Strotter Inst
Minenhund
Digipak CD

Minenhund is the latest work from Switzerland's Christoph Hess aka Strotter Inst. Hess creates music through the use of old, modified, Lenco turntables. Rubber bands are stretched and plucked by the stylus, dubplates have tape affixed in patterns to create textural rhythms, electrical current is sent via live wires to the needle to create pulsing feedback. These sounds are then manipulated by Hess through effects pedals to create dense sound structures, looping rhythms and multilayered broken beats. For Minenhund, Hess also introduced and manipulated sounds from other records, primarily spoken-word records purchased cheaply from second-hand stores.