Biography
Even though the Autodeep project is still quite fresh on the scene, the two faces behind the new project are no rookies at all. Hagen Pfennigstorf and Ulli Hammann both already have more than 10 years of experience in DJing, producing, event promotion and label work mostly from running one of Germany's most influential underground hiphop labels from 2000 – 2007. Their rediscovered love for house music that is reflected in the Autodeep project is still quite young though.
Born in the late 70's with musical roots in Germany's early 90' rave & club scene they never really lost their interest in electronic dance music but it wasn't until late 2007 that they launched their critically acclaimed Love Hertz label and started to play regular gigs and clubnights at Hannover's best house & techno clubs and parties. After releasing nearly 50 catalogue numbers by a wide international artist roster, receiving sup- port by international top players like Luciano, SIS, Len Faki, John Acquaviva, Magda and many many more, the two decided to quit the label in late 2010 to completely focus on the Autodeep project and their upcoming full length album debut.
With Autodeep they are bringing their very own vision of modern house and disco sounds with a classic twist to the table. The Autodeep sound ranges from slower, dubby disco explorations to floor-friendly underground house and tech grooves. Generally they don‘t tie themselves to ,just one sound‘ or style as they always try to celebrate their love for versatility in music and expression.
So far their releases constantly gained support by the likes of Trickski, The Revenge/Ooft!, Peter Kruder, Brother's Vibe, Ian Pooley, Bill Brewster, André Lodemann, Ashley Beedle, Faze Action, Noir, Nic Fanciulli, Afrilounge, Soul Minority, Brendon Moeller, Jeff Samuel, The Timwriter, Ekkohaus, Mihai Popoviciu and Ro- berto Rodriguez and David Durango just to name a few. 2010 saw even more hot vinyl and digital releases ranging from Disco to Techno on labels like Hell Yeah, 2600 Records and Etoka Shapes plus high profile re- mix jobs for the recent Mark Henning and Deepchild releases on the legendary german Trapez imprint aswell as a rework of Jay Tripwire's „Saxtronik“ on Miami‘s Dutchie Music label. Meanwhile Ulli also maintains a kind of mysterious solo project focussing on straight Dub Techno. His first release on the obscure german vinyl only-label Giegling instantly made it to the dj charts of heavyweights like Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann, Levon Vincent, Manuel Tur, Alex Flitsch, Dario Zenker and many more!
2011 they‘re taking further steps forward with hot releases on Daniel Solar & Andi Deluxe‘s Dikso label, UK‘s Urban Torque and Centric Music, Umalu Rec. from Miami, Scope‘s new venture Seven Music, Mousse T‘s Peppermint Jam Rec., Cosmic Cowboy‘s Kina Music and many more!
Their DJ sets cover a wide range of electronic music from classic disco and deep house grooves all the way to chunky peak time tech and house weapons all wrapped up in a stunning mixing performance that utilises Turntables as well as the loopy and effect-heavy delights of Traktor technology. So better be prepared for some hot funk from these guys straight outta Germany!
