| abe duque himself – der wohl charmanteste latin-dandy der techno-szene- macht sich bereit, um mal wieder in „seinem geliebten stuttgart“ anzudocken, und zwar im rocker33. über den wohl besten techno-live-act muss man nicht viel sagen: abe duque erreicht durch ruhe, gelassenheit und natürlich absolutes können so ziemlich alles, was man in einer musikerkarriere erreichen kann. er produzierte dj hell´s album „ny muscle“, remixte moby, die pet shop boys, mediengruppe telekommander, motor, egoexpress, chloe, etc. unter seinem pseudonym kirlian veröffentlichte er auf disko b. mit vielen „american buddies“ reitet er als rancho relaxo all stars durch die weiten galaxien magischer klangteppiche. mit seinem label abe duque records sorgt er für allgemeines aufsehen. ein besonderes layout, zum teil unentdeckte juwelen und viele verschiedene spielarten kommen hierauf zum vorschein. im oktober letzten jahres veröffentlichte er hierauf auch sein neues, grandioses album „when the fever breaks“. |
| abe duque got much of his early musical understanding from his dad who was a gifted musician and evangelical minister. abe discovered djing in the 80’s when he became obsessed with vinyl and electronic dance music production. he bought his first synthesizer with money from his newspaper route and played his keyboard in his dad’s church.
in the early 90’s abe became the keyboardist for the then techno supergroup program2. in 1993 abe made a decision to start his record label tension. tension has become a shining light illuminating the way for new paradigms and possibilities in electronic music, and sometimes for twisted stuff not even abe understands.
in recent years abe along with john selway co-founded rapture records. most recently abe started a new label called out of all things abe duque records. and let us not fail to mention the madness that is rancho relaxo.
abe is an intensively versatile artist. there seems to be no limit to abe’s musical explorations while always keeping a unique flavor that’s remarkably refined and definitely his own. he can be categorized as a producer for producers. a pioneer.
abe has released his music on several labels such as, gigolo, tresor, imago, state of mind, warner bros, disko-b, oval, v2, vortex, sahko, mainframe, instinct, gig, tension, abuse, mille plateaux, sonic groove & rapture.
he has worked under a few different names such as: abe duque, kirlian, super secret symphony, facil, and founded the rancho relaxo all-stars.
he has released works done together with the likes richard dorfmeister, jimmy tenor, blake baxter, john selway, patrick pulsinger and dj hell.
as a dj abe has travel the world to play his music. from his once resident club limelight in nyc to many stops around the globe. |
