TURMSPRINGER — Relevant Movement

Turmspringer – Relevant Movement is a four-track 12-inch EP on Berlin-based Mole Audio, catalog number MA03, originally released in 2020. The record brings together the Berlin duo’s own productions with two radically different reinterpretations from heavyweight figures in dub and minimal techno: Mad Professor and Quenum. Across the four cuts, the release moves between stripped-down house, dub techno, minimal electronics and spacious bass-driven club music, making Relevant Movement a particularly distinctive entry in the early catalogue of Mole Audio. Turmspringer is the Berlin-based duo of Robert Galic and Tim Brueggemann, producers whose work has consistently crossed the boundaries between minimal house, techno, dub and more eclectic forms of electronic music. Their approach is rooted in the dancefloor, but the productions leave considerable space for texture, groove and experimentation. That combination is immediately relevant to this EP: rather than presenting four conventional house tracks, Relevant Movement is constructed around a dialogue between rhythmic economy and dub-oriented sound design. The original “Relevant Movement” establishes the central aesthetic. The production is built around a restrained electronic groove, with the rhythm allowed to breathe rather than being overloaded with percussion. Its placement within Mole Audio’s catalogue is telling: the label describes the record through a combination of House, Minimal, Dub Techno and Minimal Dub, while specialist retailers also classify it across Techno, Electro and Electronic. The track works through repetition and gradual development rather than obvious peak-time gestures. The rhythmic foundation remains stable while dub-oriented details and electronic textures create movement around it. This gives “Relevant Movement” the qualities of a useful DJ tool: it can establish a groove without dominating the mix, allowing a selector to build a set gradually. The stripped-back structure also gives the low-end and spatial effects room to register, an important characteristic of dub-influenced club music. The A2 version comes from Neil Fraser, better known as Mad Professor. His “Relevant Movement Version 05” completely changes the context of the original by taking the material into the territory of dub. Mad Professor is one of the most important figures in Jamaican-influenced electronic dub, renowned for his studio work and his long-running experimentation with echo, delay, reverb, bass and sound manipulation. Mole Audio specifically notes that Fraser worked on several versions using his “old smokey dusty console,” making this remix a particularly direct encounter between Turmspringer’s minimal electronic framework and Mad Professor’s analogue dub methodology. The Mad Professor version is therefore less about adding conventional remix elements and more about transforming the spatial character of the source material. Echo becomes part of the rhythm, while the spaces between sounds become almost as important as the sounds themselves. The result is a version that can work in a deep, dub-oriented section of a DJ set, especially when the selector wants to reduce the density of the dancefloor without losing rhythmic continuity. The digital version is listed at approximately 123 BPM, reinforcing its relatively measured pace. On the B-side, “Cuttin Edges” brings the focus back toward Turmspringer’s own production language. The track is more explicitly identified with the duo’s minimal and techno-oriented side, using a concise rhythmic framework and carefully placed electronic details. Its title is appropriate: rather than relying on broad melodic gestures, the track is concerned with small shifts in texture and rhythm, giving the arrangement a sense of movement while keeping the central groove intact. This is where the EP’s sequencing becomes especially effective. “Relevant Movement” introduces the record’s minimal-dub vocabulary, Mad Professor opens the space outward through dub treatment, and “Cuttin Edges” returns to a tighter club framework before the final remix takes the material somewhere else again. The four tracks consequently feel less like unrelated productions and more like different perspectives on the same rhythmic idea. The final track is “Cuttin Edges (Quenum Remix)”. Philippe Quenum is a major figure in the development of European minimal and techno, with a catalogue extending back to the 1990s and important connections to the Cadenza scene. His remix brings a more explicitly minimal, club-focused sensibility to Turmspringer’s material. Mole Audio describes the contribution as a “minimal 80´s sounding remix,” while specialist listings place the record within Minimal, Dub Techno, Techno and House. Quenum’s interpretation is particularly significant because of the way his production history connects rhythmic house music with stripped-down techno and dub aesthetics. His earlier work with Luciano, Cadenza and Access 58 helped establish a vocabulary built around rolling percussion, deep bass, hypnotic repetition and subtle changes in tension. The Quenum remix of “Cuttin Edges” fits naturally into that lineage, making the B-side especially useful for selectors working within minimal and deep-techno territory. Relevant Movement also represents an important early release for Mole Audio. The Berlin label is run by Didier dlb and Andy Martin, and its catalogue has developed around deep, dub-influenced electronic music. The label’s subsequent releases continue to explore the meeting point between dub techno, minimalism, house and more experimental electronic textures. The historical context of the record is equally interesting. The original 12-inch was issued in November 2020, with specialist retailers identifying the release as an EU original pressing. Later digital listings can show different release dates for the EP or individual versions, but the physical 12-inch is consistently identified as the Mole Audio MA03 release from 2020. For DJs, the strength of Relevant Movement is its versatility. The original Turmspringer tracks can sit comfortably inside minimal house, dub techno and deep-techno sets, while the Mad Professor version introduces a stronger dub dimension and the Quenum remix pushes the material toward a more classic minimal club aesthetic. The relatively restrained tempos and spacious arrangements make the record particularly useful for extended blends, opening sequences and late-night transitions. For collectors, the EP is notable for the combination of artists involved. Turmspringer’s own productions are joined by two highly individual interpretations from Mad Professor and Quenum, creating a release that connects Berlin minimalism with Jamaican dub methodology and the European minimal-techno tradition. That combination is unusual enough to give MA03 a character beyond that of a standard four-track club EP. Turmspringer – Relevant Movement is ultimately a record about space, groove and transformation. The original tracks establish a precise minimal framework, Mad Professor expands that framework through dub production and Quenum reshapes it through his own stripped-down club language. The result is a focused four-track 12-inch that sits comfortably between minimal house, dub techno, deep techno and electronic music, while retaining the understated, functional character that makes underground vinyl particularly valuable to DJs and collectors.