BRUCK'LYN

In 1980, at just ten years old, Joern Kocken aka BRUCK'LYN, stole a KRAFTWERK album from a local record shop in his hometown Krefeld, (Germany) in an attempt to impress his much older friends. "I stole this particular album because I liked the cover and the intriguing name 'Mensch Maschine. I had no idea what kind of music to expect when I got home and played it. Growing up, I was surrounded by the typical '70s disco music my parents enjoyed.“ When I played the first song on “Mensch Maschine”, I was stunned. The entire sound of the album was unlike anything I had ever heard. I fell in love with it instantly and from that day I was into electronic music of all kinds. Many years later, I discovered that one of Kraftwerk's founding members, Ralf Hütter, was from my hometown and lived just a few kilometers away. What a coincidence." This pivotal experience sparked BRUCK'LYN's musical journey, leading him to bands heavily influenced by Kraftwerk, such as Depeche Mode, Jean Michel Jarre, New Order, and later, Massive Attack, Moderat, and Odesza. These artists remain among his favorites. Despite his deep interest in electronic music, it took him decades to start producing his own songs, having first pursued a successful career as a businessman in the health industry. After living abroad for over ten years in countries like the United States, UK, Dominican Republic, and Greece, he has spent the last five years commuting between Germany and Spain.