Jürgen Stökkemann (Dj Jonzon) and Harald Blüchel (Cosmic Baby)
FUTURHYTHM: BRAINCOOLER
Produced in July 1991 I Released in September 1991 on BMWW I Format: 12“ I
A:
Brain Cooler
B:
Mechanikk Gods
Injection
Performed & composed by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
Produced by Cosmic Baby, Jonzon and VOOV
NOTES
April 1991: I met Jonzon. Jonzon: drummer, DJ and fan of heavy Chicago house and acid sounds. I love his magical sets in the old “Planet”, “UFO” and the “Turbine”. We share our enthusiasm for this music which was in my view the “big bang” for “Techno” in all its later variations.
Sitting together in my 30 m² one room apartment, we jam with a 303, 808 and 909 for all its worth, philosophize about the world and play chess.
Gabi Delgado and Saba Komossa release our first joint productions on the “Brutal-Music-World-Wide” label. We are totally stoked when “Injection” becomes one of the biggest club hits of the year. We never ever saw a final statement on the number of records sold but this is when things really took off!
FUTURHYTHM: SONIC MIND EXPLOSION
Produced between Dec. 1991 and Jan. 1992 I Released in March 1992 on MFS-Records I
Format: 12“ I
A:
Phuture
Narcosis
B:
Transmanic
Killout
Performed & composed by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
Produced by Cosmic Baby, Jonzon and VOOV
NOTES
October 1991: my 303 is broken and so Jonzon and I make a record solely with the SH 101. The pieces are written as if in trance: two happy kids with glowing faces sitting in front of their toys. We come upon a totally new sound and decide to explore this direction with “Futurhythm” and pursue our love of the classic Chicago sound under “Vein Melter”.
REVIEWS
Four cuts of trancey exhange, with the pay off being hugely psychodelic.
NME, May 92
VEIN MELTER: HYPNOTIZED
Produced in Dec. 1991 I Released in March 1992 on PLANET-Records I. Format: 12“
A:
Hypnotized
B:
Raw Love
Performed & composed by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
Produced by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
NOTES
December 1991: No sooner said than done. A 303 bass line, the constant techno beat that runs through the piece, the endless loop of “WEWEWEWEWEWEWE”, the cascades of quasi-melodic hi-hat figures, not one single hall/echo effect on the instruments – at that time the first piece I was ever involved in which set a new international music standard that later developed into a trend. In America they call us the “the only guys from Chicago who actually come from Europe” – we’re proud as punch!
A small anecdote on the side: during my first appearance in Switzerland in March 1992 I was introduced to some “important” people backstage as “Cosmic Baby”. When this met with blank stares, my friend said, “the guy from Futurhythm and Vein Melter” which led to a fully unexpected emotional reaction among the bunch of seeming snobs. This scene made a big impression on me…
REVIEWS
Classy and super. Of the highest recommondation!
DJ-Magazine, July 92
FUTURHYTHM: BUTOH
Produced in August 1992 I Released in Dec. 1992 on Hardhouse-Records I. Format: 12“
A:
Butoh
B:
Red Heat
My life in the House of Ghosts
Performed & composed by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
Produced by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
VEIN MELTER: When you feel it
Produced in Nov 1992 I Released in June 1993 on Space Teddy I. Format: 12“
A:
When you feel it (original)
Pump the Bass (original)
B:
When you feel it (Remix)
Pump the Bass (Remix)
Performed & composed by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
Produced by Cosmic Baby and Jonzon.
NOTES
November 1992: Jonzon contributes a second 303 to our sessions. Now we can play around with two bass lines at the same time. That’s a special buzz!
REVIEWS
… absolutely belting acid techno track… Absolutely top notch techno and definitely to be sought out.
David Davies in: Mixmag Update, Juli 93
