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"What happens when you mix the electro-techno chaos of Detroit with some Danish analog bliss?
Ryan Brogan and Christian Bloch present a first collaborative effort as Audio Riot. The tracks breathe new life into dirty electro from the 313.
This collaboration is causing a major stir in the dark city since their first tour together in 2001 and is unexpected output from Bloch, who has had huge success with his dub and minimal techno on labels like LL, Tresor, Deep Night Essentials and Restructured. No less surprising is it to see Motor, 2030 and Mission techno purist Ryan Brogan behind this electro-orgy."

Two djs, one from Detroit and one from Denmark have been writing tracks together for the last three years. The first ever live performances by Christian Bloch and Ryan Brogan took place in 2001 in cities like Toronto, Hamilton and Detroit.
Live minimal techno and deep Detroit electro combined with marathon dj sets were well received by audiences in North America.
Push forward to 2002, Christian Bloch relocates to Detroit and the two start work on new materal. The result is an album of electro. With intent to fuse the deep electro sounds of Detroit and Europe and incorporate live lyrics and melodic structures, the tracks are a diversion from the minimal sounds of previous live material.
The new sound of Audioriot and specifically the live performance is a full-throttle collage of tracks ranging from Christian's releases on Tresor, Restructured, Deep Night Essentials, Simple Muzik, the unreleased electro material from 2002 and 2003 and a fusion of their DJ sets. The live performance is not simply knob twisting. It is not pushing play on sequencers and letting tracks go. It is improvisation and LIVE action.
The two are not content to emulate the current sound of techno. Like labels such as Axis, Transmat, Planet E and electro camps in Holland and Berlin, the two strive to push techno levels beyond the nightclub, out on the fringe, but don't take themselves too seriously.
With Ryan having relocated to New York and the two maintaining a full calendar of dates in North America and Europe, performances are limited.
A level of preparation and focus on conceptual performances is key to a successful show.

RYAN BROGAN
Age: 27
Living in: New York City
Composer/DJ since: Mid 90’s
Fun Facts:
Owns: more Chopin records than Jeff Mills records
Smokes: pack of Marlboros a day
Plays: pumping electro and deep funky techno
Forgot: how to speak Spanish & Catalan
Lost: 5 years of worth of music with a push of a button

Some places Ryan has played in NYC & Detroit (his two favorite US cities):

Many shows at the now-defunkt Motor Club, NECTO, Mission Detroit, Portal, Forans, Solar, 89FM – Impact Radio, 90.9FM, Guernica, Halcyon, Café Noir, Industry, Pioneer, DJ for New York for HBO's Sex And The City parties, Izquierdo Studios and at numerous underground events playing alongside everyone from Daniel Bell, Misstress Barbara, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson to name a few.

Ryan Brogan also Directed "DropBass". An unreleased documentary film set over the course of three days during the Further Festival in 2001; created/operated 2030 in Detroit, an underground nightclub with it's own pirate radio station; has composed music for short films and TV commercials in Asia & the US; studies Literature & Film/Theater at Columbia University in Manhattan.
Ryan is always writing stories and making music and hopes to record a new full length album by end of 2004.

CHRISTIAN BLOCH
Prior to his 2002 move to Detroit, Christian Bloch held rank among the Denmark elite regarding his soulful yet minimalist hard techno. Born and raised in northern Denmark, his DJ skills are legendary in the history of techno parties in the city of Aalborg. Bloch has impacted the world-renowned Tresor club in Berlin and has played the Roskilde Festival alongside talent including Super Collider, Plaid and Slam, in 2001. Bloch's passion infiltrates his widespread talents ranging from Berlin dub, classic Detroit beats, gritty and textured German beats to an unmatched English minimalism.
Bloch has released on Deep Night Essentials, LL Records, and Tresor. Other notable releases include Funque Droppings (Bloch's own label), Canadian Restructured Records and several smaller labels. Producers such as Pacou, Damon Wild and Sean Deason have remixed Bloch's techno and his talent can be heard on Ricardo Villalobos' "Love Family Trax" mix cd.
Following a tour of Canada and the United States in the summer of 2001, Bloch settled in the Cass Corridor of Detroit for one year before heading west to San Francisco. His sounds are heard at various nightlife fixtures throughout San Francisco.

DE-BUG REVIEW:
Audio Riot - Weltschmerz

Eine der klar Vocoderelektro-orientierten Platten auf Kondi, dem Dänischen Extravaganza-Label. Ryan Brogan und, überraschenderweise, Christian Bloch stecken hinter diesem Projekt. Und die lassen auf Lyrics, die jedem Elektroclashhit gut tun würden, die 303 knattern und quietschen, als würden sie am liebsten gegen Space Invaders antreten. Hat ja auch Geburstag. Sehr gut gemacht und mitnichten nur etwas für Oldschoolelektrofreaks und Freunde der Seitenarme des Ozeans von Drexciya und dem direkten Punkapproach von Bunker.
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