Gregor Tresher

The past few years have seen German producer Gregor Tresher rise on the European techno scene. One of his tracks made it on a Cocoon compilation, and the "A Thousand Night” single was a hit on European dance floors last summer with melodic, Aphex Twin-like, ambient synth-y swirls. A lot of the instrumental voices and drum samples he uses are in a minimal techno vein, but the songs have a busier, fuller structure, like trance. He spends time with the build-ups and releases, letting each new loop dwell long enough to create new space, but doesn’t tire it out. "Painkiller” conjures a blissful state, with its soft waves of rolling synths. "Full Range Madness” has fuzzy borders with electro and a thick, fat, rolling bass line. Most of the songs are interesting enough to sustain the seven- to nine-minute lengths they reach. Remixes of A Thousand Nights by Dubfire and Extrawelt are scheduled to come out soon.