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Championing the evolution of the neurofunk sound, German sound in D&B, and got in touch through internet forums
duo Phace aka Florian Harres and Nicolas Ruoff are finally and AIM around 2002,” Florian revealed. “We became good
releasing their debut album ‘Psycho’ through Teebee’s friends, and enjoy hanging around together. Holland and
Subtitles imprint in late May 2007. Germany share borders, so it wasn’t that hard to meet in
person. Like I mentioned earlier, its all about fun, and you
The pair fist met around ten years ago when they were can have nothing else but fun when you hangout with those
both 18, in the very early days of the German D&B scene. dudes in the studio.”
“Our musical roots can be found in rock and early-‘90s
dance/electro music,” Florian told Frontlines. “We both went In fact, it was Noisia who introduced TeeBee to Phace’s
out to D&B parties constantly from the beginning of the music, back in 2004. “After TeeBee heard our tracks he
whole D&B movement in Germany, and met at a party of a called my apartment straight up and left me a message on
mutual friend, had great fun, and became really good friends. my voicemail asking if I’d be interested in joining the label.
Nicolas was actually a friend of one of my best mates, who It was a dream come true, having someone like him asking
I used to DJ with back when I was 16. Nicolas was also us something like that!” he grinned. “Our “homebase” is
into DJing, and we found that we were in to the same sort Subtitles Recordings, but we also do work with other labels
of sound, and just had some good party times doing music. like Vision Recordings, Virus Recordings, Renegade Hardware,
Phace was born out of this friendship and our appreciation Shadow Law, Syndrome, Citrus, and Full Force, just to
of the same vibe of music. Spontaneously, we decided to name a few.
play around with music programs on the PC, and soon got
addicted to those sessions.” “Recently we’ve also released a little roller track entitled
‘Crocker’ on Syndrome Recordings, and we did one side
Their working relationship is obviously a very good one, and of the sampler for the new Renegade Hardware ‘Above the
they feel that having a laugh in the studio is important to Game’ album, called ‘Krunk Time’,” he continued. “We finally
keep their motivation levels up. “We are very different people, have been in the studio again to work on some new “after
but fit well together in the studio, enjoy hanging out and Psycho” beats over the last few weeks, and have some fresh
respect each others ideas. For us it’s all about fun times in and new Phace things on the way too. It took us quite a
the studio, so we really enjoy to work on beats together,” while to get back into the production process after finishing
he smiled. “Sometimes it feels like we are one brain in the album, and touring around constantly. We also might
two bodies, although we do have moments where we both plan on starting our own imprint with our long time friend
compromise on writing something. We both work on tracks and mastermind Misanthrop at some point in the future, but
individually as well as working together, but the other part that is still an unwritten book.”
of Phace always touches what the other came up with, and
gives it the final Phace shape.” Florian has been touring heavily to support the album since
January, which has taken him all around the globe. “I’ve
Following the release of the vinyl format of the ‘Psycho’ barely had a free weekend since new year, but I enjoy doing
album, a CD version will be released, which contains all it. The rest of the year is also pretty much planned and laid
of the vinyl album tracks, the album sampler tracks, plus out, so I look forward to what is still coming up,” he beamed.
two bonus non-D&B tracks (an intro and outro track). “The “I’m going to Tokyo and Seoul in June, and am really looking
CD version actually represents and reveals the whole and forward to playing at those.”
concrete idea of the album as one. It’s a kind of mission
through states of psychological disorders or feelings,” Florian For all information on and about Phace, merchandise, new
explained. “In total it took us just over a year to make. We releases, touring schedule etc, check out www.space-is-
tried to give things time to let them develop, and to create
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a kind of evolution of sound throughout the album. I hear
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wanted to make a forward D&B album that rocks us, and
hopefully all those who care to listen too!”
The ‘Psycho’ album also features two collaborations with
Netherlands trio Noisia, whom Phace have become quite
close to during their career. “We started around the same
time to come up with somewhat of a new, sometimes similar
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