![]() Jonzun Crew was the title melody for German Music TV show ‘Formel Eins’, which mostly had shit bands on but in the absence of any other TV shows was watched weekly. The Fall – The man whose head expanded (1983)Īnother John Peel discovery and a starting point for a lifelong obsession with The Fall. Laurie Anderson was also the first artist which led me into checking out more experimental NY composers like Steve Reich or Philipp Glass. Peel’s open mindness still resonates with me up until today. Having grown up in a small town in the middle of nowhere, his weekly shows were a nearly religious experience for me and my friends. I remember hearing this for the first time on John Peel’s show which was broadcasted via BFBS in Germany. This is a song I totally adored back when it was released and still love today. ![]() I could have chosen any song by the bands mentioned above but DAF’s ‘Kebabträume’ is a song I still very much like to play out when I DJ. I also spent quite a lot of money on cassette fanzines like ‘Festival der guten Taten’ and rather unlistenable live bootleg tapes. My record player was occupied by releases from bands like Fehlfarben, Der Plan, Andreas Dorau, Palais Schaumburg, S.Y.P.H and labels like Ata Tak, ZickZack and No Fun. ![]() Getting older, it was absolutely necessary to emancipate myself from my brothers’ tastes and in around 1980 there was a lot of great music from Germany which took influences from the Punk and Post-Punk scene in the UK. Rather than starting my playlist with one of the obvious Kraftwerk songs, I thought I’d go with this goody which you can find on the B-side of Autobahn and which I loved as a 6 year old. Looking back now, Kraftwerk have definitely left the biggest impression on me, and we spent a lot of time listening to their albums Autobahn, Radioaktivität and Trans Europe Express in our Kinderzimmer! While my eldest brother listened to all the 70’s dinosaurs like Yes or Genesis, my brother Jens was (and is) a different beast – being interested in all kinds of music and being a source of inspiration to this day. I was blessed growing up with two older brothers, so I got in touch with great music at an early stage. The Independent Echo asked Stefan to make us up a playlist of the tracks that have most impacted his life from childhood to now – and tell us a bit about them. Initially joining as A&R Manager for Germany in 2008, he has since been promoted to General Manager of Germany GmbH, having worked with signings including Gisbert, Agnes Obel, Soap & Skin and Milky Chance.Įarlier this year, Stefan’s team celebrated a No.1 single in Germany with Catch & Release (Deepend Remix) by US artist Matt Simons. ![]() He went on to find success in A&R, particularly at !K7 Records – where he was instrumental in the expansion of the label into one of the world’s most influential dance music brands.Īt !K7, Stefan worked on the huge X-Mix and DJ Kicks series, as well as pushing the label outside of its traditional compilation business into artist signings such as Kruder & Dorfmeister (and their solo projects Tosca and Peace Orchestra), Matthew Herbert, Ursula Rucker and Princess Superstar. Stefan Struever is a staple figure in Germany’s independent music scene, having started his career in the early ’90s as a promoter and label manager at Rough Trade.
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