In remembrance of Marc-André Janizewski. I miss you deeply!

Cotumo - Nation of Gondwana 2021

One of my greatest joys of indoor raving is for sure playing for Symbiotikka at Kit Kat Club. So glad we are back. Please listen only if you don't feel offended by moaning voices!

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club for Symbiotikka (2021-09-29)

I love coming back to this very special event every time. 

If you prefer to listen to an audience-free record, here you go:

http://tiny.cc/kitty-no-audience-1

Pic by Gili Shani

Cotumo - Symbiotikka at Kit Kat Club Berlin (18-05-2022)

"Ich warte seit 6 Stunden jetzt!".

NO AUDIENCE DOWNLOAD: 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j9gq0zoejyknf4l/Cotumo%20-%20Hammahalle%20no%20audience.mp3?dl=0

Nachdem ich über die Jahre zweimal vom Dampfer in die Hammahalle verlegt wurde (das eine Mal während des laufenden Sets) und ich dann etwas unvorbereitet in den heiligen Hallen stand und dann einfach 5 BPM schneller gedreht hab, stand dann vor ein paar Wochen einer der Booker des Sisyphos bei meinem letzten Gig im Kitty neben mir und fragte „Sag mal Hannes, warum haben wir Dich eigentlich noch nie in die Halle gebucht? Wollen wir das mal ändern?“. Aber sowas von! war meine Antwort. Ich konnte nur sonntags aber das ist eh mein liebster Tag auszugehen. Die Traube an Feierwütigen löst sich langsam und die Spreu trennt sich vom Weizen, der Drang schnell zum hedonistischen Höhepunkt zu kommen lässt nach und alles darf sich seine Zeit nehmen. So war das Timing an diesem Sonntag auch perfekt, denn vorher klopfte Kaufmann schon den jetzt fest eingerichteten Tunnel-Floor schön weich wie ein Schnitzel. Um 22 Uhr wurde dann kurzerhand das ganze DJ-Pult einfach in die Halle gerollt und alle, die noch stehen konnten, strömten mit in herein. Mein Plan erstmal etwas runter zu fahren nach der Abfahrt da draußen ging auf, bis ein paar Übermotivierte mich animierten langsam die Handbremse los zu lassen. Was dann passierte war für mich jedenfalls eine Endorphinausschüttung der Extraklasse, bekomme jetzt noch Gänsehaut beim durchhören des Sets und des Wiedererlebens. Viel Spaß!

P.S. wie immer gibt’s eine Aufnahme ohne Audience zum separaten Download und die mit auf SC.

Hammahalle Debut @ Sisyphos Berlin (2022-06-12)

Cotumo - Nation of Gondwana 2022 (Seebühne Closing)

Slowly starting into the new year after the heat of the night.

Cotumo - Sisyphos Dampfer at 10 a.m. (NYE 22/23)

Cotumo @ Sisyphos Hammahalle Berlin (1st of May 2023)

That was once again the best nation of all time. As the closing DJ by the lake, Sundays always feel like a new festival, especially since the lakeside stage has really improved over the last few years, transforming Sunday from a chill party to a high-energy dance floor. Before me, the two amazing DJs 'The Honey Tapes' from London delivered an unbelievably good power-house set and, at the same time, their first-ever festival set, leaving everyone thrilled and exhausted. I had no intention of directly picking up from there, so I started by lowering the BPM quite a bit and gave myself and the crowd some time to come down with a few more melancholic tracks to gather energy for the finale. It didn't surprise me at all that a handful of people, including some friends, switched stages - in fact, I expected and welcomed it. I refuse to simply cater to expectations and deliver on demand; my little hobby project Cotumo means too much to me for that. With an extended set time of 4 hours, I had all the time in the world to gradually build up the set, fill the dance floor again (luckily also with my missing friends), and take it to new heights.

My personal highlight was definitely XXX, who suddenly started dancing on a trash bin right in the middle of the dance floor... and oh, how he danced! It was delightful to watch him and musically feed off his energy. For me, it was a more than perfect weekend with a fitting conclusion. I even managed to make it on time to catch Dohse's set, and there are rumors that a certain Mr. Siriusmo was present for the first time and understood the impact he had with his track; love!

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Cotumo - Nation Of Gondwana 2023 (Seebühne Closing)

Only two weeks after closing down the Strand floor at Nation of Gondwana, I had the honor to do the same at Sisyphos. So immediately after the festival I started digging deep into the music again and found so many gems. And being the first rain free Sunday for a while, Sisyphos was packed with euphoric people from all over the world. A more than rewarding crowd. Thank you!

Cotumo - Sisyphos Berlin Strand Closing (13.08.2023)

I arrived at Golden Gate club early in the morning, and, honestly, I hadn't expected a big party to be in full swing on a Friday morning, only few days after NYE. To my surprise, the place was packed. The DJ before me was playing an amazing set, perfectly setting the vibe for the day. I took over and ended up playing for 6 hours and enjoyed it deeply, especially before my two months break from deejaying.

Cotumo - Golden Gate Afterhour (January 2024)

6 a.m. at Dampfer and I could blew off a lot of steam!

Cotumo - Sisyphos Berlin Re-Opening @ Dampfer (2024-03-08)

Cotumo - Sisyphos Strand Closing June 2024

The 30th birthday of Nation of Gondwana was one for the books!

Cotumo - 30 Years Nation Of Gondwana (2024 Closing Set)

Thank you to Antonio Riverón for the beautiful artwork. And of course to all the lovely ducks for dancing so thoroughly.

Cotumo - Sisyphos Strand Closing Berlin (September 2024)

Just over a week ago, I celebrated my 20th DJ anniversary with a set in the Hammahalle at Sisyphos. Sisy has been, and still is, such an important part of my journey—not just as a DJ, but also personally as a place to party. That’s why it felt like such an honor to mark this milestone there. The crowd, the atmosphere, the energy—everything just clicked from start to finish. Especially considering that the Hammahalle isn’t always the floor with the most audience feedback. But this time, it was different—warm, heartfelt, and simply beautiful.

To everyone who joined me that night: you made it unforgettable. And to those who missed it—your loss, but you’re still welcome to listen to the recording. ;)

A huge thank you to Antonio Riverón for the incredible artwork.

P.S. I even managed to surprise myself musically with this set. Everything just fell into place, even on the technical side. It felt like a true flow, and it’s clear to me that as a DJ, I’m always learning and evolving, taking baby steps further along the journey. I can’t wait to see where the next 20 years of DJing will take me!

tracklist:

1. Balthazar & JackRock - Save Me (Original Mix)  
2. Hollen - Hocus Pocus (Original Mix)  
3. Raito - Believe In Me (Original Mix)  
4. AIO - Illusion (Original Mix)  
5. Ironside (PT) - Rumble (Original Mix)  
6. Monococ - Purple Haze (Original Mix)  
7. ZIFR - Radiation (Original Mix)  
8. Oscar L - Get Lost (Original Mix)  
9. Lampé - Change It Master  
10. Luke Colborn - Talk About It (Original Mix)  
11. TiM TASTE - Parasite (Original Mix)  
12. Blas Johnston - Frequencies (Peku Remix)  
13. Hiboo, NoNameLeft - Ego Lab (Original Mix)  
14. Carbon - The Willingness (Original Mix)  
15. Township Rebellion, NoNameLeft - Adriana Said (Original Mix)  
16. Horisone, NoNameLeft - Binary Effect (Original Mix)  
17. Township Rebellion, Victor Pilava, Roemisch - Fantasia On A Theme (Original Mix) 
18. Oliver Huntemann - Crank (Original Mix)  
19. HNTZ - Curved Spacetime (Neumann Remix)  
20. NoNameLeft - Dyson Sphere (Original Mix)  
21. Neumann - Lost in Time (Original Mix)  
22. Plastic Robots, Underlow, Eivo - Acid Rain (Original Mix)  
23. Sian - Pause (Oliver Koletzki & Reinier Zonneveld Remix)  
24. Teenage Mutants - Rising (Original Mix)  
25. INLINE, Spoon (HU) - Peyote (Original Mix)  
26. Teenage Mutants - Vidy (Original Mix)  
27. SUDO - Real World (Original Mix)  
28. Anahit Vardanyan - Tatev (André Winter Remix)  
29. Floormagnet - Space Age (Tiger Stripes Remix)  
30. Cosmic Boys - Astral Love  (Original Mix)  
31. Transcode - Synesthesia (Original Mix)  
32. Tiger Stripes - Nocturne (Original Mix)  
33. Spartaque - Tonight We Dance (Original Mix)  
34. Wehbba - Nitro (Original Mix)  
35. Julien Riess - On the Wire (Original Mix)  
36. Eli Brown - Deep Down (Original Mix)  
37. Mark Reeve - Golden (2024 Remake)  
38. RSRRCT - Defy Gravity (Original Mix)  
39. Harvey McKay - Elves Playground (Original Mix)  
40. Rowetta, Gary Burrows - No Different (Original Mix)  
41. Tiger Stripes - Renegade (Original Mix)  
42. Jay Lumen - Here We Go (Original Mix)  
43. Pleasurekraft - Sex and the Machine (Original Mix)

Cotumo - 20 Years jubilee @ Sisyphos Hammalle (December 2024)

Cotumo - Südpol Hamburg (2.3.2025)

After 21 years of DJing, I played at my friends’ wedding for the very first time. The night before, I asked the groom what kind of tracks they liked. He just said, “Didn’t you see the Telegram group with the wedding playlists as inspiration?” I hadn’t. My week was so fully packed but when I finally checked, I found the group buried between ominous Berlin afterhour chats — and was stunned to see that the bride and groom had carefully prepared 80 danceable tracks for us DJs.

So I started building my set around their selection. There was plenty of overlap with my own library, especially with a lot of classics from the time of the rising of Berlin's electronic music scene.  I bought a few songs I didn’t have already, and then added another 100 from my collection. While preparing, I got goosebumps. The love in that music reminded me exactly why I became a DJ in the first place: to share songs with friends and craft compilations meant especially for one person — or, in this case, two.

The wedding itself was so beautiful I could have cried. And I did. Right after the very first transition, when I looked up and saw the couple dancing together deeply in love in the front row. From then on it was pure bliss — everyone swept up inside the warm bubble of love’s magic.

Cotumo - The Wedding DJ Set That Made Me Cry Behind the Decks

When you start a set at 9AM and go on for 8 hours... only at Golden Gate!

Cotumo - Golden Gate Afterhour (December 2025)

There are these scarce moments in your DJ career when everything comes together. The right setting, the right athmosphere and people, the right light and soundsystem, the right music for the right club. Everything connects and vibrates in the same frequency. Even when I did not use a microphone to record the crowd and room, I still can hear the reverb of the Hammahalle over the recording and I hope you can too. To put it in one hashtag: #setofmylife

Sisyphos Opening Hammahalle 4.3.2018

After 10 years I had the chance to play at the legendary Kit Kat Club again. What a fun night!

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club for Symbiotikka (30.05.2018)

When the booker of Sisyphos calls you Sunday evening when you're lying in bed and tells you that you won't sleep tonight but close the Wintergarten floor from 6-11:30am. Gold!

Cotumo @ Sisyphos Wintergarten 11.06.2018 (Closing Set)

Cotumo @ Nation of Gondwana 2018 / Seebühne Closing

We had the honor to play at the legendary Kit Kat Club for Symbiotikka and it was a 5 hours rave out of this world!

Follow Michi on his Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/adhsofficial

A.D.H.S. & Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club for Symbiotikka (01.08.2018)

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club Berlin for Symbiotikka (28.11.2018)

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club Berlin for Symbiotikka (20.02.2019)

What startet as my first time ever set at Dampfer floor, ended at Hammahalle in the end. I had to switch floors while deejaying so they could set up the stage for the band after me. That wasn't planned but was a more than funny experience and I just pitched it up to 130bpm and played a bit more forward tracks in the end. Hope you'll enjoy as I did! Sorry for the a bit over gained second part. Didn't adjust the levels properly after the move to Hammahalle.

Sisyphos Dampfer & Hammahalle (05.05.2019)

Goosebumps when uploading this... so much energy and love all over. Thank you and Happy 25 @ Pyonen <3

Cotumo @ Nation of Gondwana 2019 / Seebühne Closing

Kitty Kitty Kitty! Symbiotikka has grown to be a residency for me where I feel always welcome like I am and where I can express myself musically and always find open ears and arms!

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club Berlin for Symbiotikka (13.11.2019)

Musik ist für mich schon immer ein Realitätsfluchthelfer gewesen. Sie ermöglicht es mir mich aus meiner Umgebung  und dem aktuellen Weltgeschehen zurück zu ziehen. Ich kann mich in ihr verkriechen wie in einer Höhle. Diese Höhle ist ein Raum, den ich selbst gestalten kann, in dem ich mich frei bewegen kann und der ein weit verzweigtes Netz, tief in eine andere Welt darstellt. Manchmal ist es einfach den Eingang zu finden und ich muss nur die Augen schließen und die Musik umschließt mich wie warmer Regen, der mir Gänsehaut verschafft. Seit Jahren schwebt mir eine Mixserie vor, mit der ich dieses Gefühl forcieren kann. Musik an, Augen zu und auf Entdeckungsreise gehen: “The Space Between“. Komm mit! 

Ich denke ihr habt mittlerweile alle die diversen Nothilfeprogramme eurer Lieblingsclubs oder Festivals gefunden und supportet, daher bitte ich euch, wenn es euch finanziell möglich ist, auf betterplace.org ein Projekt auszusuchen und die Obdachlosen zu unterstützen, die von der Krise wirtschaftlich sicher am härtesten getroffen wurden. Gerne könnt ihr auch mich unterstützen indem ihr das Set auf der Social-Media-Plattform eurer Wahl und auf SoundCloud herzt, teilt und kommentiert. Haltet die Ohren steif, genießt es wie die Welt zur Ruhe gezwungen wird und behaltet den Glauben an euch und eure Liebsten. Es geht immer weiter!

Cotumo - The Space Between #TSB001

So happy I had the chance to play the Sunday closing of the beach floor of Sisyphos for their birthday. Now I'm off for a while playing no shows but will upload a home session from time to time. Stay safe <3

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