LDS releases new vinyl on Tresor Records: Innovation and Precision in Contemporary Techno

Producer Luca Daniel Schwarz presents his upcoming vinyl release on the prestigious Tresor Records label, mastered by Mike Grinser at Manmade Mastering. Available April 18, 2025.

Talk with Luca Daniel Schwarz, known as LDS, about his music is to delve into a complex and meticulously crafted universe. His approach translates into clean, powerful techno, vibrant with textured patterns and nuanced drum sequences, with accents that would make any drummer envious.

Technological exploration and new forms of composition

Behind this intricate sound structure lies a creative process that differs radically from that of a live drummer. Passionate about technological research, Black He has immersed himself in various programming languages, developing probability-based musical tools to manipulate sounds and sequences.

Managing these probabilities requires a combination of musical knowledge and mastery of the systems he has devised himself. While a drummer is playing in the moment, Black pre-establishes the rules, routes, and connections that will define the course of your music. Once you press «play», the composition flows following the predefined structures, similar to a chain of dominoes or a domino machine. Rube Goldberg.

Detailed rhythms and hypnotic sounds

The result is a fascinating combination of rhythms and textures. Broken voices emerge and disappear in Zip Prompt; laser-cut synths and background noises expand on the layers of dub techno "Diff", Blockmix" and "Pow", providing a vitality often absent in music generated with complex mathematical processes.

Attention to rhythmic and textural detail in «Stadion Progg» is magnified in the remix by Jean Redondo, who previously stood out with «Hypersonic», a key piece of the compilation «Yet» by Tresor in 2023.

Between precision and fun

The balance between technology and entertainment in music Black It also reflects his own passion for this composition method. For him, the opportunity to constantly discover new combinations keeps the process always exciting:

"It never gets boring. There's always a moment of anticipation to see what actually emerges."

The concept of «power of 2» comes alive in your music, as the results can feed back and evolve into new forms, amplifying creativity exponentially.

This new release of LDS on Tresor Records reinforces his position as one of the most innovative producers of contemporary techno. Available on vinyl from April 18, 2025.