Selling dental mouthwash in Sri Lanka (21.01.2014)

Vinayak Chanting Machine, Nuawara Eliya, Sri Lanka (24.01.2014)

Playing flute in the train to Colombo

First hour hanging around after opening the Krypta at Golem (Hamburg) with a calm warming up before Andras Fox, Floating Points, Andrew Ashong and Basso continued to make it the best fifth birthday in my life.  

DEAR is a Hamburg based club night, focussing on deep, raw, and true-to-the-heart house music.  Founded in 2009 by Elin (https://soundcloud.com/dear-elin), it soon became a regular spot on Hamburgs party map bringing artists such as Kyle Hall, Levon Vincent, Mike Huckaby, Tama Sumo, Move D or Floating Points to town. DEAR started out at Ego Club for the first two years and is now home at Golem and other Hamburg venues such as Golden Pudel Club. 

Looking forward to the next five years!

Tracks by
Obalski
Andras Fox
Malcolm McLaren
The Chakachas
Mamman Sani
Mark Barrott
Sasac
Alex Cima
Fizzy Veins
Kreidler
Saada Bonaire
Bobby Caldwell
Common
Bahamadia
Group Home
Richard Schneider Jr.
Ana Rago
Al Dobson

Five years of DEAR

Stones Throw Records was founded in 1996 by DJ/Producer Chris Manak aka Peanut Butter Wolf as a means of releasing his now-classic debut album with MC Charizma who tragically was shot dead in a mugging in 1993.

Stones Throw is one of the few labels which I am constantly buying since I started to collect vinyl. As a result I got many special moments connected to nearly every Stones Throw record I own. The first record (My vinyl weighs a ton LP) was introduced to me by the true 182nd underground legend DJ Whoever (Whutupdoe!) about 15 years ago, the latest (Madlib Soundtrack for Our vinyl weighs a ton) is just two weeks in my bag; cool co-incidence with the titles by the way.

The idea for this personal Stones Throw best of mix series grew after watching the great documentary "Our vinyl weighs a ton" at Betalounge Hamburg in a room full of Stones Throw afficionados some months ago (the idea apparently grew slowly). The documentary is a must watch if you share even the smallest interest for the label! 

The first part brings the Rap side of the label into focus with Peanut Butter Wolf, Madlib, Dilla, Declaime and side projects like Lootpack, Quasimoto, Jaylib or Madvillian.

A second part will come up with a closer view to those records which mainly came out after Dillas death in 2006. With that tragic event Stones Throw fell into a kind of identity crisis with e.g. Madlib refusing to do any more Rap records (glad he changed his opinion - the latest collaboration with Freddie Gibbs is on heavy rotation since months). The label took a kind of musical turnaround in their artist rooster with artists like Dam Funk, James Pants, Boardwalk, Gary Davis and several other underground artists adding several musical dimensions which made the label even more interesting for me.

But before that take your time to enjoy this mixtape of personal favorites from my vaults!

Tracklist:
Intro
Quasimoto - Seasons change 
Peanut Butter Wolf feat. Planet Asia - In your area
Peanut Butter Wolf - Chain gang
Peanut Butter Wolf - Phonies
Dudley Perkins - Falling
Dudley Perkins - Flowers
Kazi - A.V.E.R.A.G.E.
Quasimoto - Planned attack
Medaphor - On point
Rasco - Run the line 
Lootpack - Long awaited
Peanut Butter Wolf - Don´t turn your back
Homeliss Derelix - Survivin´ the game
Quasimoto - Sparkdala
Lootpack - Loopdigga
Peanut Butter Wolf - Currents
Quasimoto - Chippin´
Quasimoto - Greenery
Dilla - Take notice
Some track from Our vinyl weighs a ton Soundtrack
Dilla - Crushin´
Jaylib - The heist
Some track from Madlib in Africa LP
Dilla - Lightworks
Dilla - Wild
Jaylib - Strip club
Madvillian - Figaro
Niko & DJ Babu - Now you know
Koushik - Basketball beat
Dilla - Stop
Dilla - People 

Further information:
http://www.stonesthrow.com/
http://www.discogs.com/label/1217-Stones-Throw-Records
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stones_Throw_Records

Best Of Stones Throw (Part 1)

DJ CLAP aka DJ SLAP aka DJ CABRIO

Resident for DEAR
Musical Direction for TISSUE Magazine

21.08.2016
DEAR Boats (Hamburg)
Helge Misof, Konrad Gibson, Bobbie*, Elin

22.04.2016
Paloma Bar, Berlin w/ Nosed

15.04.2016
Institut für Zukunft x Kraniche bei den Elbbrücken, Hamburg

19.02.2016
Humboldthain, Berlin

30.10.2015
Cologne
w/ Bobbie*, Mitch

09.10. 2015
Golem, Hamburg
6 Years DEAR w/ Prosumer, Tama Sumo, Elin

12.09.2015
Golden Pudel HH
w/ Kate Miller, DJ Smut

27.08.2015
Pangea Festival
w/ Deo&Z-Man, bobbie*, Daniel Nitsch, DJ Smut

25.07.2015
60hz, Berlin
w/ Elin

09.05.2015
Her mit dem schönen Leben Festival
w/ J248 (live), F#X (live), Kalipo (live), Cindy Looper, DJ Smut

02.05.2015
@ Beate Uwe, Berlin
w/ Jacob Stoy (Uncanny Valley), DJ Smut (Uebel&Gefährlich), Forever Jan

24.4.2015
Robert Johnson x DEAR @ Golem, HH
w/ Benedikt Frey, Oliver Hafenbauer

28.02.2015
Uebel & Gefährlich Showcase @ Humboldthain, Berlin
w/ Cindy Looper, Koer, DJ Smut

03.10.2014
DEAR pres. Andras Fox, Floating Points, Andrew Ashong @ Golem, HH

26.09.2014
TISSUE Magazine @ Le Baron, Paris
w/ Jacques Bon (Smallville), Hendrik Landschoof

06.09.2014
DEAR pres. Lauer @ Golem, HH

30.08.2014
Brüllwürfel Projekt @ Frappant Sommerfest, HH
www.bruellwuerfel.com

23.08.2014
A Day Aquatic OA, Hamburg 
w/ DEAR, Smallville, Common Cause, KlingtSoGut, Dérive

13.06.2014
Uebel & Gefährlich @ Humboldthain, Berlin

16.05.2014
Support BADBADNOTGOOD@Prinzenbar, Hamburg

30.04.2014
DEAR meets Uncanny Valley@Golem, Hamburg
w/ Sandrow M, Albrecht Wassersleben, Carl Suspect, Jacob Stoy, Elin

25.04.2014
Decks Records Floor@Kommt zusammen Festival, Rostock
w/ Kris Wadsworth, Andre Kronert, Martin Menzel, bobbie*

17.04.2014
NFDCDML@Fundbureau, Hamburg
w/ Soulphiction

28.03.2014
Golem, Hamburg
w/ Tiney (Uncanny Valley, Dresden)

21.12.2013 
Golem, Hamburg 
w/ Nosed, Berlin

22.11.2013
Golem, Hamburg
w/ The Black Madonna, Elin

19.11.2013
Golden Pudel, Hamburg
w/ RvdS

25.10.2013
Kraniche bei den Elbbrücken, Hamburg
w/ Andre Kronert, DJ Smut, Momo, Fritz Holzhauer  

11.10.2013
Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg
w/ Prosumer

21.09.2013 
Thier, Hamburg

25.06.2013
Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg
w/ Bobbie*, Levente

08.06.2013
L´Hibou, Dresden
w/ Uncanny Valley Crew, Elin

04.05.2013
Uebel & Gefährlich
w/ Jakob Korn, Albrecht Wassersleben, DJ Smut, Lennart Jansen

26.04.2013
Kraniche bei den Elbbrücken, Hamburg
w/ One Step Back Ahead Label Night

20.04.2013
Frappant, Hamburg
w/ Martin Moritz, Matt Moroder, akaak

18.04.2013
Mojo (Café), Hamburg
w/ Heiko Gogolin

13.04.2013
Klingel3, Hamburg
w/ Ratkat, Mü

22.03.2013
Uebel & Gefährlich 
w/ Rustie (Warp), Joney, BoeBoe

01.02.2013
Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg
w/ Andre Kronert

12.01.2013
Common Cause
w/ RVDS, Simon Strotmann

15.12.2012
Frappant, HH
w/ Tilman Tausendfreund, akaak

.SLAP

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