Released on Flesh, 2001

The Atheist was produced in 2000 at Narodni Podník 1, my home studio in Berlin-Wedding. It marked a pivotal point in the development of the Wet & Hard sound. The track was influenced by the rhythmic frameworks of Timo Maas, Thomas P. Heckmann, and Giorgio Moroder. Their work informed the direction, particularly in relation to bass structure and movement.

The production setup was minimal: a 16-track Yamaha digital mixer and a selection of effects units. One element became central – the Tardis sound, sampled from a Daleks film. Positioned in the break, it created a shift in tension without narrative. The bassline remained constant, groove-centered, monotonic, aligned with my Wet&Hard aesthetic.