Mixe - damals

Good old times ♥

ein alter Mix aus früheren Jahren

Null Forge - Techno Classix 2

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3 QUESTIONS to EINMUSIK:

Q: Summer 2015 is gone now. What was the most mindblowing gig for you?

A: I think playing in front of the New York city skyline on a boat was the most interesting experience and of course my gigs in Dubai and Ecuador, oh my god, we had many good parties in 2015 on the beach.

Q: What is a typical no go for you during a gig?

A: Hm.. I think every situation can be funny and you have to take many things easy in that job instead you are getting crazy :-) But i hate sound engineers which are not prepared - everybody should try to make the best job for the crowd, also the man behind the desk. 

Q: Do some people still ask you to play „Jittery Heritage“?

A: Of course! But i played it a lot and my sound changed even if i can still say that „Jittery Heritage“ was a good song for a good time.

Einmusik - HOW I MET THE BASS #11

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3 QUESTIONS to RUEDE HAGELSTEIN:

Q: Every title tells it's own story: what's the story behind your album name „Apophenia“?

A: I was jammin around for some weeks and it took me to different moods and feelings. I wrote it down like a story. The story is me. :)

Q: Besides Watergate, which is your favorite club/festival around the world?

A: I got lucky to have a resideny in beloved Beirut in 2016. It's one of the best venues I ever played. A loft with a view around the city and no roof. It's called Grand Factory.

Q: Which releases are planned for 2016 yet?

A: I finish some more remixes at the moment and then I do a new Upon You EP and I'm working on a another electronica album and well, let's see what time brings.

Ruede Hagelstein - HOW I MET THE BASS #12

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3 QUESTIONS to DAVE SEAMAN:

Q: Did you count the number of countries where you were playing in? 

A: I had to write down every country once for a visa application so I literally went through every country in the world and ticked them off so I know it’s over 80. Never in my wildest dreams did I think DJing would bring such privilege when I started.  


Q: Your label Selador gets stronger each release. What are your future plans with it?

A: We’ve already got our schedule sorted through until Autumn so really it’s about managing that and starting to do some more label parties. We’ve just launched a website and done our first T shirts and vinyl. Iff we’re not careful we’ll end up being like a proper record label soon! ;-)


Q: You released on huge labels such as Suara, Noir Music, Hive Audio. What´s planned for this year?

A: I’ve done remixes for Marc Marzenit for Natura Sonoris and Glenn Morrison for his own Morrison Recordings which are both yet to come out plus a collaboration with Acumen for his album on Time Has Changed. And I’m currently working on a handful of new original productions. I’m not sure which home they’ll end up with yet. Watch this space. 


Dave Seaman says: 
"When Marc invited me to take part in his HOW I MET THE BASS series, where DJs and producers relate some of their early influences in dance music, I decided to bypass the halcyon days of acid house, which is ground I’ve covered many times before, and go even further back. This mix spans the mid 1980s and features some the anthems of my youth. From the electro of my breakdancing days to the proto-house of my early clubbing adventures and my obsession with the New York nightlife of the time, this is How I Met The Bass. Hope you like it."

Dave Seaman - HOW I MET THE BASS #14

My Set @ RAVE STRIKES BACK, Kassablanca, Jena 05.03.2016

RaveStrikesBack 05.03.2016

compiled & selected by Michael Fakesch. Thx for dancing* www.michaelfakesch.com

Funkstoerung – RAVE Classics Mix – 2005

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3 QUESTIONS to NIKO SCHWIND

Q: You´ve been touring all over the world yet. What´s your favorite place? And where did you have the greatest partys? 

A: It´s hard to choose one country but I am definitly in love with Australia and Switzerland. To be part of the Rainbow Serpent Festival down under was one of my best experiences of my DJ career. 

Q: Obviously 90% of your music releases appear on Stil Vor Talent. What´s your special relation to this label? 

A: Since I've been part of it for close to 10 years now, the label has become a family to me and many of the artists are good friends to me, which shouldn't be taken for granted in these fast-paced, globalized times.

Q: Are there any news you want to tell us – what´s coming up this summer? 

A: Beside our Stil vor Talent Festivals during the summer, I'm really looking forward to my first gig at Melt Festival this July. New music will be released in late August on Stil vor Talent, as well.

Niko Schwind - HOW I MET THE BASS #22

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3 QUESTIONS to SOLEE:

Q: Some words about the music included in this podcast?

A: First of all I really love this concept! ;-) I decided to select some important tracks for me from my personal beginnings. Not the beginning of my project "Solee". When I started to listen, feel and celebrate electronic music in the early 90ies these were the tracks I felt in love with. With these tracks I spent many hours on the dancefloor when I drove with my friends to Frankfurt or Munich to big rave parties or to our local clubs in Stuttgart. But this kind of atmospheric and melodic music also inspired me to start collecting music, playing as a DJ and later producing my own music. Hey, maybe you can still hear some influences in my current "Solee" productions...haha! Anyway it was pure fun to dig out these oldies. Respect to the producers who created timeless masterpieces!!!


Q: Parquet Recordings is an established label since lots of years. What are your future plans with it?

A: Actually I´m really happy as things are now with Parquet Recordings. I still feel that the label is growing and getting more support from many different sites. So i think I don´t change a lot in future and will try to sign furthermore good music & artists and follow my musical concept, irrespective of any amusing trends or hypes.

Q: Which new Solee releases are in progress?

A: My "10 Years Parquet Recordings" CD Mix-Compilation has just been released including a new production called "Hyper". Furthermore I finished some remixes for artists like Habischman, Djuma Soundsystem, Third Son & Wally Lopez or Oliver Schories. They will be released in the coming weeks/months. Some new originals are also in progress - so stay tuned.

Solee - HOW I MET THE BASS #24

Sugar D. @ lovelee day 2016

This mix is dedicated to the music I grew up with. Those heavy drum lines, atmospheric and sometimes cheesy tunes. In the early 90s I came in touch with electronic music for the first time and perceived consciously. Now Jena City is celebrating 25 Years of Techno and House music in the city. That mix is for me a kind of memory lane and also a big thank you to the city and all the people who made 25 years happened.

01. Intro
02. Westbam - Celebration Generation [1994]
03. Moby - Feeling So Real (NiCa Edit) [1994]
04. Alex Reece - Feel The Sunshine (Original Mix) [1995]
05. The Prodigy - One Love [1993]
06. A.W.e.X. - It's Our Future [1995]
07. Quadrophonia - Quadrophonia [1990]
08. L.A. Style - James Brown Is Dead (Rap Remix Version) [1991]
09. 2 Bad Mice - Bomb Scare (Original Mix) [1991]
10. Mark ’Oh - Randy (Never Stop That Feeling) [1993]
11. Moby - Go! (Woodtick Mix) [1991]
12. Xpansions - Move Your Body (Elevation)(Club Mix) [1990]
13. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) [1994]
14. Felix - Don't You Want Me (Fierce Mix) [1992]
15. Underworld - Two Months Off (Extended Mix) [2002]
16. U.S.U.R.A. - Open Your Mind (Restricted Mix Edit) [1992]
17. The Prodigy - No Good (Start the Dance) [1994]
18. Cybordelics - Adventures Of Dama [1993]
19. DJ Edge - Nations [1994]
20. Perplexer - Acid Folk (Exit EEE remix) [1994]
21. Andreas Dorau - Stoned Faces Don't Lie (Oliver Lieb Remix) [1994]
22. Outro

More infos about 25 years of House & Techno in Jena: 
www.rave-strikes-back.de

More infos about Nicola Candelaria:
https://www.facebook.com/DJ-Nicola-Candelaria-176471075727836/

More infos about Nicolas Radio show called Radio Electronica Jena:
http://www.radioelectronica.de

2016

Nicola Candelaria – MY RAVE TIMES – 1990-2002

SEFF on:
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3 QUESTIONS to SEFF:

Q) Tell us about your mix. Why did you choose to mix these tracks? 

A) I know it’s a very cliche thing to say but I actually first started listening to underground music when I was around 6 years old, I used to “borrow” my older sister’s old rave tapes and have been hooked ever since. I had my first set of turntables for my 8th birthday way back in 1994 and over the years I unfortunately lost most of my old ‘Oldskool Rave’ records from back then so had to move forward a little for this mix to a later time in the nineties when I played this stuff that we then called “Power Trance” or “Trancecore” as some may know it as. All of the tracks in this mix bring back so many good memories and mean a hell of a lot to me and I could have easily done a ten hour mix as I really enjoyed doing this so thanks so much for asking me to do it. 

Q) Winter is close, so: what were your highlights this year yet? 

A) So many but it has to all boil down to my residency for Steve Lawler’s Warriors night at Sankeys in ibiza, I only played there 4 times this year as apposed to the 11 times last season but it was still so special every time, I have so much passion for the brand and the club.

Q) Which SEFF releases are coming soon and what can we expect from you in 2017? 

A) I have a new EP that has just been released this Monday on Twisted Fusion Records called ‘Get A Hit/La Musica’ which has been getting some really big support so I’m really happy about that, I’m also returning to VIVa MUSiC this Friday with a remix which I’ve done of Apollo 84’s track called ‘Freaky Deal’ I have a couple of EP’s coming on my own Mindmaze imprint too before the year is out, a remix for Majesty on London based label ‘Abode’ and the rest is all a bit under wraps for now, just keep an eye on my socials for more info on those as there’s lots of great releases coming up that I can’t say too much about just yet.

SEFF - HOW I MET THE BASS #31

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3 QUESTIONS to MARKUS KAVKA:

Q) TV & radio moderator, book-author, DJ – is there something missing to complete your career? (guess becoming a professional football player is a little bit too late now)

A) Becoming a professional football player was indeed my first dream. It didn’t come true obviously, but doing all the other stuff has been great fun as well. I am really lucky and blessed considering that I am enjoying my work so much that I would even pay for it. Instead, people are paying ME! Overall I’m a very happy boy.

Q) You started DJing in the 1990s so you probably have a lot of storys to tell. Which special moments left those chosen records in your mind? 

A) The overall story of my chosen records spans the complete timeline of electronic music in my life, so I guess will tell you something about the tracks . "Fade To Grey" by Visage was the very first record I bought, in early 1981, age 14. Depeche Mode was aside of The Cure the first band I was a fan of, and I still am. "See You" was the first DM-single I bought in 1982. "Blue Monday" was a true epiphany for me in 1983, I still play this record occasionally in my sets, people always love it. "Quite Unusual" by Front 242 represents my interest in Electronic Body Music and Industrial in the Mid- and Late-80ies. "Unfinished Sympathy" is my favorite track of Massive Attacks 1991-milestone-record "Blue Lines". I still like their stuff. "Terminator" by Goldie marks the beginning of my fascination for Drum´n´Bass in the 90’s, I really danced my ass off to that stuff. Around 1995/96 I started DJing, and Daft Punks seminal album "Homework" was among the stuff I played. I still do as a matter of fact. Steve Bugs classic "Loverboy" marks the Minimal-/Tech House-phase I had in the late 90ies, I still love this track. I was living in Cologne during that time and my favorite Club was Studio672, where Kompakt Records hosted their legendary "Total Confusion"-parties. By then I was completely hooked on Techno. The Wighnomy-Brothers-Remix of Slam’s "This World" is one of my favorite tracks of all time. When it came out in 2004 I literally played it in every single one of my sets for at least one year straight, I still play it from time to time. "Archangel" by Burial is a track by on of my favorite artists of all time, taken from his fantastic 2007 album "Untrue". That´s the stuff I mostly listen to at home. Same thing applies for Moderat and their three wonderful albums. The remix DJ Koze did for their track "Bad Kingdom" is probably one of my most favorite remixes of all time. The journey eventually closes with the remix that Sascha Cawa and Dirty Doering did for my latest track "Holy Moly". Hope you like it. One more important thing: Since almost all the tracks differ very much in style and BPM I deliberately did not mix them. Instead I played them from start to finish in their original tempo. Just in case you wonder.

Q) Which highlights are coming up next behind the decks, out of the studio lab and in front of the TV-cameras?

A) I am looking very much forward to playing at Docks/Hamburg on Dec.3 and KaterBlau/Berlin on Dec.9. In January and February I will go back into the studio to produce new tracks for a spring release. As far as my TV-stuff goes I will continue to present the Football-World-Cup-Qualifiers on RTLnitro.

Markus Kavka - HOW I MET THE BASS #34

RAFAEL CERATO on:
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3 QUESTIONS to RAFAEL CERATO:

Q: Tell us about your mix: how did these tracks shape your career?

A: They are my basics, my first influences and my very first vinyls, they gave to me another approach into the electronic music, between acid vibes and melodic emotional vibrations. Without them I will be not a producer actually.

Q: From the Provence to the world. Where´s your favorite spot to DJ?

A: Mmmh, hard to say. But after I played in several countries and citys I think Cape Town in South Africa is just amazing and full of inspiration. But of course, I love the one and only Berlin.

Q: You are producing like a machine. Which Cerato releases are coming the next few days/weeks?

A: Haha right. On 12th May my new EP on Definition Music is coming and another one on Click Records. And of course our DePulse & Cerato track on the 100th Einmusika release, a vinyl edition.

Rafael Cerato - HOW I MET THE BASS #51

Job Jobse's In Session mix is one of our favourite this year. 

It's a homage to early rave music and it's going to blow you away. We spoke with Job to find out his thoughts behind the mix and this is what he said.

"I wanted to make a mix with strictly early rave tracks. Ever since I got into dance music I’ve been obsessed with rave culture and the things that were going on in the early 90’s. Especially in the UK, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany (and on this little island called Ibiza of course). Even though I was still in diapers when it was actually happening"

More exclusive music

In Session: Job Jobse

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3 QUESTIONS to MARTIN ROTH:

Q: Your mix goes back to the early 1990´s. Have you already been a DJ and producer in these early electronic days?

A: In the early 1990ies I was primarily the guy in the queue to Frankfurt’s electronic clubs & parties quite nervous as still under age hoping to slip in. I started producing in 1995 and had my first vinyl release in 1996 quickly followed by several other records which made it easier to built up a nice studio with a (few) samplers, synthesizers and recording gear in the following years. On the performing side I did Live-Acts first as I wasn’t the record collecting turntablist hanging in record stores every week in the first place. This changed in the early 2000’s when I was a bit tired of traveling every corner of the world with heavy gear and replaced that with the record box as DJing became a welcome foil to work in the studio with many benefits.

Q: As a DJ you´ve already seen most parts of the world. But where is your favorite spot to play?

A: As the world has so much to offer & every spot has it’s character it is really hard to pick a favorite and everybody knows I love India as well as the variety of the US as well as the fantastic people & food in South America but Europe of course too not to forget the other great Asian & African places. So as for me the traveling is still one of the best things in this job & life my favorite is always the exotic adventurous place in whatever time- or climate-zone but could be also around the corner here in Berlin.

Q: You´ve got a recent release on Submarine Vibes out - which other Martin Roth stuff can we expect this year?

A: I took a year of kinda paternity leave in the last 12 months so production-work fell a bit through and I was a bit quiet recently as I haven’t been really able to focus how I should. But I am back on track now since a few weeks, already finished my Anjunadeep09 contribution for this late summer, have several more plans with Maria (Marymoon) on the more Techno side, did two further nice collabs with close colleagues which will be out soon and will focus in addition a lot more on „An Analog Guy In A Digital World“. Touring will continue again through my favorite places in summer and autumn so check the agenda for dates.

Martin Roth - HOW I MET THE BASS #55

MARCO RESMANN on:
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3 QUESTIONS to MARCO RESMANN:

Q: Tell us about your mix. How did these tracks have an impact on your later doings?

A: The tracks in the mix played an important role in my career as a DJ and producer. Apart from the Kraftwerk tune, all of them are from the period between 1990 - 1997, the time when I got infected with the Techno & House virus and started to buy records and became step by step a DJ. I still love them all, they are timeless and still playable, which is amazing.

Q: Your tour schedule looks huge. Where do you find your rest?

A: Somewhere in between touring, studio work and family life. Honestly more while touring than at home with 2 little kids.

Q: Which Resmann and Upon.You projects are upcoming?

A: End of September I will release my third EP on Poker Flat Recordings. I’ve contributed a track for the 15 Years Watergate compilation, which will be out in November. I also have my third EP on Watergate Records in the pipeline, which I produced together with some great talents from South Africa at the Red Bull Studio in Cape Town. Oliver Huntemann delivered a badass Techno Remix. Release date will be probably November or December. With Upon You we're celebrating our 10 years anniversary and are planning a jubilee compilation as well. More info soon.

Marco Resmann - HOW I MET THE BASS #67

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3 QUESTIONS to TOWNSHIP REBELLION:

Q: Four man behind looks like a "boy band". How have you guys met each other and what's the story behind your artist name?

A: We are all friends from the same town in South Germany. We don't have a big local scene like Berlin or Cologne so it was obvious to us that we had to work hard to be recognized. The name came from a homage to a "Rage Against The Machine" track with the same title. 

Q: Guess it's not that easy to match all tastes when producing or playing your music. How do you arrange with this in the studio or on the stage?

A: We all have different backgrounds and talents. It takes time to bring all of those together, but at the end of the day everyone in the team benefits from our diverse pool of skillsets. What most people don't see that we don't just produce, we handle the whole thing ourselves, from management to booking, video productions, marketing etc.. Basically all the areas artists need to handle these days. On the stage we currently play as a team of two representing Township at gigs. 

Q: Which future projects are on the way?

A: We are starting our first bigger international tours towards the end of the year. There will also be a few more releases this year to look forward to.

Township Rebellion - HOW I MET THE BASS #68

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3 QUESTIONS to umami:

Q: As a duo – was it hard to select music for a classics podcast as you both probably had different influences?

A: (Robert) Well first of all, we both have pretty different background musically. And our taste in music when we started doing house music was also quite different from each other so the tracks we picked from that period in our lives aren't really all in one genre. But in the end, it's more interesting to create a podcast with more diverse music!

Q: As you are currently working on a new live-act - what will be the difference to the past one?

A: (Robert) For one thing we have switched roles. Sam used to "pilot" the tracks while I was playing drum pads and sounds to it. Now it's the other way around and I'm navigating the beats and main tracks and Sam can concentrate on playing the guitar, tweaking synths and singing. And bringing a guitar is definitely something new we want to try out!

Q: I´ve heard there is a new album in progress. Please tell us more about this and also which further Umami projects are on the way!

A: (Robert) Yes there is definitely an album coming! We just don't know when! Almost all of the core ideas are finished, but we are still not sure how to "dress" them. We have one song we wrote with a friend of ours, and right now it's very heavy on the synth side. But we could also imagine it being more organic and dreamy. Those are difficult decisions. But we will figure it out eventually.

umami - HOW I MET THE BASS #69

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3 QUESTIONS to SIMINA GRIGORIU:

Q: Talking about your mix: how did these tracks have an impact on your career?

A: I used to listen to Jungle and Hip-Hop growing up. I loved Break Beats and even Euro Trash like Gigi D’Agostino and and super oldies my parents used to listen to. My musical taste is all over the map. However, since I got into Techno over 15 years ago, there have been many classics to admire and some tracks that have become MY personal classics. I love Juan Atkins and I have so much respect for guys like Paul Kalkbrenner, Adam Beyer, Jeff Mills, Derrick May and the list goes on. It was quite hard to find the tracks to find into a one-hour mix but I did and I hope you guys like it! :) 

Q: By touring with your husband you´ve probably seen almost everything from the world. But where is your favorite spot to be – and to DJ? 

A: hahah! Why does it always come down to these personal questions, huh? I don’t often tour with Paul. We have our own tour schedules and rarely play at the same venues. We have a wonderful home life and a family but business is business and business is separate from home life. As for what I’ve seen of the world, I can describe a lot of it, but on tour I usually see the airports, the clubs and the inside of hotel rooms. Traveling and being on tour are totally different animals and there is often not enough time to enjoy the cities in which I play. Now with a family there is almost no posibility for an extra day here or there. I prefer to be home with my babies; The big one and the little one.

Q: Which future projects are on the way?

A. I have some new tracks coming out on my own label, Kuukou Records, as well as some remixes on other techno labels. We are currently working on our next Kuukou label party and I am traveling a lot at the moment. Locally around EU but also some extended trips on the horizon. More info to come soon, or, just check out siminagrigoriu.com

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