Chris Liebing & Speedy J: Collabs 3000 Metalism (2LP) [NovaMute]

Format: 2x12". 20th Anniversary Edition.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Collabs 3000: Metalism, the original pure techno classic album and the first long-form collaboration between techno innovators Chris Liebing and Speedy J, has been remastered and re-released via NovaMute.

Originally conceived by Speedy J (aka Jochem Paap) as a platform for 12” collaborations with other artists, the Collabs series laid the foundation for what would become one of techno's most stimulating partnerships. The first release with Chris Liebing, Collabs 300 (featuring “Trick_” / “Treflon_”), appeared in 2004 and was met with enthusiasm; its machine-funk intensity and unmistakable breakdowns helped define the sound of early 2000s techno, while revealing a compositional and production chemistry that demanded a larger creative space.

That creative spark eventually materialized in Collabs 3000: Metalism, a seminal record in techno history. Combining the duo's mastery of subversive electronics and peak-time techno, the album remains a career highlight for both artists: an incandescent collision of taut techno rhythms, sonic abstraction, and, as its title suggests, solid metallic beats.

The 20th-anniversary edition of this timeless techno masterpiece has been completely remastered by Liebing himself and is available on CD and, for the first time, on double vinyl.