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» I wanted to make pure electronic music again – just like I did in the early days. «

Beat / You seem to be a big fan of conceptual approaches. What was the starting point for New Horizons?

Peter Mergener / In 2019, on the anniversary of the first moon landing, I released the CD Astronaut. With New Horizons I wanted to stay with the space travel theme. So it is actually a continuation of Astronaut. At the same time, I wanted to make pure electronic music without guitar, saxophone or flutes again and compose out of enthusiasm for the subject matter – just like I did in the early days.

Beat / You have a very recognisable sequencing style, partly influenced by the SQ10. What are the advantages of this

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