Ep. 27 - Neil Landstrumm

Neil Landstrumm Wants to Save Us From Fossil Fuels On this episode
of Rave Curious, the techno stalwart considers how we can help the
world beyond the club. Neil Landstrumm has been releasing
confounding techno floor-fillers since the mid-90s, with releases
on Tresor, Planet Mu, and his own Scandinavia imprint. The Scottish
producer has no obvious connection to the Northern European
peninsula, despite the name of his label, but was closely
affiliated with the wonky techno scene of UK producers like
Christian Vogel and Si Begg in the late 90s. It's a sound that
recently reemerged in conversation, in part because of a
confounding absence of producers like Landstrumm in the recent
Tresor 25th anniversary celebrations. "What bothered us was that
not one of us was included. It's not me, personally," he says of
the "brouhaha," but sagely states that labels come and go, "like
booking agents. Ha!" Not that Landstrumm is sitting at home
sulking. He continues to release music at the same pace he has
maintained throughout his two decade-long career. He's also
preparing for an existence after techno. Next step? Solving the
fossil fuel crisis facing humanity.