Bio
Butch’s musical identity was formed through curiosity, with no allegiance to one scene. Born Bülent Gürler and raised in Mainz, Germany, he began experimenting with sound in his late teens and developed into a producer able to move between house, techno and stripped-back club forms without hiding his personality. He has said that he is not afraid to follow an idea simply because it may fall outside what listeners expect from him. That independence became tangible in Otherside, the project and label he developed with Hohberg, and in the associated parties at Berlin’s Grießmühle. Butch’s background also includes turntablism—he has discussed taking part in DMC competition culture—alongside years of production work. His records can be playful, psychedelic or severe, but rhythm is always treated as pliable and alive. A recognisable sense of humour and momentum survives each change of genre, collaborator and setting.
Germany
