[Klasse Recordings / Dirtybird :: Berlin]

DIRTYBIRD - HATCHED

(Pt1) is OUT NOW (11. January 2012) ! -> Beatport BUY link

The whole VA album will be released in different packages within the next month and be available as a CD at the end of February 2012. The first packages features 4 tracks by Claude Vonstroke & Eats Everything, Sacha Robotti, Kingdom and A1 Bassline. More tracks by Christian Martin, Catz N Dogz, Soul Clap, Worthy, Nick Monaco, DJ Cra$y +++ coming soon! I’ve been looking forward to put out a track on this label for years, so I sincerely hope you will like and support this release.

Dirtybird Hatched announced on Resident Advisor.

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SACHA ROBOTTI – DEEP NORTH MIXTAPE

I made this for you in the first week of January while fighting jetlag and insomnia.. the mixtape celebrates: the beginning of 2012, some of the next releases on Klasse Recordings, as well as the VA album “Hatched” out on Dirtybird this month, which features a track of mine. It’s also my way of saying THANKS again to the Deep North crew who booked me over to Canada. )
The mixtape is edited densely for max. entertainment and includes lots of tracks I love: some new, some still unreleased, as well as some records I bought in the 90s. Enjoy, download and share !

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[Made To Play]

This year Jackmode teams up with Well Done to put on our first ever New Year’s Eve party. We have put together an incredible lineup that will take us all the way from the 31st of December long into the morning of January 2nd. With an eclectic array of DJs including Get Physical powerhouse Tim Green, a-hit-a-minute Oliver $, the Made To Play army; Round Table Knights and Zombie Disco Squad, as well as live acts including Santé, Penner + Muder, and Thalbow, we have hand-picked a selection of our favourite performers from around the world; both from the Jackmode roster and beyond, to present to you a truly eclectic and exciting night of music.
In this marathon of a party we hope to wave off 2011 and welcome 2012 with a SMILE, as well as setting off as many musical fireworks as possible.
Taking the new Prince Charles, Kreuzberg venue as our home for Silvester, we hope you will join us for this momentous gathering, and celebrate alongside us as we get ready for the New Year!

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Für die anstehende, traditionell spektakulärste Party des Jahres üben sich Jackmode & Well Done erneut im Teamplay und zünden ein schickes musikalisches Feuerwerk. Mit Künstlern wie u.a. den Round Table Knights, Tim Green, Oliver $, Rampa, Dirty Döring, Zombie Disco Squad, Santé, Monkey Safari oder Chopstick & Johnjon wird der Jahreswechsel standesgemäß eingeläutet. Gleichzeitig macht sich das Veranstalterduo auf zu neuen Ufern und greift nach der silvesterlichen Jungfräulichkeit des noch immer nagelneuen Prince Charles in Kreuzberg. Mit dem Prince Charles Club, ehemals Werksschwimmbad für die Arbeiter der C. Bechstein Piano Werke, und dem anschließenden Theater wurden die perfekten Räumlichkeiten für den Tanz ins neue Jahr gefunden. Zudem bietet ein großer Aussenbreich mit beheiztem Zelt Raum für einen kleinen Imbiss für zwischendurch, denn die Party wird so schnell nicht zuende gehen.
Mit einem Lächeln wollen wir vom 31.12.11 – 02.01.12 mit euch zusammen das neue Jahr begrüßen – 2 Floors, 24 Acts – 2012 kann kommen!

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2. Krause Duo (dj mix)

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Welcome, Sasha Perera!

BKI is very honoured to host the “Mother Perera’s Crutch Skank Mix” – here’s how Sasha explains it:

“I started this mix in the hospital just after I’d  let that man in the green shower cap operate on my torn cruciate ligament in my knee.
In the weeks that followed, in order to remain sane as a temporary cripple, the crutch skank was born…. Now that I’m no longer on crutches I can glorify this time and can even enjoy the luxury of dedicating my mixtape to it!  This mix features some of the recently released tunes which we made in Nairobi last year as part of the BLNRB project and as well as a load of other tunage that i digg  >From all over the place, some old and new, some exclusive shit from close & talented friends…. it’s eclectic. Enjoy ..”

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Official Jahcoozi biography:

A poly-rhythmic paradise of liquid harmonics to be poured into the ears ;-

Jahcoozi’s music is as original as the phonetic imagination of their name. Hailing from the Berlin club scene and its international cohorts in the pre-Internet era of the early noughties, this bass-heavy electronica trio is a creative alliance made up of London-born, Sri Lankan songwriter and front woman Sasha Perera and two beat-freak producers/multi-instrumentalists — Teuton Robot Koch and Tel-Aviv born Oren Gerlitz.

Together, Jahcoozi are a mash-up operation that have consistently managed to deliver their very own mongrel style of avant-garde, electronic pop music. They all met during a long, coal-fuelled winter in Berlin in 2002 and have been making music together ever since. The group built up a solid fan-base with their freaky underground shows in 2003. Songs such as Black Barbie and Fish (released as a debut single in 2003 on WMF Records) are what gained them early recognition. The latter earned them a spotlight on the cult BBC show of the late John Peel, who called it “Beautiful pop music from the future”. This description still applies today.

In 2005, they were snapped up by Kitty-Yo, the Berlin-based mother label of Peaches. Later in that busy year, they unleashed the strange and stunning Black Barbie picture disc vinyl and their long-awaited, full-length debut album entitled Pure Breed Mongrel. Both were received with critical acclaim.

Lead singer/MC Sasha Perera’s sports a yin-yang of skanking rhymes and beautifully sung melodies, partly abstract and partly socio-political or anthropological. Jahcoozi’s unique and ever-changing blend of futuristic dub-glitch-tech-step based sound succeeds in combining an element of pop with warm sub-basses. With a sound texture that is both organic yet crunchingly precise, they seem to have mastered their very own balancing act.

Bass! Bass! Bass! Jahcoozi’s live shows come armed with an arsenal of remixes/versions/bootlegs of their own songs as well as other unreleased material they’ve made purely for the love and fun of ripping up the dance floor.The versatility of their music and the sheer energy of their live performance has led the band on an unrelenting trail across 5 continents, playing everything from festivals to clubs, raves, squats, galleries, and even impromtu Boombox parties in a Berlin underpass. They can morph almost any situation into a people-power style happening. This explains why they’ve been booked to play shows as diverse as the televised opening of the IFFA Athletics World Cup at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate or the Expo in Shanghai. They have also played infamous club institutions like Fabric in London, Rex Club in Paris, or Montreal’s prestigious Mutek Festival.

With 3 full-length albums (Pure Breed Mongrel, Blitz ‘n’ Ass, and Barefoot Wanderer) numerous EPs, Picture Discs, remixes, features and even an exclusive Japanese album to their name, Jahcoozi have released music on a numerous labels, including Kitty-Yo, Asound/K7, Playhouse, NinjaTune, Citizen Records, Crosstown Rebels, 1965, WMF Records, Hydra etc.

Jahcoozi’s darkest, slowest and most recent album to date Barefoot Wanderer came out in 2010 on Ellen Alien’s Berlin-based imprint BPitch Control. Resident Advisor deemed it “one of the year’s most disturbingly beautiful creations…”. Press reactions have been univocal: “Barefoot Wanderer is something you’d probably expect Martina & Tricky to be able to pull off,” “Jahcoozi is far closer to Kraftwerk than Skream,” “…it seems like the ‘D’ in IDM stands for dub,” “King Tubby meets James Blake,” “…Post-Step? Next-Step? This kids are confusing the journalists… ” Although it is tempting to engage in a game of association, Jahcoozi appear to have created an unidentifiable flying genre of their very own. The true value of their music can only be gauged by numerous listenings; its strength lies in its depth and intimacy.

Over the years, Jahcoozi have collaborated with and been remixed by a highly-contrasting and refreshingly-wide range of artists, including Modeselektor, Siriusmo, M.Sayiid, Barbara Panther, Ramadanman, Ikonika, Stereotyp, Asian Dub Foundation, Guillermo.E.Brown, Oliver $, RQM, King Cannibal, Mochipet, Rustie, Buraka Sound Sistema, Missill, Stanton Warriors, Lexie Lee, D-Double, Tinchy Stryder, Lethal B, Kano, JME, Skepta, Ata + Sasse, Cassy, Luomo, New Flesh, Infinite Livez, Alhaca Soundsystem, Sukh Knight, Milanese and Kalbata.

Jahcoozi’s geniune love of experimentation has kept them busy and lead them to collaborate in many ways. This is evidenced in their side endeavors (BLNRB) and solo projects (Robot Koch, Mother Perera). Robot Koch recently released his stunning third solo album titled The Other Side. He has also been busy working on productions for other artists such as Marteria and John Robinson. In 2010, the band also spent a few weeks in a house in Nairobi, Kenya working on a Goethe-Institut funded Berlin-Nairobi music exchange project that involved 22 Kenyan musicians/mcs/singers, Jahcoozi, Modeselektor and Gebrueder Teichmann. A collaborative BLNRB album titled Welcome To The Madhouse was released on Outhere Records in July 2011 and the project had it’s European premiere at the Worldtronics Festival in Berlin.

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Welcome, Krause Duo !

Official biography:

It is the story of two who must be heard. Carlson Basu and Metaboman learned (together) in the lap of Kassablanca, and got to know and love the delight of different club musicality. What the both possess: the emphatic Krause transmissions between the ears. When as a pair, than that’s it! Can’t move fast enough to get to the machines, MPC snatched up, back straight and learning from the greats and  straight on produced (see Metaboman MK 001, etc.).

The rest is vinyl history and the future, long in tradable dance format throughout with a completely unique antiseptic tone. A lively yet determinedly direct not easily decoded, but nonetheless furnishes a fully savored rocking (ahh, rockin!). So what do we have after innumerable tech-carousing nights, house riddled mornings, and jazz-riffs in the afternoon in the here and now? Funky dudes times two with a healthy ex and hop, brash in the way of Michael Caine’s “Cool is, not to pretend.” What began as an insider-diss now stands for a ‘la vida’ earnestness in the ballyhoo of dance music in which the official language is, this art mastered in just about every space on this place.

Self-willed including a deep love and trust for the dance floor, this is high art without the art school. Whether from a production band or duo-lithic on the touchedtone there is always an outstanding music with the right balance and the required displacement of innovation and reliability. In the tradition of the Italian saying ‘Luck is with the brave’, the Krause Duo sometimes introduce the spoken word artist Flowin Immo into their sound garden. As well the addition together brings a diverse live music peak often to the releases and the occasional Metaboman Live.

Krause Duo is a redeemer. A savior to a genre composed out of the niche-cosmos and great performance with the stuff and the right to. The magic of the moment remains long in the veins and doesn’t slide only slide in step, but remains a splinter in the mind. They peek around corners, wallow in filth, jump on your back and punch you in the gut, or assuage and becalm on cue.

Krause Duo is a shared vibe in front of and behind the pulpit; sunning in the shine or chillin’ in the mud.

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[Klasse Recordings / BKI :: Berlin]

Goodbye summer, hello fall!

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2. Karotte
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3. Patrick Siech
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4. Romano Alfieri, Marco Effe, Luca Bear
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Welcome, Break New Soil Recordings !

“Label run by Gregor Tresher.”

Berlin Kreuzberg Institut is honoured to present you three exclusive DJ sets by BNS artists Gregor Tresher, Karotte, Romano Alfieri & Marco Effe & Luca Bear.
Check and enjoy the BNW Catalogue!

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Welcome, Gregor Tresher!

In the field of electronic music, Gregor Tresher is by no means a debutant. For more than ten years, the thirty-four-year old DJ and producer from Frankfurt gathered merits modernizing the algorithms of electronic music. It has been his “Still EP“ in 2004 that upgraded him into the “Champions League” of European Techno producers. After many highlight releases like “Neon“, “Full Range Madness“, “The Wombat“ or “The Now People“ on labels like Intacto, Cocoon, Great Stuff or Rebel One, it was his eagerly-awaited debut album “A Thousand Nights“ that defined the state of the art of his electronic dance music in 2008, its’ titletrack being the year´s best selling Techno song on Beatport, which helped him being awarded high rankings in their yearly reader´s polls over the past 5 years by readers of German magazines Groove and Raveline.

Gregor’s musical roots have always been electronic music. With his project Sniper Mode, he tried to achieve an aesthetic development of the motorbeat from the beginning, releasing two critically-acclaimed artist albums on Frankfurt’s electronica label Elektrolux. But it had mainly been his releases under his real name for Anthony Rother’s Datapunk Recordings, his remix for Sven Väth’s “Komm“ and his contribution to Cocoon’s Compilation F (“Full Range Madness“) that introduced Gregor to a wider audience.

Gregor has been a DJ since the early nineties, long before he even knew how to produce music – his career as a producer has been underlined and heavily inspired by gigs in the prime clubs worldwide: from London to Barcelona, from Sao Paulo to Toronto, from Moscow to Istanbul, from Paris to New York.

“To play anything from deep Tech-House to Techno in one set and present it in an exciting voyage is what modern DJ-ing means to me.” (Gregor Tresher, 2004)
However, Techno has never been a fixed category for his production and DJ-ing, but more of an open reference-system between past, present and future of electronic music. “With musical roots ranging from New Wave classics by New Order or Anne Clarke over the German Techno-Explosion in the early nineties to my personal discovery of classic Detroit Techno and House not so long ago, I see my own musical direction in constant development.“

In 2008 (besides producing Monika Kruse’s artist album „Changes Of Perception“) Gregor’s new releases „Break New Soil“ on the Leipzig based label Moon Harbour Records and his Remix for Dubfire´s Label Sci+Tec already showcased new facets in Gregor’s sound, and 2009 became another important year: besides releasing on Josh Wink’s prestigious Ovum Recordings („95 Days / The Joker“, March 2009), Gregor started his very own label Break New Soil Recordings. With the first release „The Heartbeat Orchestra“ Gregor underlined his versatility as an artist, presenting two raw and massive songs that were highly praised by the press („Another paradigm of Gregor´s talent of creating epic Technotracks with enigmatic harmonies to make them true anthems of the night.“, Groove, #117) - but were only a foretaste to his second album “The Life Wire”, which was released in late summer 2009 and once more showcased new exciting changes in the development of Gregor Tresher´s very own sound, that became a quality trademark in the world of electronic music.

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Welcome, Karotte !

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Welcome, Patrick Siech !

Official bio:

One of the latest talents to emerge from the prominent Swedish techno scene, is Patrick Siech. As a die hard club promotor and DJ, he’s been rocking the regions of Southern Sweden with quality techno for many years – Now, with his 12″ release on Adam Beyer’s long running techno mainstay Drumcode, he’s joining a prosperous stable of producers already hosting his fellow Swedish countrymen Adam Beyer, Cari Lekebusch, Joel Mull, Jesper Dahlbäck, Nihad Tule, Nima Khak and Agaric to name a few.

His EP “Crude” on Drumcode received massive support from the worlds biggest names in techno, peaked at #6 at the Beatport techno chart, and even got into the prestigious Resident Advisor “Top 50 charted tracks”. With his EP and remixes on both Gregor Tresher’s A-class imprint Break New Soil and Sianʼs Octopus records gaining support among all the big players, and with upcoming releases on Drumcode and Truesoul, this young producer sure is a name to watch out for!

With a preference for dubby synth landscapes his track selection spans between the darker sides of monotonous techno, and hypnotic driving conga grooves. As a thoughtful and often groove-focused setbuilder, Patricks skills lay in his ability to span between warmup sets for some of the highest acclaimed DJs in the world, as well as delivering peaktime madness at underground basement clubs, and after-hours festival sets outside at the time of sunrise. All within the realms of techno – Deep yet driving. Cold yet soulful.

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Welcome, Romano Alfieri & Marco Effe & Luca Bear !

Official bio Romano Alfieri:

Romano Alfieri was born in Pisa in the 28. 05. 1982. He began his career in the early part of new millenium in Tuscany, where he had the opportunity to play with internationally renowned guests and on important events such as Cocoon and Minus nights. From season 2007 / 2008 he became the most important resident dj of Re:flex Club (Pisa). In those years he started to produce electronic music and in December 2009 he releases “Moved To Love Ep”, one of the biggest dancefloor destroyers of the winter season on Break New Soil. His productions are now played and appreciated by the best techno djs in the world. In 2010 he released many eps and remixes on the best European labels including: Break New Soil, Strictly Chosen, All Inn Limited, Bla Bla, International Freakshow, Kling Klong, Great Stuff, Big City Beats and many others. Thanks to the success of his work, he won “Elettrowave Italy”, a historical competition for new talents. Thanks to his perseverance he became part of “Family Affairs booking agency” that gave to him the possibility to play in important clubs like Studio 80 (Amsterdam) (ADE 2010), Cocoon Club (Frankfurt), Sankeys (Manchester) and many others across the Europe. His Dj-sets are characterized by influences ranging from funky, to house until more electronic and techno influences.

Official bio Marco Effe:

Born and raised in Livorno in 1985, Marco Effe is considered to be one of the most promising Italian talents. In just such a short time, thanks to his record productions that are always supported worldwide by the best artists in the clubbing scene, he succeeds in affirming himself straigt to the sector of the international major’s level. Studio partner’s and his friends are Ilario Alicante and Romano Alfieri, he began to compose his own music in 2007 and immediately the desire grew in him to publish his first release.. “Wet June ep” followed and was released in November 2008, receiving a lot of recognition.

From that moment on his activity subsequently intensified and Marco had the opportunity to work together with an established label such as Big City Beats (Frankfurt). Hungry for more, Marco did it again touching the spirit of the time, as he released “Malaysia / Muar ep” (one of his ep’s numerously played by Richie Hawtin in 2010) on Break New Soil.

This allowed him create a close collaboration which brought him to join the Dj booking agency “Family Affairs” and work together with some of the most famous & high-ranking international artists of today. In spring 2010 he returns with a new release on the album “Cécille Italy”. His track is called “Janet” and expresses 100% of his unmistakable House / Tec style, edged by an elegant sonority which is also to find on his “From Kalida To Hyden ep” published on Dubfire’s brilliant Label Sci+Tec.

Thanks to his accurate technique, he keeps his dj sets unique, always succeeding in conquering the crowd, amusing and delightfully presenting his style in the best clubs & festivals the electronic music scene has to offer.

Official bio Luca Bear:

Luca Orsini aka Luca Bear, dj & producer, was born in Pisa in 1985. The first approach to vinyl comes at the age of 14 years.

In 2006 he had the opportunity to be resident at Re:flex Club In Pisa, one of the most important electronic clubs in Italy. Here, Luca Bear played with international artists like Karotte, Troy Pierce, 2000 and One, Joris Voorn, Ilario Alicante, Alex Neri, Barem, Marc Houle and many others.. Luca Bear’s dj set and productions reflect an eclettic and positive style that goes from House to Dub and Techno music.

In December 2009, with his productions partner Romano Alfieri, he release on Break New Soil the track ”Love U”, Its one of the biggest dancefloor destroyers of the winter season supported and played by all the big djs like Reboot, Boris Werner, Nick Curly, Matt Star, Nic Fanciulli and many others. 2010 starts with the new killer releases on Viva Music, Robsoul, Level non Zero, Bla Bla and others…

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2. Mr. Statik (dj mix)

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Welcome, Sven Weisemann!

“Music Is My Life”

Sven Weisemann is only twenty-six years old, but already he has carved out a niche which is unmistakably his own as a composer / musician / producer / dj.
Despite his young age, Weisemann has been DJing since 1997. His musical influences ranges from Classic, Soundtracks, Soul and Jazz, Deep House and Dub to his beloved Detroit Techno and US House.

As a producer, his music draws deeply on the legacy of Chicago and Detroit, yet somehow manages to end up sounding as fresh as a daisy – records such as ‘Vibe’ and ‘Slices’ are house music that is half atmosphere and half beats, and not afraid to take its sweet time to lull the floor with their charms.

A self-taught musician who plays piano, acoustic guitar and percussion, Weisemann also composes jazz and soundtracks – traditions which – no doubt – also inform his house records, many of which you can find on labels like Meanwhile, House Café Music, Apple Pips, Kann, a.r.t.less, Wandering, Liebe*Detail, Real Soon, Styrax Leaves, Essays, Freund Der Familie and especially Mojuba, where Weisemann’s music slots together with friends Nick Solé and Oracy to form a distinct, and highly collectible, label sound. Several pseudonyms are in circulation.

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“The first part of his mix is strictly no electronic dance music and consists of Svens’ influences (from Ennio Morricone to Craig Armstrong to Ryuichi Sakamoto). The second part of the mix ventures into some of his favourite cuts of more dubby House.”

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Welcome, Mr. Statik !

Stathis Kalatzis is hidden behind the Mr.Statik moniker. Born in 1978, he grew up in Volos (Greece), where his musical influences go back to 1990 and the rising hardcore/breakbeat scene. Several parties, as well as Mr. Statiks’ departure to Athens to study political science at Panteion University, and a firm embrace of Techno music lead to the foundation of Improvize - a mobile party with fellow dj Chevy aiming at bringing a fresh sound of Techno and House in all its forms. More gigs and club nights followed, as well as a wonderful trip to Cape Town with the Red Bull Music Academy in 2003. In the beginning of 2005 Stathis forms the Mud Max project alongside amigo Motek (first releases out on Balkon and Ware).

During 2006, Mr.Statik also starts to work solo, signing his first EPs on labels such as Karloff, Stock5 and Octopus with a variety of tracks which show his moodier and atmospheric side. 2007 finds Mr.Statik djing between his local residency at Fetisch and gigs abroad (with Monegros Festival and Tresor Berlin as highlights) – and in 2008, more releases and international appearances led to a signing to renowed UK label Immigrant and Berlin’s Rotary Cocktail and Perplex. In 2010, Mr. Statik signed to Mo’s Ferry, and in 2011 he released an EP on Bpitch Control.

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Sacha Robotti :: “Move EP” + DJ Mix

Sacha Robotti (Yep, that’s his real name!) emerged as a solo artist in 2010 with his triumphant release, “Tingly Trumpets” on Cologne-based label Takt Recordings, which has blasted dancefloors worldwide and garnered huge respect across the dance music spectrum. One half of the successful Berlin duo Robosonic, Sacha has curated the famed Berlin Kreuzberg Institut podcast since 2008, being well immersed in the electronic dance music scene and bringing much pioneering and exciting music to the ears of countless thousands of listeners.

After releasing “Bartok”, the first release on increasingly popular new label Klasse Recordings and a collaboration with the Klasse label head Luca Lozano, Sacha has been booked to play at world famous clubs like Watergate in Berlin and the legendary Golden Pudel in Hamburg among others. Production-wise he’s been busy with remixes for the likes of Deepchild (Trapez), Turmspringer (Klasse Recordings), Mr Ho (Klasse Recordings), Riley Reinhold & Roland M. Dill (NOICE!), Adana Twins (Jeudi) not to mention a forthcoming remix with Luca Lozano on Andre Crom’s label OFF Recordings.

His debut EP “Move” on Klasse Recordings, out 12th of July 2011 includes remixes from Rafael Kakudo (Clap Your Hands) and Bubba (Extended Play); and a collaboration track with Qzen (Poker Flat, Permanent Vacation) who originates from San Francisco and is known for her featurings on tracks by John Tejada, Claude Vonstroke and 40 Thieves.

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Welcome, Marcin Czubala !

Marcin Czubala is not your typical techno artist. He is Mobilee Records‘ maestro, with a background in classical orchestration and an instinct for intricate sound design. Marcin’s work stems from a broad range of influences, yet always bears his unmistakable signature. From the sparse, bleepy minimalism of his debut album Chronicles of Never on Mobilee, to explorations of disco, electronic pop and deep house with Mobilee Back to Back Vol. 5, Marcin’s work is overlaid with undulating grooves that are full of unpredictable twists and inexplicable turns..

Hailing originally from Poland, Marcin trained extensively in classical music theory and composition in the city of Poznan. Between 1991 and 1994 he performed in over 300 concerts, including the Nantes Festival, Warsaw Autumn, and performances with experimental music
luminary Krzysztof Penderecki. Once he had graduated from music school, Marcin began branching out into the world of DJing and electronic production. He began releasing his own productions that were as equally influenced by his musical past as they were by the emergent sounds of Brighton techno and experimental electronica, leading to a myriad of releases for labels such as Neue Heimat and Morris Audio by the time he joined forces with Mobilee in 2007.

Marcin hit the ground running for Mobilee, releasing two singles in just six months, followed by Chronicles of Never, which garnered critical acclaim for its wide sonic palette, willful experimentation and dancefloor appeal. From the dynamic and atmospheric soundscapes of his album debut through shifts towards housier climes on Loose The Man and Zoo Comunale, Marcin has now come full circle, back to live instruments, vocal harmonies and organic arrangements for Mobilee Back to Back Vol. 5. Split between curated cuts of the label and a complete album of exclusive new material, Marcin’s approach to Back to Back is best described by himself:

“CD #1 is my choice of the best tracks of mobilee, it’s my presentation of the label’s vision and musical diversity. The 2nd CD is a long play album, I have no doubt. The main idea was to make this project very organic, using live instrumentation and working with musicians and vocalists. Genres interact together; it’s really beyond a classic compilation concept.”

From dancefloor groovers to ambient soundscapes and across classic pop arrangements, Mobilee Back to Back showcases Marcin’s flair for irresistible rhythms and his instinct for melody. He continues to expand his sound with Mobilee and through each of his releases. Inspired by
minimal techno and house, but not bound to its bare-bones idealism, Marcin forges a sound that is his alone, in testament to the vision, passion, and love for music that continues to drive him and the extended Mobilee team in all they do.

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File under:
progressive crunk, jiggy beat science, chopped & scratched & cut & screwed, high-tech soul, hyphy hyp hop, micro rave popcorn, ghetto minimal, honky wonky or… just bass music for the jilted beat generation!

The C&G mixtape is powered by BERLIN KREUZBERG INSTITUT and Cords trademark for the towelling scarf named PUNCHI…spread the word.

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C&G combine years of professional DJ & production work in hiphop and electronic dance music. They met back in the days of 2003 through CORDs first instrumental hiphop records (under the name of „Schall“) and GAUCHOs regular parties in the Ruhr Area („Cuts for Cats“). Invading Berlin almost at the same time their first collaboration was a series of mash-up records under the name of BROKEN BOOTLEGS.
And that’s when CORD got busy with 4×4 electronic dance music as one half of ROBOSONIC. Since he kept working dancefloors from Buenos Aires to Miami, from Milano to the woods of German hinterland.

Finally in mid 2011 the passion for 808 bass and the bum-bum-tschak brought C&G back to the lab again. They digged and cut and created a bass driven hiphop fused soundscape that lead straight into this recording. First heard in April 2011 at the PARTY ARTY event – known for the progressive impact in arts & music – it now fits car stereos, ballers boom boxes & the filthy bedroom of Diego Maradona. Catch them on Saturday night at 3 @ Datscha, Fusion Festival 2011!

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2. Federico Molinari
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3. Damian Schwartz
(dj set)

Welcome, Oslo Records !

“Label run by Federico Molinari and Nekes releasing music which straddles the line between house and techno.”

Berlin Kreuzberg Institut is honoured to present you three exclusive DJ sets by Oslo artists Ray Okpara, Federico Molinari and Damián Schwartz.
Check and enjoy the Oslo Back Catalogue!

Oslo Records @ RA

Oslo Records @ Discogs

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Welcome, Ray Okpara!

Ray Okpara – an artist the roots of whom lie half in Nigeria represents today for what we understand as House: percussions, drifty hypnotic beats, with a touch of soul and if the atmosphere allows marvellously deep.

While earlier in time he connected more to hip-hop, funk and soul, the encounter with his long-time friend Johnny D. and their joint wanderings through night-life awoke his strong interest in electronic music. Impressed by the different styles, he took his first tries on the turntables with Johnny‘s UK Garage plates.

Driven by the fascination and love for music Ray and Johnny began with the first joint event, the RAJO party, which thrilled the audience throughout the Rhein-Neckar Delta. In 2001, Nick Curly became part of RAJO – Crew, which then formed the residency in the Loft.
Another strong influence in Ray’s life was his time in Mannheim-Jungbusch. Influenced heavily by the electronic motion Ray brought his technoid side into his sets, without drastically disconnecting from his origins. Here also ideas for further projects were created with his friends, Federico, Nekes Johnny, such as the ZOO-CLUB (2004 – 2005), as well as other parties that enthused fans. Ray never lost the contact with his crowd at home, therefore it is no surprise that the sympathetic Vodka-Tonic lover has now returned to the squares-city of Mannheim after 4 years in Berlin.

In order to gather new impressions and to develop musically and in life, back in 2005 he moved to Berlin, a city with a lot of potential for him. Here first experiences in the direction of his own productions were accomplished. Separate tracks or remixes for Johnny D. on OSLO & 8Bit, and for Italoboyz on Get Physical prepared him slowly for the first solo EP „Fumnaya“ on Lomidhigh Lmtd. Further releases on
Arearemote and Drumpoet followed, as well as music on Cecille. His EP “Brother‘s” is a Must-Have from OSLO Records.

In his performances as a DJ, Ray knows how to bring the crowd to ecstasy with his dynamic and positive appearance and one enjoys being swept along by the musical flow with loops & effects.
He is currently also preparing for his first live act, working on further remixes and looking for new ideas. Keep an eye out for him!

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Ray Okpara @ RA

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Welcome, Federico Molinari !

Federico Molinari from Buenos Aires, Argentina is an exponent of fine and qualitative house music in all their imaginable facets.

Living in Frankfurt in the meantime, he is located at the source for good sounds close to stores like Freebase (one of the most popular record shops in Germany), where he can live out his passion for digging crates of fine vinyl which he will build into his flowing DJ sets. Federico is a resident at Time Warp, one of Europe‘s biggest indoor venus, playing with the big names of the scene like Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos, Steve Bug, etc.
Federico also runs his own label Oslo Records with excellent sound material of other talented artists and himself.

In the near future you can expect some well-known acts on Oslo since Federico is a rare character coming from a background of fine and famous exponents of electronic music.

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Federico Molinari @ RA

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Welcome, Damián Schwartz !

Damián Schwartz is an electronic music artist based in Madrid.

He is also the man behind Mupa, a label created in order to support Schwartz‘s most personal feelings and concepts. Morese, he’s one of the founders of NET28 (Apnea, CMYKmusik, Cyclical Tracks and Mupa).

CONCEPT indeed is the most important matter in his universe: images, ideas and sensations give shape to his concept, and he uses the music as the courier of that message – because music, just like water, fills everything in its flow.

Schwartz delivers music with soul: music that in our mind is revealed like a being which thinks and mutates by itself. Raw sequences, samples out of the daily realm, strong patterns, frantic rhythms, innovation, inspiration…

His debut album, Party Lovers (NET28 CD3), was released on November 2008. It was a successful album that confirmed us Mr. Schwartz skills and talent in music.

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Damian Schwartz @ RA

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