The experienced producer puts his own twist on the French DJ and musician’s seminal 2019 release ‘Orchestra’
Growing up in East Germany in the communist era- identity and freedom were never things to be taken lightly. Despite the national growing pains occurring around him, Patrice remembers his childhood fondly and was exposed to a number of musical influences early on from his adoptive father who was a music journalist. When he was 14 years old the Berlin wall fell which ushered in a new era of both challenges and opportunities, along with a fresh rush of international music and culture.
Originally absorbing electronic music purely as a fan and club-goer it wasn’t until Patrice built up a small home studio that he started making his own tracks. Shaping his own distinctive identity, Baümel has forged a sound that continually breaks conventions and operates sometimes entirely outside the box. Take his 2008 club favourite ‘Roar’ for example, a 6 minute lesson in stripped back energy and crescendos that takes a couple listens to really wrap your head around. With a discography now spanning almost two decades and featuring influential imprints such as Kompakt, Get Physical, and Correspondant it’s easy to see why Patrice is still such an in demand producer and remixer.
Our track today puts his skills on full display, as Baümel breaks down ‘Worakls- Detached Motion’ into it’s constituent parts and reassembles them into his own stark interpretation. Maintaining some of the melodic and orchestral spirit of the original, Patrice places his own signature blend of minimalism, honed percussion and spurting white noise into the mix. Dizzying, pitched delays replace outright melody while synth stabs and automated effects keeps things swirling into the bare boned conclusion.
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