Image credit: Ariana Molly
Release date: April 30, 2025
Label: Lisbon Lux Records
Watch: Das Mörtal – “Falsche Daten”
Stream/Download: “Falsche Daten”
“With ‘Falsche Daten’, Das Mörtal doesn’t just revisit his origins – he weaponises them, offering a brutal, beautiful techno odyssey.” – YourEDM
Multifaceted producer Das Mörtal unveiled his new single “Falsche Daten,” on the 30th of April 2025 via Lisbon Lux Records. The track premiered on renowned tastemaker Decoded Magazine, and received support from acclaimed electronic music publication YourEDM and Post-Punk.com. The single is accompanied by a trippy music video too, and is the first offering off his forthcoming Origins EP, slated for release later this year. The single is a rare time capsule, crafted in the formative years of the producer’s career – a snapshot of a defining moment in his vast sonic evolution. With over 60 million streams on Spotify alone, Das Mörtal has received media and radio support across the globe. With several EPs and albums released, he has appeared at numerous major festivals such as Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, Les Rencontres Trans Musicales de Rennes, Festival de Musique Émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and Montréal Electronic Groove Festival, while opening on tours for the likes of Vitalic, Perturbator, and Carpenter Brut. On stage, he has racked up nearly 100 shows since 2015, including more than 70 dates in the U.S. and Europe (UK, France, Scandinavia).
On WASTED: “The energy runs through our body while we listen…” – METAL Magazine
Das Mörtal’s music has been praised by heavyweight industry webzines CLASH Magazine, KALTBLUT Magazine, METAL Magazine, Run The Trap, Canadian Beats, MetalSucks, Cult MTL, Le Canal Auditif, Ottawa Life Magazine, DIFFUS Magazine, VOLT Magazine, and Brutal Resonance to name a few. Additionally, his music earned Most Added New Release on the American college radio chart Top 200 NACC, as well as landing on several influential pages on YouTube such as NewRetroWave.
On BURY THE SORROW: “With a genre-blended artistry that has seen him appeal to a diverse range of music fans, the track and album will leave you introspective yet finding the fun in life eventually.” – EARMILK
Now based in Montréal, Das Mörtal began his journey in Berlin, inspired by artists such as Steve Moore and Aphex Twin. The enigmatic producer focuses on a dark and nostalgic sound, skillfully blending genres from techno to occult electro to horror and sci-fi film soundtracks – and so much more. With “Falsche Daten,” Das Mörtal offers a sound that is timeless yet crisply fresh, seamlessly blending elements of acid, modular, and industrial techno sure to ensnare fans of Surgeon, Richie Hawtin, and Ø [phase].
“With a masterful blend of razor-sharp synths, distorted yet groovy 808s, and mesmerizing pitched-down vocals, ‘IDÖL’ weaves an intricate sonic tapestry that leaves quite a lasting impact.” – Run The Trap
The track is a masterclass in techno, effortlessly retaining Das Mörtal’s signature dark spirit. Gritty industrial atmospherics swirl around an irresistibly fast four-on-the-floor beat, with the arrangement shifting between mesmerizing spaciousness and urgent eruptions of frenetic hi-hats, cymbals, walls of noise, and splintering synths. The star of the show is a hyperactive, wriggling synth line that echoes and reimagines the raves of the 90s, modulating and distorting as it leads the track with timeless, driving fervor.
On PIECES: “Returning from a sojourn to another genre, Das Mörtal delivers another classically ‘Mörtal’ track.” – KALTBLUT Magazine
Das Mortal told us: “‘Falsche Daten’ was created early on my producing career while channeling my techno influences of the time which were The Hacker and Vitalic. Like all the tracks from Origins, it was made to stand on its own, outside of the album or EP format and represented a specific moment in time of my early years trying to find out what my sound was. Origins collect these ideas made during those formative years that still represent the Das Mörtal sound of today.”
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Emerging from the depths of his sonic archive, Das Mörtal returns with “Falsche Daten,” a blistering modular-fueled track filled with industrial grit and emotional urgency. As he prepares to release his new EP Origins, the Montréal-based producer opens up about the track’s time-capsule beginnings, his evolving creative process, and the enduring influence of artists like The Hacker, Vitalic, and Aphex Twin on his cinematic soundscapes.
In our conversation, Das Mörtal reflects on the chaos of creation, the thrill of live performance, and the idea of looking backward in order to move forward.
It is my pleasure to introduce you to the world of Das Mörtal.
“Falsche Daten” feels raw and industrial. What led you to pull this track from your vault and share it now?
It’s a track that has a raw techno energy to it that is still very relevant to my sound nowadays. Every now and then, I perform it live and it still blends nicely with my newer material.
You describe this song as a time capsule. What do you remember about the moment you first produced it?
I made the original version of “Falsche Daten” simultaneously with another track called “La Pussy.” This was about 20 years ago and still remember sitting on the floor with my laptop crafting those 2 techno tracks. I was listening to a lot of what was back then called electroclash, but 2 artists in particular called The Hacker and Vitalic stood out to me because they weren’t emulating the 80s electropop like most bands from that genre did in that moment. So, I set out to try to blends those 80s sensibilities with a more techno energy similar to what I loved about The Hacker and Vitalic sound.
The track is chaotic but calculated. When you’re building something with this much intensity, how do you know when it’s done?
When I’m tired of working on it in general. There isn’t any benefit for me to keep going on after that because it usually ends up losing its rawness in the process of forcing things to happen beyond that point.
You credit The Hacker and Vitalic as influences. What about their sound shaped your early work?
I think it made me understand that techno didn’t need to be this very stiff rhythm that sounded more like a military march. I could add something more melodic to it that gave it more emotion.
The upcoming Origins EP collects older tracks. Why revisit those ideas now and not just leave them in the past?
Because I still play some of them in my live shows since they blend very well with my newer material and most of them never got a proper official release as well. So, fans can have the best version of them without needing to rip it from a live performance. And because they also represent what I liked and influenced me at different moments of my life, so it goes from techno, to disco and then to electro.
How has your creative process changed since those early sessions?
Nothing really changed other than having less time in life to experiment new things.
What does the phrase “Falsche Daten” mean to you beyond the literal translation?
I think it was a way to blur my identity. The title is in german but I’m not and the track was made before I called myself Das Mörtal, which also sounds like german even though it really means nothing other than sounding cool.
The video for the track is a trip. How involved were you in the visual concept?
I was not involved in it at all. Originally, I wanted to promote the fact that I was playing in a pretty big festival in Montréal called Osheaga. So, I did a contest where you could win tickets to the festival if you could do a great fan-made music video with “Falsche Daten” with no direction of my part. I received a few ones but then this one made by Pablo Escobar Tuduri arrived and it was just perfect. It was very “me” without me needing to give any directions.
You’ve played shows with Carpenter Brut and Perturbator. What did touring with artists like that teach you about performance?
I think it was to always deliver a huge amount of energy no matter where you are. In those days all 3 of us were just guys with a laptop and mouse on stage so, we had to convey the emotion and energy of our music with how we acted on stage.
Your live sets are electric. How do you translate the studio intensity to a stage?
I try to always modify my tracks from the albums in a way that will fill new to someone hearing it for the first time live. They will know what track it is but it will be different enough that they’re surprised by the changes made to it. Or sometimes I’ll do a mashup where I will take one track and put the vocals of another on top of it.
You’ve performed across the U.S. and Europe. Do audiences react differently to your sound depending on where you play?
Oh yeah, it’s even more granular than what continent or country I’m in. A city versus another one in the same region will react differently just because the music scene is different. Some scenes are more energetic and will headbang the whole time, while others will be more reserved. It doesn’t mean they’re not having fun, they’re just expressing it differently which means I have to give 100% all the time.
The modular influence is strong on “Falsche Daten.” What gear did you use to shape this track?
FruityLoops 3 software and a bunch of Vanguard VST synth instances. There’s nothing modular in the way it was made but there’s so much movement and knob tweaking thru the whole track that it ends up sounding like a modular rig.
You’ve mentioned Aphex Twin and Steve Moore. What do you hear in their music that pushes you to experiment?
I mean it’s bonkers. So much of their sound or rhythms don’t make sense on paper but they’re all bangers. It makes me try things that are not as obvious and blend it all together.
Montréal and Berlin are two very different cities. How did each of those scenes mold your identity as Das Mörtal?
It was in Berlin that for the first time I really understood what djing was all about. And the Montréal chiptune scene is really where the Das Mörtal persona and sound was born.
There’s a cinematic feel to your production. Are film soundtracks a big part of your inspiration?
Yeah, specially 80s horror soundtracks, because they conveyed so much emotion before my brain even processed what was happening on screen.
You’ve crossed genres from synthwave to techno to ambient. How do you decide where to go next sonically?
It really is how I feel in the moment. I don’t set out to make a specific genre when sit in front of the computer. It just is whatever is inspiring me at that moment that decides what I’m going to do.
Your sound has been called nostalgic and futuristic at the same time. Is that balance intentional?
Yes, because I don’t want to make something that is just cold, it needs to have an emotion to it. Even if it is something that is very calculated like a techno track, I want it to convey a feeling that goes beyond its usual structure.
You’ve been covered by outlets like YourEDM and METAL Magazine. Do you pay attention to press, or is it just noise?
I read stuff from other artists that I like since I’m also a fan of music. So, I’m interested in what other producers have to says when it comes to their influences and such.
Streaming numbers are massive for you. Does the pressure of keeping those stats up ever influence your creative choices?
No because I just make what I want to listen to, not what I want people to like. Sometimes I get lucky and what I just made gets release when other people are seeking that sound at that moment. So, I guess I got lucky a few times.
The new EP is called Origins. What does that word represent for you as an artist in 2025?
It really is where I come from, the different scenes I’ve been part of, different artists I’ve toured with and all the influences that have shaped what Das Mörtal is.
If someone is hearing Das Mörtal for the first time with “Falsche Daten,” what do you hope they walk away feeling?
That they want to hear more and that they’ll discover that many sounds and genres shape what the Das Mörtal project is.
Finally, when you look at your entire career, what moment stands out as the one that defined your path?
There’s so many and it always changes but at this moment it’s when I joined the Montréal’s chiptune scene. It’s the first time Das Mörtal performed and a moment in life where I was constantly trying new things because I had all the time in the world.
Thanks for doing this, man. I really enjoyed our time together. In all of the interviews I do, I always give the artist the last word. Go ahead.
Long live the new flesh.
