Das Ding
Das Ding | |
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| File:Das Ding at Motel Mozaique Festival 2015.jpg Bosten at Motel Mozaïque Festival, 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Danny Bosten |
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| Born | October 29, 1961 |
| Origin | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Modular synth manufacturer |
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| Website | dasding.nl |
Danny Bosten (born October 29, 1961), better known by his stage name Das Ding, is a Dutch music producer and modular synth manufacturer based in Rotterdam. He has performed at a number of Dutch music festivals and venues, including the Amsterdam Dance Event[3], WORM, Motel Mozaïque, GOGBOT and others, as well as internationally at such venues as the Boiler Room's Present Perfect Festival in St. Petersburg[4], The Shelter in Shanghai, China[5], and the Urban Spree in Berlin.
Biography
Background
Bosten first began producing electronic music in the 1980s. A bedroom producer[6], most of his early work was created using borrowed recording equipment from his brother's band. It was during this time he coined the name "Das Ding", inspired by a German-language run of The Thing from Another World, as well as the Kantian concept of the thing-in-itself ("Das Ding an sich")[7]. Bosten went on to self-release a number of Das Ding cassette tapes, as well as collaborative works under the name "Les Yeux Interdits", on an independent label dubbed "Tear Apart Tapes". These tapes circulated in mailing lists and were featured in zines of the local Dutch DIY synth scene, but remained relatively obscure.
Music
Das Ding's musical style combines a characteristic 1970s analog synthesizer sound with elements of dark synth and industrial music. According to Bosten, major influences include Fad Gadget, Kraftwerk and New Order[8].
Rediscovery and return
After a period of obscurity that spanned multiple decades, "Das Ding" was discovered by Veronica Vasicka of Minimal Wave Records after it had been posted on a blog about unknown synth music. Vasicka then contacted Bosten to propose a "proper" release of old Das Ding material; this eventually culminated in Minimal Wave's release of "H.S.T.A.", a remaster of Bosten's first self-released cassette from 1982, with Das Ding also being featured on "The Minimal Wave Tapes" (2010), a compilation album released through Stones Throw Records featuring tracks by an ensemble of pioneers of the minimal wave genre.
The positive reception Bosten's work received resulted in a number of further re-releases on the Minimal Wave label, such as "Schedelvreter" in 2012, an experimental side project, and "Missing Tapes" in 2017[9]. The return of Das Ding as an active project also resulted in the release of Das Ding's first new, original album since the 1980s, "Why is My Life So Boring" in 2014.
Modular activities
Aside from his musical career, Bosten is also a prolific hobbyist manufacturer of modular synthesizers, selling eurorack modules and DIY kits through the American e-commerce platform Etsy.
Discography
Albums
- H.S.T.A. (2009)
- Why is My Life So Boring? (2014)
- Missing Tapes (2016)
- Industrial Universal 1.1 (2020)
EPs/singles
- "Tear Apart Tapes TAT 01" (1982)
- "Highly Sophisticated Technological Achievement" (1982)
- "Authentic Fiction" (1985)
- "Hunker" – as "Schedelvreter" (1986)
- "Raid" (2013)
- "Triffid Farm" (2013)
- "Sequencer" (2014)
- "Compuphonic" (2015)
- "Nerd / Intermission" (2016)
- "Dream Decay" (2016)
- "Industrial Universal" (2017)
- "Kindheitsmuster" (2017)
- "Perspective & Time" – with Ian Martin (2017)
- "I Am Not A Robot" (2019)
- "Plastic Disaster" (2019)
- "Your Content Will Arrive Shortly" (2020)
- "Robot Relationship" (2020)
- "Lockdown Headphone Apocalypse Mix" (2021)[10]
References
- ↑ "Das Ding – Biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ ""Your Content Will Arrive Shortly" By Das Ding". Electric Kingdom Staff. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Das Ding - ADE". Amsterdam Dance Event. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ Boiler Room. "Das Ding Boiler Room St Petersburg x Present Perfect Festival Live Set". YouTube. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Stockholm Syndrome presents: Das Ding". Resident Advisor. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Das Ding". Minimal Wave Records. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ Mathis Neuhaus (July 25, 2017). "Das Ding: A Strange Feeling". zweikommasieben Magazin. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ Koert Sauer (April 25, 2017). "Das Ding". Popunie. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
“O, dat is heel simpel, dat zijn Fad Gadget, New Order en Kraftwerk. Klaar.”
- ↑ "Das Ding – Highly Sophisticated Technological Achievements". Juno Daily. March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ↑ Armando Valdés (February 1, 2021). "STM 310 - Das Ding". Secret Thirteen. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- "Das Ding – Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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