BIOGRAPHY
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Music expresses all the things you can´t talk about and you can´t silence about.“ Victor Hugo knows about it so its time to write some words about the STIGMATA LIVEACT. 1998 is the year when everything began. The idea of a dark legend pressed on vinyl was born and was spread out successfully all around the world. The tracks were played and celebrated in every club. Now, 10 years later it is time for a new era of STIGMATA – it is time for the STIGMATA LIVEACT.<
Traditionally dark but refreshingly new and technically unique Stigmata discovers a new function with a lot of different elements of style. For the live performance, Andre Walter, who invented the concept, is working together with a Chris Hope from Frankfurt/Germany. It is melodic, dark, technical and ecstatic – a complete new sound experience.
STIGMATA’s Live appearances are a rare and exclusive privilege for only the best clubs and festivals.
BIOGRAPHY ANDRE WALTER
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André Walter started his career as a producer in the early eighties. Influenced by bands like Skinny Puppy, Cabaret Voltaire, Nitzer Ebb and the artist Isao Tomita, André started to experiment with his first audio tools (Atari 1040ST) and tracks. During that period, he made the aquaintance of folks from Giessen like Toni Rios, Marco Cannata and Tommy Bingel, the director of the record store Downtown Records. From that time on he evolved to a frequently requested producer supporting various musicians, dj’s and artists. Andrés first releases were published on the famous labels Harthouse (as “Holocube”), Eye-Q (as “Aquaform”), Kick Down, Fucking Loud and Universal Prime Breaks. In 1994 André ran into Chris Liebing at the popular record store Downtown Records in Giessen, where famous dj’s and acts had their meetingpoint. Visitors during that period of time were Pascal F.E.O.S., Toni Rios, Frank Lorber and several other namable acts. From that day on, every Chris Liebing Release was influenced and produced by André Walter. To create a stage for his own tracks and productions, André Walter, Tommy Bingel, Toni Rios and Chris Liebing launched their own label SOAP Records. Andrés pseudonyms were “Noosa Heads” (in cooperation with Chris Liebing) and “E.H.R.” (featuring Chris Liebing and Toni Rios). Besides the well working cooperation with Chris Liebing, André also produced tracks with Monika Kruse, Thomas Krome, Moguai, Umek, Marshall Jefferson, Massimo, Gayle San, Al Faris, Marco Cannata and Frank Lorber. In 1998 André began to intensify the coproduction with Chris Liebing besides the SOAP project.
Within a short period of time the newly created labels AUDIO, CLR and CLAU advanced to “most-wanted-brands” and global players like Primate, Intec or Ground were hiring the duo to produce songs and remixes for several artists. André’s disposition for the deep and gloomy and his passion for horrormovies had a deep impact on the AUDIO follow-up-project STIGMATA, which has played a major role in the development of modern techno. With STIGMATA André could not only show his almost endless pool of creativity, but also his passion for myth and cabalistic writing. The extraordinary prolific cooperation with Chris Liebing resulted in the winning of the “Best Producer Award” at the German Dance Awards 2001, followed by countless successful productions like the conceptual Chris Liebing record “Evolution”, Remixes of “Blood Angel” by John Starlight, “Sunglasses at Night” by Tiga, “Breakthru” by Sven Väth and “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes, to name but a few.
André always breaks new ground and puts innovation into practice. With his release “Dark Listening” André created a dark and mystical journey of spherical sounds and effects, comparable to the famous literary work “Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque” by Edgar Allen Poe. Besides his intense cooperation with Toni Rios nowadays, André also takes care of several up-and-coming talents like Chris Hope and Bug Phunk Deluxe, to push their individual careers through joint efforts and productions. Together with Chris Hope he releases tracks on Planet Rhythm and Perc Trax, which could be found in several playlists and dance-charts of famous techno acts, e.g. Dubfire. At the end of 2008 André and Toni Rios reactivated the label SOAP Records, as well as the formally famous label AUDIO, where André works as the A&R-manager.
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BIOGRAPHIE
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André Walter macht seine ersten musikalischen Schritte in den frühen achtziger Jahren, als er inspiriert von Bands wie Skinny Puppy, Cabaret Voltaire , Nitzer Ebb oder den Künstler Isao Tomita beginnt, sich an ersten Tracks zu versuchen. In dieser Zeit eignet sich André die Basics an, die ihn ein paar Jahre später, als er in Giessen die Bekanntschaft von Leuten wie Toni Rios, Marco Cannata oder Tommy Bingel von Downtown Records macht, zum gefragten Studiopartner und Produzenten werden lassen.
Von da an produziert André Walter aka “Andrew Wooden” in verschiedenen Konstellationen und mit einer Kontinuität, die bis heute ununterbrochen anhält.
So entstehen zu dieser Zeit unter anderem Produktionen für die legendären Labels Harthouse (als “Holocube”) und Eye-Q (als “Aquaform”), aber auch für Kick Down, Fucking Loud und Universal Prime Breaks. 1994 lernt André Walter im bundesweit bekannten Plattenladen Downtown Records Chris Liebing kennen. Zu dieser Zeit geben sich damalige und spätere Schwergewichte der Technobewegung wie z.B. Pascal F.E.O.S., Toni Rios, Frank Lorber und eben auch Chris Liebing fast täglich im Downtown die Klinke in die Hand. Ab diesem Zeitpunkt gilt: “Überall wo Chris Liebing draufsteht, ist André Walter mit drin.“ Um eine Plattform für die zahlreichen eigenen Produktionen zu schaffen, gründen Tommy Bingel, Toni Rios, Chris Liebing & André Walter das Kult-Label SOAP Records. André releast dort gemeinsam mit Chris Liebing als “Noosa Heads”, sowie unter dem Pseudonym “E.H.R.” mit Chris Liebing und Toni Rios. Obwohl André zu dieser Zeit schon fester Studiopartner von Chris Liebing ist, sitzt er unter anderem auch mit Monika Kruse, Thomas Krome, Moguai, Umek, Marshall Jefferson, Massimo, Gayle San, Al Faris, Marco Cannata und Frank Lorber im Studio. Erst als 1998 das SOAP Label langsam einschläft, reduziert André seine anderen Aktivitäten zugunsten einer intensiveren Arbeit an den Projekten von Chris. Die neu gegründeten Labels AUDIO, CLR und CLAU avancieren innerhalb kürzester Zeit zu “most-wanted” Brands und Global Player wie Primate, Intec oder Ground heuern das Gespann für Tracks und Remixe an. Aufgrund seines Hangs zum Düsteren und seiner Leidenschaft für Horrorfilme gründet er das düstere Pendant zu AUDIO, das legendäre Plattenlabel STIGMATA, das von Beginn an die Entwicklung von Techno maßgeblich prägt. Hier kann er seiner ganzen Kreativität, die sich neben der Musik mit Schriften, Mythen und mystischen Dingen beschäftigt, freien Lauf lassen. Die außerordentlich fruchtbare Zusammenarbeit von André und Chris wird 2001 mit dem German Dance Award in der Kategorie “Best Producer” belohnt. Es folgen zahlreiche erfolgreiche Produktionen, wie z.B. das bisher einzige Liebing-Album, der Konzept-Longplayer “Evolution”, sowie Remixes von “Blood Angels” für John Starlight, von “Sunglasses at Night” für Tiga, “Breakthru” für Sven Väth und von “Seven Nation Army” von White Stripes, um nur einige der Highlights zu nennen. André beschreitet immer wieder neue Wege und setzt innovative Ideen in die Tat um. So z.B. mit dem Easy-Listening Album “Dark Listening”, in dem er mit musikalischen Mitteln ein nächtliches Herumirren im Wald beschreibt. Neben einer mittlerweile wieder sehr intensiven Zusammenarbeit mit Toni Rios widmet André sich aktuell neuen Nachwuchs-Talenten, wie z.B. dem aufstrebenden Chris Hope, um deren Karriere mit gemeinsamen Produktionen anzuschieben. So veröffentlicht André mit Chris Hope u.a. Releases auf Planet Rhythm und Perc Trax, die sich in den Charts von Techno-Größen wie z.B. Dubfire wiederfinden. Ende 2008 reaktiviert André gemeinsam mit Toni Rios das Label SOAP Records und ist als A&R-Manager von AUDIO gerade dabei, auch dieses Kult-Label wieder an den Start zu bringen.
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| ANDRÉ WALTER DISCOGRAPHY |
| SELECTED REMIXE: |
| Summer Holiday |
Beam Records |
1995 |
| M.I.R. “Under The Milkyway” |
Recycle Or Die |
1996 |
| Planet Soul -”Set U Free” (The E.H.R. Mixes) |
Strictly Rhythm |
1996 |
| Hallucinate (E.H.R.Remix) |
Waxhead Records |
1996 |
| Colonel Abrams “Trapped” ’97 |
Upbeat Records |
1997 |
| Marisa Turner -”I Wanna Be Loved By You (Ooh, Baby, Ooh)” |
BMG |
1998 |
| Hardfloor Will Survive (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Harthouse |
1998 |
| Sven Väth “Breakthrough” (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Virgin |
1998 |
| Spike “Respect” |
What’s Up ?! |
1999 |
| Quadrophonia 98 Remix |
Quadrophon |
1998 |
| Rockers HiFi “Hello Everybody” (Audio Remix) |
Different Drummer |
1998 |
| Headroom Utopia (Al Faris & Andrew Wooden Remix) |
Orbit Records |
1999 |
| “One Night In NYC” (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Superstar Recordings |
2000 |
| Simon Collins “Money Maker” |
WEA Records |
2000 |
| Sunglasses At Night (Chris Liebing Remix) |
International DeejayGigolo Records |
2001 |
| Until Tomorrow Freaks (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Things To Come Records |
2001 |
| Ignacio -Virton (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Music Man Records |
2001 |
| Die Maschinen Laufen Weiter! – (stigmata Remix) |
Highball Music |
2001 |
| Vanguard “Alles Oder Nichts” (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Frisbee Tracks |
2001 |
| DJ Rush -Get On Up (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Pro-Jex |
2002 |
| Blood Angels (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Superstar Recordings |
2002 |
| Basic Implant Revenge Of The 101 (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Toneman |
2003 |
| DK8 – “Murder Was The Bass” (Chris Liebing Remix) |
ELP Medien & Verlags GmbH |
2004 |
| DJ Rush – Funk U Up (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Pro-Jex |
2004 |
| Realistic (Chris Liebing Remix) |
Vandit Records |
2004 |
| Freeware – stigmata Remix |
Metropolis Musique |
2005 |
| Beta v1.0.0 (Remixes) |
Enable Recordings |
2006 |
| Mushrooms (12″) – Marshal Jefferson |
Soap Records |
2008 |
| Shogun (Stigmata Remix) |
Alphabet City |
2009 |
| Whore Shipping |
Spirit Generation |
2009 |
| Adetola |
Cerrox Records |
2009 |
| A Tree Is A Tree |
Dreielf |
2009 |
| Frogs With Potatoes And Sour Cream -Toni Rios Remix |
Soap Records |
2009 |
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| SELECTED RELEASES: |
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| Void Section -The Wulf |
Kick Down |
1993 |
| Void Section – Second |
Kick Down |
1993 |
| El Sueño |
Eye Q Records |
1994 |
| Noizology |
Harthouse |
1994 |
| Al-Faris vs Andrew Wooden – Klang Der Musen |
Overdrive |
1995 |
| Wind & Fire |
Harthouse |
1995 |
| Tula Azteca |
Tranceplant |
1995 |
| Warning |
Soap Records |
1995 |
| Toni Rios Part One |
Jerk Records |
1996 |
| Enrapture |
Waxhead Records |
1996 |
| Basis |
Soap Records |
1996 |
| Mushrooms |
Soap Records |
1996 |
| Sexchange |
Soap Records |
1996 |
| Syncrasy |
Overdrive |
1996 |
| Traveller- One |
Harthouse |
1996 |
| Traveller- Two |
Harthouse |
1997 |
| Tenebrae |
Construct Rhythm |
1997 |
| Coffeebar / Teeroom |
Fine Audio Recordings |
1997 |
| Dadli / Wada audio 01 |
Fine Audio Recordings |
1997 |
| Dandu Groove audio 07 |
Fine Audio Recordings |
1998 |
| Toni Rios – Pandemonium |
Delirium Red |
1998 |
| Massimo – “Trigger / Mutal” |
Superfly |
1998 |
| New York |
Construct Rhythm |
1998 |
| W-O-O-D EP (12″) |
Søk |
1998 |
| Drumcook audio 11 |
Fine Audio Recordings |
1998 |
| Taxi In L.A. “with Chris Liebing and Thomas Krome” |
Søk |
1998 |
| No Time To Waste E.P. |
Primate Recordings |
1998 |
| Audioworks |
Construct Rhythm |
1999 |
| Advanced Audio E.P. |
Primate Recordings |
1999 |
| New Beginnings E.P. |
CLR |
1999 |
| Stigmata E.P. |
CLR |
1999 |
| The Real Schranz (Part 1) |
CLAU |
1999 |
| The Real Schranz (Part 2) |
CLAU |
1999 |
| The Real Schranz (Part 3) |
CLAU |
1999 |
| Skull & Bones E.P. (10″, EP, Red) |
Primate Recordings |
1999 |
| Stigmata 1/10 |
Stigmata |
1999 |
| Stigmata 2/10 |
Stigmata |
2000 |
| Stigmata 3/10 |
Stigmata |
2000 |
| Stigmata 4/10 |
Stigmata |
2000 |
| Stigmata 5/10 |
Stigmata |
2000 |
| The Order Of Art |
Ground |
2000 |
| Analogon E.P. (12″, EP) |
CLR |
2000 |
| Call It What You Want (Part 4) |
CLAU |
2000 |
| Koller – CL |
Molecular Recordings |
2000 |
| Locke – CL2 |
Molecular Recordings |
2000 |
| Downtown E.P. |
Primate Recordings |
2000 |
| Es Ist Freitag-aaabend… 2nd Anniversary Night |
CLR |
2001 |
| Next Try E.P. |
CLR |
2001 |
| The Biggest Ten Inches I Have Ever Seen (12″) |
CLR |
2001 |
| Stigmata 6/10 |
Stigmata |
2001 |
| Stigmata 7/10 |
Stigmata |
2001 |
| Es Ist Freitag-aaabend… 3rd Anniversary Night “nobody listen to techno” vocals by Eminem |
CLR |
2002 |
| The Shaker E.P. |
Masters Of Disaster |
2002 |
| Weather E.P. |
CLAU |
2002 |
| Stigmata 8/10 |
Stigmata |
2002 |
| Stigmata 9/10 |
Stigmata |
2002 |
| Talkshow E.P. |
CLAU |
2003 |
| The Real Schranz (Part 2) |
CLAU |
2003 |
| Es Ist Freitag-aaabend… 4th Anniversary Night… remix of ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes |
CLR |
2003 |
| American Madness |
CLR |
2003 |
| Stigmata 10/10 |
Stigmata |
2003 |
| The Stalker E.P. |
Rude Tunes |
2004 |
| Agony / Crazy Bolt |
Overdrive |
2004 |
| Sam Hain |
Wicca |
2004 |
| Boreas |
Wicca |
2005 |
| Convulsion E.P. |
Purples Recordings |
2005 |
| Misty Circles EP |
Highland Beats |
2005 |
| Reanimate EP |
Audio Assault |
2005 |
| Repelling Noise E.P. |
Purples Recordings |
2005 |
| André Walter & Chris Hope – Inform |
ARMS |
2006 |
| Antagonism |
Temper |
2006 |
| Coll. 10 |
GoodFellas Recordings |
2006 |
| Repelling Noise E.P II |
Purples Recordings |
2006 |
| Repelling Noise E.P III |
Purples Recordings |
2006 |
| Groove Balance |
Patterns |
2007 |
| Hardsignal 07 |
Hardsignal |
2007 |
| Round 1 |
Battle Kingz |
2007 |
| Speicher 51 |
Kompakt Extra |
2007 |
| Bitch |
Planet Rhythm Records |
2007 |
| Speicher 60 second hand |
Kompakt Extra |
2008 |
| 1st Key Of Henoch |
Stigmata |
2008 |
| Round 2 |
Battle Kingz |
2009 |
| Fall Out To Orgasm |
Techno League Records |
2009 |
| Pulse Of Methadone EP |
Perc Trax |
2009 |
| 2nd Key Of Henoch |
Stigmata |
2009 |
| 3rd Key Of Henoch |
Stigmata |
2009 |
| Borderline Syndrome – audio 55 |
Fine Audio Recordings |
2009 |
| Valkyre – audio 56 |
Fine Audio Recordings |
2009 |
| Vibra Slap EP |
Driving Forces |
2009 |
| Space Program EP |
Sebian Recordings |
2009 |
| 4th Key Of Henoch |
Stigmata |
2010 |
| Stigmata – Infernum |
Techno League Records |
2010 |
| ALBUM: |
| Al-Faris & Andrew Wooden – Selected Works |
Real Groove |
1998 |
| Chris Liebing -”Early Works” |
Fine Audio Recordings |
2002 |
| Chris Liebing – “Evolution” |
CLR |
2003 |
| Chapter One – The Complete Collection |
Stigmata |
2004 |
| Dark Listening Vol. 1 |
Stigmata |
2005 |
| Toni Rios – Past and Present |
Soap Records |
2009 |
| Dark Listening Vol. 2 |
Stigmata |
2010 |
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