From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Monika Kruse
Monika Kruse
Monika Kruse music bands. She spend a lot of her money for records
and a big vinyl collection.
A bit later she took the chance and started as product
manager for the Chrysalis Records label and cared about
bands and artists such as Gang Starr or Monie Love.
In 1991 Monika started her DJ carrier and played for
the first time in the "Babalu Bar" in Munich. Her sets
at that time were influenced by Hip hop and Funk but
she played and combined it already the first House tunes.
A short time later she started her first residency in the
"Parkcafé" Club. At the end of 1993 she became a member
of the "Ultraworld" Crew that organised Techno events
in Munich and opened the Club Ultraschall.
1995 was the release on Monika ´s first production -
collaboration with Richard Bartz (Acid Scout) that was
released on a compilation, while in the meantime her DJ
sets were recognised far beyond Munich and she played
Monika Kruse at work, 2008 outside Germany in countries like US, UK or Sweden. In
Background information the summer of the same year she started her own House-
tram Events in a tramway wagon.
Also known Monika Kruse @ the Voodooamt, GTMK At the end of 1997 Monika presented her first solo
as
production on a compilation and moved in the same year
Born 23 July 1971 (1971-07-23) in Berlin, to Berlin where she started to release her first Mix CD.
Germany Over the years she met and started to work with Patrick
Genres Electronica Lindsey with whom she produced and released several
Techno years under the project name Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt.
Minimal Techno music Their first released went public in 1998. Around the same
time Monika start and founded her first label Terminal M,
Occupations Disc jockey
Record producer her platform for energetic, upfront, kicking Techno.
In 2000 she played at Berlin’s massive Loveparade at
Years active 1991-Present the final ceremony for the biggest dance floor ever, in
Labels Terminal M front of 1.5 million people.
Electric Avenue Recordings 2000 was the same year where Monika Kruse founded
her most ambitious project No Historical Backspin. Influ-
Website http://www.monikakruse.com/
enced by violent crimes and beatings against foreigners,
Monika Kruse (born 23 July 1971 in Berlin) is one of Ger- Monika decided that Electronic music must take a stand
many´s most successful Techno- DJ, Music producer and and show that tolerance and diversity is a fundamental
Record Label owners.[citation needed] part of the „Techno & House Culture“.
At the No Historical Backspin all artists speak out
against fascism and racism and collect money for the vic-
Biography tim fund of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation.
Kruse was born in 1971 in Berlin but grew up in Bavaria’s 2001 saw the release of Monika Kruse’s first artist al-
capital Munich. When she was 7 years and had her first bum Panorama that she produced with Patrick Lindsey.
piano lesson, she started to fall in love with music. A love In 2003 she founded her 2nd record label: Electric Av-
and passion that won’t leave her and that she described enue Recordings, an imprint that concentrates more on
with: "Music just makes me happy“ smoother, intense House tunes. In summer she hit the
After her final exams she started to do apprentice- charts in Europe with her summer smasher Latin Lovers
ships in various enterprises like a company that pub- that rose in the Dutch dance charts on number 1 and hit
lished a music magazine or in a promotion company for the Spanish sales charts in the Top 20. Passengers - Moni-
ka’s 2nd artist long player - was in the record stores in
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autumn 2003. In the meantime her skills on the wheels Singles und EPs
of steal were continuous popular in clubs and on raves
• 1998 - Monika Kruse im Voodooamt: Voodoo EP
around the globe: As resident in the Belgian Fuse club,
(Frisbee)
ambassador of German dance culture for the Goethe-In-
• 1998 - Monika Kruse: 1.05h (Frisbee)
stitute, on illegal parties or the biggest Japanese rave
• 1998 - Hoschi pres. Monika Kruse: Sandcrawler EP
Wire.
(Primevil)
In 2007 Monika Kruse decided to start a very fruitful
• 1999 - Patrick Lindsey pres. Monika Kruse: The Last
cooperation with Worms based Gregor Tresher. Their
Night (School)
first production "GTMK - and more..." came out in July
• 1999 - Monika Kruse im Voodooamt: Part 2 (Frisbee)
2007 - followed by the 2nd 12" GTMK - Panachakarma
• 2000 - Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey like..?
on one of Holland’s most upfront label: Intacto. Monika
(Trackland)
Kruse ended 2007 with her No Historical Backspin Party in
• 2000 - Monika Kruse im Voodooamt: Stringrise
Berlin’s Watergate Club played at Germany’s biggest NYE
(Terminal M)
- event: Sensation White in Düsseldorf and in Germany’s
• 2001 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Route 27
biggest electronic Magazine: Raveline - she was voted on
(Terminal M)
the 4th place of the most important German DJ’s.
• 2002 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Abseits (Terminal
Monika Kruse plays regularly in Berlin´s famous
M)
Panoramabar / Berghain.
• 2002 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Highway Number
In 2008 Monika Kruse and her producer Gregor
4 (Terminal M)
Tresher finished her first solo album Monika Kruse -
• 2003 - Monika Kruse: Latin Lovers (Terminal M)
Changes of Perception that was released on 5 September
• 2003 - Monika Kruse @ Voodooamt: Passengers
2008. The first 12" EP of the album was released in May,
(Terminal M)
part 2 in June and part 3 in September 2008.
• 2004 - Monika Kruse: Latin Lovers Remixe (Terminal
M)
Discography
Album
Releases • 2001 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Panorama
• 1996: Monika Kruse "Loop" (Seratonin) (Terminal M)
• 1999: Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Part 2 [Frisbee] • 2003 - Monika Kruse@Voodooamt: Passengers
• 1999: Monika Kruse: Complex Y2K Vol.1 (xxx rec) (Terminal M)
• 2000: Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey: U like..? • 2008 - Monika Kruse Changes of Perception (Terminal
[Trackland] M)
• 2000: Monika Kruse & Stanny Franssen "Good fellas"
(Terminal M) Coproductions
• 2000: Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey "Luvsucka" • 1996 - Robot Wars 2: Metal on Metal (Sm:)e)
(Terminal M) • 2000 - Monika Kruse & Patrick Lindsey:
• 2005: Monika Kruse exclusive track für Absolut Needlehopper (Terminal M)
Wodka - free download • 2009 - Monika Kruse & Mutant Clan: Sancerre EP
• 2006: Monika Kruse & Dave Shokh " Wann war (Terminal M)
gestern?" (Electric Avenue rec)
• 2006: Monika Kruse & Dave Shokh "Vorgestern" --- Remixes
free download
• 2001: DJ Rush: Motherfucking Bass (Monika Kruse im
• 2006: Monika Kruse@Voodooamt "Wie heißt der
Voodooamt Rmx) (T-Classix)
Scheiss?" (Terminal M)
• 2001: Mr. Sliff: Rippin and Dippin ((Monika Kruse im
• 2007: Monika Kruse & Gregor Tresher pres. GTMK
Voodooamt Rmx) ( Spielzeug)
"and more ..." (Terminal M)
• 2003: Oliver Huntemann: Discotech (Monika Kruse @
• 2007: Monika Kruse & Gregor Tresher pres. GTMK
Voodooamt Rmx) (Confused)
"Panchakarma" (Intacto)
• 2004: Emmanuel Top "mars" (Monika Kruse @
• 2008: Monika Kruse Changes of Perception Part 1
Voodooamt Rmx) (Tracid Traxx)
"Changes of Perception" (Terminal M)
• 2005: Eric Sneo: Slave to the beat (Monika Kruse
• 2008: Monika Kruse Changes of Perception Part 2
Rmx) (Terminal M)
"Changes of Perception" (Terminal M)
• 2006: Moguai "I want / I need / I love" - Monika
• 2008: Monika Kruse Changes of Perception Part 3
Kruse Rmx (Punx)
"Changes of Perception" (Terminal M)
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Mix-CDs Videos
• 1997 - DJ Mix Series Vol. 1 (Fine Audio) • Monika Kruse - Absolute Kruse
• 2000 - On the Road Vol. 1 (Terminal M) • Monika Kruse - Wire Japan
• 2002 - On the Road Vol. 2 (Terminal M) • Monika Kruse - Mayday 2007
• 2004 - On the Road Vol. 3 (Terminal M) Persondata
• 2006 - On the Road Vol. 4 (Terminal M)
Name Kruse, Monika
• 2007 - On the Nippon Road (Terminal M)
Alternative
names
External links Short descrip- famous Techno-DJ and music pro-
• Official Homepage of Monika Kruse tion ducer
• Official Homepage Terminal M Date of birth July, 1971
• Official Homepage Electric Avenue Recordings
• No Historical Backspin Project against Racism and Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Fascism Date of death
• Monika Kruse on laut.de Place of death
• Monika Kruse on Discogs
• Monika Kruse on residentadvisor.net
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