Back To Mine With André Winter

Laurent Garnier – Crispy Bacon

This bass line has so much character and drama, unequalled to this day.

LFO – LFO

I saw LFO live with Nightmares On Wax in Hamburg. I was still a teenager and everything was exciting. After a two-hour train ride, we went to a club near the Reeperbahn. Both bands fought over who had the most bass; I don’t remember who won, but it was epic.

Meat Beat Manifesto – Helter Skelter

Meat Beat Manifesto were an absolute source of inspiration for me, the mixture of so many styles made them so unique. Pioneers of new music genres like Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin and so many others have endlessly sampled from them.

Leftfield feat. Africa Bambaata – Africa Shox

I listened to Leftfield’s first two albums over and over again. It’s hard to pick just one song, because almost every song stands on its own. Great productions, sounds still fresh today.

Beastie Boys – Intergalactic

Great song, great video, great vocoder…

Nitzer Ebb – Control, I’m Here

When I was 14, I went to my first concert and Nitzer Ebb were the opening act for Depeche Mode. In retrospect, Nitzer Ebb had a much bigger impact on me. Very electronic, minimal and raw. Shortly after that I bought my first computer, with a 4-track music software program.

Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At

This song still puts me always in a good mood, from the first tone. The combination of the Gary Newman sample and the energetic house beats just makes you bang your head immediately.

F.U.S.E. – Substance Abuse

My first release was a 3-track EP, each made with just a TR-909, two TB-303s and a TR-606. At the time, Plus8 Records had a big influence on me; I tore apart almost every record they released and wondered how they did it. Unfortunately the internet didn’t exist yet. This track is still in my Rekordbox.

Drax – Amphetamine

I remember the first time I heard this track in the club in the 90s. Haze, strobelight and sweat running off the walls…