After playing bass guitar ICKX (Jan Ickx, born 1979) started his career as a DJ in 1995. After briefly spinning ‹Goa› music, he became part of the local hiphop scene. Going by the name ‹deckstar89› Jan played at various Hip Hop jams and clubs and later became part of the well known turntable crew ‹AFDC› (Alles für die Cutz), gaining reputation far beyond city limits.

Always intrigued by the original versions behind his rap records’ samples, Jan started relentlessly digging original funk & soul 45 records and subsequently formed the ‹Funkexpress› collective with Ronnie Evangelista with whom he became a resident at Wuppertal’s legendary ‹45rpm› club and played at venues all over Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Having moved to Berlin in 2012, after digging and playing funk & soul for the past 15 years, Jan took interest in electronic music starting to DJ under the name ICKX. From 2019 on he also focused on making his own music, digging deep into synthesis and production.

In 2020 ICKX celebrated his 25th DJ anniversary. Currently he is part of CHOOSE collective, organizing solidarity parties at Berlin’s Mensch Meier club and can be found on modular synth jams.

More:
@ickx-berlin
@choose-berlin 
@the-funkexpress
linktr.ee/ICKX

Working Title Aperitivo #17 w/ ICKX

unbeschreiblich wie glücklich ich war, euch zu sehen und wir proudy proud auch dass euch Regen null ausgemacht hat.

ihr seid toll <3
danke.

Fusion Seebühne, Do-Fr, 1-3 Uhr

Lisbird @ FUSION Seebühne // 2023

YOSHIMINTOS/BASSMATTE
Yoshimintos ist am 12,08,2023 auf dem minifestival bassmatte aufgetreten 
YOSHIMINTOS ERSTER AUTRITT ALS DJ!

Yoshimintos/Bassmatte 35m   ERSTER ÖFENTLICHER AUFTRITT!

My live set from FUTURE GOES LATE x MAL WAS ANDERES in Mensch Meier.

This was a lot of fun! Edited out a technical issue with the mixer - that's a risk when using discontinued gear. Unfortunately a bit distorted as well.

FGL x MWA - Live hardware techno in Mensch Meier 12.08.23

Pachelle is a Toronto-based DJ—and newcomer to the D&B community—who has been lighting up dancefloors since early 2022 with her deep, groovy and sparkly sound.

After spending the COVID-19 lockdowns learning the fundamentals of mixing and showcasing her skills on Twitch, Pachelle emerged in March 2022 as a winner of The Comfort Zone’s DJ mix contest—and subsequently cut her teeth with regular bookings at Comfort Zone and Vertigo.

Pachelle credits her friendships with other DJs on Twitch for her foray into D&B and Jungle—which she often describes as the “steak and caviar of dance music”. Since shifting her focus to all things 160+ BPM, she has shared the stage with many of the city’s most respected D&B acts and performed on supporting lineups for several international headliners, including Rusko, Critical Impact, Shabba D, and Harry Shotta. 

Her 2023 highlights include a guest mix featured on CIUT 89.5 FM’s The ProphecyNorth America’s longest-running D&B radio show—and a guest livestream on Twitch for TorontoJungle.

Pachelle continues to dabble in a diverse palette of dance music genres,
including House, Breaks, and Garage. Keenly aware that she has much to learn, she is excited to start learning to produce records of her own.

Social Media Links:

https://www.twitch.tv/pachellemusic/
https://www.tiktok.com/@pachellemusic
https://soundcloud.com/pachellemusic
https://www.facebook.com/pachellemusic/
https://www.instagram.com/pachellemusic/

CRBN RADIO 080 - PACHELLE

When you open the valve all the energy flows in. When the steam is flowing the movement begins.

@jandalvik
@slin_music

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Jan Dalvik & Slin - Eezy Dreizt (apaj Remix)

Thank you CHOOSE: for this special moment, all these nice events and the support for so many important political projects. 
This is my recording from Sat morning playing the closing-set at last choose @ Theater Mensch Meier.  It was a pleasure to close this party on my favorite dance floor.

Enjoy fast acid tunes!

closing choose: 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 03.11.23 @ Mensch Meier

got drunk. had fun. did this. had even more fun. hope you enjoy too. last track got lost on the way. xoxo - jenny (❀❛ ֊ ❛„)♡

Dj Set - choose: rebel riot rise @menschmeier

We love this song and it's message. There are so many voices being so loud these days. This is a rather quiet voice.

Feel free to comment.

soundcloud.com/moddimusikk - A matter of Habit  (2016)
w/
soundcloud.com/zoo-brazil - Brazil Trum  (2016)
by
soundcloud.com/frl_3ux (Parole Ponyhof)  (2016/2023)

[Verse 1]
Learning to kill is a matter of habit
The more you have done it, the better you're at it
It starts on the alleys of Sechem at night
The borderlines blur in the evening light
A rifle butt bangs on an old rusty door
"Where is your father? Get down on the floor!"
Soon it gets serious, a curfew's declared
The city falls silent, there's death in the air
Cocking his weapon with shaking fingers
Grits his teeth as he's hugging the trigger
Young blood rushes, his heart pounds
He knows it gets easier the next time around
They're just objects and shadows, not women and men
Learning to kill is a natural thing

[Verse 2]
Learning to fear is a matter of habit
The more you have done it, the better you're at it
News from above reach the street
There's no hope of living, the end is so near
Tidings of terror, a raven's crow
Shutter your windows, lock up your homes
We're just a handful, a tiny country
Surrounded by evil, they won't let us be
They have hate in their hearts and in all that they bring
Learning to fear is a natural thing

[Verse 3]
Cruelty is a matter of habit
The more you've seen it, the better you're at it
Every boy has a tyrant's desire
Hands behind the head, legs spread wide
These are times of danger, times of despair
No room for compassion, a soldier can't care
Our neighbors are vermin, they're used to the blood
How can they feel pain when they're living in the mud?
Through cruel routine a soldier is born
Ignorance soon turns to evil in war
Israel's land is for Israel's kin
Cruelty comes as a natural thing

[Verse 4]
Learning to love is a natural thing
It will find a way if you just let it in
It will be strange at first, but then you'll see it
That learning to love is a matter of being
Being human is a matter of habit
A few baby steps, then you get better at it
To be for one minute, just now, just recall
The opposite side of the towering walls
But our hearts have hardened along with our skin
We built a bubble and let no one else in
We'll be staring in wonder as the angel falls
Then being human will be a matter of course
Will be a matter of course

Thinking about Palestine and Israel: Moddi - A matter of habit (Edit) - free download

HÖR Berlin Livestream 22nd March 2024 - thanks for tuning in <3

Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpF9lps3nY0

lisa tba @ HÖR Berlin | 22.03.2024

What a great night at Insel der Jugend in Berlin! Thanks to everybody there and especially to Judith! <3

#technoandsocialism
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Tracklist:
00:00 – Afriqua - Melt (ICKX Edit)
04:30 – Bob Moses - Far from the Tree (ICKX Edit)
07:56 – O/Y – Achromasie (ICKX Edit)
11:02 – Township Rebellion – Dolores (Original Mix)
16:21 – Monte – Radical (Original Mix)
21:06 – Andre Sobota – Astral Lady (Original Mix)
26:08 – Alexander Koning – Dad Clade Walking (Jiggler Remix)
30:14 – Copy Paste Soul – Home (Original Mix)
35:06 – Township Rebellion – Gaia (Original Mix)
41:45 – Atlantik – Gezeitenkönig (Original Mix)
48:40 – Enrico Sangiuliano – Cosmic Ratio (Original Mix)
52:30 – Extrawelt – Fernweh (Original Mix)
57:38 – Reinier Zonneveld – Slow Loris (Original Mix)
1:03:30 – Reinier Zonneveld – Broken Sawtooth (Original Mix)
1:09:40 – Cherry (UA) – Alma (Original Mix)
1:16:56 – DJ Tonio – Doppler (Original Mix)
1:20:56 – klangkuenstler – Exodia (Original Mix)
1:25:32 – Monika Kruse, Voodooamt – Luvsucka (Oliver Huntemann Remix)
1:31:04 – Enrico Sangiuliano – Missile (Original Mix)
1:37:32 – UMEK – Side Missions (Original Mix)
1:42:03 – Raito – Mew (Original Mix)
1:45:38 – deadmau5 – Imaginary Friends (i_o Remix)
1:51:08 – Bentley Dean – Coagulation (Original Mix)
1:54:11 – ATTLAS, HolyU - Minor Rain (Original Mix)

ICKX // a cyborg manifesto // Insel der Jugend, Berlin // 14.06.2019

Hello! My name is ICKX. I am an audiovisual commodity. 

🔥 Fun ist ein Stahlbad. Techno. ❤️ Socialism. 

Electronic identity of funk&soul DJ Jan Ickx. Part of https://soundcloud.com/choose-berlin as well. 

https://soundcloud.com/the-funkexpress

For modular synths specific content, please visit my YouTube channel.

upcoming:
05.05.2024 – Anraven, Hasenheide, Berlin
18.05.2024 – Superbooth '24, FEZ, Berlin

past:
08.03.2024 – CHOOSE: feminism, Kater Blau, Berlin
03.11.2023 – CHOOSE :rebel riot rise, Mensch Meier, Berlin
16.04.2023 – Silent Rave, Hasenheide, Berlin
04.02.2023 – Traumschiff, Berlin
26.11.2022 – Zur goldenen Kettensäge, Berlin
19.11.2022 – CHOOSE :eat the rich, Mensch Meier, Berlin
08.10.2022 – AfD wegbassen, Reclaim Club Culture Truck, Berlin
27.08.2022 – CHOOSE :solidarity, Mensch Meier, Berlin
05.06.2022 – Tante Frizzante, Berlin
19.03.2022 – Silent Rave, Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin
18.03.2022 – CHOOSE :feminism, Mensch Meier, Berlin
26.11.2021 – Corona Milk Bar, Berlin
15.10.2021 – Corona Milk Bar, Berlin
06.08.2021 – Corona Milk Bar, Berlin
29.08.2020 – Irgendwo am Stadtrand, Berlin
20.06.2020 – Corona Milk Bar, Berlin
04.04.2020 – Corona Milk Bar, Berlin
12.10.2019 – choose:future – Mensch Meier, Berlin
14.06.2019 – Insel der Jugend, Berlin

By the way: Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen! 59,1%!

ICKX // a cyborg manifesto // Insel der Jugend, Berlin // 14.06.2019

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