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Breathing / Remixes And Covers plus Bonus Tracks (Doruk Özt​ü​rkcan Master)

by Techniques Berlin

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Deep End 04:24
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Cold War 05:02
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Serendipity 04:04
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Damage 05:00
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Burning Down 04:56
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Chances 04:31
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Breathing 03:57
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Salvation 06:35
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Watching You 02:42
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Metropolis 04:48
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Planet 21 03:52
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about

More communications from the Bombshelter.

NADANNA proudly presents its new project, the Canadian synthpop act TECHNIQUES BERLIN! Formed in 1984 by high school buddies Andreas Gregor and David Rout, the band started experimenting with synthesizers, drum machines and guitars. In the early stages, TECHNIQUES BERLIN was heavily influenced by UK new romantic acts like Japan, Spandau Ballet, Visage, The Human League, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Yazoo and Depeche Mode as well as rising Canadian synthpop bands Rational Youth (Dave become a member in 1998/99), Men Without Hats and Trans-X. It took them a few years to master their electronic toys and create a unique blend of addictive electropop melodies and beautifully crafted alternative beats.

In the late 80s, TECHNIQUES BERLIN played live on a regular basis and their 3 cassettes, released on their own Bombshelter label, received frequent local airplay in Canada. Despite their moderate success, the band failed to secure a record deal. A&R reps would comment that their songs were either too alternative to be classified as pop, or too pop to be alternative, which became rather discouraging in the long run. By late 1991, the band members had developed a strong interest in the burgeoning electro-industrial scene. Dave and Andreas had founded Bang Elektronika and were working with Digital Poodle as live drummers. Both of these projects were soon picked up by record labels. TECHNIQUES BERLIN played their last show at the University of Toronto in November of 1991, debuting the last track they had recorded, fittingly called "Time Fades to Nothing".

Now over two decades later, TECHNIQUES BERLIN is staging a remarkable comeback! Encouraged by the growing interest in the long out-of-print “Back Issue Volume 1 and 2” (now available on iTunes) and the highly sought-after compilation “Suburban Playgrounds and Concrete Beaches” (released by Fabrika Records on vinyl), Dave and Andreas have decided to bring TECHNIQUES BERLIN back to life. A series of shows in Toronto and Montreal saw the addition of keyboardist and backing vocalist Dina Naskos to the line-up. To celebrate the anniversary of the label that they founded, they included an unreleased track on the 7” EP, Future Past, on the Bombshelter Productions label.

Andreas, Dave and Dina have completed an album of brand new material, titled "Breathing". The set consist of the new album, as well as a previously unreleased material and alternate versions of tracks from the Bombshelter vaults. The 2CD version includes a bonus disc featuring remixes by the best of the minimal synth, electropop and Italo Disco scene!

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released November 2, 2018

A N D R E A S G R E G O R
LYRICS, LEAD VOCALS, SYNTHESIZERS AND DRUM MACHINES

D A V E R O U T
SYNTHESIZERS, DRUM MACHINES AND LYRICS TO “DRIVING FORCE”

D I N A N A S K O S
BACKING VOCALS AND SYNTHESIZERS

T R A C Y H O W E
BACKING VOCALS AND SPOKEN WORDS ON “COLD WAR”

WORDS AND MUSIC WRITTEN BY
T E C H N I Q U E S B E R L I N

ENGINEERED BY
A N D R E A S G R E G O R

RECORDED AT BOMBSHELTER’S GRAY ROOM STUDIO, TORONTO, CANADA

CUSTOM ANALOG MODS AND SYNCING DEVICES DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE DEVICE TECHNICIAN

INSTRUMENTS USED:
ACETONE FR-1 RHYTHM ACE, AKAI AX60, ALESIS MICRON, BOSS DR-55, CORUS DRUM SYNC, KORG KR-55, KORG MICRO SAMPLER, KORG VOLCA BEATS, KORG VOLCA KEYS, MOOG (REALISTIC) MG-1, MULTIVOX MX-202, NOVATION XIO, ROLAND
JX-3P, ROLAND JX-8P, ROLAND SH-101, ROLAND SH-201, ROLAND TR-606, ROLAND TR-808, SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PRO-ONE, YAMAHA AN200

DEMOS, ALTERNATE VERSIONS AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS

ALL MUSIC WRITTEN BY
T E C H N I Q U E S B E R L I N

MASTERED BY
D O R U K Ö Z T U R K C A N

p 2018 NADANNA
c 2018 TECHNIQUES BERLIN/BOMBSHELTER PRODUCTIONS (SOCAN)

RELEASED UNDER LICENCE FROM TECHNIQUES BERLIN AND
BOMBSHELTER PRODUCTIONS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION IS A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS.

PHOTOS
L A U R I E S Y D O R O W I C S
S U S A N A M E Z A
J I L L G R A N T
A N D R E A S G R E G O R

ARTWORK
S T E V E L I P P E R T

THANK YOU:
ANJU AND GORD CLEMENT, CHRISTOPHER DROST, CORRINNE FAIRBANKS, DAN BRAUN, DANIELA SCHWARZ, DANIEL BELL, DJ IAIN, ELIZABETH FRITSHAW, ERIN NEILLY, ERMENS MENEGUZZI,
FLASHBACK ALTERNATIVES, GEORGE ROUT, GUERRE FROIDE RADIO, HELENE DE THOURY [HANTE.], IRENA MISTAUTAS, IRENE KASHAUNSKY, JASON AMM, JENNIFER HANLON, JOE VIZVARY AND GLEN NELSON, LAURIE SYDOROWICZ, LLOYD [DJ LAZARUS] WARREN, MAKINA GIRGIR, MARC, MARK CIOLFE, MARTIN VILLAFANA, MICHEL [SNEAKTHIEF] MORIN, MICHELLE HERDER, MOM GREGOR, NADER, NASKOS CARULLO AND TOKATLIDIS FAMILIES, NEAL STRANGE, NINA BELIEF, NORA BELOW, OLIVERA BAY, PAULA DEANE, RUDY AND DARCY, DANELLA AND SCOTT CONNORS, SCOTT MACKAY, SIMON HELM, SOVANNAK KE,
STEFAN RUKAVINA, SUSAN AND ANDREW YANG, SUSANA MEZA,
THOMAS GLEICHNER, XLB [THE DEVICE TECHNICIAN]

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