21.07.2004
Phillip E. Hardy about Donnerwetter:

This track ain't no bungle in the jungle. It is fast, well produced and grooves like mad with stylistic vocal effects. Play this one loudly on your stereo. Tell your neighbors I said so.

16.07.2004
Global Trancemission about Liquid NRG (hard mix):

Futuristic Drum and Bass. There is more to it than that. Some great evolving synth sounds and more colour changes than a chameleon with a gut wrenching bass and super drum breaks.The future is now !!

21.04.2004
Jeza about Mystic Future:

Intelligent, energetic and quirky chillout drum'n'bass grooves from Scientek Basement in Germany. Not dancable, but nice to take a trip while flat on your back

20.04.2004
Lockenlord about Gone too far:

First it just sounds like a kind of melancholic guitar track, then the beats are coming and you just get carried along with this song. A brilliant melody and a fascinating rythm make this song fantastic.

When I heard the music of Scientek Basement for the first time it was some cultural shock for me. This kind of music simply didn't exist in my world. But when I listened to a few of their songs I didn't only begin to like it, but the music of Scientek Basement also became a part of my life. I listened to it wherever I was able to, closed my eyes and forgot the world around me for a few minutes. Lots of people might not take the discription of "Tranquilizer" really seriously but it's true: The songs of Scientek Basement are acoustic drugs, that make much more addicted than all the other drugs I know. Take your chance and download the music before the Basement gets commercial and starts to sell their songs in the stores for lots of money. They are still free...

Scientek Basement impresses with very beautiful melodies, fast Beats and a lot of changes. "Lounge" for example is a track that would be good as background music of some posh cocktail party while you would turn on your hifi set to enjoy songs like "Gone Too Far" or "Dreamcatcher" alone and in the best possible quality. "Rollin" would even fit into a Disco and "You Wanna Battle" even contains some HipHop elements. Every song is unique and it's nearly impossible to assign Scientek Basement to a specific genre. I would say it's electronic jazz with drum'n'bass and jungle between them a bit of chill out and breakbeat.

The songs I like best were "Gone Too Far", "Dreamcatcher", "Funksphere", "Mental Geometry" and "Tranquilizer", because they are pretty fast and have a unique melody for each. Choosing them was very difficult because i think that all the tracks are unbelievable good and you can rarely compare them because they are very different.

Scientek Basement – Interview

03.02.2004


This combo from Cologne in Germany offers some fine loungy Jazz, Funk, D&B, Hip Hop, Latin and Reggae-tinged music. Did I forget anything? Most of their tunes are available for free on their BeSonic Homepage.

DJ Headz man Arno Bege and Dude Robert Quester Scientek Basement from Cologne in Germany leave nothing to be desired.

You either groove your a...off to Funky, Hip Hop tune Battle Funkscratch with some fine turntable scratching and “run” along to Laufen or maybe you prefer to shake your head to the multi-instrumental Reggae-tinged D&B chillout mix Them Old Days..oh well, and if you want to find some peace and harmony, you must listen to Jazzy guitar, drums, bass, electric sounds and piano tune Scientek Jazz, sweet portugese (?) vocal tune Snow White or the full-bodied, Jazzy guitar D&B stunner with citar and xylophone elements.

The sound on the self-titled album of Scientek Basement is multifaceted and rich, pure enjoyment to your ears from beginning to end. Admittedly some tunes disintegrate into fragment-like moods or interludes, suitable for an abstract passage in a movie.

And while there is a clear red thread of Jazz, Drum&Bass and Hip Hop which crosses the album, most of the tunes are well-rounded, each telling a different story. The whole album is so well produced, I wouldn’t know which song to recommend first.

We decided to attach an Interview and forwarded it to Scientek Basement, where they tell you all about their music and background.

BeSonic Interview with SCIENTEK BASEMENT

1. Where did you get your band name SCIENTEK BASEMENT from? We thought a very long time about this name. In that time we could have finished 3 Songs. Actually it has no real meaning, we just thought it would sound nice.

2. How did you get involved with music? Robert Q. plays guitar for 12 years now. First he played in several bands and then he began producing his own music. Arno B. Has been making music for 6 years now. He began with a Drum-Computer software and increased his skills composing music, so he was able to produce his own tracks, without using samples or something. Both are always busy as a DJ, collecting a lot of styles of music.

3. What are your main musical influences (i.e. bands, styles, heros)? Robert’s influences in his youth were some old Rock/Pop Bands like the Beatles or Jimmy Hendrix, now he listens to artists like Omni Trio, Ltj Bukem or Roni Size. Arno’s past influences were bands like Toto, Queen and Miles Davis. Today he enjoys artists like DJ Cam, DJ Krush or Gilles Peterson.

4. How would you describe your music in general and/or the style of your current album? Our main style is definitely electronic music especially Drum n Bass. We like combining different styles of music like Jazz or Funk with some electronic beats and bass-lines for example. In the future we will try to involve some artists from other musical genres to our band for some projects. For example a Jazz-Trumpet player for a fast beat electronic Track.

5. How long did it take you to produce the album (i.e. writing and recording process) ? It took about 4 month’s to complete the album with all mastering. We were working every 2 or 3 days on our Tracks in our own little studio.

6. Who collaborated on the album and what equipment/instruments did you use? There are 5 friends of us that participated on the album. You can find their names on our website. We used 2 keyboards, 3 mixers, 5 turntables, a lot of percussion, a PC and an uncountable amount of software.

7. What are your prefered local music venues, and where do you play next? Here in Cologne we prefer going to the “Gebäude 9”, “Filmhaus” and the “Artheater”. We are still looking for a place, where we can play our own music, not only DJ-ing at a party.

8. Where do you picture yourself as a band/artist two years from now? We planned that some label give us the chance to publish at least one record on the market. Even if this would be a smaller project, for us it would be the greatest thing on earth.

9. What do you think about the Internet as a medium for artists and music? The internet was our first chance to show our music to the world out there. It wouldn’t be possible to access such a large number of listeners in your normal life. Nobody knows hundreds of people that would like to hear your music and give you a little review about it. Independent bands like us would never have a in that way to take such big steps forward in their career.

01.01.2004
Colin Lynch about Scientek Basement:

Neptune's Revival
As I see it, Scientek Basement produce amazing 'sound expeditions'
and this chill out track is an epitaph to that genre. There are some lovely
grand piano phrases woven quite intricately around some nice jazz
guitar riffs that make this track a real delight to the ear and a
pleasure to review.

Song Features:
13.02.2004
Jeza about Gone too far:

An interesting and novel approach to drum and bass. Part jazzy, part reggae, using nicely played guitar and xylophone as the lead .. but mechanical drum sound

13.02.2004
inubia about Scientek Jazz:

Fantastic conglomerate of Jazz, Lounge and Hip Hop, dabbling keyboards, acoustic guitar, electro strings...pure virtuosity. What a great band theme!

03.02.2004
inubia about Laufen:

Nice funky tune with almost familiar guitar theme, groovy duet and spheric keyboard sounds.

27.01.2004
inubia about Them Old Days:

Drum&Bass and Ragga-tinged Chillout tune, with a sound as rich as a beautiful rainbow!

10.01.2004
Simeon 38X about YOU WANNA BATTLE:

Nothing original, but this is turntabling done well. Give us more!...

22.11.2003
WallyWally about Them Old Days:

This one has something for almost everyone! A funky, grooving edgy beat combined with a softer, almost gentle melody, transforming again, with a driving guitar.

Tell us what you think about our music, and give us a little feedback. What can we make better...
We need any kind of constructive information.
Thank you !

Arno & Robert