Biography

Formed in 1984 by high school buddies Andreas Gregor and David Rout, the band started experimenting with synthesizers, drum machines and guitars. In the early stages, TECHNIQUES BERLIN was heavily influenced by UK new romantic acts Japan, Visage, The Human League, Yazoo and Depeche Mode as well as rising Canadian synthpop bands Rational Youth, Men Without Hats and Trans-X. It took them a few years to master their electronic toys and create a unique blend of addictive electropop melodies and beautifully crafted alternative beats. Record label reps felt that their songs were either too alternative to be classified as pop, or too pop to be alternative, so the band decided to release their material on their own Bombshelter label. TECHNIQUES BERLIN went on to record 3 albums which received frequent local airplay and resulted in the band opening for well known Canadian acts, such as Images in Vogue and The Spoons. Revamped in 2013 with a series of shows in Toronto and Montreal saw the addition of keyboardist and backing vocalist Dina Naskos to the line-up. To celebrate the anniversary of the label that they founded, they included an unreleased track on the 7” EP, Future Past, on the Bombshelter Productions label. Andreas, Dave, and Dina Naskos have completed an album of brand new material, titled BREATHING.