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Robert Leiner

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Robert Leiner
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One of the great tracks to be heard on R&S Records in 1992 was the deeply mysterious "Neuromancer" track. The name "SOURCE" had not yet appeared on any R&S release list, yet the man behind the Source, immensely gifted Swede Robert Leiner, had been studio manager and engineer of the labels’ own recording facility for some time. Robert had been DJ’ing from the age of 15 and had built his own recording studio in his hometown Gothenburg, combining the two great passions in his life; electronics and dance music. His work for Swedish record companies and artists brought him recognition and an underground reputation in Scandinavia, however he relocated to Belgium in the early nineties to broaden his artistic scope.

Robert’s first recording for R&S was released in summer 1992 as an untitled blue label promo and resulted from a live jam. It immediately found it’s way to the worlds influential DJ’s and is now highly sought after, as only a few hundred copies were pressed. But it was the 1993 album "Organized Noise" that really turned Robert’s moniker "Source" into a household name, including a unique blend of thunderous beats, sparkling acid and trance ingredients that was greeted with rave reviews and set alight dance floors all over the global techno village, which launced Robert on the live front across Europe and the States. This was uncompromising, organic and brimming with pure undiluted energy. Nurtured by a wide variety of influences, Robert has never confined himself to a single genre. His interest in electronic music was aroused by artists such as Brian Eno, Can, Jon Hassel, Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre, George Clinton, YMO and Tangerine Dream, but when acid and house started to happen he was one of the first DJ’s in Scandinavia to spin the latest discs from Detroit, Chicago, New York and London. THE SOURCE EXPERIENCE (the Source banner was dropped when an English pop/dance combo carrying the same name threatened action) comes as the tech/trance emanation of the aspiration, as the eponymously titled double 12-inch which appeared late 1993.

On the other hand, the more subdued side of Robert’s musical personality was first displayed on the 12-inch/CD "Dream Or Reality". The track, taken from his album "Visions of The Past" and coupled with two brilliant alternative mixes, proved an impressive foretaste of this epic masterpiece, which since its release has acquired mythical proportions in the record collections of cognoscenti of electronic listening music all over the world. As Mixmaster Morris described the album in the January issue of i-D: "Lighter than a soufflé, sleeker than a panther, this fine offering from the man behind Source drifts from airy techno to pure ambience with supreme confidence". NME coined the phrase "Fireballs to melt the snow away…" Robert next adopted his Source Experience guise for another devastating work: with an aural arsenal ranging from analogue terror tones to layers of digital refinement, "Different Journeys" and the single "Point Zero" contained the ultimate in sensurround techno. This widely acclaimed album launched Robert on a heavy schedule of live and DJ dates around the globe.

Over the three years since Robert parted company with R&S –due to a lack of artistic freedom – he built a new studio in Gothenburg, Sweden, prepared a new album and kept up with his work-load of remixes and software development. But more especially he has used this period (after 14 years of hectic deejaying and live commitments) to collect new energy. He has also taken care of the pre mastering for Samuel L's recording label SLS. His commitment to exposing us all to stimulating and challenging music marks Robert Leiner as a major figure in modern music. In Robert’s own words:

"It has always been there, you just have to discover it".
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Releases:
I Wanna Love You (12", Promo)   R & S Records 1992
Dream Or Reality (Maxi) (2 versions)   Apollo 1994
Visions Of The Past (Album) (4 versions)   Apollo ... 1994
Tracker II / Two B 30 (12")   H. Productions 2002
Combination Style (2 versions)   H. Productions 2003
Grand Boise EP (12", EP)   SLS 2005
Remixes:
Kan Vi Bli För Manga! (7") Kan Vi Bli För Manga! .. FMR 1991
A Taste Of Your Own Medicine (Remixes) (12") A Taste Of Your Own Me... R & S Records 1993
The First Orbit (Comp) (2 versions) Be Yourself (Be Myself... Planet Rhythm Records 1995
Conga Fury (3 versions) Magnetic (Remixed By R... Blue Room Released 1996
Samurai (CD, Maxi) Magnetic (Robert Leine... Hypnotic 1996
To The Space (Maxi) (6 versions) To The Space (Shuttle ... Beverage Records ... 1996
Remix Project (Maxi) (3 versions) Bierdna (Freestyle Mix) Silence Records 1997
Signs Of Life (Comp) (5 versions) Magnetic (Robert Leine... Blue Room Released ... 1997
Trancespotting II (CD, Comp) Magnetic (Robert Leine... Hypnotic 1998
Lemmet Remixes (12") Lemmet (Into The Sourc... Columbia 1999
Signs Of Life Sampler (12", Smplr, Promo, W/Lbl) Magnetic (Robert Leine... Blue Room Released 1999
Woofer (12") Woofer (Robert Leiner ... Atomic Reactor 2001
Complete Trancespotting (4xCD) Magnetic (Robert Leine... Hypnotic 2003
Production:
F•A•C•T (Comp) (2 versions) Elektra Prophetia Records ... 1995
Co-production:
Fred 1 (12")   R & S Records 1992
Serious Beats Vol. 6 Mega Dance Party Mix (CD) Bug Spray Antler-Subway 1992
Blue Bossa (2 versions)   R & S Records 1996
DJ Mixes:
Distance To Goa 10 (CD, Comp, Dig + CD, Comp, Mixed)   Distance 2001
Appears On:
And The Beat Goes On (12")   Itchy Music Production 1991
Frontpage - Forcing The Future Compilation Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Bug Spray, Bug Spray Polydor 1992
The Spirit Of The Underground Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp) Bug Spray Labworks Germany 1992
Untitled (12")   ETC 1992
In Order To Dance 4 (Comp) (2 versions) Neuromancer R & S Records 1993
Organized Noise (Album) (3 versions)   R & S Records ... 1993
The Source Experience (2x12")   R & S Records 1993
Trance Europe Express (Comp) (2 versions) It's A Kind Of Magic, ... Volume 1993
You're My Sweetest Song (12", MP, S/Sided)   Global Cuts 1993
Different Journeys (Album) (5 versions)   R & S Records ... 1994
Gaia 7 + 8 (2xCD, Comp) Atoms Gaia Tonträger 1994
In Order To Dance 5 (5xLP, Comp + Box, Ltd) Voices Of The Spirit R & S Records 1994
More Than A Chilling (CD) Dream Of Reality Kasbah 1994
Point Zero (Maxi) (4 versions)   R & S Records ... 1994
Synaesthesia / Universal Energy (12")   R & S Records 1994
Trance Side Of The Moon 2 (CD) Point Zero Kasbah 1994
Best Of Trance Volume 1 (CD, Comp) It's A Kind Of Magic Low Price Music 1995
DJ Collection Vol. 1 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Gate 41 Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1995
Deep Trance & Ritual Beats (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Cortex Return To The Source, Volume 1995
Distance To Goa 2 (CD, Comp) Synaesthesia Distance 1995
F.A.C.T. (Comp) (5 versions) Elektra React ... 1995
The Rave Explosion - The Underground Continues... Vol. 1 (2xCD) Point Zero Groove Kissing 1995
Totally Trippin' (2xCD, Comp) Point Zero Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1995
Blue Bossa (Maxi) (3 versions) Fission R & S Records 1996
Earth Trance (Comp) (2 versions) Environmental Breakdow... Positiva ... 1996
Surge (Album) (4 versions) Tangents, Fission R & S Records ... 1996
Zyklus (2 versions)   R & S Records 1996
Areacode - The Compilation (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Tangents ID&T Music Germany 1997
Irresistible Meltdown (CD, Comp) Peace Spirit Zone Recordings 1999
The Goa Collections - Volumes 1 - 3 (3xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed + Box) Synaesthesia Distance 1999
Body Slam EP (12", EP)   SLS 2001
Day N' Night (12")   SLS 2001
Diabla (Maxi) (3 versions) Diabla (Samuel L Sessi... Soma Quality Recordings ... 2001
Distance To Goa 10 (CD, Comp, Dig + CD, Comp, Mixed) Helium Distance 2001
Eternity Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) The Source Experience Sub Terranean, Nova Tekk, GTN (Global Trance Network) 2001
Helium (12", W/Lbl, Promo)   Fleebite Recordings 2001
Hosted Vol 1 (CD, Comp, Dig) Eroctra Hadshot Haheizar 2001
Root Back EP (12", EP)   SLS 2001
The Velvet Mixes (2 versions)   SLS 2001
Bits N Pieces (12")   SLS 2002
Earth Octave Lounge (CD) Holystic Interchill Records 2002
Ease Division (CD, Comp) Roots FM 1 Spiral Trax 2002
Jazz Lesson (12")   SLS 2002
Muchachos Ritmicos (12")   SLS 2002
Psyche EP (EP) (2 versions)   SLS 2002
Sound Of The SUN - Tokio Drome (CD, Enh) Solaris Elejam 2002
The Merengue Mixes (12")   SLS 2002
Travelling The Path Of Rhythm And Soul (12")   SLS 2002
Turkish Bazar (12") Turkish Bazar (Samuel ... Kosmo Records 2002
Core EP (12", EP)   SLS 2003
Ease Division 2 (CD, Comp) Lunar Suite Spiral Trax 2003
Energy Of Life (12") Energy Of Life (Samuel... Future Groove 2003
Hook / Roots FM1 (In The Box Mix) (12")   Spiral Trax 2003
Latin Lesson (12")   SLS 2003
Made It Warfare (12")   SLS 2003
New Soil (Mixes) (12")   SLS 2003
Off The Wall (12")   SLS 2003
Reached (12")   SLS 2003
Cool For School (12")   SLS 2004
Nocturnal (2x12")   SLS 2004
Electronic Music From The Swedish Leftcoast (Special Limited Edition) (CD, Album, Ltd)   Exceptional 2005
Fuel EP (12", EP)   SLS 2005
Promotion CD 2005 (CDr, Promo, Pla)   Flexible 2005
EP (12")   Out Of Orbit Recordings 2006
Promotion CD 2006 (CDr, Promo, Pla)   Flexible 2006
Azure (Remixes) (12") Azure (Samuel L Sessio... Soma Quality Recordings 2007
Ear Pleasure (CD, Comp) Beginning Of The End Chill Tribe Records 2007
History Elevate 2 (2 versions) Pump The Move (Samuel ... Planet E ... 2007
Remixes Pt 01 (12")   Klap Klap 2007
Taking Shape (12")   Systematic (3) 2007
The Leap (12")   Klap Klap 2008
Travelling EP (12", EP, Ltd, Red)   Mowar 2008
Wee Funk (12")   Mowar 2008
Create Your Own Space (12")   Mowar 2009
Tracks Appear On:
...Maid! How Slow Can You Go? (CD, Comp) Dream Or Reality Razormaid Records 1994
More Than A Chilling (CD) Dream Of Reality Kasbah 1994
Apollo 2 - The Divine Compilation (Comp) (4 versions) Autopia Apollo ... 1995
Dimensions In Ambience (CD, Comp) Dream Or Reality Quango Records 1996
Sound Architecture Volume (2 versions) Tracker 1 H. Productions 2001
Ease Division (CD, Comp) Roots FM 1 Spiral Trax 2002
Sound Of The SUN - Tokio Drome (CD, Enh) Solaris Elejam 2002
Ease Division 2 (CD, Comp) Lunar Suite Spiral Trax 2003
Space Night Vol. IX (2xCD, Comp) Roots FM1 Warner Strategic Marketing, Elektrolux 2003
Ear Pleasure (CD, Comp) Beginning Of The End Chill Tribe Records 2007
Autumn 2008 Promotion CD (CDr, Comp, Promo) C G X Flexible 2008
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