_____ HAPPY BIRTHDAY BKI _____

____Our baby turned 1 in May.____

Thank you everyone for the support!

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Download the BKI-13 show [192kbps / MP3 / 3h40min] -> HERE <-!

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BKI-13

with special guest:

Emerson Todd [Cocoon / Anabatic / Dirtybird :: London]

and beloved homies:

Fresh Meat [Berlin Mitte Institut / Delikat]
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Kandel [Berlin Mitte Institut / Autist Records]

and of course your showhosts:

Robosonic [BKI / Diskomafia]

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In order of appearance:

00:00 - 1:01:15: Robosonic DJ Mix (with Field Recordings from 1.May Demonstration)

1:01:16 - 1:06:56: Political contribution of the month

1:06:59 - 1:15:09: Emerson Todd Skype Interview (English)

1:15:10 - 2:18:40: Emerson Todd DJ Mix

2:19:42 - 2:34:58: Fresh Meat Interview @ Berlin Mitte Institut (German)

2:35:00 - 3:40:01: Fresh Meat & Kandel DJ Mix

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Welcome, Fresh Meat & Kandel!

[BMI blog]

[BMI myspace]

[Fresh Meat myspace]

[Kandel myspace]

[Kandel blog]

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“Jawoll, Jaaaa! Rums rums rums”

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Die Musiksozialisation des Berliner DJs Jan Kühn aka Fresh Meat begann Anfang der 90er mit Eurodance à la Snap, Maxx und Culture Beat durch Radio und Fernsehen, Thunderdome im Schulbus über holprige Brandenburger Landstraßen und Sonic Empire auf der Love Parade in Berlin. Zusätzlich amüsierte er Damen seines Alters abends mit seiner Musiksammlung bei mehreren Gläsern Wein.

Aus einem Hobby wurde eine Leidenschaft, aus Leidenschaft eine Profession, aus Profession eine Mission: Im Oktober 2006 gründete er das Projekt „Berlin Mitte Institut für Bessere Elektronische Musik“ und produziert seitdem zusammen mit seinen Freunden Kandel und Robosonic Radio- und WebTV Shows rund um alle Themen, die für die elektronische Musikkultur von Bedeutung sind.

In diesem Rahmen entstehen international bekannte Sendungen, an denen unter anderen der Berliner Club Berghain, verschiedene Labels wie Minus, Mobilee, Get Physical, Pokerflat, Trenton, Kassette oder Great Stuff, Bookingagenturen wie Clique, Vertriebe wie Word and Sound oder bekannte Berliner Partyveranstalter wie Delikat oder Klangsucht mitwirken. Aus diesen Ressourcen schöpft Fresh Meat, um die Szene zu vernetzen und fruchtbare Kooperationen zwischen DJs, Veranstaltern, Produzenten, Labelbetreibern und Medien zu fördern.

Dadurch ist Fresh Meat regelmäßig hinter Plattenspielern in Berliner Clubs anzutreffen. Angefangen hat er mit Drum & Bass, danach gab es einen kurzen Ausflug in die Nuskoolbreaks. Derzeit hat er sich gänzlich dem House, Techno, Chillout und den Broken Beats verschrieben.

Fresh Meat liest keine Charts und kauft keine Hits. Die meisten der Tracks aus seinen Sets und Sendungen entstammen dem großen Promopool des Berlin Mitte Instituts. Dies ermöglicht ihm Griffe aus einem großen Repertoire vielfältiger Musik, die nicht anhand kurzer Vorhörentscheinungen in Geschäften oder geldlicher Engpässe selektiert sind. Für Fresh Meat ist Tanzbarkeit, Eigenheit und Überraschung die Essenz eines guten Sets für den Dancefloor. Neben ausgelassener Feierei, steht auch der der musikalische Genuss im Vordergrund.

- „Mach et einfach!“ –

Mit dieser Maxime reist der 1980 mit in Berlin bürgerlichem Namen Matthias Kandel geborene Produzent und DJ Kandel durch die Musiklandschaft und öffnet Genreschubladen, um zu sehen, was darin steckt.

Seine Produktionen und Sets sind daher keineswegs festgelegt, sondern bewegen sich zwischen verschiedenen musikalischen Extremen, die miteinander kombiniert werden möchten. Wichtig ist Kandel jedoch das Charakteristische, das besondere Element, das ein Musikstück aus der breiten Masse hervorhebt.
In der Berliner Musikszene ist Kandel zurzeit mit mehreren Projekten aktiv: als Teil des Berlin Mitte Institut stellt er mit Fresh Meat die neuesten Releases und Charaktere der Musikszene vor, organisiert Veranstaltungen, bereichert den digitalen Lifestyle mit der Community keepitrollin.de und versucht natürlich mit eigenen Produktionen seine musikalischen Einflüsse zu verarbeiten.

Veröffentlicht und auf sich aufmerksam gemacht hat Kandel mit EPs auf Producer Network, Diskomafia und zuletzt mit großem Erfolg auf dem digitalen Techno-Label Autist Records. Man munkelt, es gäbe bald ein Release auf Florian Meindl’s Label Flash. Zur Zeit schraubt Kandel ausserdem an verschiedenen Remixen, die in den nächsten Monaten erscheinen werden.

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Check out Kandel’s release “Familie Schroffenstein” on Diskomafia:


Check out Kandel’s release “Evocation” on Autist Records:

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Welcome, Emerson Todd!

[myspace]

[Resident Advisor Podcast / Interview]

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“Rumplestiltskin“

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Originally hailing from New Zealand but raised in Australia, Emerson Todd has enjoyed tremendous success on both sides of the Tasman. He first got the bug to collect music very early in life as his mother owned several independent record stores. This gave him access to pretty much anything and everything he ever wanted to hear.

As fate would have it, Emerson returned to New Zealand in 1996 to visit family and friends. This visit ended up lasting for seven years and, before long, he had established himself as one of the country’s top DJs, balancing national tours with monthly gigs back in Australia.

In 1998 he met Christiaan Ercolano and formed the act House of Downtown, which quickly gathered an impressive following with the success of their weekly radio show and their debut single ‘Up For the One’, which was supported by the likes of Derrick May.

The pair were soon snapped up by Universal Music who offered them their own label to run and release on. Subsequently, they produced two full-length albums. During this time, they also produced the complete movie score for UK Company Film Four (of ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’) for the movie ‘Stickmen’.

In 2003, Emerson relocated to Australia to concentrate on production and audio engineering, producing for other artists and leaving his own music aside for a couple of years. Absorbing all the experience he could to perfectionate his skills as an engineer and producer, he soon found himself at the forefront of audio engineering in Australia, working with such bands as The Presets, The Sleepy Jackson, Teenager and Pnau.

Having now worked for both major and independent labels locally and internationally, under aliases, in groups, and produceing and engineering for many world-class acts, Emerson has finally stepped out from behind the desk and now dedicated himself to refining his own sound.

From his early productions on Darren Emerson’s imprint Underwater, to signing on Claude VonStroke’s label Dirtybird, and now with a string of high profile releases to follow (such as a collaboration with Tim Green for Cocoon Recordings, and a remix of a Layo & Bushwacka track to be released soon) – it is clear Emerson Todd is on the right path to making his quirky and fun electronic dance music heard worldwide!

As he is moving to London in June, you can expect to hear him play all over Europe in summer. Be sure not to miss his DJ-set @ Tresor Club in Berlin on July 1st.

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Check out Emerson Todd’s release “My Eyes” on Anabatic Records:


Check out Emerson Todd’s release “Meet Frank” on Suruba:

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BKI-13

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Welcome to our 12th session!

[ This month, BKI-12 features 2 interviews (in English)...
Btw...it's almost the 1st birthday of our show! :) ]

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Download the BKI-12 show [192kbps / MP3 / 3h30min] -> HERE <-!

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BKI-12 with:

Android Cartel [VIVa Music/ Fade / Tekfunk :: Los Angeles]

Daniele Papini [Alchemy / Break New Soil / Systematic :: Berlin]

and of course your showhosts Robosonic [BKI / Diskomafia]

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In order of appearance:

00:00 - 1:01:06: Robosonic DJ Mix

1:01:07 - 1:06:13: Lyrical contribution of the month

1:06:19 - 1:21:33: Android Cartel Skype Interview

1:21:33 - 2:19:45: Android Cartel DJ Mix

2:19:49 - 2:28:06: Daniele Papini Skype Interview

2:28:07 - 3:30:13: Daniele Papini DJ Mix

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Welcome, Android Cartel!

[web]

[myspace]

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“Robotic Redemption…”

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Android Cartel is a production team and DJ duo comprised of Reagan Denius and Chris Mohn based in Los Angeles, California. Their style combines the sounds of tech house, deep house, techno, minimal and other styles of 4×4 electronic dance music to create an abstract inventive sound that takes its listeners to other galaxies. As Chris and Reagan put it themselves, when they produce music and play out, they’d like you to sit in on their android invasions across the universe, spreading the positive messages of life.

In short time since their inception in October 2007, their music is being played and supported by the likes of Steve Lawler, Ben Watt, Radio Slave, Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox, Luciano, John Digweed, Chris Fortier, Hernan Cattaneo and many more.

At the end of 2008, an E.P. by Android Cartel was signed to Steve Lawler’s label VIVa MUSIC - their first big release “Cyber Psychosis” was released in early 2009. As well as the VIVa release, the Androids had two releases on Chris Fortier’s label Fade Records, and will be seeing a remix of one of Fortier’s songs on Australian label EQ Recordings, which named them as part of their “who’s who” list of underground electronic dance music producers. Both Fade Records releases have charted in the top 10 of the Balance Record Pool for underground electronic dance music.

In the last year the Androids have also built up a tight following in the Los Angeles area and have DJed at many shows in the local scene, quickly becoming local matadors in Southern California. In Los Angeles, they headlined the popular Monday Social twice last year, opened up for John Tejada at the beginning of 2009, and so far played many shows at the King King venue. The Androids have also created a buzz in the San Diego scene, playing at Giant’s SPIN night club, as well as throwing many of their own parties in conjunction with Tekfunk.

Android Cartel also host a monthly internet radio show called “Expressions in Sound” on Proton Radio, airing every third Wednesday of the month from 3PM - 5PM PST (6PM - 8PM EST). The show has hosted guests such as Luca Bacchetti, Robert Babicz, Livio & Roby, Chris Fortier, Erphun, an many others.

BKI thanks the Androids for their BKI-12 DJ mix and their positive energy and hopes to welcome them on the decks in Berlin soon!

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Check out Android Cartel’s latest release “Cyber Psychosis E.P.” on VIVa Music:

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Benvenuto, Daniele Papini!

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“Church Of Nonsense“

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Daniele Papini has a passion for music and this is evident when you first meet him. This man lives and breathes music so much that his home is just one big studio, where he tweaks his machines (”I just need a studio with a bed in the corner!”).
He started Djing during his early 20ʼs and quickly became resident in several clubs in Florence in the late 90ʼs. Soon after that, he started playing as a guest DJ slots in many clubs around Europe.

Daniele’s passion for DJing and music soon turned into a want to produce and after a chance meeting with Alen Sforzina in Croatia founded the GraFit Project . Their first collaborations were released on Italian labels like Urban Mantra and German labels such as Stadtwald and Toneman. In 2004 Daniele worked hard in the Urban Mantra studio - during this period, flying through the “backyards of techno music”, Daniele met the Italian DJ & producer Riccardo Ferri, who in turn introduced him to the Alchemy Records family.

In 2006 Mauro Picotto asked Daniele to join the Meganite crew as a DJ. Daniele agreed and his DJ career once again took off - he was performing all over the world again, touring with Meganite, which over the last 5 years has become a well respected brand, not only at its home in Ibiza but worldwide.

For some time, Daniele travelled back and forth between Berlin and Florence, eventually moving to Berlin and fitting out his studio. Finally, Daniele’s hard work in the studio paid off when he released one of the biggest hits of 2008, “Church of Nonsense”. Released in May 2008, just before the summer, the popularity of this monster of a track grew and grew, and it rapidly became an all-time techno anthem. “Church of Nonsense” received great feedback - not only from almost every top DJ but also from people following entirely different musical “genres” - and remained at the peak of the Beatport techno charts and the DJ Mag downloads charts.

Currently, Daniele Papini is working on several solo projects and remixes, collaborating with other artists from electronic music to indie music and working on a Live set. If you are in Berlin, check out his MySpace for dates and come to see him play at the Club der Visionäre, where he regularly brings you extensive DJ sets lasting up to 8 hours. The Daniele Papini DJset @ this month’s BKI-12 was recorded there in mid March.

Grazie per la musica!

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Check out Daniele Papini’s “Church Of Nonsense” on Alchemy Records:

Watch out for Daniele Papini’s upcoming releases on Gregor Tresher’s new label
Break New Soil:

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BKI-12

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