False Gods by Gregor Tresher

Frankfurt, native and internationally renowned DJ/producer Gregor Tresher will release his highly anticipated new sixteen-track artist album "False Gods" on 29th November via [PIAS] Électronique, showcasing his diverse and encompassing sound to its fullest with his first LP project in eight years. The announcement also sees the release of one of the project's highlight collaborations, partnering with electronic luminary Laurent Garnier for the first time on a new single, "Le Meilleur Est à Venir."

Having been a fan of Laurent for over three decades, it's really a dream coming true having him do vocals for this second track of my upcoming album. He came to my studio and started writing on the spot when I told him what my working title for the song was. I had "The Best Is Yet To Come" in the back of my mind, and Laurent came up with the perfect lyrics based on that.
Gregor Tresher

Widely regarded as a rare exception to electronic music's trend-driven landscape, Tresher's evolution from his early days in his hometown of Frankfurt in the 90s to his standing today, having remixed and worked with modern greats in Depeche Mode, Moby or Extrawelt to name just a few, has brought with it a series of critically acclaimed albums - both under his real name and via his Sniper Mode alias. Adding to those here with one of his most extensive projects to date, the German favorite reveals his latest long-player and serves up an introspective journey into the mind of one of modern electronic music's most exciting minds... featuring a few friends along the way.

Though all but one of these tracks were written during a burst of creativity in 2023 and 2024, in a sense, Tresher has been making this record his whole life. Fellow travelers from his decades on the techno scene - including Sven Väth, Laurent Garnier, and Josh Wink - helped to craft the lyrics, melodies, rhythms, and grooves. The album's title winks at the adulation showered on superstar DJs while also harking back to one of his earliest memories of music listening to Depeche Mode's "Blasphemous Rumours."

"This album grew very naturally," says Tresher about his first studio full-length in eight years. But working closely with other artists didn't. "I always thought I was bad at collaborating because I had this arrogant state of mind: If I do a track all on my own, it will sound exactly the way I want. I'm not gonna like it as much if I have to compromise by working with somebody else."

That attitude changed when Sven Väth - a champion of Tresher's music since the early days - tapped him to produce his 2022 album Catharsis. "When I'd produced music for other people before, they often didn't have a clear idea of what they wanted, and I had to drag it out of them or substitute what I thought made sense. That process wasn't very rewarding. Sven knew exactly what he wanted, and that was quite a revelation." Working together on Catharsis fed directly into the creative energy of "False Gods." "With this record, I embraced the idea of collaboration, and it was a whole new and very rewarding situation for me."

Born from the push-and-pull between creative souls, unrelenting synergy propels "False Gods" through a spectrum of textures and moods. Punctuated by skeletal snares and sub-atomic rumble, "False Gods" summons the ghosts of synthpop past without spiraling into nostalgia. The jubilant "Ursa Minor," a collaboration with longtime friend and creative foil Petar Dundov, dances in the sweet spot between house and techno, the ballrooms of New York and the suburbs of Detroit. "I want to go home," repeats Anja Schneider on "Homesick," echoing the sentiments of every DJ who has ever felt cast adrift in neverending nightlife.

The cover art was created by internationally renowned visual artist Tobias Rehberger. He added his own touch by playing with the initial letters of each word of the titles to create a unique visual layer to an album already bursting with individual creative energy.

Gregor Tresher - False Gods
Release Date 29th November 2024
Label [PIAS] Électronique

Tracklist
1. Gregor Tresher - And So We Meet Again
2. Gregor Tresher - False Gods
3. Gregor Tresher feat. Laurent Garnier - Le Meilleur Est à Venir
4. Gregor Tresher - Once In A Lifetime
5. Gregor Tresher - Belong
6. Gregor Tresher feat. Sven Väth - Agents Of Light
7. Gregor Tresher & Peter Dundov - Ursa Minor
8. Gregor Tresher feat. rromance - The Downside
9. Gregor Tresher & Ruxpin - Power Games
10. Gregor Tresher & Black Asteroid - Acid Black
11. Gregor Tresher feat. Anja Schneider - Homesick
12. Gregor Tresher & Mathias Kaden - Lifeline
13. Gregor Tresher - Spiralling
14. Gregor Tresher - Sin Eaters
15. Gregor Tresher & Josh Wink - Distant Observer
16. Gregor Tresher - Until We Meet Again