Jacob Korn

[Uncanny Valley] (buy vinyl) (buy mp3s) In the argot of robotics, the “uncanny valley” is the point at which an object meant to appear human becomes unsettling to an actual human. I believe music encounters its own uncanny valleys — the points at which a song sounds too reminiscent of that which came before it and sets off copycat alarms. Perhaps it’s telling Dresden’s Uncanny Valley label chose that as its name, as many of their tracks evoke the familiar aesthetics of dance music greats but manage to swerve away from…read more

Jacob Korn is Germany’s great new house music hope, combining sophistication and rawness in his productions for labels like Running Back and Dolly. We talk to the up and coming producer about his music, his background in media art, and Dresden’s new Uncanny Valley imprint. Over the past few years small but highly noteworthy scenes for electronic music have been flourishing in the cities of former East Germany. Labels like Moon Harbour have put Leipzig on the map, Jena became known for its Wighnomy Brothers, and lately things have been…read more