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„archive“ ist meine Hommage an 90s Techno und House, an Platten, Produzent_innen und DJs aus dieser Dekade, die mich und meinen Sound maßgeblich beeinflusst haben. Vornehmlich geprägt vom „Sound of Frankfurt“, erinnert „archive“ an wilde Zeiten, Zugfahrten zu Plattenläden, Clubs und Raves, das Schleppen von Plattenkisten, Tanzen, Träume und Ekstase! Danke an alle, deren Wege sich in dieser Zeit mit meinen gekreuzt haben. Viel Spaß mit Episode 1!

ralf hildenbeutel – begging children 
ralf hildenbeutel – looking beyond 
the ambush – rain 
humate & rabbit in the moon – west 
pascal f.e.o.s – northern lights
sven väth – face it 
ullyses – dream ´n´ trance
jam and spoon – stella
frank de wulf – raise
resistance d – pain of sensibility 
moby – go
jens – the choice
mystic force – mystic force
johannes heil – anti gravity pt.1

Kai Torres - archive #1

Green Fingers Presents the Berlin-based DJ duo, Joblyn & Kurtovic, introducing a smooth techno Guest Mix for you all to enjoy! 

Joblyn & Kurtovic // https://soundcloud.com/joblyn_kurtovic
Green Fingers // https://soundcloud.com/greenfingersrec

Green Fingers Presents // Joblyn & Kurtovic

@n-o-v-a-e
In welchen musikalischen Stilrichtungen siehst du dich?
Ich selber bezeichne es gerne als “Spacy Techno”. Ich würde es als einen Mix aus Dark Melodic Techno, Psytechno und Indiedance bezeichnen. Richtig festlegen kann ich mich da nicht. Ich verbinde gerne mehrere Stile miteinenader und lasse mich auf die jeweilige Stimmung der Veranstaltung ein. 

Wie bist du zu deinem DJ-Namen gekommen?
Als ich gerade angefangen hatte aufzulegen, bekam ich spontan einen Festival Gig, hatte aber noch keinen DJ Namen. Bis zum nächsten Tag sollte ich mir was überlegen. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt war ich gerade Campen am Strand und hatte in der Nacht zuvor mit einem Teleskop einige Sterne beobachtet. Einer davor war aus einer “Supernova” entstanden, also aus einer Sternen-Explosion am Ende der Lebenszeit eines Sterns. Der Begriff “Supernova” und dass daraus wieder etwas Neues ensteht, gefiel mir richtig gut. Ich entschied, dass in meinem Fall mein DJ Projekt, so entstehen sollte, was ich dann etwas abgewandelt “nøvae” genannt habe.

Wo willst du unbedingt mal spielen?
Auf der ФУЗИОН !

Hast du ein absolutes Lieblingsset?
Ja, das Andhim Set von der Fusion 2012! Ich war damals das erste mal dort und kann das Set bis heute rauf und runter hören <3 (Sorry, einige Leute können es glaube ich nicht mehr hören, haha)

Welche Artists haben dich inspiriert oder inspirieren dich noch immer?
Diese Liste könnte unendlich lang werden, da ich in den verschiedenen Phasen meiner Entwicklung immer wieder neue sehr inspirierende Artists entdecke. Seit Jahren gehören auf jeden Fall Mollono.Bass, Lampé, Anyma, Hidden Empire und Township Rebellion dazu, um mal eine Hand voll zu nennen....

Gibt es bestimmte Rituale oder Gewohnheiten, die du vor einem Auftritt hast, um dich vorzubereiten?
Nicht direkt. Ich bin aber gerne etwas früher bei der jeweiligen Veranstaltung um schon mal die Technik zu checken und den Vibe der Veranstaltung mitzunehmen :)

Wenn du nur noch einen Track für den Rest deiner Karriere spielen könntest, welcher wäre es und warum?
Tristesse von Kollektiv Turmstrasse. Das war einer der ersten Tracks der vor über 10 Jahren mein Interesse für die elektronische Musik geweckt hat. Ein Freund hat ihn mir damals gezeigt mit dem Video von Fantasia dazu. An die Zeit denke ich sehr gerne zurück <3

Was machst du sonst gerne in deiner Freizeit?
Ich liebe es  zu verreisen und in der Natur unterwegs zu sein. Ich mache außerdem Yoga, spiele Tennis und hab immer irgendein Projekt an dem ich gerade herumbastel. 

Was ist dein Lieblingsessen?
Selbstgemachtes Curry mit ganz viel Gemüse.

Was willst du der Welt noch mitteilen?
Dazu ließe sich ein ganzes Buch schreiben... Ich fasse es aber mal kurz zusammen: Seid nett zu euch, euren Mitmenschen und der Natur! Es gibt keinen Planet B!

Brotfabrik ArtistCast - nøvae

Moses has sent us a dreamy set. Enjoy!

Connect: https://on.soundcloud.com/tvE3K

aka-tape no 312 by Moïse

Und das zweite Kerzchen brennt! 🕯️
Zu flauschig weichem Midtempo backen sich die Plätzchen bekanntlich am besten.
Bieten wir der dunklen Jahreszeit die Stirn und gehen rein in groovigen Sound mit sweeten vocals🎄

Stay safe, Stay tuned!
Euer Philia Kollektiv ❤️
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And its the second Advent! 🕯️
At delightfully soft mid-tempo, cookies are known to bake best.  
Let’s face the dark season head-on and dive into groovy sounds with sweet vocals!🎄

Stay safe, Stay tuned!
Your Philia Kollektiv ❤️

Follow the artists:
https://soundcloud.com/kasra0
https://soundcloud.com/melaune

Podmas | Kassi b2b Melaune | zweites Kerzchen

Witchtape #181 | Guest Witch : ᒍEᗰᔕKI.

On that cold and windy morning in early December, Hekske (the little witch) woke up when Falke (the 10 year old witch apprentice) snuggled once again under their moss blanket to keep warm and dry.  The weather was absolutely miserable with ice-cold melting snow lashing down mercilessly on the forest.
After getting up, the girls drank a warm mug of herbal tea and their mood brightened up considerably when they realized it was the full moon day, which meant they’ll participate in the monthly witch coven (which always takes place in a different location and in the ever-changing company of a third witch). A little later the girls took off from a clearing. They knew they would reach their destination just by following their deeper intuition. To their great surprise, they were flying very slowly in western direction. This meant that the coven would be really close by. 
They were heading straight to the ‘Bois de Leuze’ forest, which is only a few miles away. The witches were puzzled, because they had visited this forest before, and back then no witch was living in these woods.
The girls gently touched down in a clearing, surrounded by giant beech trees. The forest was really dark on that day, and full of mushrooms, which was very unusual in December. There were stunningly beautiful fungi from many different species, like fly amanitas and yellow stagshorns. Hekske and Falke had never seen so many mushrooms and admired this miracle of nature in awe.
But suddenly the silence was rudely interrupted by the crashing sound of a falling tree. They saw a giant beech tree tip over and fall down with such a force that the earth started to shake, followed by an eerie silence. This was all quite strange as there was no wind at all. 
The saddened witches went to have a look at the dying tree until Falke suddenly started to scream. It appeared that an unconscious witch was lying in the hole under the roots. Hekske rushed to the scene, and they both pulled the witch out of the hole and laid her on a soft bed of moss. Her body was pale and cold, but Hekske could feel a faint heartbeat. Both Hekske and Falke tried to warm the witch up with the power of their hands, and slowly a blush started to appear on her face. She was beautiful and young, with a very special pale skin color. A few minutes later she slowly opened here mesmerizing green eyes and started to look around. She looked very confused. While Hekske kept her company, Falke prepared a herbal tea. And after taking a few sips from this brew, the witch became very alert. The first question she asked was which year it was. Hekske replied that is was the year 2024. The witch looked really bewildered by this news, and she hesitantly explained that her name was Quintine, and that she had gone into hibernation in the year 1610, as she fled for the people of the nearby village of Ellezelles who wanted to burn her at a stake. 
Hekske and Falke hugged Quintine and reassured her that witches were no longer being persecuted in the year 2024, and that she was safe now. They helped Quintine back on her feet. Her body was at first very stiff after 414 years of hibernation, but slowly her nimbleness came back. She was overjoyed to see all these mushrooms, and she told Hekske and Falke that the she knew the recipes of some powerful magic potions using these rare fungi. The girls collected some firewood, lit up a bonfire with a floating spark and started to prepare their first magic potion of the day …

Connect with the artist : 
https://soundcloud.com/jemskiii

This set was created and played at the ‘Elemental Dreams’ event which was curated by : 
https://soundcloud.com/8doc_music
https://soundcloud.com/Lacunaberlin

Photo credits : Claudia Otto

Witchtape #181 | Guest Witch : Jemski.

Kai Torres - Sunday Selections Vol.12

Kai Torres - Sunday Selections Vol.13

Kai Torres - Sunday Selections Vol.15

Kontrastmittel Vol. 22 mixed by Kai Torres

Kai Torres
https://www.facebook.com/KaiTorres.dj
https://soundcloud.com/kaitorres
https://www.youtube.com/user/KAITO6
https://www.facebook.com/kontrastmusik/

Fuchsklang
http://fuchsklang.de/
https://www.facebook.com/fuklamusik/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbgSzWpE0C4Q6TDTfUUma5A
https://twitter.com/fuchsklang

FUKLACAST #12 | Kai Torres

In 1978 a german mother and her puertorican man decided to give birth to a little boy called Kai Torres. His father's passion was music, especially experimental shit and mixing vinyl. Instead of telling stories or playing tapes of fairytales, the evening sessions were affected by feeling the beat and getting involved in the deep fervor of music. So Kai began to get familiar with electronic music in the early 90s and started to dub his first tapes for friends. Therefor he had to use his father's equipment even after he was able to buy his first own record player. The more he grew up the more he found friends in his neighborhood and his down to the present day partner and friend Oliver Flohr (a.k.a. Flizz). Oliver was also highly inspired by Hip Hop and electronic music. This was the birth of the collaboration between Kai and Flizz and they spent a lot of time in working with beats or rather cutting and dubbing them for friends. Both of them were known for innovative and emotional sets in their circle of friends but as time goes on other people got attentive to them. It was time to rock parties, first in small spheres but shortly after that in regional clubs as a real DJ. Kai could socialize with many folks and even national clubs and organizer were interested in him. Later he started to arrange his own parties in cooperation with Flizz and their friends while Oliver put his focus on producing substantial Hip Hop beats which he was able to take to various mixtapes in the US (DJ Soulless presents …). At that time both of them combined their Know How, whether flowing Hip Hop beats or electronic nightlife, and thus produced House & Techno with a touch of Soul and Black music. In 2004 they made it to the very popular festival „Phunkadelic Nites“ in Idar Oberstein. By now for about twenty years of being a team Kai & Flizz are still working on tracks and playing their sets at House parties known as „Radaubrause“ around Mainz (Germany), always fulfillig the crowd's needs and obsessions. 


Kai Torres - archive #1

Kai Torres & Oliver Flohr