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Substance aka DJ Pete - Wysokie Loty M25 - Warsaw PL - Aug 2008
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Biography of Substance aka DJ Pete
Also known as Peter Kuschnereit, he goes under the name Substance and DJ Pete, as well as performing with fellow DJ Rene as Scion. Heavily influenced by the legendary Mark and Moritz from Hard Wax and Basic Channel, Scion started creating electronic music in 1990. Since Scion's first independent release in 1996 on Chain Reaction, their music has developed into an open experimentation of chords, grooves, and sound structures which results in an atmospheric stereo sound sphere of house, techno, reggae, and dub.
Peter Kuschnereit is a man with a somewhat understated, yet deeply resonating influence on the electronic scene within Berlin and in turn modern dance electronic music across the globe. Most widely know for joining forces with sometime collaborator Rene Lowe (a.k.a. Vainquer) to form Scion, together they provided the landmark debut release for the legendary Basic Channel's sister-label, Chain Reaction (1995's 'Emerge'). The duo were later called upon by BC's Mark Ernestus & Moritz Von Oswald to represent the duo's many excursions into dubbed-out techno in the live arena; a calling which in turn resulted in their destroying dancefloors across the globe and also 2002's awesome 'Scion Arrange & Process Basic Channel' CD.
Shortly after Scion's debut, Pete released a string of equally as compelling, solo recordings under the pseudonym Substance through CR which were then compiled in the form of 1997s stunning 'Session Elements' album. Remix work followed for the likes of Juan Atkins, and Central's The Memory Foundation (and more recently Robert Hood) cementing interest in his production work and the chance to release for Surgeon's Counterbalance imprint, yet again revealing a different side to his sound; this time under his DJ Pete moniker.
Despite a recording career that speaks for itself, it is fair to say that Pete is in fact just as renowned as one of the core members of staff at the mighty Hardwax in Berlin - without a doubt one of the worlds finest record stores with the cream of electronic music passing through his hands on a daily basis.
