At my last gig, the owner came up to me and said...: "no hits!"

Of course I knew what he meant, but the next day I started to think: what is a hit for me. Don't I always play hits (in some form or another)?

So I decided to record a techno set that it is my "best of", a "hits only" playlist, quickly going into the 140-beats-per-minute-Zone...

if you like techno, there is a high chance, you'll have heard of most of this "no hits" compilation with names like Not a Headliner, Beau Didier, Slam, Bjarki; with classics from Skatman, Outlander or Moby, and newer stuff from Benjamin Fröhlich, Sina XX or Dam Swindle.

Enjoy!



Tracklist:

Sam Paganini - Rave
Outlander - Vamp
Two Mamarrachos - Let's find another After (Walentin Pauer Remix)
Skatman - Feel Your Soul
Rabbit in the moon - Timebomb
Dam Swindle - Alright (Just a Tribute)
Slam - Positive Education
Benjamin Fröhlich - Do you wanna rave?
Moby - GO! (Rainforest Mix)
A Thousand Details - Erdinger Reinheitsgebot
Umek - Lanicor
Marco Bailey/John Miller - Ipanema
Bjarki - Lefthanded Fuqs
Not A Headliner - A Moral Problem
Ceephax Acid Crew - Bureau de Rave
Nymed - Vassau (Oliver Deutschmann Remix)
Bruce Zalcer - Straight up! (Uncertain Remix)
Regal - She dances alone (Slam Remix)
Ural 13 Diktators - Aerojamit
Beau Didier - Bit 4.2
Sina XX - Spaceracer
DJ Scot Project - U (V-mix)
Not A Headliner - Positive Discrimination

"No Hits!" - Techno Compilation (all hits)

I couldn't sleep. 
I mean: I REALLY couldn't sleep.
If anybody had real insomnia themselves, they will know how awful it is.
To say this straight away: this has been several weeks back and I'm ok now.

In one of the nights I decided to record some music and see where it goes. I think like most us in moments of weakness, I resorted to the familiar and the things that make me feel secure. That explains why there are lots of old songs or classical music in this as well as some mind-tripping remixes (like the mind-bending James Holden remix of Madonna).

I listened to it after two days and instantly decided to re-record it, because people might get worried. For example there was a very slow pitched D:Ream ¨Things can only can get better¨ that  followed Ella Fitzgerald´s ¨Everything must change¨ and it really sounded like a good-bye to the world.

So here it is: the re-recorded nighttime mix. 
It contains a lot of alternative remixes and uncommercial styles - a lot of it I would have considered un-mixable, but what can I say, I tried my best. 
There are a few build ups and breaks in this... Maybe the result is closer to a nighttime playlist rather than a continuous mix? 

Tracklist: 

Gareth Averill - Time is River
Atelier Francesco feat. Astrid - Dead End (Martin Buttrich Ambient Mix)
Martin Roth - An Analog Guy in a Digital World
Madonna - Get Together (James Holden remix)
Rumer - Slow 
Jürgen Paape - Ein schöner Land
Radiohead - Everything in it’s Right Place (Hubert Kirchner remix) 
Jon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal (Remaster 2023) 
Tracey Thorn - Kings Cross (Hot Chip remix) 
Sia - Breathe me (Four Tet remix) 
John Barry - You only live twice 
Alexander Arutiunian - Concert for trumpet and orchestra number 2 
Late Night Tuff Guy - That’s the Way 
Pablo Bozzi - Sleepless Nights 
Gudrun Gut - Monumental (Gudrun Gut remix)  
Yello - Lost Again (Moby´s Chill remix) 
Cosmosolar - We Tripantu 
Jon Hopkins - Part VIII, Nothing is Lost 
Madonna - Nothing really matters (Vikram remix)
Mucho Macho - Easy Living (Ashley Beedle´s Nuestra Cosa Dub remix) 
Joy Orbison & Overmono - Still moving 
Yuzza - Pray (Rami Chami remix) 
Dominik Eulberg - Wenn es Perlen regnet

Insomnia mix 2024

Armchair Critic