Along with Rene Lowe and Thorsten Profrock, Peter Kuschnereit became involved with the camp of individuals composing the Hard Wax record store in Berlin, eventually finding himself a member of the camp's primary label, Chain Reaction. But before Kuschnereit began releasing his records on the label, he spent his days working at the Hard Wax store, immersing himself in the world of electronic music. It was there, working alongside other forward-looking artists -- including owners Moritz von Oswald and Mark Ernestus of Basic Channel fame -- that he soon began looking beyond the traditional sounds of Chicago house and Detroit techno. When he collaborated with fellow Hard Wax member Rene Lowe for the first Chain Reaction record as Scion, the duo's revisionist aesthetic -- which looked beyond the standard synth, 303, 808, and 909 sounds of house and techno -- set the precedent for the label's innovative sound. Following this collaboration, Kuschnereit began releasing music as Substance in the mid-'90s, resulting in the Session Elements album. Though his production output has been quite sparse, Kuschnereit has also appeared live alongside Lowe and Tikiman, performing many of the songs found on the many Hard Wax-affiliated records. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi