# Recondite > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Recondite > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Recondite.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recondite > Source revision: 1324453593 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Electronic music artist}} {{About|the artist||wiktionary:recondite}} thumb|Recondite '''Recondite''' (born ''Lorenz Brunner'' in [Lower Bavaria](/source/Lower_Bavaria)) is a German [musician](/source/musician), [techno](/source/techno) producer, [label owner](/source/Record_Label) and [sound artist](/source/sound_artist). == Biography == Brunner grew up in a rural area which is often named as a source of his inspiration. Besides the environment and the Lower [Bavarian](/source/Bavaria) landscape, the population is also a direct influence to his work.{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1925|title=RA: Recondite: An ode to the hinterland|work=Resident Advisor}}Passauer Neue Presse: ''Rund um die Welt und doch tief verwurzelt'', 04.12.2013 This is true for the artist in general and for his alias Recondite in particular. In this surrounding Brunner created his first tracks in a small home studio. Following this early musical creative period, the young producer moved to Berlin in 2009. Brunner founded ''Plangent Records'' in 2011 and published tracks under the name Recondite.{{cite web |url=http://www.plangent-records.com/Plangent_Records.html |title=Plangent Records |accessdate=2015-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221202208/http://plangent-records.com/Plangent_Records.html |archivedate=2014-12-21 }} Already the first four-track EP (PLAN 001) received very positive national and international feedback.{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Recondite|title=Recondite|work=laut.de}} In the same year Recondite got his first gig at Panorama Bar/[Berghain](/source/Berghain) in Berlin. Further releases on his own label, as well as on Scubas Label ''hotflush'', followed expanded concert inquiries at home and abroad. Increased attention was given to Recondite by the album ''On Acid'', which was released in 2012 via the US label Absurd Recordings. Those tracks, influenced by the typical [acid sounds](/source/acid_house), extended the musical diversity Brunners to another facet. The music press referred particularly to the fact that Brunner gave his own imprint to the previously known [''acid''](/source/acid_house) and created a "incredibly listenable" record.{{cite web|url=http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-recondite-on-acid/|title=Beats Per MinuteAlbum Review: Recondite - On Acid - BPM|work=Beats Per Minute|date=29 June 2012}} The appreciative echo that gave the music journals and the online portals, along with the ongoing success of his live shows, led Recondite to his first US gig at [New York](/source/New_York_City) in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/recondite/dates?yr=2012|title=RA: Recondite tour dates for 2012|work=Resident Advisor}} With his second long-player ''[Hinterland](/source/Hinterland_(LP))'', released in 2013 on the US label [Ghostly International](/source/Ghostly_International), Recondite became a worldwide-booked live act. Since then he has constantly been seen on stages in Europe, America, Asia, and Australia. Among other shows, he performed live between [Sven Väth](/source/Sven_V%C3%A4th) and [Richie Hawtin](/source/Richie_Hawtin) on the [Time Warp](/source/Time_Warp_(festival)) Festival 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.time-warp.de/germany/line-up/time-table/index_eng.html |title=Time Table |accessdate=2015-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717215349/http://www.time-warp.de/germany/line-up/time-table/index_eng.html |archivedate=2014-07-17 }} In the very same year he became a Resident-DJ of Richie Hawtin's ENTER.Ibiza 2014. Recondite does major events such as [Melt!](/source/Melt!_Festival), [Amsterdam Dance Event](/source/Amsterdam_Dance_Event) and Time Warp just as club shows in smaller and mid-sized venues with correspondingly more intimate atmosphere. Recondite released his third album ''Iffy'' in November 2014, his fourth album ''Placid'' in November 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=26514|title=RA News: Recondite readies album for Innervisions|work=Resident Advisor}}{{Cite web|title = Recondite - Placid - Acid Test|url = https://bleep.com/release/64054-recondite-placid|website = Bleep|accessdate = 2015-11-16}} and his fifth album ''Daemmerlicht'' in February 2018.{{cite web|url=https://bleep.com/release/94822-recondite-daemmerlicht|website = Bleep|accessdate = 2018-02-16|title = Recondite - Daemmerlicht. Bleep.}} == Musical style == Recondite's diversity of appearances is reflected by releases on various labels such as Dystopian and Innervisions. These are driven by different variations of electronic music, but at the same time characterized by Brunner's own sound.{{cite web|url=http://pulseradio.net/articles/2014/09/recondite-interview-september-7-2014|title=Recondite: 'Rigidity kills'|work=pulseradio.net|access-date=2014-09-27|archive-date=2015-05-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501222857/http://pulseradio.net/articles/2014/09/recondite-interview-september-7-2014|url-status=dead}} Recondite performs live and is known for his sets adapted to the prevailing mood of the audience as well as to the divergent local conditions. This earned him a nomination for the ''DJ Awards 2014'' in the category "''Electronic Live Performance''".{{cite web|url=http://ibiza2014.net/interview-recondite-dj-awards/|title=Interview: Recondite and the DJ Awards|author=IBZ.TV|work=Ibiza 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031201335/http://ibiza2014.net/interview-recondite-dj-awards/|archivedate=2014-10-31}} His musical style is attributed as [ambient](/source/ambient_music), [deep house](/source/deep_house) and [techno](/source/techno)/[acid techno](/source/acid_techno). In fact, Brunner's musical output blurs the boundaries between these categories. The released Albums and EPs include melancholy and gloomy tracks, with a typically low bpm, and also veritable [techno](/source/techno) tracks created for the dancefloor. According to this, the music press has difficulties in categorizing his style into a subgenre. The press has called Recondite's musical style e.g. "''moll techno''", "''[John Carpenter](/source/John_Carpenter)-House''" ([Groove](/source/Groove_(Zeitschrift))),{{cite web|url=http://www.groove.de/2013/11/24/recondite-hinterland-album-review/|title=Groove » » RECONDITE Hinterland (Ghostly International)|work=Groove|date=24 November 2013}} "''meditative techno''" ([Resident Advisor](/source/Resident_Advisor)),{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=13017|title=RA Reviews: Recondite / Julien H Mulder - Shift 003 on Midnight Shift (Single)|work=Resident Advisor}} "''[Bayreuth](/source/Bayreuth) in 4/4''" and "''[Götterdämmerung](/source/G%C3%B6tterd%C3%A4mmerung) in 808''" (De:Bug).{{cite web|url=http://de-bug.de/reviews/recondite-hinterland-ghosty-international/|title=De:Bug Reviews » Recondite – Hinterland (Ghosty International)|author=Sascha Kösch|work=De:Bug Reviews}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Recondite uses [field recording](/source/field_recording) and [synthesizer](/source/synthesizer)s. He works with the native ''Operator'' synthesizer from [Ableton](/source/Ableton), which combines analog sounds and [frequency modulation](/source/frequency_modulation) synthesis. Except in the ''acid test'' productions, no further synthesizer are used by Brunner.{{cite web|url=https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/recondite-melody-technology-interview/|title=Recondite on production & crafting musical personality |work=Ableton}} == Selected discography == === Albums === * 2012: On Acid (Absurd Recordings, Acid Test (2)) * 2013: Hinterland (Ghostly International) * 2014: Iffy (Innervisions) * 2015: Placid (Acid Test) * 2018: Daemmerlicht (Plangent Records) * 2020: [Dwell](/source/Dwell_(Recondite_album)) (Ghostly International) * 2022: Taum (Plangent Records) * 2023: The Dystopian Episodes (Plangent Records) * 2024: Indifferent (Plangent Records) === EPs and singles === * 2011: Plangent #001 (Plangent Records) * 2011: Plangent #002 (Plangent Records) * 2011: Plangent #003 (Plangent Records) * 2012: DRGN / Wist 365 (Hotflush Recordings) * 2012: Plangent #004 (Plangent Records) * 2013: EC10 (Dystopian) * 2013: Stems (Ghostly International) * 2013: Waldluft (Trolldans) * 2013: Shift 003 (mit Julien H Mulder) (Midnight Shift Records) * 2013: Plangent #005 (Plangent Records) * 2014: Psy (Innervisions) * 2014: Levo (Innervisions) * 2014: Nadsat (Dystopian) * 2014: Caldera (Hotflush Recordings) * 2015: Limber/Undulate (Acid Test) * 2016: Phalanx (Hotflush Recordings) * 2016: Corvus (Ghostly International) * 2017: Theater II (Dystopian) * 2017: Update (Hotflush Recordings) * 2018: Rainmaker (Afterlife Recordings) == References == == External links == * [https://www.facebook.com/ReconditeMusic/ Recondite at Facebook] * [http://ghostly.com/artists/recondite/ Recondite at Ghostly International] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140915132944/http://www.dystopian.de/booking/recondite/ Recondite at Dystopian]}} * [http://www.plangent-records.com/Plangent_Records.html/ Plangent Records] * {{AllMusic}} {{Discogs artist}} {{MusicBrainz artist}} {{Bandcamp}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Recondite}} Category:Living people Category:German techno musicians Category:German electronic dance music DJs Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Ghostly International artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Recondite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recondite) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recondite?action=history)). 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