Answer Code Request

Berlin resident Patrick Gräser produces highly inventive techno as Answer Code Request, filled with broken rhythms, enveloping synth pads, and sinister bass. While clearly designed to provide an exhilarating club experience, his music often deviates from standard beat patterns and sometimes dips into slower tempos. Gräser grew up in East Germany, and the Berlin Wall fell when he was nine years old. He eventually began traveling to the city and frequenting its clubs and record stores, devouring everything from drum'n'bass and breakbeat hardcore to IDM and acid techno to hip-hop...