09.03 (Thu)
Moniker(s) / Diego, Shapes&Forms, The Persuasion Channel, Echelon Network, Futada Kitzuki
Swiss born Diego Hostettler is the son of a professional jazz musician, a pianist since youth and a prolific producer since the mid nineties. It was an introduction to Stefan Riesen from Phont Music in 1998 that led to his first release, and since then there have been more than fifty 12”s and a total of eight albums on labels like Kanzleramt, Tronic, U-Turn and Damage Music.
Growing up around raw motor city sounds, Hostettler has also produced both albums and EPs with Voco Derman as Shapes & Sounds, each one exploring dub, downbeat and more serene sounds as well as his techno staple. “I’m very versatile,” says the man himself. “My stuff ranges from new jazz to hard techno. I’m currently focusing on the harder side of techno for my own solo projects.”
Most recently these include the launch of his own label, Impulse, during the first part of 2013. It will be an outlet for experimental and convention challenging techno that looks to the unfettered spirit of the 90s for inspiration whilst paying no heed to trends, boundaries or expectation. As second new imprint will follow, this time i... More Biography
Swiss born Diego Hostettler is the son of a professional jazz musician, a pianist since youth and a prolific producer since the mid nineties. It was an introduction to Stefan Riesen from Phont Music in 1998 that led to his first release, and since then there have been more than fifty 12”s and a total of eight albums on labels like Kanzleramt, Tronic, U-Turn and Damage Music.
Growing up around raw motor city sounds, Hostettler has also produced both albums and EPs with Voco Derman as Shapes & Sounds, each one exploring dub, downbeat and more serene sounds as well as his techno staple. “I’m very versatile,” says the man himself. “My stuff ranges from new jazz to hard techno. I’m currently focusing on the harder side of techno for my own solo projects.”
Most recently these include the launch of his own label, Impulse, during the first part of 2013. It will be an outlet for experimental and convention challenging techno that looks to the unfettered spirit of the 90s for inspiration whilst paying no heed to trends, boundaries or expectation. As second new imprint will follow, this time i... More Biography
