1. The dude is prolific
The German techno vet’s 2012 long-player, Guten Tag, is his ninth album. Singles? He’s got scores of ’em, many on Ellen Allien’s Bpitch Control label.
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2. He’s big in his native country, but he’s huge on the other side of the Rhine
Guten Tag reached No. 5 on the German charts—but it soared all the way to the top position in Switzerland.
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3. His younger sibling is an artist of note as well
Fritz Kalkbrenner is a dance-music figure in his own right, working in deep house as both a producer and a vocalist; among other claims to fame, he and Paul coproduced the soundtrack to the 2009 feature-length film Berlin Calling.
4. He’s a movie star
Paul holds down the lead role in Berlin Calling…playing a German techno biggie. It may not seem like much of a stretch, but we doubt if Kalkbrenner was ever committed to a clinic due to drug-induced psychosis, as his character was in the film.
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5. Almost all of his album and song titles are in German
“Not all techno albums have to be called Energy or The First Rebirth,” Kalkbrenner explains. Amen to that, Bruder.
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