(AUDIO INTERVIEW + MUSIC MIX) STEVE BALTES has spent more than three decades navigating some of the most important currents in electronic music. He first gained recognition during the rise of the 1990s trance and techno scene, then returned to the cosmic sound that had inspired him as a teenager, collaborating with pioneers including Manuel Göttsching (Ashra/ Ash Ra Tempel), Harald Grosskopf, and Wolfgang Flür of Kraftwerk while also developing projects such as Baltes & Erbe,

In this interview, Stefan Erbe discusses the evolution of his work over more than three decades, the chemistry of interdisciplinary exchange, and the challenge of maintaining an independent voice in a rapidly changing digital landscape.