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DivKid – Short for Sir. Divward Kiddery – is the grubby, undernourished and overly critical, Bi-Polar offspring of producers Ben Wilson (Bonn Lewis) and Andrew Illingworth.
His schizophrenic manner has resulted in his music and live performances being loud, disruptive and brutally heavy, with unexpected windfalls of dark and ominous grooves.
Expect to hear maximal electro, french house, filthy techno and a spatter of progressive. Although one day DivKid will create a new genre merging current dance styles which he will call ‘Clink-Dick’
DivKid founded Lung Filler Records in 2010 to release his own music, as he always wanted to wear a business suite to work. Now he can in the comfort of his own shed. This also keeps everybody else’s grubby mits off of his prized and often mistreated possessions. Divkid is paranoid that one day he will screw himself over. So every time he signs his own record contracts, he fakes Robocop’s signature.


It is cool, lascivious, sexy but nonetheless it is from Salzburg: With their debut album “Sweet Sensation” THE HELMUT BERGERS do what many of us have been waiting for: to make an end to the Britpop revival, which has become a bit exhausting. With sounds that recall Bronski’s beats, and a voice that reminds one of a younger Richard Ashcroft, Paul Konarski and Monika Konarski, songwriter and masterminds/bandleader of the Electrock N’roll band.

The Soul Snatchers are coming to getcha! 

Real Soul Music never dies. That’s what the insatiable musicians of the Dutch band The Soul Snatchers prove every time they treat a swinging crowd to their timeless, down to earth funk and soul tunes, that find their roots in the sexy Sixties and Seventies of the 20th century. Taking pure Soul Music right across the bridge into the new century, The Soul Snatchers combine unknown classics and original compositions into a show that not only appeals to connoisseurs, but just as well to bigger, more mainstream-oriented audiences. The Soul Snatchers don’t claim to have invented Soul Music. Neither do they pretend to re-invent it. They… just HAVE it! And they LOVE to share it with Rhythm & Blues-lovers in every corner of the globe. Founded rock solid on the well oiled rhythm section of clean drums and thumping bass, the dangerously growling Hammond organ and the reverbing guitar sounds find their way to your soul blindly. Add to that the threeheaded copper section The Dynamite Horns, the charismatic performances of singer Curtis T. and special guest vocalist Jimi Bell Martin… and all ingredients for a real Soul Party are present.


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Jae Moon is the former alias of SangLien.

Since the end of high school, Jae was producing beats for rappers in the Sydney hip-hop scene while simultaneously releasing instrumental projects online. These projects experimented with a variety of sounds, notably oriental soundtracks and r&b music.

After 6 prolific years, Jae effectively resigned the alias and relaunched his music under SangLien: https://linktr.ee/sanglien

In a world of ever recycled trends, Tiefschwarz (deep black) is that most classic of shades. Its timeless style is testament to its staying power, and with a DJ and production career spanning over 14 years, this German deep house duo have proven just how apt a moniker can be. Born and bred in Stuttgart, brothers Ali and Basti Schwarz’s passion for techno and deep house flourished their initial experience as DJs in the early 90’s at the now legendary clubs that Ali ran in their home town, ON –U and Red Dog. This led to the formation of Tiefschwarz in 1997, from which they found rapid success with their debut single ‘Music’ (on Francois K’s Wave Music label) and album Ral 9005. By 2001, this had been licensed to the London label Classic Recordings from where they springboarded to international recognition. They decided to make the move to Berlin, at the time fast becoming the epicentre of a true electronic music renaissance, from where they pursued a hectic touring schedule and remixing the likes of Cassius, The Rapture, Missy Elliott, Kelis and their personal heroes Masters At Work. They then scored a double whammy with their all-conquering crossover hit remix of Spektrum’s ‘Kinda New’ and the single ‘Isst’ off their 2005 long-player, ‘Eat Books’. This was also the year that electrohouse dominated the charts and minimal the clubs, but Tiefschwarz have never allowed themselves to be tied down to a certain sound, staying true to their love of melody as demonstrated on their contribution to the Fabric mix series that year.
A series of high profile mixes in 2006, including Depeche Mode, Madonna, Roxy Music, Booka Shade, Phonique, Plastikman, dOP, and many others saw them continue perfecting their distinctive sound. Yet this was also the year in which Ali and Basti gravitated back to Berlin to found their own label, Souvenir. Basti explains “We like the idea of seeing music as a souvenir, an impression you take from somewhere. Something intimate that you remember”. They haven’t let this slow down their impressive production workload though, with a ten year anniversary compilation and a 2010 follow up album ‘Chocolate’ made in collaboration with Santé, and featuring Cassy, Seth Troxler, Dave Aju amongst others. At a perfect time to take stock of their career, the brothers are proudly contributing the ninth installment in the Watergate mix series, and have chosen a number of tracks that simultaneously pay homage to the tracks that shaped the beginnings of their career whilst also remaining very much forward looking. After years of constant touring, however, their Souvenir label has allowed them to lay down more permanent roots back in Berlin. It’s a place to foster talent, both young and old, not only in a sense of releasing records but also as a platform to share mutual experiences within a common network, a close core of artists work together including Ruede Hagelstein, Maher Daniel, the brothers Santé and Re.You, Ali &amp; Basti at the helm. With plenty more artists on the roster as well as a digital only subsidiary, Souvenir Plus, and a debut LP from Hagelstein on the horizon, there is promise of plenty yet to come for the Schwarz brothers’ imprint.

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