the spaces left between the beats
Dario Zenker
VALT3 Dario Zenker – Belfort ∞
Vakant continues its VALT series with the third installment of uncompromising club tracks. Started in 2008 with Onur Özer and followed up by Tolga Fidan in 2009, Dario Zenker brings up VALT3 in 2010.
Vakant’s representation in the decent south of Germany locates ‘Belfort’ as close to Detroit as it’s indefinite in time. Was it written by littleDario in the 90’s? Or maybe on a US tour in Detroit itself with some helping hands? We don’t know, but surely have a timeless piece of music here.
VA029: Patuá – Macaista/Chapado ∞
Hailing from the southeast Asian jungle, globalization, diaspora, and the unchecked native baboon explosion have all seriously endangered Patuá, so we are afraid that poor Patuá has very few brothers and sisters left in this world.
Lucky for you, as the Vakant freak out bus has transversed the planet so many times now, we have indeed found (gasp) Patuá and present Patuá here for your delight and revelry. All it took to lure Patuá onto the bus was some animal crackers and a 1989 Game Boy. Truly momentous, yes we feel like Noah.
Once onboard we immediately put Patuá to work and this double A-side is the result. Apparently house is big everywhere. Smooth and warm, A-side ‘Macaista’ reaches out to the remaining Patuá of this world and says, I am here, do not fret.
If Patuá reaches out with ‘Macaista’, AA-side ‘Chapado’ is the reach around. Much like his newfound masters, Patuá is quite cheeky. Thick and spacey ‘Chapado’ is the Patuá mating call to all the remaining tribe members earthbound and beyond.
VA027: Dario Zenker – Would Be Nice EP ∞
Munich man Dario Zenker is back again for his second Vakant EP following 2008’s ‘Sam Und Er/Womde!’ (VA019). Still fresh faced and just as hungry, Dario continues to bring the Bavarian goods to our freaky masses.
A side ‘Would Be Nice’ makes more twists and turns than a sausage factory while consistently pumping out the mystery meat thick and juicy. If you want freak, thump, space, expanse, its all here.
B1 ‘Blue Champa’ is perhaps more on the vegetarian tip: light, nutritious, guilt free and always leaving you a little hungry. Fun and bouncy, ‘Blue Champa’ easily proves that you don’t need to eat meat to get phat.
At B2 position you will find ‘While Rain Gets Air’. We have no idea what Dario means here but if you were asking yourself “where’s that track on this Vakant record that wont let close my eyes at night cause I heard this track at 7am and I’m still a little freaked out,” this is it. Listeners beware.
VA019: Dario zenker – Sam Und Er/Womde! ∞
Freshness blossoms from the Vakant spring garden. Yes the around the world big deep freak out bus comes back with a new artist driving us back to the Fatherland. Munich’s Dario Zenker joins Vakant after sprinkling his magic chuga chuga dust on some of the world’s gourmet minimal labels. Dario’s thick kink finds a natural home here in aforementioned bus bumping and bouncing all the kids wherever they need to go. A public service really. Can we get tax subsidies for this?
A side ‘Sam und Er’ goes on that first forest camp trip, giddy and exciting. It’s all about the ride to the spot: happy expectations and the psych-up. Scattered claps and fun synths combine to make something uplifting with friendly mystery. Definitely forest rave.
B side ‘Womde!’ is 3 days later. You are still there and realize it’s not all hippies and sunshine anymore. Its getting dark and the trees are coming in on you. You don’t remember where u parked. Or if u drove. In other words, Dario drops the deep freak on dis here.
Dario Zenker ∞
booking: Harry Klein
Just in time, the ‘Free State’ of Bavaria has produced a new son to relight its techno torch. Munich born and raised Dario Zenker is writing his own chapter in the long story of electronic music from Germany’s dirty south. It all started with listening to Michael Jackson as a kid, then Dario moved on to underground hip hop to rile the neighbors. Several visits from the not-so-friendly neighborhood police later, Dario’s father, a pro audio engineer, introduced the wunderkind to music programming and imparted the tools which later consumed him. At 15 Dario started to DJ, and not too long after he received his club education from the Green Room at the legendary Ultraschall.
In 2005 at the ripe old age of 21, Dario landed his residency at Harry Klein which he still maintains today. 2006 saw his debut vinyl release and in the space following Dario managed to sprinkle his magic chuga chuga dust on some of the world’s finest minimal techno labels.
Whether DJ-ing or playing live, in just a few years Dario has built up a reputation for freaky experimental sets which never seem to stay in the same place for too long. Constantly innovating Dario has never been content walking a straight line with the crowd. To attempt to put it into words: bomb, duck, cover, swerve, bomb, swerve, bomb bomb.
In 2008 ‘the’ youngin became ‘our’ youngin joining the hallowed ranks of the Vakant crew with Dario’s split personality ‘Sam Und Er/Womde!’ EP (VA019). Dario’s thick kink finds a natural home here on the Vakant deep freak out bus bumping and bouncing the club kids wherever they need to go.
Liberalitas Bavarica!
