Dantze I Katermukke I Durch Die Nacht
✘ BOOKING: office@durch-die-nacht.com
✘ PR: Zac@eureka-artists.com
✘ Played at Hive, Klaus, Katzensprung Festival, Ved Siden Af
✘"Morgens in Odonien"

If you are into discerning sounds of the house and techno region you are more than likely familiar with Cologne based, Dirk Sid Eno. The ‘Durch Die Nacht’ co-founder has come into his own in recent years, providing his own personal twist on sound with his productions that can frequently be found nodding towards euphoric and melancholic atmospheres on labels such as Dantze or KATERMUKKE, where he released the 2020 Summer Hit „DANCE AGAIN“.
 
Simultaneously his versatile DJ sets have become somewhat of a topic, he has the raw ability to intricately diverse between genres allowing different vibes to conversate with each other concluding in a wholesome sound that he is fully invested in.  
 
If you want to target just one of the pivotal moments of his musical journey thus far, you would most likely start with his ‘Morgens in Odonien’ EP, the change in momentum for Dirk as he landed this essential EP. Since the release in 2015 he has only accelerated in an upwards motion, showcasing his sound at the likes of Katzensprung Festival and Danish underground hub, ‘Ved Siden Af’, as well as Swiss very own Klaus and HIve for example.
 
Since its launch in 2018 ‘Durch Die Nacht’ has proudly settled itself firmly amongst the circuit in Cologne and beyond, leading the way for international, high quality bookings such as Magda, Paul Woolford, Robag Wruhme and more.

An ever evolving mixed bag with Sid Eno, which is notably, if not, THE, underlying factor of why his fan base continues to grow, it is hard not to establish a fond connection with this character. It is his attention to detail that remains consistent, whether this is sampling sounds from his extensive world travels, or constructing a mood to mirror a pure reflection of a certain time or place; listening to his music is like a painting or a movie in the form of sound and you can “never leave until the lights come on”.

I SAW THE SAME DREAM EVERY NIGHT. 
Video and album out now.
This is me at my most honest.

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Artist collective & label family.
Based in Basel, Switzerland.
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For showcases or individual artist bookings:
luca@k4bookings.com / @k4bookings
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Alissa / @alissamo
Arutani   / @arutani
Avem   / @avemsdream
Dandara   / @dandaramusic
Digitule   / @digitule
Greto / @greatergreto
Hypnoe / @hypnoenoe
Nico Wilde   / @nico4-wilde
Pawlikowski   / @pawlikowski
Porifera / @porifera-audio
Young Kulo / @youngkulo


Artworks by Boris Muscheidt, Jack Young, Andreas Stebler.

LOKD
#futureskills


16.08 @ LOKD am Rhy / BASSO
04.10 @ Ecstasy Werk21 × Kauz

Am Bach Festival
Basso
Beat on the Street
Château Jolifanto Festival
Château RW9 Festival
Elysia
Frieda's Büxe
Gannet
Grenzwert 
Hive
Holzpark Basel
Jungle Street Groove
Kauz
Kaschemme Basel
Kiff Aarau
Kulturfabrik Wetzikon
Kutter
Marina
MOS-Espa Geneva
Nordstern
Patschifig
Quarterdeck
Sender
Sommerresidenz
Südpol Hamburg
Sweet Mountain Festival
Tankstell St. Gallen
Turnhalle Bern
Viertel Club
Vito
Werk Vienna


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#postpunk
@lokdbasel


est. 2008


-- Gigs --
08.02.20 - 5xLOKD w/ @arutani - @kauzmusik
21.02.20 - Quarterdeck
22.02.20 - 5xLOKD - @Tankstell St.Gallen
24.04.20 - w̵/̵A̵r̵u̵t̵a̵n̵i̵ ̵@̵ ̵K̵a̵u̵z̵ ̵Z̵u̵r̵i̵c̵h̵
26.06.20 - S̶o̶̶̶̶̶m̶̶̶̶̶m̶̶̶̶̶e̶̶̶̶̶r̶̶̶̶̶r̶̶̶̶̶e̶̶̶̶̶s̶̶̶̶̶i̶̶̶̶̶d̶̶̶̶̶e̶̶̶̶̶n̶̶̶̶̶z̶̶̶̶̶ ̶̶̶̶̶B̶a̶̶̶̶̶s̶̶̶̶̶e̶̶̶̶̶l̶̶̶

25.01.19 - LOKD Kutter @ @kauzmusik
06.04.19 - Vito goes Underground w/ @arutani
12.04.19 - w/ @dwig  @elysiabsl
20.04.19 - w/ @arutani Nordstern 
26.04.19 - @kauzmusik 
03.05.19 - Marina Basel
11.05.19 - LOKD Showcase
29.05.19 - @kauzmusik w/Sutsche
01.06.19 - S_rgenfrei - Basel
29.06.19 - Sommerzauber OpenAir
19.07.19 - Am Bach Festival w/ @arutani - Lucerne
17.08.19 - BOTS - Basel
08.12.19 - Eisbær w/ @arutani - @kauzmusik

.-: 2018
31.12.18 - Traumschiff - Nordstern Basel
10.11.18 - LOKD x @Heimlichaufsc - 5 Jahre @kauzmusik
12.10.18 - Float / @kauzmusik
06.10.18 - Morgengold LOKD After Hour
05.10.18 - Streifzug (After GusGus)- Kiff Aarau
30.09.18 - KTS Freiburg w/ @arutani
29.09.18 - MOS-Espa - Geneva
22.09.18 - LOKD Showcase - Basel
01.09.18 - LOKD Kutter w/ @arutani
24.08.18 - Sommerresidenz, Basel
18.08.18 - Jungle Street Groove - Basel
31.07.18 - Pijamas Rooftop - Private
28.07.18 - Viertel_Dach w/ Feathered Sun
13.07.18 - Wunderlampe Hive - Zurich w/ @arutani
30.06.18 - C'est la vie - Buchs SG, w/ @arutani
22.06.18 - Château RW9 Festival -  France, w/ @arutani
21.06.18 - Roofdeck Nordstern w/ @arutani
09.06.18 - Tankstell St. Gallen CH
01.06.18 - Patschifig - Basel
19.05.18 - LOKD Showcase - Frieda's Büxe  w/ @arutani
05.05.18 - Kauz w/ @crussen
01.05.18 - M A I - G O L D, Hafechäs as -<Rolls Royce>-
22.04.18 – LSD75 - Festival
01.04.18 - Easter Egg, Nordstern w/ @arutani
31.03.18 - Chilbi, Holzpark Klybeck
10.03.18 - All night long at Viertel, Basel
04.03.18 - EISBÆR @kauzmusik w/ @arutani
23.02.18 - Salon Magika, Werk - Vienna
17.02.18 - Firlefanz - Kulturfabrik Wetzikon w/@arutani
10.02.18 - L O K D ✘✘✘ - Holzpark Basel
03.02.18 - Nah bis Spät - Hafechäs
27.01.18 - Nordstern w/ @arutani
13.01.18 - Lost w/ n̶̶u̶ - Viertel Basel w/@arutani
05.01.18 - Turnhalle - Bern

Arutani is an almost extinct language spoken by natives in Roraima, Venezuela. 

bookings:

luca@k4bookings.com

say hi:

arutani@lokd.ch

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coming next:

18.01.25 - Samsara / New York
02.02.25 - Kauz / Zürich
01.03.25 - Laut & Luise x Karnival / Cologne
21.03.25 - Secret / Leipzig
28.03.25 - Klunkerkranich / Berlin
12.04.25 - Sanctuary Sessions / London
20.04.25 - Circles & Stones, Secret / Leipzig 
21.04.25 - Hive / Zürich
17.05.25 - Studioflux, Lush / Zürich
23.05.25 - Those Who Dance / Lisbon
06.06.25 - Kauz / Zürich
05.07.25 - Kessel Festival / Stuttgart 
20.07.25 - Im gART.n by Kotoe / Berlin
15.08.25 - Jonny Knüppel / Berlin
17.08.25 - Bucht der Träumer* Festival / Helenesee
13.09.25 - LOKD Kutter / Basel
27.09.25 - Ost:end showcase, gART.n / Berlin
04.10.25 - Ecstasy, Werk21 x Kauz / Zürich
02.11.25 - 12 years Kauz / Zürich
30.11.25 - 48 Katzen, Kater Blau / Berlin
13.12.25 - Neverending Kauz / Zürich

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Booking: 
luca@k4bookings.com

Inquiry: 
avem@lokd.ch

☞ upcoming shows:
see Songkick dates below!

☜ Past (legacy)
Sat. 16.10.21 - LOKD im Park
Sun. 10.10.21 - Oslo, Norway
Sat. 01.10.21 - LOKD x Afterglow
Sat. 11.09.21 - LOKD Kutter, Basel
Thu. 09.09.21 - Elysia, Basel
Sat. 28.08.21 - Karrusel, Copenhagen
Sun. 15.08.21 - Klang Heimlich, Zürich
Sun. 08.08.21 - Önssn Festival
Sat. 31.07.21 - Tension Festival
Sat. 16.07.21 - Wilde Möhre Festival
Sat. 10.07.21 - Gardens of Babylon
Fri. 09.07.21 - Feld Festival
Sat. 29.02.21 - Viertel, Basel
Fr. 06.03. - Royal, Baden
Sun. 08.03. - Voll Schön, Berlin
Sat. 28.03. - Quarterdeck, Basel
Fr. 17.01. - Kunstmuseum Basel
Sat. 04.01. - Tankstell, St. Gallen
Fri. 27.12. - @lokdbasel, KAUZ, Zürich
Sat. 21.12. - as @digitule, Viertel, Basel
Fri. 06.12. - Kater Blau, Berlin
Thu. 05.12. - Beate Uwe, Berlin
Sat. 23.11. - KAUZ, Zürich
Fri. 08.11. - LIVE @ KlangHeimlich Festival, Zürich
Sat. 26.10. - Viertel, Basel
Fri. 25.10. - LIVE @ Das Werk, Vienna
Fri. 18.10. - Zoom Club, Frankfurt am Main
Fri. 20.09. - @lokdbasel, KAUZ, Zürich
Fri. 23.08. - Moyn Moyn Festival, Bremen
Fri. 10.08. - Festival aux volets rouges, France
Fri. 19.07. - LIVE @ Am Bach Festival, Luzern
Sat. 13.07. - Nordstern, Basel
Sat. 06.07. - Ritter Butzke, Berlin
Sat. 29.06. - ФУЗИОН, Lärz
Fri. 21.06. - LIVE @ La Nature Festival, Belgium
Sat. 08.06. - Viertel, Basel
Fri. 07.06. - Frieda's Büxe, Zürich
Sat. 01.06. - Nordstern, Basel
Sat. 18.05. - Sutormania, Montenegro
Fri. 10.05. - Odonien, Cologne
Sat. 04.05. - Viertel, Basel
Fri. 26.04. - KAUZ, Zürich
Sat. 30.03. - Frieda's Büxe, Zürich
Fri. 22.03. - Wunderland, Basel
Sun. 24.03. - LIVE @ Kater Blau, Berlin
Sat. 16.03. - Kollektiv Liebe, Karlsruhe
Sat. 02.03. - Tankstell, St. Gallen
Fri. 22.02. - Institut fuer Zukunft, Leipzig
Sat. 09.02. - LIVE @ Rummels Bucht, Berlin
Thu. 07.02. - Beate Uwe, Berlin
Sat. 26.01. - Wunderland, Sommercasino - Basel
Fri. 25.01. - LIVE @ Kauz, Zürich @LOKDbasel
Sat. 12.01. - Viertel, Basel
Mo. 31.12. - LIVE @ Nordstern, Basel
Sat. 15.12. - LIVE @ Viertel, Basel
Fri. 07.12. - Contain't @ Bar Romantica, Stuttgart
Sun. 25.11. - LIVE @ 41 Katzen - Kater Blau, Berlin
Sat. 17.11. - Wunderland, Sommercasino - Basel
Thu. 15.11. - Vagabundo, Zürich @rolandson
Sun. 11.11. - KAUZ, Zürich - w/ @heimlichaufsc
Sat. 27.10. - lush.play - Zürich
Fri. 19.10. - Freiburg (DE) - Secret Location
Sat. 13.10. - Lost w/ NU @ Viertel, Basel
Fri. 05.10. - KiFF, Aarau
Thu. 04.10. - Kanal, Centre Pompidou - Brussels
Sat. 29.09. - Motel Campo, Mos Espa - Geneva
Fri. 28.09. - Kater Blau, Berlin
Sat. 22.09. - LOKD @ Hafechäs
Thu. 20.09. - Schneiderei, Zürich
etc.

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@LOKDBASEL Family:
@arutani
@alissamo
@dandaramusic
@digitule
@hypnoenoe
@nico4-wilde
@pawlikowski
@rafeeq-6

Electronic/Slowhouse
STRICTLY LIVE
Based in Basel, Switzerland

Upcoming:
13/5/17 - Sud Basel - Braumeister
Past:
Live Component - Sommercasino Basel

@avemsdream
@digitule

For Rune Reilly Kölsch, Kompakt has become a great label to call home. In 2013 the German imprint celebrated 20 years of record releases at the cutting edge of electronic music, championed in June by one of the most genre re-defining albums and personal music projects for an era: Kölsch’s landmark long player, ‘1977’.

A melodic autobiography on black wax, the Kölsch project has seen 36/37-year-old Rune take stock of a diverse and successful production career and draw upon his own personal beginnings: a nostalgia for childhood, family, friends and the confusion of applying his split-cultural heritage to what it means to think of ‘home’. As Rune freely admits, “being half Irish, half German and living in Denmark – it was all one big messy period of my life.” 

Born to hippie parents in the freetown of Christiania (a commune-like autonomous borough of the Danish capital Copenhagen) his childhood was spent surrounded by creativity. His mother was an artist whose family had roots in German politics and his father a singer songwriter who travelled through Asia playing music in the early 70's. Kölsch, however, did miss out on building friendships and found solace in making up “this imaginary world that I would spend days in,” before the family moved to Germany – a period of memories, relations and characters from which ‘1977’ derives its titles.

For Rune, the tracks he began building from 2010 took in this personal reflection, his being “completely locked in to reminiscing about what shaped me as a kid and into the individual that I am now” – contemplating his unique past to form the brickwork of ‘1977’, one of the most future-facing techno albums of recent years.

Influenced by hip hop, pop and the incredible legacy of Jeff Mills and Derrick May, Rune started producing in 1995, embarking on a string of success stories. In 2003 he released the multi-million selling, saxophone-infused ‘Calabria’, that saw collaboration requests pouring in from artists as diverse as Nicki Minaj, Shakira and Flo Rida. He then set up Tattoorecs – releasing pioneering underground tracks with no titles, just tattoos for artwork, that garnered critical acclaim and support from minimal and techno trailblazers such as Sven Väth, Richie Hawtin, Magda, Tiefschwarz and Ricardo Villalobos.

This appreciation of the complete musical spectrum has gifted Rune with a devotion to groove and melodics and with it the dexterity to input real creative change to the genres he reveres, not least his beloved techno. “2010 was the year of the ketamine house wave, where the music was 118 bpm and everything was extremely boring”, reflects Rune. “I wanted some melodic techno, some energy back in this scene. People needed the energy to express themselves and go crazy for a bit.”

This notion faced opposition, even from within Rune’s close circles. But it was Kompakt founder Michael Mayer who had the insight to see what Kölsch was trying to achieve. Rune’s conviction that vibrations and melodics are the key to human response had tipped the balance, underlined by his experience as a hip hop DJ where he “needed something to catch me and drag me in. And that’s what techno should do!” Here too he drew on his love of Jeff Mills and Derrick May, recalling how “they used to make mistakes all the time. It would be a big mash of all kinds of stuff, but at least something was happening. That’s what I was missing and that’s what I’m trying to change with the Kölsch project.”

The result is ‘1977’, a personal collection of dancefloor destroyers that are continuing to send clubs and festivals across the globe into melodic supernova. Take this video of Kölsch’s set at Belgium’s I Love Techno festival, one of Rune’s 2013 highlights, where “people were doing sit downs, singing along to all the tracks”. Watch it. It puts the hairs up on the back of your neck. “The response was overwhelming,” said Rune in a recent interview with Mixmag (who named Kölsch as one of their ‘Stars Of 2013’), as “when you think about it, it was just a bunch of childhood memories with a kickdrum underneath.” 

Elsewhere he’s ripped up the airways with an acclaimed Essential Mix for Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, delivered his incendiary soundscape to Singapore’s world-renowned ZoukOut Festival, boomed his live show through the heaving basement of London’s XOYO and played the hallowed Space Terrace – in his words “a boyhood dream since I started going to Ibiza in 1999. That was what I wanted from life!” So opening Amnesia in 2014 with Joris Voorn will be a bonus then...

While these are reasons enough to keep the beaming smile beneath Kölsch’s trademark black fedora, his humility remains just as striking. While tracks like ‘Goldfisch’ have taken pivotal positions in the set lists of world class DJs from across the dance music spectrum – traversing the underground with Seth Troxler, while simultaneously providing credible new euphoric highs for the likes of Axwell – Rune remains joyously down to earth. All despite producing, with ‘1977’, an album that has crossed as many cultural and musical boundaries as his own childhood past.

From the face-twisting melodic drive of ‘Opa’ and ‘Bappedekkel’, to the chord-surfing piano groove of ‘Der Alte’ and the euphoric crescendos of ‘Lorely’, ‘Oma’ and ‘All That Matters’ (all hits in different countries), the fact remains that whether in your living room, on the dancefloors of the world’s greatest parties, or simply in your headphones on your way home, Kölsch’s ‘1977’ has re-defined techno and become an achievement that speaks for itself. 

Words: Phil Dudman – Clubs & Live Music Editor, Mixmag


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