The techno brainchild of DJs/producers Filthy Rich and Paul Maddox, Spektre was formed through a mutual passion for driving electronic music and a desire to push sound boundaries using the most effective technology at their command. The coalition of their combined experience in the studio allows them to construct dark, sinister sounds mixed with twisted, haunting vocals and unnerving, atmospheric foundations, allowing them to construct their own distinctive brand of techno that defies categorization and explores an entirely different dimension like no other.

The duo weaves an intrepid, complex web among underground dance music’s elite. Sparking innovation, their melodic sound draws inspiration from early looping detroit techno from the likes of Joey Beltram and R&S releases, combined with an amalgamation of recent production masterminds such as Dubfire, Martin Buttrich, Trentemoller and Stephan Bodzin. With their tracks being released on prestigious labels such as Yoshitoshi, Great Stuff, Dekadent Schallplatten, Dance Electic, 303 Lovers and Weave, plus remixes on Craft, Audio Therapy, John Henry and Spectrum among a whole host of others, their tracks have featured on Renaissance and Umek compilations and their ‘Live At Glade Festival’ album was released via VeryVeryVeryWrongIndeed in 2009.

Spektre’s productions are supported by some of techno’s biggest pioneers including Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Richie Hawtin, Dubfire and James Zabiela. They have had recent features in Mixmag, DJ and IDJ magazines, with DJ mag dubbing them “the home-grown producers, tipped to give Berlin’s minimal crowd a run for their money.”  2010 saw the release of Spektre’s debut studio artist album “Casting Shadows Without Light” on their own Respekt label, which ratified to awaken the senses of any credible music lover. And now with their highly anticipated second artist album “Cyclic Operations”, released on the prestigious Toolroom Records, there is certainly no stopping this formidable partnership.

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