Sasse is the stage name used by
Finnish electronic music
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producer and engineer Klas Henrik Lindblad.
Based out of
Berlin, Germany
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since 1999, Lindblad runs the Blackhead Studios mixing and mastering studio, and has also recorded under the monikers Freestyle Man, Cocamoto Exclusivo, Morris Brown, Sassomatic, Thirsty Monk and Winston Fletcher. He was also a member of electronic act Mr. Negative. Sasse's base-genre falls into the Deep House and
IDM category but also incorporates the styles of
house music
House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...
,
electro,
techno
Techno is a genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempos being in the range from 120 to 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central rhythm is typically in common time ( ) and often ...
,
Giorgio Moroder
Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music. His work ...
-influenced
disco
Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...
and
Italo disco
Italo disco (variously capitalized, and sometimes hyphenated as Italo-disco) is a music genre which originated in Italy in the late 1970s and was mainly produced in the 1980s. Italo disco evolved from the then-current underground dance, pop, ...
.
After several singles released as a
remix
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er (many on his own Moodmusic record label), Sasse released his debut full-length album ''Made Within the Upper Stairs of Heaven'' in May 2006. He has also contributed writing and production work to
Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn (born 26 September 1962) is an English singer, songwriter, and author. She is best known as a member of the duo Everything but the Girl, active from 1982 to 2000, and again from 2022. She was in the band Marine Girls from 1980 to ...
's 2007 album ''
Out of the Woods''.
In a recent interview, Sasse explained that his
music production
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
style became much more raw over the years after he had spent many long nights cleaning his tracks until they lost some of their 'raw' character.
Discography
Albums
* 2006 ''Made Within the Upper Stairs of Heaven''
* 2008 ''Toinen''
* 2012 ''Third Encounter''
* 2022 ''Mitte Housing Authority''
* 2025 ''Weekends Album''
References
De:Bug Musik » UR Wedding feat. SasseElectronic Beats - Tech Talk: Klas 'Sasse' Lindblad KontaktBar: Brett Johnson og Sasse – Natteliv , AOKKontaktbar: Sasse og Marc Schneider – Natteliv , AOK
Further reading
RA: Sasse biography
External links
*
Allmusic.com: Artist overview
Finnish electronic musicians
Finnish electro musicians
Intelligent dance musicians
Remixers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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