Barker
As a musician and DJ, Berghain resident and co-founder of the Leisure System label, Sam Barker has helped push the boundaries of dance music in Berlin, looking beyond the realm of 4/4 techno to explore left-field sound design and rhythmic complexity.
Barker's musical approach, both solo and in the duo Barker & Baumecker with longtime Panorama Bar resident nd_baumecker, unselfconsciously combines bass music tropes, breakbeat, dub and ambient elements while still maintaining a strong connection to the dancefloor.
This broad musical vision has not only guided Barker & Baumecker’s various EPs, LPs, and remixes for Ostgut Ton, but also Barker’s curatorial direction for Leisure System, which now boasts one of the longest club night residencies at Berghain.
A classically trained musician, the British-born Barker is also an active instrument designer and builder who combines coding skills with analogue, electric and acoustic instrument construction under the name Voltek.
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As a musician and DJ, Berghain resident and co-founder of the Leisure System label, Sam Barker has helped push the boundaries of dance music in Berlin, looking beyond the realm of 4/4 techno to explore left-field sound design and rhythmic complexity.
Barker's musical approach, both solo and in the duo Barker & Baumecker with longtime Panorama Bar resident nd_baumecker, unselfconsciously combines bass music tropes, breakbeat, dub and ambient elements while still maintaining a strong connection to the dancefloor.
This broad musical vision has not only guided Barker & Baumecker’s various EPs, LPs, and remixes for Ostgut Ton, but also Barker’s curatorial direction for Leisure System, which now boasts one of the longest club night residencies at Berghain.
A classically trained musician, the British-born Barker is also an active instrument designer and builder who combines coding skills with analogue, electric and acoustic instrument construction under the name Voltek.