Tresor (German for safe or vault) is an underground techno nightclub in Berlin and a record label.
The club was founded in March 1991 in the vaults of the former department store Wertheim at Leipziger Strasse 126-128 in Mitte, the central part of East Berlin, next to the Potsdamer Platz. The vaults proved to be the perfect location for a club, and Tresor quickly became the place to be in Berlin.
The record label Tresor Records was founded soon after the club first opened, in October 1991. Featured artists on the label include Jeff Mills, Blake Baxter, Juan Atkins, Robert Hood, Stewart Walker, Joey Beltram, DJ Surgeon, Pacou, Cristian Vogel and many others.
(Read more at Wikipedia).
Links To Peel[]
On 08 October 1998, the Peel show celebrated 100 releases on the Tresor label with a night of live DJ sets at Maida Vale by Tresor artists, spilling over into the Mary Anne Hobbs show. In Margrave Of The Marshes (hardback edition, p373), Sheila Ravenscroft wrote of the event:
"Until that point, techno acts hadn't been invited on the show, for the simple reason John and his producer Anita thought they would be too cool to accept. But the likes of Pacou, Tony Surgeon, Carl Regis, Tobias Schmidt and Neil Landstrumm were overjoyed to perform, and the session was revelatory. [...] John, for his part, was simply bowled over."
Peel was a longtime supporter of the label associated with the celebrated Berlin club, with numerous plays for its releases over many years, as well as sessions by its artists.[1] An important hub for German music, the label also featured many international artists, with especially strong links to Detroit.
Session Artists[]
(Sessions by artists with releases on Tresor, including when the artists were not on the label.)
Regis - Peel Session - Maida Vale Studio (1998-10-08)
- Juan Atkins: (1 session, 1998)
- Si Begg (3 sessions, 1998-2003)
- Clock DVA: (1 session, 1983)
- DJ Hell: (1 session, 1995)
- Holy Ghost: (1 session, 1995)
- Neil Landstrumm & Tobias Schmidt: (1 session, 1998)
- Jeff Mills: (3 sessions, 1998-2003)
- Pacou: (1 session, 1998)
- Regis: (1 session, 1998)
- James Ruskin (& The Drop): (1 session, 1998)
- Sender Berlin: (1 session, 2000)
- Surgeon: (2 sessions, 1998-2000)
- Cristian Vogel: (2 sessions, 1995-98)
Festive Fifty[]
No known entries by Tresor artists, perhaps reflecting listeners' longstanding preference for ‘white boys with guitars’' (as bemoaned by Peel). Please add more information if known.
Compilations[]
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(Plays by Peel of various artist releases on Tresor and related collections.)
(CD - The Techno Sound of Berlin (Berlin 1992 - A Tresor Kompilation)) NovaMute
- 08 August 1992: Maurizio: Ploy (The Strategic Mix)
(CD, 2xLP - Berlin 1992 - Tresor Kompilation - Der Klang Der Familie) NovaMute
- 22 August 1992: Tanith: The Return And Revenge Of The Gatorde (Tanith Mix)
(CD, 3x12” - Tresor II - Berlin & Detroit - A Techno Alliance) NovaMute
- 15 May 1993: X-102: Mimas
- 22 May 1993 (BFBS): X-102: Mimas
Tresor Compilation Vol. 6 (Tresor.100)
(CD, 2x12” - Tresor 100 (Tresor Compilation Vol. 6)) Tresor 100
- 01 September 1998: Infiniti: Thought Process
- 03 September 1998: Infiniti: Thought Process
- 08 September 1998: Regis: The Theme From Streetwalker
- 23 September 1998: Infiniti: Thought Process
- 12 October 1998 (BFBS): Heiko Laux: 101/106
- 14 October 1998: Surgeon & James Ruskin: Sound Pressure Pt 2
(CD, 2x12” - Tresor Compilation Vol. 7) Tresor 123
- 27 July 1999: Sterac: Rolling Blues
- 03 August 1999: Pacou: It's Jazzy
- 05 August 1999 (Radio Eins): DJ Shufflemaster: Innervisions
- 12 August 1999 (Radio Eins): Heiko Laux: Hangin´
- 26 August 1999: Pacou: It's Jazzy
(CD, 2xLP - Demo Tracks #01) Tresor 135
- 28 November 1999 (BBC World Service): Jeremdam: A Battle Against Time
(CD - Annex 3) Tresor 136
- 12 April 2000: Leo Laker: Tm 1
- 13 April 2000: DisX3: Bored Meat
- 16 April 2000 (BFBS): Leo Laker: Tm1
- 27 April 2000: Dave Tarrida: Mousecatcher General
- 03 May 2000 (Radio Eins): Dave Tarrida: Mousecatcher General
(CD, 2xLP - Tresor.2000 Compilation Vol 8) Tresor 150
- 18 July 2000: Sender Berlin: Little Cherry
- 19 July 2000: Pacou: Freelancer
- 20 July 2000 (Radio Eins): Sender Berlin: Little Cherry
- 10 January 2001: Sender Berlin: Little Cherry
(CD - Annex 4) Tresor 180
- 18 December 2001: Advent: Sketch Up’s
- 20 December 2001: DJ Shufflemaster: Fourthinter (Narita Remix)
- 02 January 2002: Subhead: Toxic
- 10 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Advent: Sketch Up’s
(2x12” - True Spirit Part II) Tresor 186
- 26 September 2002: 3 Phase Feat. Dr Motte: Der Klang Der Familie
- 01 October 2002: Jeff Mills: Hypnotist
(3xCD - True Spirit) Tresor 185
- October 2002 (FSK): X-101: Sonic Destroyer
(2xLP, 2xCD - Headquarters_Berlin) Tresor 197
- 08 May 2003: Sender Berlin: Peel At Home
- 15 May 2003 (Radio Eins): Sender Berlin: Peel At Home
- 16 May 2003 (BBC World Service): Sender Berlin: Peel At Home
(CD - Tresor Never Sleeps) Tresor 205
- 20 August 2003: Recyver Dogs: Boses Boot
- 03 September 2003: Jeff Mills: The Extremist
- 11 September 2003 (Radio Eins): Chester Beatty: Allromance
- 12 September 2003 (BBC World Service): Jeff Mills: The Extremist
- September 2003 (FSK):Jeff Mills: The Extremist (DNA Mix)
(CD, 2x12” - Tresor Compilation Vol. 12 – Illumination) Tresor 212
- 30 June 2004: Joey Beltram: A Universal Mind
- 01 July 2004: Loktibrada: Untl
- 21 July 2004: Bill Youngman: Correction Circuit
- 12 August 2004: Leo Laker: Don't Push Me