Barbara Preisinger
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Barbara Preisinger is the first lady of Berlin's intellectual electronics and co-owner of the label "~scape", known for its releases by Pole, Jan Jelinek, and Kit Clayton. In Moscow, Barbara will perform with a DJ set: in clubs, she prefers to play German dubby house – a thick, yet dynamic sound grounded in deep resonant bass lines. Her sets inevitably feature tracks from the close-knit "skape" team – John Tejada, Safety Scissors, Portable, and Mike Shannon, as well as plenty of fresh material from Berlin and beyond.
The name Barbara Preisinger is well-known among lovers of intellectual electronics primarily due to the Berlin label "~scape", where the German artist forms a leading duo with Stefan Betke (Pole). Barbara herself does not produce music and, apart from her role as label manager, actively tours the world as a DJ. Preisinger spins records at all major events held under the auspices of "~scape" (last year, she toured Europe in a full-scale festival tour along with Pole and Bus), and she often performs solo sets as well. Barbara's signature sound is a laid-back yet dynamic house mixed with hints of dub, which sometimes drifts into slowed-down experimental glitch-hop or energetic club techno. Preisinger traditionally pays special attention to tracks from her label's artists – her sets regularly feature compositions by John Tejada, Portable, Safety Scissors, and Mike Shannon.
Barbara's career began just over ten years ago – she started DJing in her hometown of Munich in 1996, with her first sets at the club "Uberschall". Two years later, Barbara moved to Berlin, where she combined her DJ activities with music journalism – Preisinger wrote articles for several German publications and also worked in radio. Her broad musical background helped with this – she was equally fascinated by the club dance scene, hip-hop, and the rapidly rising indietronica in late '90s Germany. Initially, she leaned towards experimental sounds as a DJ, but gradually she was more drawn to techno. By the year 2000, Preisinger was already a resident in several Berlin clubs and actively touring across Europe and America. In her current performance schedule, Paris, Copenhagen, and Barcelona often feature (last summer, she played at the largest European festival "Sonar"), and after her Moscow appearance, her schedule includes a set at the Berlin "Tresor".
