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Redskin Agnes Remix by Liapin

Artist Biography For Liapin

Richard Rotfuß Aka Liapin Was Born In Estonia. In The Late 70’íes He And His Family Moved To The South Of Germany. Already As A Young Child He Was Fascinated By Music And Started Singing In Church Choirs And Musicals. He Discovered The Art Of Mixing Electronic Music At The Tender Age Of 16 And Two Years Later He Got Residency At Various Clubs In His Local Area. In 2000 He Started The Techno Project ”Bastlers” With His Friend Sören Kröger. After A Couple Of Releases On Proton Rec He Got Booked At World Famous Clubs Like Tresor In Berlin Among Others. He Also Started Working In A Local Record Shop In Stuttgart Where He Met Eduard Hartter And Markus Liefke – Who Now Are His Partners In The World Famous Afrilounge Collective. Together They’ve Released Records On Pokerflat Get Physical And 8 Bit. They Found Their Musical Home In The Frankfurt-Based Label Connaisseur Founded By Their Best Buddy Alex Flitsch. Besides The Afrilounge Project Liapin Started The Digital House Label Genowefa Records Together With His Long Time Girlfriend Beate Opitz. In 2008 His First Solo Releases On Outils Du Connaisseur And Connect Four Created A Little Hype On The European House Scene And Also Got Him The First Remix-Works On Audiofly’s ”Supernature”. Whether It’s Afrilounge Or Liapin Solo His Work Is Distinguished By The Large Amount Of Heart & Soul That Always Is Put Into It. Few. In 2002 Eduard Hartter Richard Rotfuß Aka Richard Liapin And Markus Liefke Aka Liefko Founded Afrilounge. With This The Three Friendly Djs And Producers Established A Solid Basis In Order To Bundle Their Creative Energy And To Share Their Predelection For Electronic Music. After Two Years Of Common Producing In The Studio They Contributed Their First Track The Dude To The Full Body Workout Compilation Of Berlin..S Label GetPhysicalMusic. In 2005 A Cooperation With Patrick Chardronnet Led To Their First Own EP Phonix And The Compilation Track Just For A Little Peek Both Appearing On Steve Bug..S PokerFlat Recordings. Furthermore They Remixed MANDY..S Successful Clubhit Body Language For Get Physical Music And Where Also Represented On Full Body Workout 2 With Another Track. 2006 Was A Mindblowing Year For Afrilounge Since The Release Of The Pin & Fko EP On Alexander Flitsch..S New Founded Label Connaisseur Recordings Gained Massive Attention In The Club Scene. Afrilounge..S Visionary Remix For Nick Curly..S Another Tearjerker On 8Bit Records Hit The Closing Ceremony Of This Years Love Parade In Berlin Like A Bomb. From Minimal To Techno But Always Funky And Groovy. Afrilounge Is Not Afraid To Get In Touch With Various Styles Of Music. Besides Long Nights In The Studio They Have Been Touring The Inter- National Club Scene Leaving Behind Musical Traces In Such Notable Clubs Like Tresor And Watergate Berlin Ultraschall Munich M1 Stuttgart Loft Ludwigshaven Raum Barcelona And Supermarket Zurich Only To Name A Few. Www.Myspace.Com/liapin

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