Haujobb

Haujobb

Haujobb live at Planet Myer Day 12, January 10th, 2014
Background information
Origin Germany
Genres techno, breakbeat, IDM, progressive house, drum and bass, ambient, electro-industrial
Years active 1993–present
Labels Tympanik Audio, Metropolis Records, Accession Records, Pendragon Records, Off-Beat
Associated acts Dots+Dashes, Architect, Clear Vision, Newt, HMB, Destroid
Members Daniel Myer
Dejan Samardzic
Past members Björn Junemann

Haujobb is a German electronic musical project whose output has ranged drastically within the electronic music spectrum, from electro-industrial to ambient and techno. They have become a staple crossover act, bringing several forms of electro into the mainstream industrial music world.

History

Haujobb was formed in 1993 by Daniel Myer, Dejan Samardzic, and Björn Junemann, pulling the name from the Blade Runner translation of "skin job".[1] They were soon signed to Off Beat, and began distributing their music in North America via Pendragon Records. 1995 saw the departure of band mate Björn, and the lineup has consisted of Daniel and Dejan ever since. After Metropolis Records acquired Pendragon, the two musicians have been able to spread their music to a larger fanbase in North America, and have remained continuously popular in the European industrial music scene.

Over the course of their subsequent releases in the 1990s, they wove increasing amounts of drum 'n' bass and IDM influence into their sound. 1999's 'NinetyNine' was a sparse, downtempo collection of ambient electronic compositions. They have since reintroduced some of the more rhythmic elements back into their sound on their more recent albums, but have continued to experiment, drawing concepts from a wide variety of musical styles.

In Haujobb 2011 released a new album with the title "New World March" which according to the band uses more hardware, guitars, drums, and sound recordings compared to software based Vertical Theory of 2003.

In 2013 Haujobb created their own production label, Basic Unit Productions, and began releasing other artists such as Div|ider, Blush Response, and Black Nail Cabaret. Basic Unit Productions also released two compilations under the title, "Frost". In September 2015, Haujobb released the minimal-wave influenced, "Blendwerk" on Basic Unit Productions in Germany and on Negative Gain Productions in the United States.

Projects

Haujobb at Blackfield Festival 2014, Germany
Daniel Myer

Today, both Daniel Myer and Dejan Samardzic continue to record music under the name Haujobb – the duo also briefly recorded as Dots+Dashes. Myer has several other projects of his own, including Architect, Clear Vision (initially a collaboration with Thorsten Meier) as well as a number of other short-lived electronic projects. Myer, along with Claire Voyant's Victoria Lloyd, form HMB, whilst Newt is a collaboration with Andreas Meyer of Forma Tadre. The most recent of Myer's side-projects is Destroid, also featuring Rinaldo Ribi Bite and Sebastian Ullmann.

Discography

As Haujobb

As Cleaner/Cleen/Clear Vision

As Destroid

As Architect

As h_m_b

As Newt

As Dots+Dashes

As Aktivist

As S'Apex

As Hexer

As Myer

As Standeg

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ↑ CVR (2010-12-22). "Interview with Daniel Myer (Haujobb, Architect, Destroid, Covenant)". EBM.gr. Retrieved 2013-08-18. It's supposed to be “Hautjobb”, from the movie "Bladerunner". In the movie it's "Skinjob", but when we watched the movie in German I couldn't hear the "T" sound, so I just heard "Haujobb" and it made kind of sense. In German "Haujobb" means something like... beating up someone. In the movie it’s a term for showing no respect to the androids... they call them “Skinjobs”, like calling "nigger" a black guy. It sounded to me something negative for something that doesn't exist yet, and it was cool!
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Haujobb-Smack-My-Bitch-Up/release/1277555
  3. ↑ :CD Review: Haujobb – New World March

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