Biography
Markus Suckut, a German DJ and producer, emerged during the 2010s as one of the most prominent figures in European techno. His range proved remarkably broad, spanning the sturdy, utilitarian techno of his first album DNA from 2013 to the buoyant electro and fractured rhythms of Heaven Is a State of Mind, released in 2018.
Born in 1987 and raised in the compact historic town of Velbert near Düsseldorf in western Germany, Suckut absorbed his father's rock records early on yet gravitated toward electronic music while still young. He started by capturing DJ sets from local radio broadcasts, then moved on to searching for records in specialized underground shops. After teaching himself to mix in his bedroom, he began creating original tracks at age 12. Ten years of steady refinement passed before he sent demos to favored labels, each of which replied with interest. His initial releases appeared in 2010 on Lineal and on Lucy's developing Stroboscopic Artefacts, followed in 2011 by two more on Len Faki's respected Figure SPC, one of them a joint effort with Jeroen Search. The focused, immediate, hypnotic, and club-ready character of these productions, combined with their placement on high-profile imprints, quickly placed him among the leading European techno artists.
In 2012 Suckut started his own vinyl-only label, SCKT, to issue his material; the following year Figure issued its first album, DNA, assembled largely from unreleased tracks in his collection. He kept releasing on Figure and SCKT in subsequent years while also supplying occasional singles to Edit Select, Odd Even, and Pattern Research. After a collaboration with Johannes Heil for Cocoon, the pair founded Exile, which issued a series of joint EPs and, in 2016, Suckut's second album Resist. He also developed a connection with Radio Slave's Rekids. On that label he surprised listeners with markedly different work—more melodic and expansive, shaped by house, breakbeat, and classic rave influences. Rekids put out his third album, Heaven Is a State of Mind, in 2018; it followed this direction and was dedicated to his late mother.
Even after gaining recognition, Suckut declined to relocate to Berlin, techno's central hub, and remained in Velbert so that no surrounding scene would shape his direction and so he could restore himself in natural surroundings after tours. Early in 2020 he issued the Voices in My Head EP, a 12-inch that included a remix by Rebar. ~ John D. Buchanan
Born in 1987 and raised in the compact historic town of Velbert near Düsseldorf in western Germany, Suckut absorbed his father's rock records early on yet gravitated toward electronic music while still young. He started by capturing DJ sets from local radio broadcasts, then moved on to searching for records in specialized underground shops. After teaching himself to mix in his bedroom, he began creating original tracks at age 12. Ten years of steady refinement passed before he sent demos to favored labels, each of which replied with interest. His initial releases appeared in 2010 on Lineal and on Lucy's developing Stroboscopic Artefacts, followed in 2011 by two more on Len Faki's respected Figure SPC, one of them a joint effort with Jeroen Search. The focused, immediate, hypnotic, and club-ready character of these productions, combined with their placement on high-profile imprints, quickly placed him among the leading European techno artists.
In 2012 Suckut started his own vinyl-only label, SCKT, to issue his material; the following year Figure issued its first album, DNA, assembled largely from unreleased tracks in his collection. He kept releasing on Figure and SCKT in subsequent years while also supplying occasional singles to Edit Select, Odd Even, and Pattern Research. After a collaboration with Johannes Heil for Cocoon, the pair founded Exile, which issued a series of joint EPs and, in 2016, Suckut's second album Resist. He also developed a connection with Radio Slave's Rekids. On that label he surprised listeners with markedly different work—more melodic and expansive, shaped by house, breakbeat, and classic rave influences. Rekids put out his third album, Heaven Is a State of Mind, in 2018; it followed this direction and was dedicated to his late mother.
Even after gaining recognition, Suckut declined to relocate to Berlin, techno's central hub, and remained in Velbert so that no surrounding scene would shape his direction and so he could restore himself in natural surroundings after tours. Early in 2020 he issued the Voices in My Head EP, a 12-inch that included a remix by Rebar. ~ John D. Buchanan
Albums
Moments
2025
Museum, Pt. 2
2025
Museum, Pt. 1
2025
Bliss
2022
Blurred Memories II
2021
Blurred Memories I
2021
Compilation 7
2019
EDITSELECTCOMP5
2018
Your Body
2017
Resist
2017
Watching The Sunset
2015
Singles
