Id’ like to present you an older release in my series of netaudio recommendations this time, Marko Fürstenberg’s album “Gesamtlaufzeit” on Thinner.

The album appeared 2003, and is still an unrivaled blueprint dub techno masterpiece. Perfect after-hour music, mostly laid-back, sometimes a little “poppy”. The album has a very cohesive feel to it, though sometimes different tracks sound a little too similar, as Marko uses some sound over and over again. One track I’d like to highlight is the microhouse pearl “Gegenstörung”, which fit’s the album context very well but has a slightly disturbing touch that makes it stand out. Another track that stands out is “Mimerlaven” that starts with a George W. Bush sample that I used in a track as well some years ago - I don’t like the bass drum on that track, though, doesn’t really fit in for my ears.

Frankly, I have yet to inform myself about what Marko did after 2003, but I’m sure there’s other interesting releases by him somewhere. Make sure you check his MySpace for live dates and stuff - oh, and he’s on Last.FM too.