Peter runs the Kompact affiliated label ‘Dial’ dial with his friend and fellow producer Carsten Jost. Together they also run the record store and label ‘Smallville’. As Lawrence, Kersten has released on Cocoon, Mule Electronic and Kompact.
Sten is the guise of the deep minimal dance floor guru that tours the World from South America to Japan helping the people get down and deep to his Detroit minimal tech sound.
Lawrence is the lucky moniker that has been attracting the most attention as of late. Slowing down the groove and bringing in more percussive and jazzy elements to his résumé, through Lawrence Peter has demonstrated his musical flexibility and diversity as a producer. Lawrence tracks have been used by producers such as Sven Vath, Thomas Tobias and Josh Wink within their compilations, receiving much acclaim.
The first ‘Lawrence’ album is mixture of house, minimal techno and experimental pieces, whereas the second ‘The Absence of Blight’ (Dial, 2003) had a straighter touch. Lawrence’s latest 3 part release including tracks such as Jill, which have taken a turn away from his techno staple and rely on layered percussion and restrained jazzy synthesisers to set a relaxing nu-house groove.
Peter Kersten is one of a handful of producers that is on the forefront of pushing house music into a new realm. His sounds are warm, hit beats are deep and percussive, and he packs a classy punch that is sure to get your hips swaying.
Catch Lawrence at The Golden Pudel or Click in Hamburg.