Exercise One

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The techno scene is full of people who take themselves very seriously; their music, their perception and
their image. The Exercise One duo stand out against this po faced uniformity for their warmth and
mischievous manner, with a DIY and DGaF attitude running through their music and electric live
performances.

This close duo have spent the past 10 years recording and performing live, collaborating, remixing and
running two independent labels all their own way. Perhaps it's Marco's early years spent absorbed in goth
culture & industrial music that makes him view techno as a vibrant and playful genre, as much as Ingo's
double life as the drummer of a Berlin punk band fuels their old school Kreuzberg DIY vibe. What is clear is
that they both love what they do and that comes across in every infectious performance and their
exuberant records. In their own words they are "driving a car called Techno off a cliff, into the sea of endless
possibilities".

Marco Freivogel and Ingo Gansera met in Berlin while they both worked for !K7 and began to play
together, experimenting and producing. But both were seasoned musicians before they met and in a short
time their respective backgrounds as live performers combined with the energy of Berlin to create an outfit
with an abundance of creativity. This helped to forge their joint musical world-view, that production and live
performance have a symbiotic relationship.

Building their first studio space in Kreuzberg saw them sharing rooms with musicians like Luciano and
Jeremy P Caulfield - an inspiring environment that spawned the synthesised hypnotic and atmospheric sound
synonymous with their name. Their latest studio complex with Deadbeat and Jacopo Carreras has been in
full effect for 5 years now and built the foundation for their recent work. True to their explorative nature
their musical ventures have stepped into more experimental realms and song recordings, yet keeping the
production of striking club music for themselves and others at the core of it.

Early on they created their own label Lan Muzic (with releases from Donato Dozzy, Peter Van Hoesen and
Philip Sherburne) and signed to Anja Schneider's Mobilee Records with their hit 'Debaya'. It was on Mobilee
where they released their album 'In Cars We Rust' in 2009, with clubbier material rounded out by
enveloping ambient tracks, soundtrack-ready synthesiser ballads and retro-futuristic electro-pop. Being part
of the heartbeat of the Berlin music scene since 10 years has lead them to release numerous successful
records on the likes of Cocoon, Wagon Repair, Lan, Exone and Dumb-Unit. 2013 is no exception with
releases coming on their Exone label up to the Autumn when the duo will celebrate their decade
anniversary with a tour and triple vinyl release featuring remixes from some of their close allies over the
years.

In the last two years, Exercise One completely overhauled their live PA, aiming to return to the root of
techno armed with an arsenal of blustering analog machines. The all hardware show premiered at Panorama
Bar in early 2012 and followed with selected shows at techno temples like Fuse in Belgium and Tresor in
Berlin. It’s a testament to their belief that music and techno should be alive, with their music always guided
by the spirit and flow of improvisation, driven forward by the tension of their real time on stage interaction
and ability to go “off script” that make their performances more exciting and dynamic than the norm.
Exercise One will continue their migration through the hinterland of techno probably for the next 10 years,
but unlike most of their contemporaries they'll be doing it with a bank of machines, playful grins and the
occasional rabbit costume.
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In Cars We Rust
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Albums
Exone
05-05-2014
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
01
Debaya (Anja Schneider Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
06:17
02
Top Score - Stop Thinking! (Deadbeat Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
06:57
03
Where Is My Keyboard? (Jeremy P. Caulfield Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
08:15
04
12 Years (Sigha Version)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
07:06
05
It Is Happening Again (Ewan Pearson Kosmische Dub Mix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
09:54
06
Roll With You (SuvQ10x Version)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
03:58
07
Yellow Crystal Seed (Alex Smoke Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness - Retold
05:39
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Exone
18-11-2013
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
01
Same Story
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
03:22
02
Verlooka
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
06:50
03
Gatium
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
07:48
04
Electric Glare
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
05:36
05
Stay
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
04:30
06
33 To Pay The Rent
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
06:02
07
The Raven
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
05:55
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Mobilee Records
18-04-2011
Fantasy Camp
01
Fantasy Camp
Exercise One
Fantasy Camp
07:56
Composers: Exercise One
02
Immersed
Exercise One
Fantasy Camp
06:25
Composers: Exercise One
℗ 2010 Dumb Unit
14-06-2010
10 Year Tango
01
Hush
Jeremy p caulfield
10 Year Tango
06:48
Writer: Elon Admony - Jeremy Caulfield
02
Hush (Exercise One Remix)
Jeremy p caulfield
10 Year Tango
08:11
Writer: Elon Admony - Jeremy Caulfield
03
Narrating
Exercise One
10 Year Tango
08:27
Writer: Ingo Gansera - Marco Freivogel
04
Narrating (Jeremy P Caulfield & Elon Remix)
Exercise One
10 Year Tango
06:42
Writer: Ingo Gansera - Marco Freivogel
Mobilee Records
24-05-2009
In Cars We Rust
01
Circeo
Exercise One
In Cars We Rust
04:41
Composers: Exercise One
02
1994
Exercise One
In Cars We Rust
09:02
Composers: Exercise One
03
It Is Happening Again
Exercise One
In Cars We Rust
07:37
Composers: Exercise One
04
Trapdoor
Exercise One
In Cars We Rust
06:47
Composers: Exercise One
05
Drunken Tinman
Exercise One
In Cars We Rust
06:42
Composers: Exercise One
06
Good Kid
Exercise One
In Cars We Rust
03:59
Composers: Exercise One
07
No News Today
Exercise One
In Cars We Rust
08:23
Composers: Exercise One - Argenis Brito
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EPs
Palinoia
23-04-2018
Prism EP
01
Heptagon
Exercise One
Prism EP
05:28
02
Prism
Exercise One
Prism EP
07:10
03
Nitrogen
Exercise One
Prism EP
06:04
04
Thirty Four
Exercise One
Prism EP
05:27
Exone
10-02-2014
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 3
01
Outshine
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 3
05:15
02
Look at the Harlequins
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 3
10:01
03
Wandering (Peter van Hoesen Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 3
06:42
04
Several Things at Once (Jacope Carreras Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 3
07:57
Exone
04-11-2013
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 1
01
Verlooka
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 1
06:50
02
Gatium
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 1
07:48
03
Where Is My Keyboard (Jeremy P Caulfield Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 1
08:15
04
Debaya (Anja Schneider Remix)
Exercise One
Tales Of Ordinary Madness, Pt. 1
06:17
Exone
27-05-2013
In Flux EP
01
Ice Age (Original Mix)
Exercise One
In Flux EP
06:51
02
Submerged (Original Mix)
Exercise One
In Flux EP
06:30
03
Vapor (Original Mix)
Exercise One
In Flux EP
08:45
Mobilee Records
21-05-2007
Dark Star
01
Dark Star
Exercise One
Dark Star
07:10
Composers: Marco Freivogel - Ingo Gansera
02
Melting
Exercise One
Dark Star
08:27
Composers: Marco Freivogel - Ingo Gansera
Mobilee Records
19-06-2006
Debaya
01
Debaya
Exercise One
Debaya
06:26
Composers: Marco Freivogel - Ingo Gansera
02
Flight Cancelled
Exercise One
Debaya
06:48
Composers: Marco Freivogel - Ingo Gansera
Singles
7731477 Records DK
24-05-2025
No reason at all
01
No reason at all
Exercise One
No reason at all
04:22
Composers: Girmantas Michniovas
7731477 Records DK
27-01-2025
Somewhere
01
Somewhere
Exercise One
Somewhere
04:06
Composers: Girmantas Michniovas
7731477 Records DK
30-11-2024
Leo
01
Leo
Exercise One
Leo
02:40
Writer: Girmantas Michniovas / Composers: Girmantas Michniovas
7731477 Records DK
21-10-2024
Silly Love
01
Silly Love
Exercise One
Silly Love
03:56
Composers: Girmantas Michniovas