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For a man who played to more than one million people at Berlin's Love Parade last summer, you might think German techno pioneer Sven Vath (left) would shy away from the prospect of a gig at the spacially challenged venue of Hardy's II. But not so. Vath, who played the marginally bigger venue of Stix just eight months ago, is back tomorrow night (February 3) with an entirely new set.

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Frankfurt-based Vath began DJing at his father's bar in the 1980s, playing disco, but as a fan of electronica acts like Ryuichi Sakamoto and Jean Michel Jarre, he began experimenting with dance music when house took off in the late 1980s.

Since then he has turned out four albums, including 1998's Fusion which saw him ditch electronic experiments and bring in breakbeats and funky rhythms. Clubbers loved it and Vath's DJ stocks rose to new heights. His most recent full-length release, Contact , continued the progression. He has also set up Cocoon Booking in Frankfurt (check the Web site www.cocoon.net).

Vath is being brought to Hong Kong by Fierce Produc-tions and Yellow Frog and comes en route to Ko Pangan in Thailand to play at a full-moon party on February 8. He describes his style as techno and electro with minimal house. In an interview with Club Planet recently, Vath said he liked to leave his DJing options open. 'I like to play and I don't want to think when I play, I want to do it spontaneously. I'm not a big fan of playing oldies and classics. I always look forward to playing new music.'

Later in the month the Renais-sance World Tour 2001 is scheduled to hit town with the juicy pairing of Timo Maas and Dave Seaman. Details of the February 24 event are to be released soon.

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