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 searched my whole library for the perfect Sunday morning tracks at Golden Gate and in the end it was so much fun putting the groove puzzle together. Enjoy!

Cotumo - Golden Gate Closing Set (2021-10-24)

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Sisyphos Strand Closing Berlin 30/04/2022 (Mal mit ohne dazwischen quatschen)

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!

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)

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)

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)

For the third time this year I had the honor to play for Symbiotikka at the magic Kit Kat Club in Berlin and this time had the feeling I really managed to transport my idea of techno for this special location. Enjoy!

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club for Symbiotikka (24.10.2018)

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club Berlin for Symbiotikka (28.11.2018)

After the New Year's Eve madness I found the time to resort my whole digital record collection and that had a huge impact on my set at the fabuluous Golden Gate Afterhour. Tracks from 2006-2019!

Cotumo @ Golden Gate for Compute Afterhour (12.01.2019)

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club Berlin for Symbiotikka (20.02.2019)

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

A packed club on a hot summer day is something special and actually this was the first time I saw people jumping into the pool... so yeah this was a f***ing good party!

Pic by Gili Shani.

Cotumo @ Symbiotikka at Kit Kat Club Berlin (2019-08-28)

Happy to share this piece of my personal DJ history with you. 15 years is a long time so I tried to put in some personal classics but still remain a consistent thread in the mix and keep it thrilling. Thank you to everyone who made this day so special to me, especially the Sisyphos crew who welcomed me with open arms even when I came 20 minutes late to my set due to a long aircraft delay.  

For those who like the raw record without audience (ohne Gequatsche)... here you go:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/30y1w6my4n5spu3/Cotumo%20-%20%2015%20years%20at%20Sisyphos%20Strand%20%2822.09.2019%29%20NO%20AUDIENCE.mp3?dl=0

The freshly shaved pic is from 2005 by the way ;)

Cotumo - 15 years at Sisyphos Strand Berlin (22.09.2019)

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)

This will be my last Kitty set for a while as I'm taking a break in January and February and will be back for Symbiotikka in March 2020. Until then I collected all sets in a playlist for you to enjoy <3

https://soundcloud.com/cotumo/sets/cotumo-kit-kat-club-symbiotikka

Pic by Gili Shani

Cotumo @ Kit Kat Club Berlin for Symbiotikka (04.12.2019)

Cotumo @ K.Äfter Afterhour / Fiese Remise Berlin (01.01.2020)

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

Even when the world breaks down we still can imagine our little paradise!

Cotumo - Imagination of Gondwana 2020

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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