Tracklisting:

(Soundcheck Mexico City)
1. Sano - Que Rico Edit
2. Sweet D - Do Do It
3. Africaine 808 - Rhythm Is all (Wolf Muller Breaks)
4. Mr TC - TC Sound
5. Claro Intelecto - Contact
6. Rio Negro - Mojada
7. Tom Trago - Avenido (Young Marco Remix)
8. Diegors - PC Disco Club
9. Pearson Sound – Thaw Cycle
10. The Voodoists - Jungle And The Zoo
11. Schmerzlabor - Car Audio Test Track
12. Bruce Haack - StandUpLazarus (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)
13. DJ Technician - Never Ever
14. XXart - This Moment
15. No More - Suicide Commando
16. Sweet D - Dig I Da-Dig I Da

When was the last time you heard a truly memorable warm up DJ? Is this craft suffering as a result of promoters' desire to ensure a filled club and their efforts to cram a line up with as many one hour sets from well known DJs as possible? When we profiled Lena Willikens in the spring, the trip to Düsseldorf and the Salon Des Amateurs uncovered an important caveat; her Cómeme label mate Christian S. is a master in the art of the warm up. Playing before Willikens, Schäfer (that’s what the S stands for) deployed all manner of house, disco and odd '80s 12" mixes to perfection, seducing a growing crowd into dancing. The pair would later go one for one as the Salon became an unholy sweatbox and the memories developed an alcohol-induced haze.

Christian Schäfer is clearly a DJ whose craft has been honed over many years, his long-running residency at Cologne club night African Drum ensuring the German is capable of playing both the warm up or peak time set. His selections that night in Düsseldorf left as much of a lasting impression as Willikens’ so it felt only right to offer him the chance to contribute to our podcast series. Some belated deadline setting resulted in Schäfer delivering an hour long mix that canvasses everything from fresh Optimo Trax to Young Marco and Wolf Müller remixes via classic Trax and No More's Suicide Commando.

Schäfer is best known for his work on Cómeme, with his smattering of productions on the label complemented by his key role in their design process. Albums by Matias Aguayo, Phillip Gorbachev and Daniele Maloso on Cómeme have all featured Schäfer’s design. Aside from his affiliation to Matias Aguayo’s label, Schäfer’s profile as a designer has seen him involved in Cologne Music Week festival and he also holds down roles as a tutor at two German universities. He’s clearly a busy man, so we were happy Schäfer agreed to answer some questions on Cómeme, design, DJ, and more. You can read that here: http://bit.ly/1lk2aJR

Juno Plus Podcast 125: Christian S.

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