to dumb riffs and unearned kickdrum-pounding. His music sounds as hypnotic and powerful at home as it does in clubs, and his recently released debut album, The Dance Paradox, seals his reputation – being an elegantly crafted suite that pays tribute to classic techno while subtly redefining it for the 21 century.

Redshape’s FACT Mix is a live set recently recorded in Berlin, and is virtually a “greatest hits” selection, albeit one rendered with a sense of mischief and improvisation. Enjoy, and while you’re listening perhaps ponder the similarities between Redshape and Santa Claus. They both favour red, they both like a glass of sherry (probably), and Redshape’s label is called Present – present. Coincidence? No chance.

Tracklist over the page.

(Available for three weeks)

Tracklist:
Logan’s Run Intro
Redshape – White – Delsin
Redshape – Fortress – Unreleased (Live Only)
Newworldaquarium – Trespassers – Redshape Trespassed Mix
Redshape – Untitled – Unreleased (Live Only)
Redshape – Neo – Unreleased (Live Only)
Redshape – Slow Monday – Styrax Leaves
Redshape – Unltrafunk – Unreleased (Live Only)
Redshape – What’s On A Moog’s Mind? – Podium
Logan’s Run Outro

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