Ben Klock

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Ben Klock
Born1972 (age 5152)
Schöneberg, West Berlin, West Germany
OriginGermany
Genres Techno [1]
Occupation(s)Producer, DJ & Label Owner
Years active1998–present
Labels

Ben Klock (born 1972) [2] is a German techno artist, DJ, and record label owner. He is resident at Berghain, a techno club in Berlin. In 2006 he founded the techno label Klockworks. [1]

Contents

Discography

Solo albums

Albums with Dettman

Solo singles and EPs

Singles and EPs with others

DJ mixes

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