It's 2007. techno music has already been around for 20 years now. with the ongoing democratisation of music production facilities, it is no longer necessary to use an expensive studio set up in order to produce records. due to this the amount of artists, labels and releases has never been bigger. nevertheless there are still artists, who manage to stand out and establish themselves in this flood of techno music in all of it's genres and subgenres. the bremen based producer stephan bodzin is a prime example. he has spent many years as "the man behind the scenes" and has helped countless artists to launch their successful careers. then in 2006 he released his first solo works and founded his label 'herzblut', roughly translated as "blood from the heart" or "commitment". the euphoria that these tracks caused has been widespread and the list of top-notch djs who have freaked out to his music is endless. stephan bodzin has created his very own and unique electronic sound, which combines club-functionality and deep musical emotions in a very special way. the listener is surprised each and every time. keen melodies and an embossed and sometimes histrionic beauty stand next to rumbling basses and fey dissonance. there is no way to pigeonhole the bodzin sound into one of the well-worn musical genres. that's why stephan bodzin describes his debut album "liebe ist…" ("love is…") as "an album of tones and melodies, an atmospheric musical approach, which isn't shackled by the zeitgeist". the 11 tracks on the album, which will be released on cd as well as on a selfconfident triple-vinyl set, were produced within the last half year. "liebe ist…" is the next logical step for a stephan bodzin now concentrating on his own career for a change. and on listening to this great album, you'll definitely want to congratulate him on this decision! "music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." (victor hugo).