René Pawlowitz (born 1975) is a German Berlin-based DJ and producer, better known under his techno moniker Shed. Pawlowitz also performs under various under aliases including WAX (techno), Hoover1 (breakbeat hardcore / jungle), Evil Fred (UK funky), and Head High (house).
Life
René Pawlowitz was born in 1975 in the East German town of
Frankfurt/Oder
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (), is a city in the German state of Brandenburg. It has around 57,000 inhabitants, is one of the easternmost cities in Germany, the fourth-largest city in Brandenburg, and the largest German ...
and grew up in
Schwedt/Oder
Schwedt (or Schwedt/Oder; ) is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. With the official status of a '' Große kreisangehörige Stadt'' (major district town), it is the largest town of the Uckermark district, located near the river Oder ...
. He started producing music in the 1990s.
In 2002, he moved to Berlin and founded his own label Soloaction Records, where he released his first EP ''Red Planet Express'' as ''Shed'' in 2004. His debut album ''
Shedding the Past
''Shedding the Past'' is the 2008 debut album by German techno musician Shed.
Reception
''Resident Advisor''—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instr ...
'' was named the album of the year 2008 by ''
Resident Advisor
''Resident Advisor'' (also known as ''RA'') is an online music magazine and community platform dedicated to showcasing electronic music, artists and events across the globe. It was established in 2001. ''RA''s editorial team provides news, musi ...
''.
In 2010 the second album ''The Traveller'' was released.
Discography
*''
Shedding the Past
''Shedding the Past'' is the 2008 debut album by German techno musician Shed.
Reception
''Resident Advisor''—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instr ...
'' (2008)
*''Deuce'' (EP with Marcel Dettmann, 2009)
*''The Traveller'' (2010)
*''
The Killer'' (2012)
*''The Praetorian / RQ-170'' (2012)
*''The Dirt'' (2013)
*''Constant Power'' (2014)
*''Dark Planet'' (2015)
*''The Final Experiment'' (2017)
*''No Repress but Warehouse Find'' (2018)
*''Vertigo'' (2018)
*''Rigger'' (2019)
*''Oderbruch'' (2019)
*''Towards East'' (2022)
*''The 030-Files'' (2024)
As The Traveller
*''A100'' (EP, 2012)
As Hoover1
*''Hoover1-1'' (Single, 2019)
*''Hoover1-2'' (Single, 2019)
*''Hoover1-3'' (Single, 2019)
*''Hoover1-4'' (Single, 2020)
*''Hoover1-5'' (Single, 2022)
As Head High
*''It's A Love Thing'' (Single, 2010)
*''Rave (Dirt Mix)'' (Single, 2012)
*''Burning'' (Single, 2013)
*''Mega Trap'' (Album, 2014)
*''Into It'' (EP, 2019)
*''Home. House. Hardcore.'' (Album, 2021)
*''Home. House. Hardcore.2'' (Album, 2022)
As War Easy Made
*''The Internecine Truth
01 808' (Single, 2012)
As WK7
*''The Avalanche'' (Single, 2010)
*''Do It Yourself'' (Single, 2012)
*''Washer'' (Single, 2015)
*''Rhythm 1'' (Single, 2017)
As WAX
*''WAX10001'' (Single, 2008)
*''WAXX20002'' (Single, 2009)
*''WAX30003'' (Single, 2010)
*''WAX40004'' (Single, 2011)
*''WAX50005'' (Single, 2012)
*''WAX60006'' (Single, 2018)
*''WAX70007'' (Single, 2019)
*''WAX80008'' (Single, 2022)
*''WAX90009'' (Single, 2024)
As Evil Fred
*''Get On'' (Single, 2013)
*''The Unknown Evil EP'' (EP, 2021)
As EQD
*''Equalized #111'' (Compilation, 2011)
*''Equalized #006'' (Single, 2017)
*''Equalized #007'' (Single, 2018)
*''Equalized #009'' (Single, 2021)
*''Equalized #010'' (Single, 2023)
References
External links
*
Sheddiscography at
Spotify
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1975 births
German techno musicians
Living people
Musical groups from Berlin
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