Since 2000, NY-D.C.-Chicago transplant, ARCHITEKTUR has played Downbeat and Dub in cities from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Vienna, Austria. Now residing in Austin, Architektur released his debut album, Travelogue, June 26th on Burning Bowl Records. The CD features remixes by The Waz Experience (Vienna Scientists) & Canartic (Dank Disk) and was mastered by Alex Joechtl of Castle Mastering (Parov Stelar, Karl Moestl, etc.). Architektur has composed music for film and television, including his award winning score for the documentary "Lady Titans: A Title IX Victory"... More
Architektur also hosts the Downbeat radio program PASSPORT, which has featured his exclusive interviews with Gotan Project, Rootz & Zeebo of Thievery Corporation, Rodney Hunter, Canartic, Bitter:Sweet and General Electrics/Honeycut, among others... More
"The Smoker", will be included on the Downbeat/Dub compilation "Musik For Film" along with Rootz & Zeebo of Thievery Corporation (See-I), Rick Torres of the Supreme Beings Of Leisure (Lazy), Portishead contemporaries Sin, Jamie Saft of John Zorn's Masada, Professor Oz featuring Sugar B of G-Stone and NuJazz pioneers Xploding Plastix, among 17 heavy hitters... More
Reviews:
"Travelogue" requires multiple listens to even begin to appreciate the depths of its treasures. Rather than falling into the familiar reggae-inspired vibe of much dub (though this album isn't without that influence), there is a much more ambient and experimental approach here. Yet the atmosphere conjured doesn't alienate the less adventurous listener - for the palpable mood is the very thing that envelopes the happy hearer of Architektur's mesmerizing release. Waves of stylishness wash across the listener, with many shifts and surprises along the way. "Travelogue" is also sample-heavy, with odd bits of dialogue and verbage only adding to the curious resonance of this compelling album. Four And A Half Stars - Kristofer Upjohn (djfix.com)
"the smoker ROCKS! would love to download!" - Erdem Tunakan (Cheap Records)
"absolutely superb, i'm enjoying the sound flow non stop!" - Sue Sanchez (Smiles Recordings)
"DJ Architektur played the dreamiest, trippiest music I'd heard in many moons" - Stephen MacMillan Moser (Austin Chronicle)
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WOOOOOHHHHH! thanx so much 4 finding me. We got a lot of friends in common, I m so happy to learn more about your work ... I m sure I ll appreciate - wish you a good evening - greetings from Saarbrücken (germany) - Bébé
Hey,Archie(!!!!)thx very much for your request,it's a very pleasure for me!I LIKE "Manthra" and "The smoker",really good songs..congratulations! ciao,PL ;-)
mantra's really very good. you've honed(is that a word?) your craft well. i like what your doing there it quite a bit of organic-ness to your tracks that i like to hear in "electronic" music. holler' @ me somtime' j
