'Sample this!' is my 4th Work Records Compilation and the tape was probably the one in the series, that got the most attention & found fans among its listeners. Olavs Samplitude started a new buzz around the label & lead him to his next 'own' label, Rootz Records. I almost forgot, how fast these tracks are - especially for house records back then.

awake in WORK.four - Sample this! - BLT 'Sample 2024' Remix

awake in WORK.four - Sample this! (BLT 'Sample 2024' Remix) * BLT Label Series *

Since earliest childhood i was into music & the turntable & vinyl of my parents. My father initiated my addiction to vinyl finally by starting to let me select a record at the age of 6 years. Since then i bought music on vinyl. When i started visiting clubs with 15 & was experiencing the gay scene, i often brought some of my house records to an event & asked the, dj if he knows these or could play them - they did & after a few times they handed me the headphone & said "do it yourself, you're welcome" (ultimate thanks to 'Ralf Auge', Toby Geier & Ludger Werb at this point - you lit the spark in the clubs or let me 'practice' at your homes). Thinking about these first steps into djing makes me smile with a bit of melancholy... this is an experience that is hard to imagine these days.

With my first own earned money at age 16 or 17 i finally bought 2 turntables, a mixer, a headphone & started to mix at home with the records i bought until then. I began giving my mixtapes to other djs, that did own parties in town & i got often the possibility to play. In 2006 i took a break from djing for 6 or 7 years. Vinyl production dropped, many labels switched to digital format - something i never was interested in, not even in cds. In 2013 i recognized, that vinyl was ready for a big return to the market.

My vinyl library expands meanwhile a 7000+ records & is still rising. If you hear anything here that you like, let me know.

I'm open for bookings, just hit the message button if you have any question.

played @

Tangente, Ulm
Donauturm, Ulm
Hexenhaus, Ulm
Mogambo, Ulm
After Hour @ Rockside, Ulm
Myers, Ulm
Café 113, Ulm
Millenium, Ulm
Hemperium, Ulm
Club Action, Ulm (Techno Fortress)
Liederkranz, Ulm

El Rubio, Neu-Ulm
Prestige, Neu-Ulm

Radio Free FM, Ulm
Radio RCG, Neu-Ulm
Radio SunrayFM, Blaubeuren

Röhre, Stuttgart
'Club 69' Events, Augsburg
Carfax, Memmingen
Climax Institutes, Stuttgart
Airport, Friedrichshafen

awake in WORK.four - Sample this! (BLT 'Sample 2024' Remix) * BLT Label Series *

Bastian Leonidas Thomas