Kiki presents his radio show GOOD VOODOO, as heard on 19th of August on Ibiza Sonica Radio. Track list on www.facebook.com/kikimusic and www.facebook.com/kikionair

IBIZA SONICA SHOW

GOOD VOODOO // EPISODE 90

Good voodoo. It´s not only Kiki´s most well known track (with the lovely vocals of Chela Simone) and the name of his radio show on Ibiza Sonica and Proton Radio, but it symptomizes perfectly that moment, when you loose yourself on the dance floor and see him smiling, while he plays music you didn´t know you want to hear.

Joakim Ijäs was born in Helsinki, but has now found his home in Berlin. Initial forays into making sounds with violins and pianos soon gave hway to the mechanical beats of hip-hop, mixed together with more popular sounds whilst playing at school discos before he was even a teenager. With such an early start it was no surprise that before he was old enough to enter a club, Kiki was holding down a weekly residency at Helsinki’s Tempo club, which was swiftly followed by another at the Smile club. A move to Berlin in 1994 to study Architecture was the catalyst for Kiki to step in to the realms of a serious DJ. Impressing the legendary Masters At Work at a Marlboro DJ competition led to him securing gigs at Berlin’s three cathedrals of techno -Tresor, Pfefferbank and WMF. Gigs in Berlin and Germany were soon followed by a string of international bookings and the release of an infamous three deck mix for Sonnenhaus which led to DE:BUG worrying about the health of his, fingers.

With his profile as a DJ growing it was two short steps to releasing his first record on Ellen Allien’s BPitch Control label in 2001, who through a happy coincidence he had met when the pair were double booked to play the same DJ slot. Since then Kiki has become an integral part of the BPitch family growing into a truly international artist, sharing his love of energetic and hypnotic music across the globe from Mexico, to Tokyo and making a little bit of history along the way. With an output that has been nothing short of prolific, Kiki has released a number of genre defining records both as himself and later with partners in crime Silversurfer, Sasse, Chaim, Joyce Muniz and many more. Kiki was the first artist asked to put together a mix for the now legendary Boogy Bytes series, and has been asked to provide remixes and productions for labels as diverse as Bugged Out, Playhouse and Crosstown Rebels where he had the honour of being the first artist releasing on the label. His debut album Run With Me, released on Bpitch Control, was an international success, and led to the video for “Shake Off” (a collaboration with Silversurfer and Captain Comatose) being playlisted by MTV. More recently a collaboration with Sasse and his Moodmusic imprint led to the release of the excellent Grand Cru – a modern club classic already.

However, as he has grown and matured, a yearning to explore deeper and more personal forms of expression in music, has led to Kiki working on his follow up to his debut album: Kaiku, that spawned the single "Good Voodoo".

After "Kaiku" and especially the huge success of the album single "Good Voodoo", Kiki has put out "Cinema Obscura" & "Morning Maniacs" (with a ridiculosuly funny video) on Bpitch, started a radioshow on Proton Radio in 2010 in collaboration with Noice!, that  evolved into his own show Good Voodoo on Ibiza Sonica and Proton in 2013. He is producing singles for Anja Schneider and Ellen Allien and keeps touring all 5 continents. 2014 also saw the highly succesful collaboration with Joyce Muniz, "Warriors" hit MTV and Viva with a video... 

🎑🌛 Erreicht habe ich nicht wirklich viel bissher war ich gleichzeitig mein größtes Problem da ich immer zu viel gedacht und immer weniger gemacht habe.Heute weiß ich das das an dem Ritalin Vitamin Amphetamin blablabla Mangel lag so ähnlich wie Katzen Taurin brauchen damit sie nicht blind werden oder so.Und MDMA könnte man vermuten wäre vom Baum der Erkenntnis.👌✌️

released music on @live-at-robert-johnson, @cod3qr, Virgin Records, @correspondant, @riotvan-family, @watergaterecords, @aeon-audio, @my-favorite-robot-records and more

for promos and press enquires send an email to: speakingmindsitaly@gmail.com

Speaking Minds is the musical project of Italian DJ/Producer Simone Sinatti, active in the international music circuit from over a decade as DJ, programmer and A&R.
Started as a duo back in 2012 with former member Marco Paladin which leaded to releases on labels like AEON or My Favorite Robot Records, Simone embraced the solo road in 2017 and some new roads opened for Speaking Minds: after his ‘Jupiter Express’ released on Correspondant, he followed up with “Blue Days”, track included on WhoMadeWho’s compilation for Watergate Records. Year continued with his return to mother label AEON with an EP accompanied with remixes by Fort Romeau and Moscoman, premiered via BBC1 Radio and gaining huge support all over the world. 2021 sees Speaking Minds releasing an official remix for Telepopmusik's classic track "Breathe" on Virgin Records and his biggest discographic accomplishment so far: a track on brand new Laurent Garnier's label Cod3 QR. Recent times seen him busy releasing music on Leipzig based well respected Riotvan label and for the legendary Live at Robert Johnson imprint being part of their 25Y anniversary. 
After a decade spent collaborating with some of most renowned brands in the industry such as Circoloco or Lattexplus, he decided to focus more on his own projects and his career as booking manager for several clubs and parties including Apollo Club in Milan or his very own +39 series. Being in the game for quite a while, dj highlights includes shows at Robert Johnson, Circoloco, Sunday Sunday, Extrema Outdoor, Movement, Village Underground, Bar Americas, Oasis Festival, ADE, Watergate, Shelter, Cocorico and Off Sonar to name a few, sharing also the decks with some of the most respected djs of the globe including Laurent Garnier, Seth Troxler, The Blessed Madonna, Palms Trax, Ben Ufo, Job Jobse, WhoMadeWho, Bedouin, DJ Tennis, Gerd Janson, Bambounou, FJAAK, Pantha Du Prince, Miss Kittin and Marcellus Pittman. His music has been regularly supported by the likes of Laurent Garnier, Dixon, Ame, Job Jobse, Jennifer Cardini and Mano Le Tough among others.

selected discography:
. Speaking Minds - Amnesia EP (incl. Clarian, Louie Fresco rmxs) [My Favorite Robot Records] 2014
. Dodi Palese - 735K (Speaking Minds remix) [AEON] 2014
. DJ Sneak - Deepest Trip (Speaking Minds remix) [Homecoming Music] 2014
. Flowers and Sea Creatures - Citadel (Speaking Minds remix) [My Favorite Robot Records] 2014
. Speaking Minds - Desolate Highway [AEON] 2014
. Speaking Minds - Who The Fuck Cares EP (incl. Christian Prommer remix) [Musica Autonomica] 2015
. Speaking Minds - Road To Paradise EP [AEON] 2015
. NAOME vs Slumber - Kosmatic (Speaking Minds remix) [My Favorite Robot Records] 2015
. Jona - The Chase feat. Usio (Speaking Minds Haunting Mix) [AEON] 2016
. Speaking Minds - Runners EP [My Favorite Robot Records] 2016
. Kurt Baggaley - Partners In Time (Speaking Minds remix) [Abstract Theory] 2016
. Speaking Minds - Monongahela EP (incl. Alex Niggemann, Denis Horvat remixes) [AEON] 2016
. Nils Penner - Velcoro (Speaking Minds remix) [Musica Autonomica] 2016
. Speaking Minds - Space Teleportation [AEON] 2017
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Odissea EP (incl. Bawrut remix) [AEON] 2018
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Mermaid's Chant EP (incl. Man Power, Boot & Tax remixes) [My Favorite Robot Records] 2018
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Dancing Under Bright Lights [AEON] 2018
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Jupiter Express [Correspondant] 2019
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Blue Days [Watergate Records] 2019
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Cosmic Friday EP (incl. Fort Romeau, Moscoman remixes) [AEON] 2019
. Darlyn Vlys - Serpentine (Speaking Minds & Amarcord remix) [AEON] 2019
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Rejected Tune [Buttress VA] 2019
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Just Like Any Other Day [AEON VA] 2020
. Alex Niggemann & Speaking Minds - Disco Tedesco [AEON VA] 2021
. Telepopmusik - Breathe (Speaking Minds remix) [Virgin Records France] 2021
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - Poliritmo [Cod3 QR VA] 2021
. Speaking Minds - Sharpless 248 (Demi Riquisimo remix) [AEON] 2023
. Speaking Minds & Amarcord - To Serve The Soul [Riotvan] 2023
. Speaking Minds - The Perfect Deal [Live at Robert Johnson] 2024

GOOD VOODOO // EPISODE 90

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