Although his releases under the T++ alias have gained a small yet hardcore tribe of clipped electro & dubstep devotees, Torsten Proefrock has long been an influential figure in the ever-evolving rabbit hole of interconnections that is Berlin electronica.

Of late, Proefrock has surfaced with exceptional remixes for the late Skull Disco label – versions of Shackleton’s epic ‘Death Is Not Final’ and Appleblim’s ‘Vansan’. However, his role as Senior Player dates back to the late 1990s, with the establishment of his DIN label – with Pole, Arovane and Monolake all receiving the DIN release treatment, as well as Proefrock’s Dynamo and ‘Various Artists‘ projects. He also played a major role in introducing Berliners and mail order junkies to one of the most unstoppable forces in intelligent music retail, Mark (Basic Channel) Ernestus’ HardWax, fulfilling the job of Store Manager for many years.

It is to Monolake however that we turn for Proefrock’s most prolific work, as producer, regular collaborator and, with the withdrawl of original collaborator and Abelton founder Gerhard Behles, now essentially the ‘other half’ of Robert Henke’s long-standing project. This new, unreleased track is distributed via Henke’s Monolake site, forshadowing his plans for the pair to stage a number of live shows together throughout 2009.

T++ – Therefore Version 5 | download page

Bonus: Robert Henke with Torsten Proefrock – Atlantic Waves IV (Live at The Tate) | mp3 | more info

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FACT Magazine today posted their “20 Best Mixes for 2008″ featuring Mike (Italians Do It Better) Simonetti, Generation Bass, Prins Thomas, Dj/Rupture, Hyperdub, Esau Myanwaya & Radioclit, Optimo (with their mighty ‘Sleepwalk’ mixtape) and Metro Area. Taking out the top spot is Appleblim’s podcast for Rinse FM back in April, with the Skull Disco boss bringing together a mix of two halves: Part Two devoted to the outer fringes of dubstep (including Ramadanman, T++ and more), with the introductory half of the equation serving as a personal dig through his dusty crates. Says FACT: “This mix feels like a mate sharing his favourite tunes: classic Chain Reaction techno (Resilient’s ‘1.2’), The Beach Boys’ cosmic masterpiece ‘Feel Flows’, Mr Finger’s ’87 house classic ‘Stars’ and the fluttering, languid psychedelia of Alice Coltrane’s ‘Journey in Satchinanda’.”

FACT Magazine- 20 Best Mixes for 2008 | link

Appleblim – Rinse FM April Podcast | sendspace download

Tracklisting:

Part 1
1. A Made up Sound – D1 (unreleased)
2. Resilent – 1.2 (Chain Reaction ‘96)
3. Shed – Warped Mind (Ostgut Ton ‘08)
4. Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidananda (Impulse ‘70)
5. Bill Conti – Reflections (off Rocky III soundtrack)
6. Beach Boys – Feel Flows (EMI ‘71)
7. Mr Fingers – Stars (Alleviated ‘87)
8. Fun Boy Three – Faith Hope & Charity (Chrysalis ‘82)
9. The Clash – Magnificent Dance (CBS ‘81)
10. 2 Bad Mice – Waremouse remix (Moving Shadow ‘92)
11. Davey Graham – I Cannot Keep From Crying Sometimes (Decca ‘64)
12. Advanz vs Gescom – Viral (Skam ‘98)

Part 2
13. Skream – Siminimal – dubplate
14. Ramadanman – Humber – dubplate
15. Shut Up & Dance – Epileptic (Martyn’s No Strobe mix) – dubplate
(forthcoming on Z Audio)
16. Geiom – Reminissin (Skream’s Time Travel mix) – dubplate
(forthcoming on Berkane Sol)
17. Greena – Houze – dubplate
18. Vista – Elixir – dubplate
19. T++ – Audio19958 – dubplate
20. Jack Sparrow & Exodus – Blue – dubplate
21. Geiom & Appleblim – Shreds – dubplate
22. Calibre – Stolen Shadow – dubplate
23. Scuba – Systematic Decline – Hotflush
24. Martyn – All I Have Is Memories – Apple Pips
25. Komonazmuk – Bad Apple – dubplate – (fortchcoming on HENCH)
26. Wedge ft. Shadz – Everybody’s Movin – dubplate