| Haujobb | |
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| Origin | Germany |
| Genre(s) | electro-industrial techno IDM |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
| Label(s) | Metropolis Records, Accession Records, Pendragon Records, Off-Beat |
| Members | |
| Daniel Myer Dejan Samardzic |
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Haujobb is a German musical project whose output has ranged drastically within the electronic music spectrum, from electro-industrial to IDM and techno. They have become a staple crossover act, bringing several forms of electro into the mainstream industrial music world.
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History
Haujobb was formed in 1993 by Daniel Myer, Dejan Samardzic, and Björn Junemann, pulling the name from the Blade Runner translation of "skin job". They were soon signed to Off-beat Records, and began distributing their music in North America via Pendragon Records. 1995 saw the departure of band mate Björn, and the lineup has consisted of Daniel and Dejan ever since. After Metropolis Records acquired Pendragon, the two musicians have been able to spread their music to a larger fanbase in North America, and have remained continuously popular in the Europe electronic body music scene. Today, both Daniel Myer and Dejan Samardzic record music under the name Haujobb, and Myer has several other projects of his own, including Architect, Clear Vision and Newt. Myer, along with Claire Voyant's Victoria Lloyd, form HMB. According to the official website, Haujobb are currently working on a new album with the working title "New World March" which will involve the use of more hardware, guitars, drums, and sound recordings compared to software based Vertical Theory of 2003. No release date has been announced however previews of the album in the form of loops and snippets are available for free download on the band's official site.
Discography
- Drift Wheeler, 1993, CS (out of print)
- Homes and Gardens, 1993, CD
- Eye Over You, 1994, CDS
- Freeze Frame Reality, 1995, CD
- Frames: The Remix Album, 1995, EP
- Remix Wars Part One (vs. Wumpscut), 1996, EP
- Solutions for a Small Planet, 1996, CD
- From Homes to Planets, 1997, CD (best of)
- Matrix, 1997, 2CD
- Ninetynine, 1999, CD
- Ninetynine Remixes, 1999, CD
- Polarity, 2001, CD
- Penetration, 2002, EP
- Vertical Theory, 2003, CD
- Vertical Remixes, 2005, CD
Trivia
- In early Haujobb liner notes and credits, Daniel was listed as D. Meier, however in more recent liner notes he is listed as Daniel Myer.
