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The label's commitment to innovation and artistic integrity sets it apart from others in the industry. Each release is carefully curated and showcases the unique vision of its creators. 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Originally released on the now-classic Chain Reaction label in 1997, this collection of early singles by Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles has gone on to become a vital listening experience in its own right - a genre classic alongside the other groundbreaking works from the likes of Porter Ricks and Vladislav Delay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tracks which make up Hongkong were made while Henke and Behles studied computer science and immersed themselves in Berlin’s techno scene. Their early forays into computer-based music production were enabled by the use of the Max\/MSP programming environment, forming a backdrop to the landmark work they would undertake in developing the Ableton Live DAW. Henke and Behles travelled to \u003ci\u003eHong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e in 1996 to attend the annual International Computer Music Conference, and while there recorded extensive field recordings. 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Before the Monolake sound progressed into a more pointillist form of computer music as Henke’s solo project, Hongkong presented a gritty, grainy sonic still tied in some way to the traditional methods of techno production, even as the artists’ ideas were sending the sequencing and arranging in exciting new directions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u2028\u2028Remastered and presented for the first time as a complete double 12” package, this is the definitive edition of an essential work in the evolution of experimental techno. 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