heiko laux has made some great records, ranging from dark and melodic to hard and funky techno. here's a few recommendations:
mainplateau ep (i220) - nice floaty sparkly track on the long side, funky dark sub-bassy stuff on the flip dedicated to all believers ep (yoshitoshi/kanzleramt) - deep swirly slow-paced melodic stuff on 'moonside playground' and some basic channel-style ethereal work on the flip. souldancer ep (kurbel) - funky densely-orchestrated melodic techno with heavy bass. very powerful record. the old school street (i220) - double pack of heiko's collaborations with people like anthony rother, johannes heil... some deep but midtempo tracks with the basic channel haze, cool broken beat stuff with rother. liquidism lp (kanzleramt) - well-done full-length of various styles, including manic hard techno, eerie cuts, more melodic stuff, and electro. sense fiction mini-lp (kanzleramt) - great breakbeat/electro tracks with cool melodies that nod both to detroit techno and to idm. the cd has a couple of extra cuts, one of which is amazing...it's a shame it's not on the vinyl. i'd get sense fiction first, since it's most recent and probably easiest to find. make sure it's the original. the remixes aren't bad either (esp surgeon + villalobos) but you won't get an idea of his style that way. -dave
