Terence Fixmer has shared a brand new remix by German techno powerhouse Marcel Dettmann, a reworking of “Evolve,” one of the stand out tracks from Fixmer’s recent album, THE PARADOX IN ME, out now on Mute / NovaMute.
“Evolve (Marcel Dettmann Remix)” will feature on a new EP, Magnetic North, set for release on July 16th. The three-track EP also includes a remix of “‘Another End” by German techno producer / DJ, and founder of Recorded Things imprint, Oliver Rosemannand a new track, “Magnetic North,” which Fixmer explains, “serves as a bridge between THE PARADOX IN ME and the sound of my future album, which will lean towards the club, and be more techno, and hypnotic with raw sounds.”
Listen to the new remix HERE.
Talking about long-time friend and occasional collaborator Dettmann’s remix, Fixmer explains, “Marcel chose ‘Evolve’ to remix, he always likes tracks when I put my voice to it. I love the way it starts with a dubby direction, before developing into an electronic club sequence and bringing on the voice. Marcel is so creative, it’s an honour to share this remix.”
The new EP arrives on July 16 along with an extended edition of THE PARADOX IN ME, Fixmer’s second album for Mute / NovaMute. The new edition features three new tracks, “In Synthesis (Vocal Mix),” “Razor Sharp (Version Two),” and “Close to You (Live Version).”
On THE PARADOX IN ME he confronts this duality, stretching the limits of dance music by interlacing evocative, cinematic electronics with pounding, peak-time 4/4 pulses. “There’s always a fight between directions,” he says. “This album represents all the sounds I have within me.”
Fixmer burst onto the scene in the late ‘90s, establishing the Planete Rouge label in 1998 and releasing a slew of influential 12″s under a pseudonym before Muscle Machine, his acclaimed debut album which pioneered a new genre that merges the sounds of EBM and Techno.
Not long later, he achieved a personal milestone, collaborating with Nitzer Ebb vocalist Douglas McCarthy for two albums as FixmerMcCarthy that bridged the gap between EBM and classic techno. Since then, he’s barely stopped for breath, remixing personal heroes like Front 242, Nitzer Ebb and Depeche Mode, as well as respected peers such as Ellen Allien, DJ Hell, Dave Clarke and Sven Väth, simultaneously building up a canon of work on CLR, Electric Deluxe, Ostgut-Ton and of course, Mute and NovaMute.
Fixmer’s passion for electronic music hums from every note and carefully engineered beat on the Magnetic North EP, and extended version of THE PARADOX IN ME, which plays almost like an autobiography, and assembles a world that’s tactile and strikingly visual, capturing the soul of the synthesizer in all its forms.
Pre-save the Magnetic North EP HERE.
