The three last years have been crazy for Mainz-based German Turkish producer and DJ Bülent Gürler, the driving force behind the brawny pseudonym Butch. Well, actually, all his life has been crazy. From his early days as a graffiti artist to today, Bülent Gürler, a sparkling individual with a great sense of humor, has always pushed the envelope. An immensely talented, music-ridden, technique-crazed person with a strong zest for recognition, he’s undergone a huge artistic metamorphosis in order to expose himself. And now that his “Papillon” is spreading its wings, Butch is ready to take off!
Locked into his studio for years, Bülent honed his skills to perfection and subsequently created his very own definition of sound. An utterly open-minded approach to music and life in general as well as a downright emotional way of dealing with things is responsible for his amalgamated style that smoothes the edges of techno, house, minimal and experimental stuff and melts them into one great colorful experience. Incorporating everything from guitar licks to deep gurgling acid - anything that feels good - into his sound, he manages to dulcify 1001 nights, and he is no where near tired yet…
Butch’s journey started when he was a b-boying teenager surfing trains to Frankfurt to paint. He risked his life climbing the compartments, and inevitably ended up getting injured. Breaking both his arms meant he had to take a break from dancing, so he got busy with some turntable equipment and walked out 6th in the German DMC DJ-Championship a few years later. With this kind of achievement under his belt, there was nothing that was gonna stop Butch on his way to the top.
“Papillon” is the life story of a butterfly (although it was the film which got Butch inspired), breaking out of his cocoon to fly off to higher ground. It is personal transformation that becomes musical progression over the course of the years, with Bülent getting closer and closer to the core of things. Once inspired by his older brother who got Bülent into electronic music, Butch who went dancing in the infamous Dorian Gray club when he was a teenager, is firmly rooted in the past and the present while reaching out for the stars.
