Born and raised in the north-west of germany Rhauder was fascinated by music from an early age. The short distance to the dutch border enabled him to listen to all kinds of music since the netherlands had a much more diverse radio program than germany in those days. Older friends introduced him to reggae, dub, hip-hop and early industrial music to further shape his interest. But it were tapes from frankfurt with clubnight-shows held by sven väth that