It’s our honor to present to you the 250th edition of Global Vibe Radio, featuring one of our absolute favorite techno producers/DJs for this milestone occasion: Answer Code Request.
Both as a DJ and a producer, Patrick GrÀser aka Answer Code Request has honed a hybrid musical approach that stands out in a world of uniform 4/4 techno. Melding pad-driven harmonies, intricate breaks and an industrial sonic palette, GrÀser has occupied a unique space within the Ostgut Ton cosmos since debuting on the label in 2012 and becoming a Berghain resident shortly thereafter. His various releases and remixes for Ostgut Ton, MDR, Dolly Deluxe and Monkeytown Records continue to be highly sought after. As a DJ, he has taken his bass- and breaks-heavy techno to clubs and festivals around the globe, while remaining an integral part of the Berlin scene.
Born and raised in the East German town of FĂŒrstenwalde, GrĂ€ser was 9 years old when the Berlin Wall fell â an event that marked the end of his musical education via the East German youth radio DT64 and the beginning of his fascination with hip-hop, acid and early UK hardcore. As a teenager, he shared the same passion for electronic music as fellow FĂŒrstenwalde natives Marcel Dettmann and Marcel Fengler, eventually venturing out into Berlinâs post-reunification club landscape, which at the time was dominated by an anarchic, DIY-party approach and dance music which had yet to solidify into rigid categories.
In the 90s he spent his days training to become a carpenter in a forest workshop near his hometown; weeknights were spent listening and mixing the cross-genre selection of records bought at Hard Wax and Delirium on the weekend. Unsurprisingly, itâs this broad musical spectrum â from jungle, drum ânâ bass, Detroit and IDM to UK bass â that led GrĂ€ser to develop his characteristic sound on his very first releases via Music Man and his own synonymous ACR imprint.
On his celebrated debut LP Code (Ostgut Ton, 2014), GrĂ€ser actively sought to push the boundaries of techno. His follow up LP Gens, released on Ostgut Ton in February 2018, exudes a similarly experimental approach, albeit with darker results. Ultimately, GrĂ€serâs musical vision is one that spans styles and decades of dance music without sounding retrospective or all over the map.
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