German DJ and producer MALENTE has released a total of four albums on Unique Records since the year 1999. The origin of his name "Malente" is based on the fact that he was born in a small town in northern Germany, which is called Malente (since this question is frequently posed...).
The Music: After his first 12" "Fertig", Malente's debut album "The Spirit Of Malente" is released in 2000, including the unforgettable "I Sell Marihuana". Combining organic 70s funk with electronic sounds, the second album "No Risk No Funk" (2002) earned even more respect and positive reactions. Four tracks from this LP breezed through to single-releases! The Video of "We Came To Party" was broadcasted by MTV and by the German music-channel VIVA.
Since 2004 Malente got more and more into dirty electro. Malente releases his works now on Unique Records AND Moonbootique Records, the label of DJ team Moonbootica. Following the Moston & Malente single "In The Sky", Moonbootique over the years release "Washington", "Crowdrock/ Tight With You", "Hot Daddy" and "Killer Applikation".
"Rip It Up" (2005), Malente's third album, features three new trakcs and 10 remixes, whereof 8 were exclusively created for this album. By chosing remixers he became friends with over the years, this album shows his path from organic funk to kranky electro madness. At the Enf of 2005, Malente releases the first 12" "Like A Freek" from his follow-up album. This piece of vinyl immediately enters the top 10 of the DDC and held its place for seven weeks. Moreover, it reaches #1 in UKs Breakbeat Mailorder www.streetwisemusic.com
Malente since 2006 also releases on Luscious Sounds, the label of Azzido Da Bass: Malente pres. ManroX Theme From Manrox", and Splank! in the UK: Moston & Malente "The 2 & Only", embraced by English mags from I:DJ to Mixmag! Also his first DJ-Mix CD is put out 2006: "Top Of The Clubs Vol.30# (Kontor). The second single from the "How Can You Still Stand To Stand Still" album, again a big seller named "For The Revolution", is following by the release of that album in late 2006. An LP musically one step forward; moving from breaks, heading into digital dirty rockin' electro stuff.
2007 Malente starts off with two 12"es in the top ten of German Cluhb Charts at the same time! "Killer Applikation" (peak#2) and "Open Secret" (same time #1 in www.juno.com breaks salescharts). Can i get any better? It can. What wasn't mentioned before is that Malente loves Remixing for other Artists. Over the years he reworked tunes by Louis Austen, Moson, Bob Sinclar, Thomilla, Groove Rebels, DJ Friction, The Strike Boys and about thirty more. So this year there's gonna be a CD- Compilation of the best remixes by Malente from 1999 till today, also containing exclusive previously unreleased remixes. As if this was not enough there will come a brand new Malente DJ-Mix CD with it!!
Sounds busy? Well, producing is not his only passion. He's got his own radioshow on 1Live, German statesradio and loves his DJ gigs. Malente plays not only in Germany, but worldwide. Solely in 2006, he travelled the USA, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Bali, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Spain and other countries. When Malente is playing one of his outstanding DJ-sets, PARTY is to be expected and no puristic bullshit.
The Malente-sound is not simply ElectroHouse. It is loud & dirty, cut up & tweaked up pumping Electro with a rockin' & funky feel - and this on the basis of that typically positive Malente-Vibe! No doubt it's easier and better to listen to that than to couch in terms.
Well sounds as if Malentes life is simply great! During the week: production, radio; on the weekends: DJ-gigs. But it would for sure be even better if YOU listen to his stuff.
