Chris Liebing

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Chris Liebing is a German-based techno DJ. His newest album drops on Friday, techno club-mixes with a series of collaborators will be released concurrently with each single! This track features Chicago DJ and producer Tom Adams, the resident DJ at the famous Onyx nightclub in the 1980s, performing under the name Tommy Thumbs -- famous for the house classic "It's You" by ESP The album features a constellation of contributors including Miles Cooper Seaton (Akron / Family), Maria Uzor (Sink Ya Teeth) and Mute labelmates Ladan (Cold Specks) and Polly Scattergood (onDeadWaves). Pre-order physical and digital: chrisliebing.bandcamp.com

Another Day sees German producer, radio host, DJ, and CLR label founder Chris Liebing once again collaborating with an eclectic mix of artists, including several who were involved with Burn Slow. Miles Cooper Seaton, in one of his last performances following his sad and untimely passing earlier this year, and Polly Scattergood lend vocals to a track each, while Ralf Hildenbeutel returns to produce. Canadian Ladan Hussein (formerly known as Cold Specks), Tom Adams and Maria Uzor (Sink Ya Teeth) are new collaborators for Liebing. "With this album, I wanted to take myself out of it as much as possible," explains Chris Liebing. After three decades working dancefloors with pummelling techno, Chris Liebing formidable reputation as a DJ and is certainly comfortable with being in the spotlight, but for his solo work he has chosen a different avenue. Liebing jokes that this is the result of him "getting lazy" but in reality, it’s more an exercise in intuition and spontaneity, allowing his musical experience – on and off the dance floor – to dictate the creative flow. "I’m a strong believer in letting the moment decide what’s happening,” says Liebing. “If you’ve studied your set up and you know what you’re doing then you can let the moment take over because you’re not busy trying to figure out how things work." bit.ly

Another Day sees German producer, radio host, DJ, and CLR label founder Chris Liebing once again collaborating with an eclectic mix of artists, including several who were involved with Burn Slow. Miles Cooper Seaton, in one of his last performances following his sad and untimely passing earlier this year, and Polly Scattergood lend vocals to a track each, while Ralf Hildenbeutel returns to produce. Canadian Ladan Hussein (formerly known as Cold Specks), Tom Adams and Maria Uzor (Sink Ya Teeth) are new collaborators for Liebing. "With this album, I wanted to take myself out of it as much as possible," explains Chris Liebing. After three decades working dancefloors with pummelling techno, Chris Liebing formidable reputation as a DJ and is certainly comfortable with being in the spotlight, but for his solo work he has chosen a different avenue. Liebing jokes that this is the result of him "getting lazy" but in reality, it’s more an exercise in intuition and spontaneity, allowing his musical experience – on and off the dance floor – to dictate the creative flow. "I’m a strong believer in letting the moment decide what’s happening,” he says. “If you’ve studied your set up and you know what you’re doing then you can let the moment take over because you’re not busy trying to figure out how things work." bit.ly

Chris Liebing is a German-based techno DJ. His newest album, Another Day, will be out in... another month, on November 19. Techno club mixes with a series of collaborators will be released concurrently with each single. The album features a constellation of contributors including Miles Cooper Seaton (Akron / Family), Tom Adams, Maria Uzor (Sink Ya Teeth) and Mute label mates Ladan (Cold Specks) and Polly Scattergood (onDeadWaves). store.mute.com chrisliebing.bandcamp.com

featuring Tom Adams. Pick up this new album from the German DJ on November 21. chrisliebing.bandcamp.com

Charlotte de Witte's track, "Brussels" was included on Abbie's "Music that Matters Playlist Vol. 620 back in June of 2018. Find the full playlist on KEXP's website: www.kexp.org