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

This is a collection of some 2010 blog-posts and nice words…enjoy! About that sun What is it with Jacob Korn and the sun? Perhaps he fels deprived of his hours of sun during the sommertime, something that most of us northern europeans could relate to. Although it’s tough to recreate on record, it’s worth a shot. After all, it’s hard not to be jealous seing videos and images from Sonar, Ibiza and whatnot with plenty of sun and good vibes. Especially when you look out your window, only to find the…read more

It is this special time of the year again: We will be counting down the days to 2011 with our favourite tracks of 2010, giving them away for free every day during December! Our selection will include some of the defining tracks of 2010, from some of the biggest names and some of the hottest newcomers – one track a day until we reach zero! Many of the artists and labels that have put forward the freshest sounds of 2010 will appear in our selection, and there are no genre…read more