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OUR SECRET IS OUT! STERAC aka Steve Rachmad has reached back to the first album 100% Pure ever released in 1995 - the classic milestone in the history of Detroit Techno 'Secret Life of Machines' and has given it a whole new lease of musical life with the remastered & remixed album out today on vinyl, digital and CD. 17 years ago, in a make shift studio at his parent's house, Steve Rachmad crafted his first album Secret Life of Machines under the moniker STERAC, using his music machines (Roland TR-808, R-8m, U-20, Juno 106, JX 8p, Yamaha TX-81z and FB-01). Released on 100% Pure in the same year that the Internet went mainstream, everyone was blown away by the fresh thrilling sounds and Detroit Techno futuristic flavours. It was a defining moment for Steve's career and received massive support from the DJ likes of Darren Emmerson, Mark Broom, Sven Vath, Laurent Garnier.... The timelessness and delicious smoothness of Secret Life of Machines forged a path immediately in the Techno landscape - a path that now Sterac aka Steve Rachmad and 100% Pure have chosen to revisit. Steve Rachmad, now hailed as the European father of Detroit Techno, has recreated a selection of the original tracks using the very same machines as he had back then, then created four new remixes and four bonus digital tracks. All 15 remastered & remixed tracks are available as a digital exclusive on Beatport today, complementing today's release of the album on vinyl and CD. In August, following the release of this album, there will be a rollout of remixes from Ricardo Villalobos, Joris Voorn, 2000 and One, Heiko Laux, Joel Mull, Christian Smith, Marc Romboy, Samuel L Session, Vince Watson, Klartraum and Nadja Lind. OUTNOW | LISTEN | WATCH | BEATPORT DJ MIX | ABOUT STERAC | ABOUT 100% PURE |
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| STERAC AKA STEVE RACHMAD
After more than a quarter of a century involved in electronic music, it's not an exaggeration to say that Steve Rachmad has been integral to the development of the scene in his native Netherlands. Most often associated with Detroit techno, its warm pads, rousing strings and powerful grooves, Steve is the producer, remixer and DJ who among first championed such sounds in his home country. Amongst his earliest achievements was releasing the full length Secret Life of Machines back in 1995. A definitive techno album that was very much an instant classic from Rachmad (under his Sterac alias), 2012 sees it getting touched up, slowed down and remixed by the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Joris Voorn and more, ready for release on influential Dutch label, 100% Pure. As a DJ over the years, Steve has constantly evolved, most often spinning heartfelt techno, but also weaving in formative influences like disco and electro. He has played everywhere from Fabric in London to Berghain in Berlin via D-Edge in Brazil as well as at festivals like Awakenings, Creamfields Australia and Time Warp Holland - not bad for someone who started out cutting and pasting on his parents' reel-to-reel back as a 12 year old. Most recently, Steve has been installed as resident at leading Amsterdam nightspot, Studio 80, and has also been touring the world to celebrate the re-release of Secret Life of Machines, stopping off in leading venues all over the planet. Still as devoted to his musical love as ever, Steve's acute production ear and true-school values are what have kept him as relevant as he his, despite so many years in the game. www.steverachmad.com | Discog | Gigs | Facebook | Youtube | Soundcloud | Twitter | Contact Press For album tour requests please write to:
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