MMM

Having first met in 1994, Berlin-based duo Erik Wiegand and Michael Fiedler have collaborated intermittently on numerous singles and EPs, producing electro, funk and techno-influenced club music under the name MMM. Berghain resident and producer Fiedler (aka Fiedel) brings his DJ background to the fore, while Wiegand (aka Errorsmith) lends his experience as a software developer to provide creative solutions.

MMM’s slaying electro track Donna (1997) was an immediate success, yet the duo would not reconvene for over a decade, and it was not until recently that they combined to create their debut album, On The Edge. Sophisticated and emotionally complex, the album’s refined, meditative tension draws on two decades of techno culture and Wiegand’s in-depth knowledge of Native Instruments’ Reaktor and self-designed additive synthesis software, Razor.

Can you give us a bit of background on your careers prior to working together?

Erik Wiegand: “I was born into a musical family. My father played in a wedding band and had a small home studio, so I was able to use all of his drum computers and multi-track tape recorders. I moved to Berlin in 1991 where I started to take my first steps into production, mostly buying secondhand equipment.”

“WE’RE INTROVERTS, SO THE ONLY PROMOTION WE DID WAS TO BRING THE TRACK TO THE ATTENTION OF SOME BERLIN-BASED MUSIC PUBLICATIONS”

“We met in 1994 because a friend of ours had a radio show. At that point I was already experimenting with music production and had