Rampa says that the most boring thing is if music isn’t going somewhere. The artist was born Gregor Sütterlin in Freiburg in Germany’s Black Forest and has undergone a massive transition in the last five years. The DJ/producer/label owner is being much more intentional these days, but that hasn’t stopped him from releasing some of the most inspired music of his career.

After relocating to dance-music hotspot Berlin in the mid-2000s, Rampa was inspired to start his own music collective and record label. In 2009, he spearheaded Keinemusik, a six-man operation that called upon his long-time friends &ME, Adam Port, David Mayer, Reznik, and Monja Gentschow. More than a label, Rampa likes to think of Keinemusik as “his own little d.i.y.-cosmos.” The creative space houses a troupe of like-minded artists and friends, prioritizing a DIY approach with the option to rent studio space and collaborate with their in-house artists.

On the live events front, Rampa was flying high by the mid-2010s. He had earned the love of legendary Ibiza party Circoloco amidst a packed calendar and was serving his signature Afro-centric prog sound worldwide. But at the peak of his live career, Rampa took an unexpected six-month break from playing. He cites creative burnout and a lack of enthusiasm for the sudden decision. During his touring hiatus, the producer spent more time in the studio. He indulged his total “nerd” with the inception of the TEILE project – where his company produces and distributes analog effects custom-built for DJing purposes.

This change of pace also paralleled the DJ’s live performance style. He cites a switch to a “less is more” approach to both his music and life. His recently enacted policy of cherry-picking no more than four shows a month makes each one special, one where the dedicated artist can honestly give his all.

Germany

deep disco house

melodic house

Rampa

South Africa

south african house

south african pop

south african pop dance

Black Coffee

Switzerland

latin tech house

Luciano

electra

float house

Peggy Gou

Lebanon

Rony Seikaly

deep house

detroit house

detroit techno

house

microhouse

minimal tech house

minimal techno

techno

Seth Troxler

United Kingdom

uk house

TSHA

Spain

DC-10 Ibiza

Circoloco 23rd Anniversary

Adam Port

melodic techno

swiss house

Adriatique

Netherlands

dutch tech house

ANOTR

United States

arab electronic

organic electronic

organic house

Bedouin

outsider house

Carl Craig

german house

Dixon

electronica

german techno

Âme

Italy

italian electronica

DJ Tennis

Türkiye

Carlita

Ellen Allien

Australia

australian experimental

HAAi

Ireland

irish rebel song

Saoirse

deep techno

Mano Le Tough

Matisa

Prospa

urbano ecuatoriano

Sossa

Tania Vulcano

deconstructed club

fluxwork

hauntology

intelligent dance music

wonky

Actress

Circoloco Closing Party 2023

Circoloco

BLOND:ISH

United Arab Emirates

acid techno

frankfurt electronic

Butch

Chloé Caillet

Belgium

Dana Montana

raw techno

FJAAK

Job Jobse

Maceo Plex

tech house

Michael Bibi

Israel

Red Axes

italian techno

Tale of Us

Circoloco Opening 2022

hamburg electronic

Solomun

Pacha Ibiza

Ben Klock

garage house

Honey Dijon

Joseph Capriati

lo-fi house

Palms Trax

Patrick Topping

Circoloco Closing Party

South Korea

Hunee

O.Bee

Tomas Station

Jonny Rock

Christian AB

classic dubstep

future garage

uk bass

Skream

Sven Väth

Circoloco Week 13

Bradley Zero

ambient techno

shiver pop

Daniel Avery

ambient house

leipzig electronic

Map.ache

Mink

french techno

Jennifer Cardini

Romy

Circoloco Week 19

Romania

rominimal

Arapu

Priku

Desiree

electropop

indietronica

uk dance

Disclosure

Ageless

Circoloco Week 8

Jesse Calosso

schranz

uk tech house

Carl Cox

Stephan Jolk

Serbia

Mīmī x Fy

YunieMo

Natascha Polké

deep minimal techno

Sam Paganini

dark techno

Reinier Zonneveld

Patrick Mason

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