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Thomas Schumacher

Thomas Schumacher

Thomas Schumacher was eleven years old when Depeche Mode released Construction Time Again. "I'll never forget sitting at home, listening to the album in my headphones, trying to figure out how they made those sounds."

Thirty-four years later, Thomas Schumacher still burns with curiosity. The Berlin- based DJ and producer makes light of his status as one of the most enduring, versatile artists in electronic music. "What I love about Techno is that it demands that you question yourself, reinvent yourself."

Thomas Schumacher is always pushing his own boundaries. "The art of being relevant," he says, "Is to forget what you know.” In his early days as an artist, he had to learn how to physically create the sounds he heard in his head. Now, as a virtuoso, the challenge is to use his breadth and depth of musical knowledge to convey profound emotion. "Techno is not just a tool to make people dance," he says. "It is a very personal, intimate way of expressing myself."

This intimacy fuels the unique vibe of a Thomas Schumacher DJ set. He compares himself to the captain of a ship. “I purposely steer my sets into rough waters. I want to help people get out of their heads and into their bodies. I create a safe space for people to lose their minds, in the best possible way. They know they don't need to worry or be afraid, because I’ve got them. I know what I'm doing. They can let go and just be."

When not guiding clubbers through seas of sound, Schumacher reaches them via his productions on his label Electric Ballroom, and his weekly NOW podcast. NOW is a showcase for his low-key charm and impeccable ear for a great tune. And, like his DJ sets, the podcast is a forum for his studio output including the recent Natural Rhythm EPs on Noir.

The more you do, the more there is to explore, the more opportunities to invent, connect, and imagine. "I am always the one to change it up," Thomas Schumacher grins. "My ongoing ambition is to connect to the crowd, year after year. It's what lights me up."


His latest release, Natural Rhythm III on Noir Music, lit up the Beatport Techno chart, going straight to Number 1. Its highlight is "Stella", a propulsive anthem dedicated to his daughter. He sees no reason to compartmentalise his music and life. Everything is connected, everything is authentic. "There is no other version of me," he says. "When you meet me, you meet Thomas Schumacher."

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Releases

The Unseen
Qadash
Intuit
Feist
Crimson
Anker
Something More (Original Mix)
Palm Strings (Original Mix)
Dark Clouds (feat. Heerhorst, Peter Pahn) Original Mix
Simulator (Original Mix)
Final Chapter Charles D Remix
Roll the Dice (Original Mix)
Into the Clouds (Original Mix)
City Boy Original Mix
Nothing Expected Original Mix
Silence Your Mind Original Mix
Never Go Back to Sleep Original Mix
Amsterdam Rave Original Mix
Life Moves Fast
Heart Is King
Legend
Premonition
The Message
Inertia
Yard
House of Lords
Together One Time
Dirty Lagoon
Reverse
Dish Ya Know
When the Lights Go Down
The Beginning
Rabbit Hole
Altar
Lights on Me
Circles
Qualia
Mind Control
Condition
Resonate
First Time In Space
Ultimate Feeling
Horsepower
Sunshine in the Dust
WANNA GO BANG
LOKOMOTIF
Digital Age
UFOs & LFOs
Sex and the Machine
Body Horror
Dystopia
Utopia
Presidio
Beirut
Confession
Jurema
Omen
Nocturnes
Renegade
Control (ANNA Remix)
Restore My Soul (HI - LO Remix)
Take Me There (Lilly Palmer Remix)
Dynamo
Ataraxia
Strange Dreamz
We Control
Resistance
Plasma
Don't Look Back
Together One Time
Boreal
Time
Reverse
Cosmos
System
Dirty Lagoon
Code is the Code
Dub Embassy
Shades of Summer
House of Lords
Yard
Bypass
Nobody
Solstice
Azimuth
Equimulate
Split The Noise
Rave Atlas
Again
Rave Soul
Hypnos
Hera
Warp (Len Faki Remix)
Rock to the Beat (Special Request Remix)
One Nation (Amelie Lens Remix)
World of Deep (Adam Beyer Remix)
The Rise (Original Mix)
Rocket
Fire
Your Love
Song for Debbie
Silent Whisper
Breathe
Pragmatic
Irregular Choice
Resist
Italian Shocks
This Is the Future
Enveloping Times
Interfrequencies
All Over My Body feat. Superchumbo
Golden Temple
Dub Killer
Future of Mankind
Song of Sirens
Screwdriver
Hold On
Restore My Soul
Control
Take Me There
Restore My Soul (DJ Rush Remix)
Hyper World
Astro
Burn Down
Our Freedom
Orbital
Magic Sunset
Returning
Mind
Wasp
Clarity
Evolution
Redemption
Sirius
Antaris
Comet
Wega
Regulus
Recovery
Dysfunction
Natural Desire
Shifting Soul
Fine Line
Altered Cycle
Curved Blade
Galactic Rainbow
Drum Control
Love Story
Solid State
Changes
Consciousness
Music Takes You
Paradise Lost
Your Lovin'
Your Lovin' (Dub)
Mad World
System Alert
Headquarter
Shinjuku
New Generation
Memory Fragment
System Majority
Nirvana X
Instatik
Livewire
Obscurity
Park People
No Defeat No Retreat
Jack The Garage
Back In Black
Orbit
Connection
Settle In The Sun
Tropical Heat
Shiva Says
Freedom
Illusions
Senses
Existence
System
Year
Pyramid
Fierceness
Deadbug
Just Close Your Eyes
Intuit
Organico
Sirenism
Rinse Out The Sound
Perception
Wasted
Slave to Rhythm
Tunnel Vision
Fracture
Traces
Prelude: Goya
Hyper Real Decadence feat. Thomas Gandey
Deluge
Basic Pleasure
Dove Rush
In Silence
Lucky Ones
Galactic Highways
Hypershere
Remember
Distance
Serum
Fix Me
Filmwave
Schema
Outline
Music
Axis
Landscape
Feist
Crimson
Anker
Destination Mars feat. Josh Wink
Destination Mars (Raxon Remix)
Destination Mars (Shall Ocin Remix)
Galactic Highways
Dimensions
Phase Two
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The Walker
Segment
On Your Skin
Sirio
Rattle
Operator
Metal
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Camargue 2019
Camargue 2019 (Maceo Plex Remix)
Camargue 2019 (Enrico Sangiuliano Remix)
Camargue 2019 (Adam Beyer & Layton Giordani Remix)
Camargue 2019 (Keith Carnal Remix)
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Space Date (Pleasurekraft Remix)
Space Date (John Monkman Remix)
Data Point
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Nimbus
Unveil
Contour
Centipede
Bullet Ant (Anthropod)
Centipede (Morph)
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We Have Bass (ft. DJ Deeon)
Third Wave
Steamroller
Another Mistake
Purge
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Teach Me (Amelie Lens Main Mix)
Teach Me (Amelie Lens Acid Mix)
Into
Transmission
Mars
Internal
Planet X
New York To Amsterdam
Body Language
Black Mirror
Enter The Stratosphere
Never Forget
Cruiser
Lunar Eclipse
Take This Trip
Baby
Insane
Too Deep (To Bear)
Dying Planet
Portable Paradise
The Unseen
I Feel The Music
Night Shade
Just
Meteorite
Black Moon
Spacetime
Cosmos
Space Date
Rome Future
She Lost Control
Process
Catarse
Mind Awake
Your Mind
Functional Basic Unit Of Life
Multicellular
Generative Model
Cosmic Ratio
Hidden T
NRG
Orange Sunshine
The Event
In Your Mind (Reflections)
S-Sound
Spring On The Battlefield
In Your Mind (Reflections) (DJ Tool)
S-Sound (DJ Tool)
Far Away
Redemption
Fragile
No World Order
Only Human
Unreal
Ethereal Educatio
Eclipse
Protocol
Glasswerk
Framework
Bells of the Revolution
Ocean Drive
Vocalized
Figure of RA
The Acid Runner
Virgo's Echoes
Third Eye
Atonal