Paul Kalkbrenner experienced growing up in East Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall, just at the time when techno was arriving in the city. This is not the only reason why his career, which lasted over two decades, is closely interwoven with the genre that once started in Detroit and over the years has become a worldwide cultural phenomenon

Paul’s large-scale techno sound has long since filled stadiums, his albums dominate the charts – but on his new EP he dedicates himself intensively to club music. The music is unmistakably Kalkbrenner, but the four tracks on “Speak Up” are also minimalistic and hard. It is Paul’s return to his rave roots, music for long nights and dancing in the dar