Sven Väth Brings Decades Of Experience To Club Space
At night, she looked stunning in a Wasserman "WIR" mix in wavy blonde hair, an olive green top and baggy red pants. A tangled line cut through the crowd like steel wool as their feet stomped on the street.
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Vat hasn't changed much since the Love Parade of the 2000s or the Omen nightclub in Frankfurt, which closed in 1998. Still working on vinyl, the DJ/producer plays like a dynamo and continues to wow crowds whether it's classic techno. Music or more melodies go. He intends to do the same while standing on the terrace of the Club Space on Friday, September 23.
"I'm looking forward to working at a club," Vaz told the New Times by email. “This club is ideal for releasing musical feelings. The crowd is very engaged and ready for anything, especially in the morning when it's bright.”
One of the pioneers of techno, Vat has been touring Miami for decades.
"For as long as I can remember, my first trip to Miami was in 1987," he recalls. "Miami Sound Machine is everywhere. It was also the beginning of Miami house music (via Murk Records). Miami has always been a magnet for me. I did some great club shows in the '90s. Since 2000 Club Space, Music Conference Winter, Ultra Festival and many Coco music concerts in different clubs.
Although the city played an important role in Vat's career, he spent his early days ruling the Frankfurt club scene in the 1980s. Vat and two colleagues opened Omen in 1988 at the age of 24.
"Club Omen has always been a pure techno club," he said. "Her energy and fanaticism is unique and unmatched."
Ten years later, Vat launched the party series Cocoon Ibiza in 1999 and the legendary label of the same name in 2000. The series became a fixture on the Spanish party island before ending in 2019.
"We ended the season of Koza live on stage with Kraftwerk - a dream come true," said Vaz. "Me too, and Seth Troxler, then the epidemic hit."
During the lockdown, Viz undertook the monumental task of producing his first album, twenty and thirty years after his original debut , Crash in Paradise .
Catharsis was released in February, marking Cocoon Recordings' 50th release. Of the album's 13 tracks, half are true party starters, while the other half are devoted to narrative work. Between naughty bass, techno beats, and mysterious synthesizers, Vat tells where it all started and all the turning points.
In Things I Play, Vat describes his decade of gaming as a vibrant audiobook, Traces of my music / Overdecaties / Sound waves that are in my DNA / I've been playing.
"During the pandemic, I've been dealing with a lot of personal stuff, as well as my past, my music, and my photo archive. After a year of pandemic and lockdown, my inner voice told me to write a song. The song 'Fairn' was born," explains Vat. "So my friend and I called musician Gregor Thrasher and asked if he would like to work on this song with me. I brought some field notes and inspiration from my travels and musical influences. We had a great flow and creative time together, and three months then the result was the album Catharsis .
Väth plans to release a collection titled "I Play" in November.
“The idea was to record my musical debut as a DJ. My favorite song from 1981 to 1989," he explained. "This will be a custom vinyl box set with 12 vinyl discs and a total of 37 songs including everything from Kraftwerk to Frankie Knuckles to David Byrne and Brian Eno to Juan Atkins to Sly and Robbie and more."
Even after all these years, Vat still serves as a role model for the show. He still hangs out in the dark club for hours, chasing the elusive relationship between himself and the crowd.
"I am proud to be the father of two children and I am still very happy with what we have achieved with our music," he said. “We are an important part of our culture. We create places and events where we can dance and dance together with our music as a system. This is very important as we go through our crazy times. Our music represents freedom, tolerance, etc. respect."
Sven VAT . Featuring the East End Dubs, Mrs. Mada and Thunderpony. Friday, September 23, 11 p.m. Club Place, 34 NE 11th St., Miami; 786-357-6456; clubspace.com. Tickets range from $20.40 to $37.48 on dice.fm.
