Tuff City Kids

Frankfurt-based electronic duo Tuff City Kids is the creative combination of Gerd Janson and Lauer, together plotting a playful course through a myriad of remixes and original productions, culminating with their debut album, Adoldesscent, in 2016. They began collaborating in 2008, mostly remixing other artists whenever they had time, including early reworks for Erdbeerschnitzel, Tensnake, and Azari & III. This soon progressed to weekly studio sessions, leading to a debut EP for Unterton titled Bobby Tacker in 2012. From there they found the time to release EPs on an almost annual basis, including records on Internasjonal and Potion. For their debut album, 2016's Adoldesscent, they leant into their quirkiness and touched on their influences, which included house from every generation since the '80s. Over the next couple of years, they released accompanying remix EPs for the album, bringing in a number of respected producers including Roman Flügel, Marcel Dettmann, Sascha Funke, and KiNK. ~ Liam Martin