BIESMANS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/bsmns
- SoundCloud: @biesmans

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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass

3 QUESTIONS to BIESMANS:

Q: Talking about your mix, a vinyl only selection: How did you select the tracks and what do these records still mean to you?

A: I started buying (mainly Trance) records in '97 and I decided to put a mix together that shows my evolution over a time span of roughly 10 years. You can see it as a journey from playing records at home in my basement till the point where things got more serious and I was playing a lot in (local) clubs. Musically this translates into a trip from Trance to Techno with a pinch House. This mix brought back so much good memories, goosebumps all the way!!!

Q: How did you spend your time since the first lockdown?

A: I’ve spent my time in the studio. It’s my outlet, a way to stay sane and don’t get depressed I guess. I really cannot say where I would be without my music in a time like this. I’m not the type of person that can sit back and ride this thing out from the couch. I need to put my energy into something and that something is music!
 
Q: Which projects are you currently working on and what can we expect from you the next months?

A: I’m doing several things right now. First of all I gave myself a little challenge to make (unofficial) remixes of Belgian 80’s classics. I felt it could be a way to explore different musical territories and its so much fun dive into the music I grew up with. I’m even contacting the original artists behind these songs and they all love the idea! Apart from that I’m also focussing on new originals and also a few remixes for some amazing artists! This year there will be coming new music on a monthly basis so keep your ears pealed!

Biesmans - HOW I MET THE BASS #197

OLIVER KOLETZKI on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/oliverkoletzki
- SoundCloud: @oliverkoletzki

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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass

3 QUESTIONS to OLIVER KOLETZKI:

Q: Let's get into the mood for your mix. It includes strong messages according to a lot of different music styles, so: How did you meet the bass once?

A: This mix is actually very honest. Those are the most important acts/tracks of my musical education. I'm an 1980ies kid so it's a bit cheesy. The moment when I really met "the bass" was with the change from German Hip-Hop to House Music end of the 1990'ies. It's a bit of a cliche, I know, but that's how it was and I have stayed with Electronic Music still today.

Q: Slowly we're finding our way out of the pandemic and get back to normal step by step. How did you experience the past 1,5 years?

A: Even it was a horrible time for us humans, I really enjoyed that break from constantly touring for 15 years every weekend. I even enjoyed the lockdown, cause normally I'm not at home that much. Of course it was not easy for clubs, festivals, a lot of artists and our labels. But we made it somehow. Now I'm happy when everything slowly returns to normal.

Q: Which Koletzki projects are you currently working on?

A: I released my 9th album "Made of Wood" in July, so now I'm taking a break from producing until I'm starting with the very special 10th album. But of course there will be some remixes. Beside that I made a brand new live-act with my best downtempo tracks I'm going to tour with.

Oliver Koletzki - HOW I MET THE BASS #205

CHRIS LIEBING on:
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/chris_liebing/
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/chrisliebingofficial
- SoundCloud: @chris-liebing

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- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to CHRIS LIEBING:

Q: Let's talk about your mix. Why did you choose these tracks?

A: Because in the old days they made me realize the importance of bass and what kind of mood it can create. Because it also made me understand how important low frequencies are for our mood. They meant a lot to me back in the days and still mean a lot to me nowadays.

Q: How have you experienced the pandemic over the past two years and how do you reflect this period today?

A: That was a break that none of us DJs would ever have done for fun. Since it was forced, I practiced acceptance and tried to make the best of it. I was recovering from traveling and doing streams because I wanted to keep DJing. I thought to myself: Before I do this alone at home, people can also experience it. That's why I prefer to hang up a few cameras and let them participate. I did a lot of music production and studio work and used the time to check my status quo. During this phase, I also decided to move away from Germany, which probably wouldn't have happened so quickly without the pandemic. Anyway, I can say that since the pandemic is over and we're back on tour, I'm enjoying my job and techno almost even more than I ever have before. So this break did something good for me.

Q: What projects are you working on right now and what's coming up?

A: I re-started my label CLR and I'm currently working on a lot of remixes and own productions that will be out soon. And I have a collaboration going on that I don't want to say anything about just yet, but it's something to look forward to. I'm also working on new material for Mute, for example another EP that will follow my "Another Day" album. In 2023 I'll be working on a new album again.

Chris Liebing - HOW I MET THE BASS #219

OBERST & BUCHNER on:
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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/OberstBuchner
- SoundCloud: @buchneroberst

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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to OBERST & BUCHNER:

Q: Let's get into the mood for your mix. Why did you choose these tracks and how did they connect you with the bass once?

A: The mix shows our transition from rock to electronic music. It consists of tracks from Indie, ambient rock, progressive- and postrock, as well as different genres of electronica. It resonates influences that guided us from our band era 2005-2009 to electronic music. At this time we also tried to incorporate synths and synthetic drums to our post-rock projects clearly influenced by acts like Radiohead, the Notwist or John Frusciante to name a few. Maybe one realises our shift from rock to electronic music with acts like modeselektor, console or pantha du prince, who became relevant for us because they didn’t change aesthetics in terms of atmosphere of our former musical taste and outcome. Without forgetting the routes in the epic sound walls of 2010s postrock and indie hymns - from where we derive as musicians - we still try to incorporate those elements into our music. 

Q: Reflecting the past 2+ years of pandemic: What did you do in this time and how did you handle lockdown and creativity in one?

A: On the one hand, the pandemic finally gave us the time to do music again, and realize a very big project like our second album „marble arch“. Since we normally both have day jobs beside the Oberst & Buchner project and the Heimlich Musik label, we finally had the freedom to get up in the morning and jam the whole day. We were not on the road at weekends so weekends where dedicated to producing music. In the first three weeks of lockdown we finished 10 remixes and an EP. Things that would have taken us a year normally. On the other hand it was hard to gain creativity for club music when clubs where closed and the most important part of clubbing, which is „being in a club“ was missing. 

Q: Talking about future projects: What's on the way, what's coming next?

A: Up next we release a remix for Dina Summer (Kalipo & Local Suicide) on Iptamenos Records. Currently we are working on an EP with vocalists Tobias Koett and Toby Whyle, And preparing remixes for Tosca on K7! an the band Nihils.

Oberst & Buchner - HOW I MET THE BASS #224

KIKO on:
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- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to KIKO:

Q: Getting into the mood for your mix: Why did you choose these tracks and what do they still mean to you?

A: It's a mix that I used to do a lot in the mid 1990's! There is a relationship with Laurent Garnier. I trained to mix in my record shop Ozone Records that I opened in 1995 in Grenoble! And it was in this shop that I met The Hacker, Kittin and Oxia.

Q: How did you reflect the past 2-3 years of pandemic for your DJ and producer career?

A: During the pandemic I produced my 6th album which will be released in September 2023.

Q: You are still producing and releasing a lot of stuff. What is your focus on music in 2023?

A: My new album with a lot of collab tracks with my friends and I will release 200 tracks from my back catalog, period 1995-2012!

Kiko - HOW I MET THE BASS #226

ELIF on:
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- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to ELIF:
Q: What a huge storyteller. Guess you could have mixed 300+ tracks. So why did you choose these tracks now and what did they mean to you once and still mean to you today? 

A: Thank youuu! I have been a fan of this brilliant podcast series for some time and it's a huge honor to be invited. So, yes, it was a big process to record this mix, a very special one for me, especially to decide on which tracks I wanted to include in it. And the thought process behind it. I think I can say that I have never put so much thought in another mix I have recorded. The story of How I Met The Bass definitely received very special attention from me. I tried to include as many influences as I could, but like you said, I could easily make a 10 hour mix. The elimination process happened with the flow of the story, and obviously I had to leave out so many other amazing tracks that shaped my musical understanding today. But these are still a good representation of my musical influence and I am happy with the journey I created. 

Q: How would you describe your own musical development since you first got in touch with Electronic Music? 

A: It is very similar to me, how I am as a person, I would say. Changing and evolving all the time, while keeping the very core of it untouched. A little bit like having that something special that hits the spot in common in so many different forms.

Q: What projects are you currently working on and what can we expect from you soon? 

A: I am obsessively and enthusiastically working on my new label: Marginalia. I am excited to create a platform to support, nurture and develop the incredible output of the producers whose music I have been playing all over the world over the past years. The concept of Marginalia itself dates back to the 11th Century and references the wildly inventive notes, markings, doodles and sketches made in the margins of medieval books and scriptures — a place where the human imagination was free to run wild. To translate this age-old creative even witty tradition into a twenty-first century paradigm, I am looking forward to hopefully and humbly giving back to the incredible pool of artists I admire and think deserve more recognition. The first release should come around September. Non-stop touring and creating a passion project at the same time is already taking lots of my time, yet I try to also produce whenever I have the time & inspiration. So we can expect lots of fresh music!

Elif - HOW I MET THE BASS #230

VLAD YAKI on:
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Vlad Yaki - HOW I MET THE BASS #236

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Bonnie Spacey - HOW I MET THE BASS #240

VAN DID on:
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- SoundCloud: @esteban-lara

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Van Did - HOW I MET THE BASS #241

HOVR on:
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HOVR - HOW I MET THE BASS #242

BUSSI on:
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Bussi - HOW I MET THE BASS #243

AARON SUISS on:
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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/aaronsuissamusic
- SoundCloud: @suissofficial

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Aaron Suiss - HOW I MET THE BASS #244

MY SECRET PLAYGROUND on:
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My Secret Playground - HOW I MET THE BASS #245

STIL & BENSE on:
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Stil & Bense - HOW I MET THE BASS #246

HELSLOOT on:
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Helsloot - HOW I MET THE BASS #247

SARA BLUMA on:
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- SoundCloud: @sarabluma

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Sara Bluma - HOW I MET THE BASS #248

GUZY on:
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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/Guzyofc
- SoundCloud: @davidguzy

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Guzy - HOW I MET THE BASS #249

ANDREAS HENNEBERG on:
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Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/andreas-henneberg

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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/howimetthebass
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Andreas Henneberg - HOW I MET THE BASS #13

JAN OBERLAENDER on
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- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/janoberlaender-1

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- Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass 

3 QUESTIONS to JAN OBERLAENDER:

Q) While listening to your podcast I realize that there are so many influences inside your music nowadays. Is that true?

A) It´s funny when you think you are up to date with fresh music by just downloading new tracks every week. But when I selected music for this podcast I just realized that I love the same special elements in tracks all the years yet. It´s running like a thread through all the time. Of course my CD library was huge and there were so many tracks inside which just made me shake my head and say “Oh what the hell is this?”. Well, my intention was to mix only tracks which will also work in a club or a festival nowadays, so the tracks have to be a bit more timeless. To be honest it was really difficult for me to do such a classic mix. Meanwhile I thought about to give up and mix a podcast with new tracks only but finally I´m happy that I made it.
 
Q) What´s your favorite festival in Europe and why is it so special?

A) My most favorite one is the Garbicz Festival. I really like it so much because it´s not that big and not too small. The area with the sea is amazing and there are so many friends around that you can´t even go 5 steps without talking. Also the music is completely my kind of music and it´s not that often to find a festival with excellent food.
 
Q) Which releases are coming next?

A) Well mixing this podcast needed some days so now I concentrate producing a 2 track EP which will be released on Heinz Music and I hope to finish that in June or July. Yes, I´m quite slow in producing.

Jan Oberlaender - HOW I MET THE BASS #19

SOUL BUTTON on
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SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/soul-button

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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Twitter: twitter.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to SOUL BUTTON:

Q) You've established Steyoyoke as a well known music label worldwide. What was the inspiration or philosophy behind this?

A) I honestly don't consider Steyoyoke as just a music label. I think it has a strong art concept as well. It's a brand and it's family. Our main goal is to produce great quality music. Music meant as art and not a product. Steyoyoke consists of 6 amazing artists whom I also consider as good friends. We work together and create projects that sometimes goes beyond music.

Q) I heard you're going to start a new project that will help children in Africa? Please tell us more. 

A) This has been my dream since I was very young. I was hoping to become rich one day and be able to help children who don't even have clean water to drink. But, I never became rich. So, a few months ago I thought to myself, I may not have the money but I have a lot of followers. Maybe I could involve other people and artists who also have a lot of followers. I see so much ego in the music business and I think that the music industry could use a break from the business/marketing aspect and focus on a good cause. If labels worldwide could make an EP and clubs throw a party with all the proceeds going to Africa, we can make a difference. If everyone could just contribute in some way, we could seriously make some child or even an entire village live a better life. I also want to connect this project with the house music scene, because I think this scene needs a lesson in humanity.

Q) So, what's next for Soul Button – any album plans?

A) Yes, but I decided to take August off to rest my body, my soul and my brain. I will start the long journey towards my new album the following month. I don't want to put just music and tracks together in one CD or in one “cold” digital release. I want to create a concept which will have a positive impact.

How I Met The Bass

Soul Button - HOW I MET THE BASS #21

SOLEE on
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SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/solee-music

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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass 

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

NICO STOJAN on:
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- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nicostojan

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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Twitter: twitter.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to NICO STOJAN:

Q: You´re currently in Mexico. The best place to escape from the cold winter?

A: I am very thankful that I can travel around the world with my music. Last year was the first time for me here and I really enjoyed it. So wonderful to meet a lot of friends here spending time with them in the sun and celebrating the new year together. It is the perfect place to escape the long gray phase in Berlin.

Q: Talking about your mix – what did these tracks mean to you in the past?

A: It was not easy to decide wich track will finally be part of the mix cause there are so many I was listening to while I grew up. But those I put in the mix are defenitely the ones meaning a lot to me.

Q: What´s coming up next? Are there any tour or release plans?

A: I will have my every year Australia/New Zealand tour in feb/march and the next release on our new label OUÏE is coming end of march. It´s the new Acid Pauli Album.

Nico Stojan - HOW I MET THE BASS #41

BLANCAh on:
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- Twitter: twitter.com/howimetthebass
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BLANCAh says:

"Well, I'd like to kick off by talking about this mix, a little bit. I loved this invitation and this freedom to show my references without the commitment of thinking about dance floors. Electronic music for me has always been something way beyond the dance floors. I entered this universe through Trip Hop and Ambient. In this sense, the sentimental aspect always attracted me much more than simply the excitement and frenzy of beats made for the dance floors.

Overt the time, I understood that in our environment there are two types of professionals: Those who stand only as DJs, whose goal is simply to bring fun to people... and the Artists, those who create a speech and aim to pass a message through music, and often, do not feel obliged to please. I identify myself a lot more with the second ones, the artists. I began this mix with the excerpt from an interview by the artist Marina Abramović, where she advises young artists. I think her speech is fantastic and I think it expresses much of what I believe as an artist. I wanted to get this message in my mix. In this one hour I chose songs that touch me deeply in the soul and that influenced me in the construction of my musical identity. It is a very introspective and intimate hour.“

3 QUESTIONS to BLANCAh:

Q) What´s the secret about the small "h" in your name BLANCAh?

A) Haha good question. When I started the process of creating my new musical and visual identity, I looked for a name that represented all of this. I had been painting my hair a few years and decided to discolor it completely. Then I became BLANCAh („white“ in spanish). So far so good. So I decided to do some basic research to find out if there was anyone with this name on our circuit yet, and I met other people with that name. Letter 'H' came to set me apart from these other people, so I decided to keep it in lower case, just to lessen it´s importance in the name, hahaha. But in the end it became one of the most interesting letters in my name and the way I play with the spelling between upper and lower case gave an extra weight.

Q) Tell us about the music scene in Brazil as you´re resident in the famous club D-Edge. What´s the difference to the music scene in Europe?

A) Well, there are many similarities and obviously, big differences between these two scenes. Musically speaking we are very close to each other. The scene in Brazil is rich, full of very interesting and competent artists. Brazilian public is very passionate and affectionate. The energy of a full dancefloor in Brazil has the power of an atomic bomb, in a good way. Here the audience is very loyal to a club and it´s favorite artists. During my trips I realized that both, in Europe and in Brazil, there is the struggle of small nuclei who struggle to create the scene in their cities, people who do it out of sheer passion, who fight for money and give blood to see it happen. These nuclei are essential for artists like us since they enrich and educate an audience in cowtrysides of where only the radio presents the "news", which in general are commercial shit. I feel that a more pronounced difference between Europe and Brazil is that here we still do not really know the real meaning of Underground. This is a difficult subject to address in a few lines but deserves debate.

Q) Which BLANCAh releases are coming soon?

A) I am now working on two Steyoyoke projects. One is called „Authentic“ where I present an original song and I still select 9 songs from the label to compose a compilation.

I'm working on a remix for our „Coupple Affair“ project.

I'm also working on my next EP.

And also traveling a lot to play and take my art further in this world.

BLANCAh - HOW I MET THE BASS #50

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

LUIS ROSENBERG on:
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- SoundCloud: @luisrosenberg

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- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
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3 QUESTIONS to LUIS ROSENBERG:

Q: Talking about your mix, your roots: how did these tracks have an impact on your later doings?

A: My father grew up in the 1960s and collected a lot of vinyls from this time. When I was young, he was often playing albums from Bob Dylan, Petty Smith, Frank Zappa, J.J. Cale etc. and translated the lyrics for me. I had to include at least one track of those artists because thats really where it all began. Following the tradition of my father I started to collect vinyls myself. In the beginning random things that had a nice cover and were pressed on vinyl and later on more hip hop and electronic stuff. I'm still listening to music from the 60s and 70s though and I guess this has some sort of an impact on my style. 

Q: Compared to the music you're now playing: would you still include one of these tracks in your current sets? 

A: The majority not, but some of them. When I prepared the set I found loads of cool tracks I have not listend to in ages. I'll definitely try to include them more often in future sets. 

Q: Which exciting Luis Rosenberg projects are coming this year?

A: I'm taking it a bit slower at the moment because I'm focusing on non-music related projects. However I am going to play at a couple of festivals and I'm especially looking forward to playing in Thailand for the first time later this year.

Luis Rosenberg - HOW I MET THE BASS #145

BLADE&BEARD on:
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- Twitter: www.twitter.com/howimetthebass
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3 QUESTIONS to BLADE&BEARD:

Q:  As electronic music is forbidden in Iran - how did you get in touch with the different genres and how did you get the tracks?

A: A friend of us brought the CDs from USA. The name was John Digweed "Kiss 100". There were many versions of "Kiss 100" and when we listened to this sound we just discovered Techno music and we wanted to produce this kind of sound. It was hard at first because we didn't have any education about the Techno music. But after a while it was getting better and better and we produced many tracks. But what a pity, because western music was is still forbidden in our country and we didn't have any Techno label in Iran. On the other hand we didn't have a good internet connection in Iran because everything was filtered, even SoundCloud and many other channels, but we used the proxy to listen to new sound. It was hard because with the proxy our connection was poor, but we didn't have another choice.

Q: From Iran to Europe. When you look back the past 4 years, how would you describe your experiences and impressions? And: how did you manage to bring or at least see your family?

A: Actually we have got a lot of experience and we played at many festivals like Tomorrowland. We never had this kind of festival in our country and everything was new for us because we had to play music for so many people on the dance floor. We can't come back to our country because of the movie and our government sees us as politic people in Iran due to the music and the Electronic Music. We wanted to show to young people there is new sound and you can listen to it, that's why we lost everything, also the possibility to visit our family. 

Q: What are your future plans with Blade&Beard? 

A: Years ago Blade&Beard found new sounds and we are thinking about creating something new. We are working on new EPs and many things more.

Blade&Beard - HOW I MET BASS #151

KITTIN on:

- Facebook: www.facebook.com/misskittin
- SoundCloud: @misskittin

HOW I MET THE BASS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

QUESTIONS to KITTIN:

Q: Let´s talk about your mix for HOW I MET THE BASS. How did these tracks have an impact on your career? So: how did you meet the "bass" once?

A: I met the bass in our local New Wave club in Grenoble who hosted the first Electronic Music party in 1989. It was very bad music, spanish Bacalao by a group of DJs on tour. But how I really „met the bass“ was shortly after at our first rave party in a small town near by, first time we had a flyer in our hands too, Rave Virus. We all went with The Hacker in the same car, same group of friends today. That night had a huge impact on my life. We went to an after hour, and when I came back home, I packed my things and left. I remember saying to myself: how are you going to cope with so called „normal life“ after that? I knew I had to work very hard to write my own path, I knew I would have to make choices that would hurt my family, but I was determined to be free. The same freedom I felt dancing non stop that night on such music. My mix is based on these early rave years memories. The excitement and freedom of each rave, each trip, each DJ, each record. It’s impossible to summit it in a one hour mix, but for example, the track from The Hypnotist (“Pioneers Of The Universe“) in the middle of the mix, the longest too, really brings me back to a special party, the Docks in Marseille in 1993. CJ Bolland played live, among Robert Liner (The Source Experience) and huge Belgian DJs like The Fly or Yves de Ruyter. I also included tracks I listened to before and after a party, at home with friends, like LFO, Aphex Twin, Lhasa or B12. I was massively influenced by the early Warp stuff, and the Artificial Intelligence compilations I still listen to today. When I started DJing, I was playing very hard, Acid Core, but I always tried to bring a left field tune in the middle such as Autechre, Boards of Canada, or The Prodigy. A challenge I kept all along. One hour is really too short, I wanted to play early House tracks too but I am definitely a rave kid. I could have include Gat Decor too, always in my bag, but as a lot of DJs play it back, I focused on more forgotten ones. To meet the bass in my case means „I understood music“ for the first time. I analyzed sounds, closed my eyes and saw shapes, colors, stimulating my intellect. I LIVED the sound. I was not a passive listener anymore, for the first time. What struck me, talking about it, is: many people don’t have that relationship to music. They just play commercial stuff from the radio but don’t feel deep inside this incredible sensation. So I feel very fortunate. Nevertheless I never wanted to be a musician or DJ, but it did change my life. Big time.

Q: In now 25 years of DJing you´ve been playing all over the planet. Which places and experiences were outstanding for you?

A: It’s an impossible question. Too many to say. It happened that I cried out of emotion, in Barcelona, in the big Razzmatazz years, people chanting so hard I had to stop the music and hear them sing. Or lately playing B2B for 6h with Marcel Dettmann at Panorama Bar. Never thought I could live that again in my career. I also had my best experiences out of rage, live with The Hacker, at Benicassim when I nearly missed the show trapped in traffic, had to run on the side road in the heat with biker boots, arrived on stage nearly fainting, threw my boots in the audience as my feet hurt so bad and did the whole show barefoot, full house. Love Parade 2001, at the Siegessäule, one million people, they say your name on the microphone „Miss Kittin, Grenoble, France“ and my dad saw me playing for the first time, this was quite life changing for him, acknowledging I did pretty well for a raver.

Kittin - HOW I MET THE BASS #150

MARC DEPULSE on:
- Facebook: https://bit.ly/31ruxdU
- Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OToADU

HOW I MET THE BASS @ Wilde Möhre Festival, Drebkau (Germany)

Live recorded / 10 Aug 2018

Wilde Möhre Festival 2019 - Marc DePulse (HOW I MET THE BASS Special)

DIRTY DOERING on:

- Facebook: www.facebook.com/dirtydoering
- SoundCloud: @dirtydoering

HOW I MET THE BASS on:

- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass
- Spotify: spoti.fi/2KipBo7

3 QUESTIONS to DIRTY DOERING:

Q: Talking about your mix - early Rave classics. How did these tracks influence your career? And what do they still mean to you?

A: These tracks have influenced me to love Techno. When I look back, I can say it was the start of my career as a DJ.

Q: Your artist name and your imprint Katermukke became a huge brand over the years. How would you describe your own development?

A: I worked really hard and it has grown over years evenly. I didn’t expect it.

Q: Which exciting future projects are on the way?

A: I’m working on releases for 2020. So let’s see what’s coming from the lab.

Dirty Doering - HOW I MET THE BASS #159

DOMINIK EULBERG on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/dominik.eulberg
- SoundCloud: @dominik-eulberg

HOW I MET THE BASS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass

3 QUESTIONS to DOMINIK EULBERG:

Q: From bird sounds to early rave classic - how did you meet the bass, Dominik?

A: I was asked to create a mix with the music which socialized me. Music did not interest me in my childhood. Nature was my music: the rustling of leaves, the splashing of streams, the chirping of grasshoppers and of course the opulent concert of birds. The melancholy piping of the blackbird was my first earworm. Only the electronic music aroused my deep interest, fascinated me with a research-driven curiosity. In 1993 I started DJing. To capture both of my great sources of inspiration, I've decided to create a two-hour melange of my favorite bird songs and my favorite picks from 1993 and 1994. 

Q: You´re travelling all over the planet for about two decades yet. How do you manage your stressful tourlife and calming down the weekdays after so many years?

A: Nature is not only my great source of inspiration, but also an inexhaustible source of energy to recharge my batteries. Therefore I live in her, directly on a wonderful nature reserve. For me nature is the easiest, healthiest and most cost-effective way to happiness. I only need binoculars to broaden my horizons. So I can immerge in the contemplative experience of nature for hours and get into deep resonance with our true home.
 
Q: Which future Eulberg projects are on the way - what are you currently working on?

A: I’m writing a sensitization for nature book for the renowned Fischer Verlag, creating a photo book with insect focus-stacking macros, working on a butterfly card game, creating Remix-EPs for my current album Mannigfaltig, working on the soundtrack for a cinema nature-documentary, designing a bat sound installation with the Chaos Computer Club and produce a new EP.

TRACKLIST:

1. Aphex Twin - On - Warp Records - 1993
2. Amsel - Blackbird - Turdus merula
3. CJ Bolland - Con Spirito - R&S Records - 1995
4. Singdrossel - Song trush - Turdus philomelos
5. Teste - The Wipe (5am Synaptic) - Plus 8 Records - 1992
6. Rohrdommel - Bittern - Botaurus stellaris
7. Marmion - Schöneberg — Superstition - 1993
8. Kiebitz - Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus
9. Tata Box Inhibitors - Plasmids (Placid Mix) - Touché - 1994
10. Nachtigall - Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos
11. Vapourspace ‎-- Gravitational Arch Of 10 - Plus 8 Records - 1993
12. Blaukehlchen - Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica
13. Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cercles - Brainaik Records - 1994
14. Zaunkönig - Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
15. X-313 - Spectra (Hardsignal Treatment) - Generator Records - 1994
16. Ziegenmelker - Nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus
17. Drax - Amphetamine - Oscillator - 1994
18. Wiedehopf - Hoopoe - Upupa epops
19. Emmanuel Top - Acid Phase - Attack Records -1994
20. Uhu - Eagle owl - Bubo bubo
21. Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar ( DJ Kid Paul Mix) - Eye Q Records - 1993
22. Buchfink - Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs
23. Cygnus X - Orange Theme - Eye Q Records -1994
24. Wachtelkönig - Corncrake - Crex crex
25. Trancesetters - Drive - Touché - 1994
26. Gartenrotschwanz - Common redstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurus
27. Acid Jesus - Radium - Klang Elektronik -1994
28. Drosselrohrsänger - Great reed warbler - Acrocephalus arundinaceus
29. Cold - Strobe Light Network - Thule Records - 1995
30. Pirol - Golden oriole - Oriolus oriolus

Dominik Eulberg - HOW I MET THE BASS #166

This mix contains two parts:

1st hour: DJ Chus
2nd hour: Pablo Ceballos

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CHUS & CEBALLOS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/chusceballos
- SoundCloud: @chusceballos

HOW I MET THE BASS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to CHUS & CEBALLOS:

Q: So you guys tell your story separately how you met the bass once. But how did you meet each other, and how did you manage to combine both roots for a joint project?

A: We met in Madrid, our home town, over 22 years ago, time flies! Pablo was a young producer and used to bring me his first demos to the night club, where I (Chus) was the resident DJ. Two years after we had the chance to met in person for the first time, there was the coincidence that we quit working with our old studio partners, and we decided to gave us a try. Our musical backgrounds were different as you can listen to on these mixtapes, but from the very first moment in the studio, the magic happened. Some of the top record labels in the world at that moment were right away interested in releasing our music, labels such as Black Vinyl, Hooj Choons, NRK, Yoshitoshi, Shinichi, Nervous Records or Twisted America, to name but a few. We can say that we couldn't expect such a fantastic welcome to what we called the 'Iberican Sound' and here we are 20 years later! 

Q: Corona crisis is currently hitting us all hard, everyone in a different but also same way. How do you spend your days at the moment?

A: We have our studios at home, that's a blessing on these quarantine times. We try to follow a daily routine, working a lot in new music and collaboration projects for our label Stereo Productions and also other ones but without forgetting our mental and physical health. Meditating and exercising every day, trying to be as healthy as possible. Communicating with the people we love, family, and friends has been crucial these days. The only way to go over all of this is together as a community. The music industry needs to go back on its feet as soon as this nightmare ends.

Q: Which future projects are on the way?

A: We are taking advantage of these no-traveling days, making a lot of music, and focusing on our upcoming album. As soon as these exceptional times end, we'll be back on track, to continue celebrating the 20th anniversary of Chus & Ceballos and Stereo Productions. We started in our home town Madrid then visit Chile and Costa Rica. We hope to begin traveling soon and visit Miami, New York, Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vegas, Barcelona, Mexico, Athens, Lima, Buenos Aires, and Tokyo to complete the STEREO2020 Tour.  We are also working on a TV documentary and an extraordinary music release and many other surprises to celebrate this great 20 years together, stay tuned.

Chus & Ceballos - HOW I MET THE BASS #173

KOLLEKTIV OST on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/kollektivost
- SoundCloud: @kollektivost

HOW I MET THE BASS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass

3 QUESTIONS to KOLLEKTIV OST:

Q: Talking about your mix: What did these tracks mean to you once and what do they still mean to you today?

A: We could have taken hundreds of titles and we are very happy with the current selection, because they represent exactly the titles that have shaped and moved us. All these titles blew us away back then and still do today.  Some of them we play even today, if it fits. These titles are simply evergreens for us.

Q: In times of Corona and shutdown of all possibilities for us artists to perform your music on stage: How do you spend your days?

A: We just try to make the best of the situation.  Currently we spend a lot of time in the studio and work on different projects. Apart from that, we also try to think about the simple things in life without a lot of hustle and bustle. We both live in rural areas in the beautiful Mecklenburg Vorpommern and like to spend a lot of time outside with our dogs.

Q: On which future projects are you currently working on - so what to expect the next few months?

A: We are currently working on some remixes and also own releases. Another heart project, which we are now rolling out again, is to bring our own label back to life after 6 years. We are full of zest for action and are looking forward to everything that is coming! Even though the world is upside down and we are all being put to a hard test, we must not forget that health comes first and that we are thankful to be healthy. We are optimistic that we will all be able to dance together again soon and one thing is clear, that music connects us all, no matter where we are.  Stay healthy out there!

Kollektiv Ost - HOW I MET THE BASS #178

GUY J on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/guyjofficial
- SoundCloud: @guy-j

HOW I MET THE BASS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass

3 QUESTIONS to GUY J:

Q: Thanks for being part of our series. Talking about your mix: What do these tracks mean to you and how did you get in touch with electronic music once?

A: Thank you for having me! It made me feel great doing this mix, it took me back in time and made me realize how lucky I am to grow up with this music around me. Everything was beautiful, everything was made with passion. While it was hard to post 10-15 years of influence in 1 hour, I just went with what I felt like at the moment of making the mix. I was growing up with the radio turned on all the time at home, and was exposed to different kind of music and I think Electronic Music for me was what I wanted to do, but the feeling of what music can transit is what I learned from listening to all genres of music. I feel blessed to grow with music that will be timeless.

Q: During Corona the world has changed a lot, especially for everyone of us being in the music and event industry. How did you spend your time?

A: I went through a process during this time and still going through that process. It started with kind of ‘hype’, not necessary positive, but excitement of a change. And I thought to my self 'OK, it's a great opportunity to work on music and spend time at home’ but then the touring was missing and with that also the inspiration was missing, so frustration came along as I’m used to working a lot on music. After that, realization came and I understand that this is what it is and there is nothing to do about it and appreciate that my surrounding are healthy and make the best out of being at home. It might take time to get back to how it used to be for the music and event industry, but it will get there, and we will miss being at home and this slow rhythm.

Q: Which fresh and hot projects are you currently working, so what's coming next?

A: I have my on release coming out on Lost & Found called “Beast Of Sea / Catfish” which will be on digital and vinyl. And the vinyl is going to include another track limited to the vinyl release. Here is link for the release: https://www.beatport.com/release/beast-of-sea/3006793

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Guy J - HOW I MET THE BASS #182

Marc DePulse - HOW I MET THE BASS (live at Klunkerkranich, Berlin / 4th July 2020)

This podcast is devided into two separate mixes: 

00:00-61:00: Thomas
61:00-end: Tassilo

PAN-POT on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/PanPotOfficial
- SoundCloud: @pan-pot

HOW I MET THE BASS on:
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/howimetthebass
- Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/HowIMetTheBass
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/howimetthebass

3 QUESTIONS to PAN-POT:

Q: Let's talk about your past and your mix. How did you get to know each other and later found each other musically? 

Tassilo: We both studied at the SAE in Berlin and got to know each other there. Due to the fact that we were both the only two people who liked Techno and House, the first connection was already done and successful anyway. At that time Thomas listened to a lot of Plastikman, Richie Hawtin and Robert Hood - the beginnings of Minimal Techno - and I came more from the Electro Clash / Gigolo corner. That was also our musical exchange, for which I am very grateful. We found our common passion pretty quickly after spending a lot of time in the studio, also with Marco Resmann. We developed our preference for reduced but also complicated beats in combination with sound effect structures. The time was awesome because we worked on individual track moments so long until the respective point in the track was perfect. That then changed to more linear production, which we still do today. The track selection for my mix includes important musical companions for me from around the age of 15. There were a lot of quieter things. 

Thomas: Back then I was listening to Hardcore (Thunderdome, Terrordrome) and Jungle. That was my electronic beginnings. My style was something between cheese and chop wood. The Techno mood came sometime later, when I was mobile and could go to Berlin to celebrate my first raves there. I've been falling into the whole thing pretty hard since then. 

Q: 2020 kicked us all out of our dreams. How did you deal with the shutdown of the entire industry and how did you use the time instead? 

Tassilo: I became a father in July 2020 and I am grateful that I was allowed to spend so much time with my wife and daughter. Otherwise it pretty much tore the ground under our feet. We had some financial saves, which we now have lost and we are quite disappointed with how little help there is for our industry. The question is also what we should learn from 2020. I'm not yet sure what the consensus will be here. Of course we used the newly gained time and worked on many new projects. 

Thomas: I was on a big trip in early 2020 and got stuck in New Zealand with my whole family (wife and two children). The lockdown came almost simultaneously all over the world. I found the time there very nice and I noticed which things are really important to me when work isn't there. Apart from the financial aspect, I don't think the Corona time is that bad. You get closer as a family and everything slows down. I kind of like that. This fast life as if in the fast lane no longer appeals to me. I'm curious how I will feel when it all starts again. 

Q: What are your plans for 2021? 

Tassilo: We are building a VR / XR show with which we can get back into social interaction with our crowd. And of course, we were in the studio a lot and produced a lot of music. But on this point we noticed how much we miss the feedback from the crowd and that unfortunately has a quite demotivating effect. We hope that from the beginning of 2021 something will return to normal and that we will be able to go out to the club pasture again. Furthermore, we are currently bringing Thomas' passion for gaming together with music and studio talk. But more on that later. 

Thomas: #letsplaywithdjs

Pan-Pot - HOW I MET THE BASS #192

HOW I MET THE BASS is a concept series, founded and hosted by @marc-depulse. 

It's not about mixing the current charts - it's about your roots. A storyteller. Music from your childhood and youth that once had a big impact on your later doings, showing musicially how you got in touch with Electronic Music back in the days.

Marc tells about his project:

"Techno is a huge family. These are my experiences when I'm coming to different cities and places every weekend. Doesn't matter who you are and where you're coming from. It's about making friends and having a good time together. I have met so many interesting artists during the last 2 decades and all of them love to tell their own exciting story. So I'm inviting my favorite artists from time to time to mix their musicial roots within a podcast."

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