Matt M. Maddox & O.B.I. @ The Ultimate Compression

February 22, 2007 | Filed Under Artists, Labels, Releases |

The Ultimate Compression – can it get any harder, crazier and more explosive than with this double mix CD straight from hardtechno hell? This rough and ready ride presented as a versus is a lethal DJ combat – hard vs heavy, fast vs fast, relentless vs. die-hard – that ends in a standoff as mad Matt M. Maddox and loco Tobias Lüke aka O.B.I. are more than an even match. Equally racy, radical and revolting, the two new rising stars of the hard techno scene make themselves heard with this Ultimate Compression… only for the strong. The two protagonists, Tobias Lüke aka OBI and Matt M. Maddox, are no novices to the scene – despite their young age, they managed to live the life on the fast lane from the day they first got infected with the techno virus.

OBI, who was born in the German town Greven, got in touch with electronic music when he was 12, and subsequently started to spin at 14, making his debut as a club DJ with 18 and an impact as a newcomer contest winner in Münster’s phenomenal Fusion Club. In 2002, after a few successful gigs, he began to organise his own events called TekkTribe which grew into a fully-fledged booking agency and a label in 2003. TekkTribe started to become an established name for Hardtechno as they released records like the infamous “Gehörsturz EP” and organised parties with well-known faces of the scene. Soon, OBI also started to release on other labels.

Mattias Mavrovic who was born on small Croatian island and exposed to electronic music when he went to his first rave ever with 15. He already knew at that stage that he wanted to become a producer, but it took him a while to get the gear together to get started. With his open-minded attitude towards music and a deep intrinsic love for hard techno, it was easy for him to connect himself with like minded people, Carl Max and DJ Ogi, who supported the young and ambitious Matt M. Maddox in every possible way. Their engagement helped him to land a string of releases on labels as diverse as Bitshift who would put out his first record ever, “Critical Demonstration”, in 2004, followed by releases on Crowbar, Brachial, Combat Skill, Friendly Fire, and Fat T.M.

Together, they make their debuts on Compressed, the legendary hardtechno label which was founded by Michael Burkat in 1999. With their new A&R Felix Kröcher, known for his show on Sunshine Live, this label is now moving from strength to strength with one impressive release chasing the other. This impressive straightforward double mix of these two talented Hardtechno fellas is taking no prisoners.

Tracklisting

CD1 Matt M. Maddox:
01. Broken Rules – Get Focused
02. Leo Laker vs. Tomash Gee - For The Whores
03. Master Of Disaster – No Headroom
04. DJ Ogi – Ruzina
05. Killswitch &. Reset – West Coast Is Back
06. DJ Bam Bam – Bas Bangin (Matt M. Maddox RMX)
07. Sven Wittekind – To My Headbangerz
08. Matt M. Maddox – Psycho 2007
09. Tobias Lüke – Latin Tool
10. Tomash Gee- Iron Curtain
11. Sandy Warez – Put In Your Head
12. Boris S. – A Moment Of Darkness
13. Christian Fisher DJ Murphy – Miss You (Robert Natus Remix)
14. Marcel Cousteau – You Know What
15. Matt M. Maddox vs Waldhaus – Alea Lacta Est
16. Robert Natus – Dangerous Course
17. X-Tension - Deadtek Version
18. Bazz Dee – Alpha 2-16
19. Boris S. – To Many Pills
20. Manu Kenton – Chrono
21. Waldhaus – Blackbird

CD2 Tobias Lüke aka O.B.I.:
01. Tobias Lüke aka O.B.I. - Einfach Auf Die Fresse
02. Frank Kvitta - Senor Frog’s
03. Mad Man - Keep It Simple
04. Sven Wittekind vs.Torsten Kanzler - Die Große Koallition
05. Tobias Lüke aka O.B.I. - Hardtechno Symfonie
06. Jackhamma - Home Sweet Hell
07. MVTICA - Cachaca
08. O.B.I. - Dont Make Me Angry
09. Mario M. - Wie Bitte(DJ Ocram Remix)
10. Tobias Lüke aka O.B.I. – Wie Du Mir, So Ich Dir
11. Bazz Dee - Wild Boar
12. SveTec - I Will Be Your Dentist
13. Robert Natus & Sven Wittekind - The Way We Go
14. Andreas Kremer - Viel Zu Lernen Du Noch Hast
15. Tomash Gee & Switchblade - Finnland
16. Viper XXL - 25-17 (Gloomy Remix)
17. Arkus P. - Our Dream At Night