Know Your Artist: Kyau & Albert

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Ralph Kyau and Steven Moebius Albert are known to the EDM world as Kyau & Albert. Ralph Kyau began experimenting with the production of electronic music, performing his tracks live at several underground techno parties. He released his first record ‘Modulation Experiments’ at the end of 1993. Ralph then met Steven Moebius Albert who had also been experimenting in producing electronic music. Upon discovering they both had similar creative ideas, Ralph and Steven commenced producing music together. This included live performances. Ralph and Steven became formally known as ‘Kyau vs. Albert’ and released their first single ‘Let me in’.

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In March 1997 Ralph and Steven established the record label Euphonic. Rough Mullar aka Sonorous and Ronski Speed were signed to the record label shortly after its establishment, which proved to be a solid foundation for their expression of new and creative musical ideas. Although Ralph and Steven continued to produce tracks individually under various pseudonyms, they became an increasingly popular live act when performing as Kyau vs. Albert. ‘We Come In Peace’ was their first compilation released on Euphonic in 1998. Since then, Euphonic has signed the likes of Ronski Speed, Stoneface & Terminal, Cressida, Dennis Sheperd and many more.

Kyau vs. Albert released their single ‘Outside’ together with a music video played across German and European television. Paul van Dyk was a big fan of the single, playing it during his live sets. He eventually invited Ralph and Steven for an interview on his popular radio show. ‘Outside’ was a radio hit and entered the German Singles Charts at #74.

By 2004, ‘Velvet Morning’ was released as a single on Anjunabeats in the United Kingdom and their next single ‘Not with You’ featuring Julie Lutat entered the German Singles Charts at #93. Their debut album ‘Here We Are Now’ was released in Germany after much anticipation. However, it was their remix of ‘Jump the next Train’ by Young Parisians which became an instant success and propelled them in to the international arena.

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By 2006, With a slight change in their name from Kyau vs. Albert to Kyau & Albert, ‘Walk Down/Kiksu’ was released as a double single. ‘Walk Down’ featured an associated music video and ‘Kiksu’ proved to be incredibly popular across the global dance floor. Their impressive second artist album ‘Worldvibe’ was released internationally. The first single from that album ‘Are You Fine?’ became their most successful release.

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Their outstanding remix of Cressida’s ‘6AM’ was the best selling trance track of 2008 on Beatport, the leading online electronic dance music store. In April, 2011 onwards Kyau & Albert celebrated their ’15 Years Kyau & Albert’ jubilee with releasing selected remixes and reworks of their biggest and most favourite songs.
Their radio show ‘Euphonic Sessions with Kyau & Albert’ is syndicated on 25 FM stations around the globe and has now over 26000 podcast subscribers on iTunes.

Kyau and Albert are touring India this April to promote their new album, Nights Awake which you can buy here. Already having received massive support for All Your Colours, all over the world, India is really looking forward to having them.