Session Victim
German house duo Session Victim sample soul, funk, disco, and more in the studio and translate it to an energetic hardware-based live show when they tour. Hauke Freer and Matthias Reiling met while growing up in Lüneburg, a small town in the north of Germany. Together they ran a weekly club night -- a necessity in Lüneburg as there was nowhere else to dance to non-commercial music -- where they taught themselves to DJ. In 2000 they both left their hometown, with Reiling relocating to Hamburg and Freer moving to Berlin. Over the following years, their creative pursuits diverged: Reiling was heavily involved in Hamburg's hardcore scene as a member of Two Tribes, while Freer was exploring label management, eventually setting up a vinyl-only imprint, Retreat, alongside Quarion. The duo reconvened in 2007 during a New Year's Eve party, where the found themselves spontaneously putting a track together, cementing their future as a duo. The following year they were ready to release their debut, 2008's No Friends EP, which found a home on U.K. label Real Soon. Alongside a string of further EPs, Session Victim worked on their live performances; wanting to do something a little different they chose a pure hardware setup -- including a bass guitar -- to give each show the kind of energy that isn't possible using laptops. In preparation for their debut album, 2012's The Haunted House of House, they signed to Jimpster's record label, Delusions of Grandeur; the label would also put out their second and third albums, 2014's See You When You Get There and 2017's Listen to Your Heart.
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low key, low pressure
Chill-out - Released by Night Time Stories on 3 Nov 2023
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See You When You Get There
Dance - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 10 Nov 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Basic Instinct
Electronic - Released by Rhythm Section International on 27 May 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Road To Love (Session Victim Remix)
Sweatson Klank, Session Victim
Electronic - Released by Friends Of Friends on 24 Apr 2024
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Listen To Your Heart
Dance - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 2 Jun 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Haunted House of House
Dance - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 1 Jan 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Two Crowns EP
Electronic - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 26 Mar 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Intangibles
House - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 31 Mar 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Needledrop Remixed
Electronic - Released by Night Time Stories on 12 Jun 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Orbits of Dust
Electronic - Released by Rhythm Section International on 11 May 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Made Me Fly (with Beth Hirsch)
Chill-out - Released by Night Time Stories on 15 Jan 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
See You When You Get There Pt. Two
Dance - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 15 Dec 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Trying to Make it Home
Electronic - Released by Rhythm Section International on 13 Apr 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Haunted House of House Pt One
Dance - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 1 Jan 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
See You When You Get There Part Three
Dance - Released by Delusions of Grandeur on 26 Jan 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo