What makes German production wizard Frank Heinrich, aka Reboot stand out from many other artists is the variety of musical influences he has. He borrows sounds from all corners of the musical spectrum, from classic house, world music and even jazz and always experiments with new rhythms and sounds. He has released classic records on labels such as Connaisseur, Supplement Facts, Combi Int., Cadenza & Moon Harbour.
His next event is taking place on 25thย August at Ritualย Clubย in Arzachena, Italy.
Enjoy our exclusive interview with Reboot and his new fresh house mix.
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STEVE STIMPSON: Reboot, thanks for joining us and creating this exclusive Evermix set. Please take us through some of the tracks selected.ย
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REBOOT: Thank you for having me! When I personally listen to Podcasts / DJ-Mixes, I usually do that at the car, when walking our dog or during workout
for example. So the track selection is notย necessarily exactly what I would play on a club or festival. A massiveย sound systemย doesnโt need tooย many musical elements to deliver the message. When I am listening to music on headphones or in the car, I can focus on all the little spaces in ย between. Especially the first half of the mix is more about those type of tracks that I love to listen to, but usuallyย donโt play them at aย peaktimeย DJ-Set.ย Starting a bit dark and trippy with Tracks by Clarkent & OuiOui, Charlie Banks and an exclusive unreleased own production. The mix gets aย
bit housier thanย with tunes by VOY, Louie Fresco & Dj Sneak. The second half isย dedicated to the more groovy club tunes that I currently play, like theย Louie Vega Remix ofย Joshย Wink & Ursula Rucker or the new Collective Machineย track calledย โthe Legend of Houseโ. Finishing the mix with a song of myย upcoming EPย on Hommage Records.
Your sets areย renownedย for carrying a fluid mixture of tough, driving Techno and groovy, flavoursome House music. What makes a track worthy of your selection for a Reboot setlist?ย
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Generally Iย donโt wantย to limit myself by playing only one direction of dance music, like only deep House or only hard Techno for example. When I started going out as a teenager,ย it was totally common, that one DJ would curate the music all night long. So you would listen to a journey through styles and vibes. Itย didnโt get boring, even after hoursย of listening to the same DJ andย thatโs something I still find desirable. In my sets you can find anything from Deep House to funky Techno. The most important is, thatย the tracks are either groovy as a mofo or haveย a special vibe that I like to build in.
Recently playing at Amnesia, Ibiza for the Vagabundos series, where else can our listeners find you playing this summer?
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This years summer has been intense andย extremely satisfying so far. Especially the Vaganbudos Show at Amnesia has been one of my highlights. Especiallyย after reuniting with my Cadenza family. I had the chance to visit many cities that Iย havenโt been in quiet a while and been mainlyย playing aroundย Europe this summer. Next stops are Ritual, Sardegna and Prince in Riccione end of August. After that I will take a break for some weeks to finish building up the new studio,ย whichย takes quiet a bit more time than expected. I will be back on the road in October for shows in Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany or Luxembourg.ย
3 albums you can't live without?
1. Rhythm & Sound - w/ The Artists
2. Bob Marley - Legend
3. Avishai
You have a natural flavour for developing finely crafted remixes, with previous reworks on tracks from the likes of Rich NxT, Sebo K, Kolsch and ANNA.ย
What forthcoming remixes, tracks or collabs are in the pipe-line?
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There is three different EP`s waiting for release at the moment.ย All of them very different from each other. The next one will be with my dear friends Monkey Safari onย their label Hommage Records. Veryย playful and melodious material that I have been producing before remodeling the studio. Another release will follow on Apraptaย with moreย oldschool trippy Reboot sound and then I got a special one coming up with proper house bangers at the end of the year. I did a couple of remixes at theย beginning of the year (Groove Armada, Rich NXT, Kone Kone and Avidus), but for the moment I want to focus on my new workingย environment.
Evermixย are about to release the EvermixBox4, which features the crowd capture feature, how important is it to have the crowd involved with a DJ Live Set?
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Thatsย extremely cool! When you listen to a recorded set without seeing/hearing the crowdsย reactions and the atmosphere, it is often hard to get the full picture of
what was going on during that performance. The crowd is the most important factor and the whole reason why DJ`s are able to travel the world and do what they love. Without the love of the people, this ain`t working. Involving the audience, can simply mean, that you are attentive to the people on theย dance floor - trying toย
understand the vibe and energy of a club and to musically pick up the people where they currently are and take them on aย journey. The main goal should be, to give everyone a big fat smile and aย fantastic time!
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PLAYLIST:
1. Reboot Intro
2. Clarkent & OuiOui - Fasolar
3. Reboot - Al Mundiย
4. Charlie Banks - Later
5. Louie Fresco -ย Aliens (Black Wax Pt. 2)
6. VOY - 09 A
7. DJ Sneak, Tripmastaz, Rare Two Inc. - Ass 9 Hunnit Fitty
8. Josh Wink & Ursula Rucker - Sith Sense (Louie Vega Remix)
9. Moodyman - I Can`t Kick This Feeling When It Hits![]()
9. Collective Machine - The Legend Of House
10. Reboot - Memoria