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«Robyrt Hecht is a man of endless energy.» [Igloo Magazine]
A music producer since 2 decades, a vinyl DJ since 1 decade and a record shop owner since 3 years, Robyrt Hecht from Leipzig, Germany has touched on almost every aspect of the underground electronic music scene. Besides his label YUYAY Records and his involvement in the now defunct label and record shop Possblthings, he is founding member of Electro label and event crew Clear Memory. Additionally he co-founded the record shop Sleeve++. He's specialised in emotive Electro and IDM/Electronica with a bunch of robotic Funk added to the mix.
For our podcast he decided not to do a DJ mix, but instead he compiled a few of his unreleased tunes, dug up from old harddrives and polished them up for you to discover and enjoy.
A selection of *unreleased* productions by Robyrt Hecht and colleagues – if you are an interested label: feel free to message @robyrthecht about a potential release. Thanks!
Tracklist:
Robyrt Hecht – Spiloga
Robyrt Hecht – Serious Business
Robyrt Hecht – Some Letter
Robyrt Hecht – July of Winter
Robyrt Hecht – Grades
Stranded Wires – Untitled Jam
Robyrt Hecht – Royal Swines
Robyrt Hecht – Sharp & Simple
Nachtzug & Robyrt Hecht – Presenting Is Fitness
Robyrt Hecht – Migoh Delle
VR-System – First Track
Robyrt Hecht – Mogibil
Robyrt Hecht – Cyrogenic Laboratory
Demian - Untitled A3 (Robyrt Hecht Remix)
Robyrt Hecht – Qadjev
Norman Hecht & Robyrt Hecht – Supposed 2B
(most titles are working titles)
Which artists has influenced you the most?
- Too many to make a concise list, but to name a few: Nachtzug, James Stinson, Mad Mike, DMX Krew, Dynarec, Dave Monolith ...
What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future?
- As always, several collaboration tracks on Clear Memory are in the pipeline. Also another track on Hilltown Disco.
Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now?
- I’m generally more interested in the past than the present, and I listen to most contemporary records after a while, because only then can you hear whether it's relevant or just a fad. But here, for example: I discovered the incredible work of Shook last year; the LP 'System' (EPI 018) is the perfect Future-Funk experience. Also Cygnus never disappoints.
What inspires you now to create music?
- Definitely working with my Clear Memory colleagues. We're a group of about a dozen people, half of whom are producers. Visiting their studios, working together on tracks and learning from each other is deeply inspiring.
What set-up do you use when creating music?
- I’m using a setup, which hasn't changed in probably a decade: Hardware as sound sources (Roland Alpha Juno-1, Korg MS-20, Doepfer MS404, MAM MB33, MAM VF-11 Vocoder, Yamaha E1010 Delay, …) and as a DAW I use Bitwig for composition, arrangements, FX and mixdown.
Follow:
Soundcloud: @robyrthecht
Bandcamp: https://clearmemory.bandcamp.com
- Genre
- Electro