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Uwe Schmidt, known by many aliases but best known as Atom Heart (now
Atom™), is without doubt one of the most talented (and underrated) electronic musicians active today. Summing him up in a word, or a sentence, or a blurb, is impossible, but over a nearly 30-year career he has produced somewhere around 100 albums, countless singles and EPs, and shows no signs of slowing down. His latest endeavor as Atom™ is called "
Ground Loop," and it's one of his most exciting in years — it's four-to-the-floor techno, like his early Atom Heart material, but updated for the modern era, influenced strongly by his nascent partnership with German ür-techno institution Ostgut Ton. Richly melodic and designed to make you dance, it's his finest material in years, and seeing it live in person is a no-brainer.
— Chris Zaldua