Andrea Cichecki is an artist inspired by sound and specialised in the field of electronic music. Based in Germany but Dutch with Polish roots, Andrea has been honing her skills intensely during the last few years in order to flourish her creativity. Throughout her life, Andrea has always been fascinated by emotions, human connection and their correlation with music and sound.

Her atmospheric music can be described as a dreamful sound collage, to flow away and to feel emotional. The musical intent is built on a landscape that can go from intense joy to melancholic emotions, a cinematic journey about life and memories. Her main inspiration is finding inner peace by connecting with nature.

For over two decades, Andrea performed as a DJ across Europe. For 7 years, she lived in Berlin where she was deeply involved in the electronic music scene and a regular DJ in renowned clubs such as Club der Visionaere, Hoppetosse, Tresor and About Blank. Having had several releases under her belt, it was time to fulfil her dreams. Andrea decided to study ‘Music Production & Sound Engineering’ at the Abbey Roads Institute and earned her diploma. 
This helped her to enrich her sound, expand her creative mind and further her professionalism.

Now she is in full demand of composing, producing, mixing, mastering as well as working at Castle Studios in the countryside of Röhrsdorf, just outside Dresden.

www.andreacichecki.com 

Socials:
https://www.facebook.com/AndreaCicheckiMusic/
https://www.instagram.com/andrea_cichecki
https://www.youtube.com/AndreaCichecki
https://soundcloud.com/andrea-cichecki/
https://twitter.com/AndreaCichecki
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/andreacichecki
https://www.discogs.com/artist/3357798-andrea-cichecki

Phonons Podcast 079 Andrea Cichecki

@xdb is Kosta Athanassiadis – German by birth and in residence, with Greek parentage. His roots are in the central German town of Göttingen. It was here that he began DJing in the early nineties; where he worked in a record shop; where he ran a radio show for five years; and the base from which he established the Metrolux record label in 2006.
For many people, it was at this point that XDB appeared on their radar. His debut ‘Jackintosh EP’ and the following ‘Descap EP’ made a splash with heads, but whilst the shimmering dub techno moments were perhaps the most obvious hook, subsequent tracks defied easy categorisation – an early indication that the person behind the music took a broad view of electronic music, caring not for stylistic pigeonholes.
Further releases mapped out more of a defined aesthetic for the label, with XDB’s own work sitting alongside contributions from Atheus and Arne Weinberg. By 2007, Kosta’s music had caught the ear of other outlets; including Francois Kevorkian’s Deep Space Media (a sublabel of Wave Music) licensed ‘Descap’ and ‘Descap live’ for re-release. @brendonmoeller was the A&R at that time and a 4 track EP on Wave Music followed in 2009.
The same year, @p-scott put out the first XDB release on his own @sistrum-recordings, which saw Kosta tailoring his output to a cleaner, more Detroit-inflected sound. In tandem with his production work, XDB the DJ was coming into his own. An avid collector of vinyl since his childhood (Kosta’s collection presently numbers some 10,000 records); he had honed his craft in clubs and on the radio – mixing monthly on his own ‘Case Check’ show. 2008 brought an early highlight – spinning at Japan’s lauded Labyrinth festival alongside the cream of the international deep techno and house scene.
Kosta’s DJ sets draw upon his expansive record collection, playing right across the board of electronic music. He has no shortage of technical skill but it’s his selection that truly shines – putting the music itself at the forefront, letting songs breathe when need be, and delivering plenty of head-scratching ‘what the hell is this track?’ moments.
It’s on this that Kosta has built his reputation. Tastemakers such as the now-defunct mnml ssgs crew were quick to snap him up for a guest mix in 2009, and several of his online recordings have been picked up for @resident-advisor ‘Mix of the Day’ spot. In 2010, XDB played at the UK’s highly-regarded Freerotation festival – starting a love affair with the event that’s seen him come back every year since. The festival secured Kosta’s place within a fraternity of fellow musicians and DJs who also prefer to let their music do the talking – likeminds who recognise the purity in what they do, and are all the more respected because of it.
That same year, he remixed Detroit heroes Norm Talley - @ormalley and Aaron Carl - @aaroncarl and in 2011 produced releases for the Dolly, Harbour City Sorrow and Echocord imprints. 2012’s highlight was a split 12” with Kassem Mosse and in 2013 he was reunited with Sistrum Recordings for the ‘Frocks’ record. 2013 also saw the rebirth of Metrolux after a 3 year hiatus, with ‘Edition 2’, an excellent Various Artists release.
When it comes to producing, Kosta favours a slow and steady work rate, opting to focus on quality control rather than record shop ubiquity. His DJing keeps him in the public eye, but one gets the sense that XDB prefers to operate in the shadows. There’s a refreshing lack of gimmickry to his approach – keeping it low-key allows him to be judged solely on the basis of talent. Arguably, it’s an innate quality – the way he wants to play it; the way that brings him most satisfaction, but it’s helped establish his reputation as an artist of considerable merit, winning the approval his audience and peers, alike.
Stay Rave with #R13!

#123 | XDB (DE)

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ESHU Records - Jocelyn, Ivano Tetelepta & Yasin Engwer @ Refuge Worldwide, Berlin, 03.09.22

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This is a live recording from The Love Inn, before Domenic took over.  Plenty of deep house to chew on.

Placid & Owain K B2B LIVE @ WGD at The Love Inn 18.11.2022

Laura Fiore, a Berlin-based DJ and music collector, her love for music is evident in her unique and dynamic sound, which blends funky, jazzy house grooves with minimalistic tracks to create an immersive listening experience.
Her podcast is a space where she showcases her eclectic taste in music, explores different genres.
As a Berlin-based DJ, she also brings a fresh and unique perspective to the electronic music scene. She has a unique ability to take listeners on a journey.

Artwork : Cloé De Coquereaumont
Braiding technic with two analog pictures taken during travelling

KoreroCast - Laura Fiore

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So after much deliberation I’ve finally decided to upload the recording of my set from Freerotation this year.
I was thinking to edit out the imperfections such as record skipping, or where I had the high pass filter turned up without realising (one reason I don’t get on with Allen & Heath), but instead I’ve left it raw, as it was heard on the night, because the atmosphere was electric, saturday night, smack in the middle of this wonderful festival, the room was going off!!! This is a set I won’t ever forget playing, it’s not perfect and my levels are all over the place, but the recording perfectly captures the magical vibes circulating the dance floor that night, and the strength of this outweighs any need to worry about my mistakes, so here it is, hope you enjoy it as much as I did playing it.

Freerotation 2016

Alex Downey Live at Freerotation 2016

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Paraffin Podcasts - 001 - XDB

Just honored to have a true master of djing on board  for the first mix on the Life Notes Sessions. @yone-ko
Dj since 1996 in Japan, he is now mainly based in Berlin and resident of Club Der Visionaere and Closer in Kiev.  His mix here is like usual an high class combination of selection and mix taking us here into some deep, mental, ambient, spacey techno atmospheres and included what he said one of his fav Life Notes tracks from LN001, Motion Process's "Gravitation".  

Check him out ...
@yone-ko
https://solid-am.com/artists/yone-ko/

Life Notes Sessions  / Yone-Ko

Andy Green (Verdant Recordings) has always impressed me with his wide collection of music and his passion for recording mixes. Sit back and relax - enjoy the afternoon sun with some finely selected dubbed out grooves.

@verdant-recordings

MT Mix 004 - Andy Green

Passionate about house and techno, digger-extraordinaire @molly_music is always on the lookout for new tracks, and provides us through her monthly show with ever-more exclusive gems.

Catch Molly every 4th Friday of the month from 20h to 22h [CET] on rinse.fr

Rinse France Podcast

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Molly invite Jorge Caiado - 06 Mars 2021

Contact and Bookings / lifenotes.recordings@gmail.com 
(Sorry no Demos for the moment. Thank you)

Life Notes Recordings is french dj/producer Life Recorder's label/musical platform born from a  perspective to keep sharing a personal vision through the emotional spectrum of deep house and techno music and beyond with releases in physical and digital form as well as dj mixes  with the Life Notes Sessions.

Vinyl releases available at some shops worldwide and digital only on Bandcamp.

Life Notes Sessions / Yone-Ko

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