BIOGRAPHY

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

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

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
SELECTED RELEASES:
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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