Having cemented their status as one of Berlin’s most formidable live and DJ duos, Mathis Mootz, aka The Panacea, and fellow Berlin resident David Frisch harness the raw energy of techno rave culture, drawing inspiration from its origins to the present day. Their boundary-pushing sound expands the limits of electronic body music, forging a distinctive sonic identity that is both innovative and deeply grounded in the core ethos of techno.
Having cemented their status as one of Berlin’s most formidable live and DJ duos, Mathis Mootz, aka The Panacea, and fellow Berlin resident David Frisch harness the raw energy of techno rave culture, drawing inspiration from its origins to the present day. Their boundary-pushing sound expands the limits of electronic body music, forging a distinctive sonic identity that is both innovative and deeply grounded in the core ethos of techno.
Get to know them better as they craft a soundscape exploration, while discussing their collaborative journey, creative process, insights into the Berlin techno scene, Frisch’s recent work with sportswear label RUNNING ORDER, and more.
Get to know them better as they craft a soundscape exploration, while discussing their collaborative journey, creative process, insights into the Berlin techno scene, Frisch’s recent work with sportswear label RUNNING ORDER, and more.
How did you two come together as a duo? What was the motivation behind collaborating?
Mathis: I got to know David via a mutual friend. At that time, I was more interested in techno after it had been too soft for years (minimal techno) to my liking. We had similar thoughts on where we would like to go with a collaborative project...the rest is history.
How did you two come together as a duo? What was the motivation behind collaborating?
Mathis: I got to know David via a mutual friend. At that time, I was more interested in techno after it had been too soft for years (minimal techno) to my liking. We had similar thoughts on where we would like to go with a collaborative project...the rest is history.
David, you recently collaborated with RUNNING ORDER, a New York-based brand that seeks to merge the worlds of techno and sport through technically engineered apparel. Can you share the inspiration behind the graphics you designed? What themes or visual elements did you aim to emphasize?
David: I think the link between my visual practices and techno production lies in the adaption of creative approaches stemming from sound design to the visual world: Sampling impressions and reprocessing them into something to derivate yet hardly recognizable and original. The same goes for the “Club Camo” pattern I’ve created for this collaboration, where the main elements stem from a rusty door I’ve photographed somewhere. Yet, it has been processed into a repeating pattern, accentuated by a secondary pattern. Beyond that, I’ve also used AI to steal my style by running a style-transfer model to create variations of the RUNNING ORDER logo based on my prior graphical works of mine.
David, you recently collaborated with RUNNING ORDER, a New York-based brand that seeks to merge the worlds of techno and sport through technically engineered apparel. Can you share the inspiration behind the graphics you designed? What themes or visual elements did you aim to emphasize?
David: I think the link between my visual practices and techno production lies in the adaption of creative approaches stemming from sound design to the visual world: Sampling impressions and reprocessing them into something to derivate yet hardly recognizable and original. The same goes for the “Club Camo” pattern I’ve created for this collaboration, where the main elements stem from a rusty door I’ve photographed somewhere. Yet, it has been processed into a repeating pattern, accentuated by a secondary pattern. Beyond that, I’ve also used AI to steal my style by running a style-transfer model to create variations of the RUNNING ORDER logo based on my prior graphical works of mine.
How did you ensure your designs would resonate with the techno community and athletic consumers? What kind of feedback were you aiming for from the audience?
David: I honestly didn’t worry about it. Since Heaven Li (head designer of RUNNING ORDER) and I are basically our own core audience, designing for our community came naturally: A raver’s second skin for sweaty nights, a textural camouflage interpretation that blends perfectly into the gritty ambience of an abandoned warehouse party.
How did you ensure your designs would resonate with the techno community and athletic consumers? What kind of feedback were you aiming for from the audience?
David: I honestly didn’t worry about it. Since Heaven Li (head designer of RUNNING ORDER) and I are basically our own core audience, designing for our community came naturally: A raver’s second skin for sweaty nights, a textural camouflage interpretation that blends perfectly into the gritty ambience of an abandoned warehouse party.
And lastly, what have been both of your most memorable experiences as DJs and producers so far?
Mathis: The next party will always be the best…
And lastly, what have been both of your most memorable experiences as DJs and producers so far?
Mathis: The next party will always be the best…
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