2017 Sommer

I had the pleasure to do a little Edit of Siriusmo's Remix of Moderat. Out now; https://www.beatport.com/track/eating-hooks-siriusmo-remix-solomun-edit/8336542
 You can get it here: https://monkeytown.lnk.to/EatingHooks

Moderat - Eating Hooks (Siriusmo Remix / Solomun Edit)

Stony Hill

Medication (feat. Stephen Marley)

Parquet Recordings Mixtape 14 by Marius Lehnert

Marius is one of the most talented and uprising DJ and Producer in our hometown Stuttgart. His love for music and vinyl were not only decisive factors for Marius Lehnert to establish himself as a DJ but are still the basis for his passionate work today. Marius attracted bigger attention for the first time through his residency in the notorious Club Rocker 33 in Stuttgart. 
Over the years, he consolidated his typical style which is always melodic-groovy and never without soul, no matter whether he supported one of the huge acts of the game or appeared as a headliner himself. In so doing, his musical spectrum ranges from Deep House and Tech House to rather technoid sounds.
In addition to being a DJ and promoter, Marius also focused more and more on producing electronic music over the last years.
Over the next years, some more releases followed on several labels, and a couple of tracks together with Arno Mueller on Parquet Recordings with international recognition. His track "Vere" was also part of the "Ten Years Parquet Recordings" anniversary compilation and was played all around the globe. 

Enjoy his exclusive Mix for the Parquet Mixtape series.

Tracklist:
(01) Carsten Jost - Ambush [Dial Records]
(02) Lawrence / Official - Clouds & Arrows (Roman Flügel Remix) [Mule Musiq]
(03) Ghostlike - The Haunting [Parquet Recordings]
(04) Mr Joe - Dharma [Watergate Records]
(05) Rancido - Euphoria [Engrave LTD]
(06) Talaboman - Loser's Hymn feat. John Talabot, Axel Boman [R&S Records]
(07) OLDERIC - Hydre Intime [Connaisseur Recordings]
(08) Arian 911 - 7 Melodies [Innervisions]
(09) Zopelar - Nevoa (Davis Edit) [Engrave LTD]
(10) Marius Lehnert & Arno Mueller - Atman [unreleased]
(11) A45 - Somewhere Into The Distance (Musumeci Remix) [Engrave LTD]
(12) LOR - Factories 1979 [Cin Cin]
(13) Khan - Say Goodbye feat. Julee Cruise (Losoul She's Homeless Mix) [Playhouse]

Follow Marius Lehnert:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariuslehnert.discotronic
Soundcloud: @marius-lehnert

Follow Parquet Recordings:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/parquetrecordings
Soundcloud: @parquetrecordings

a selection of key parquet recordings artists are now available for label nights, tours and bookings across the world, playing the label’s signature mixture of melodic deep tech-house & techno. for more infos send us an email to: booking@parquet-recordings.com

listen to our mixes every friday night from 23:00 - 00:00 @ www.beachgrooves.com

Parquet Mixtape 14 | MARIUS LEHNERT

This week at Afrikaburn is hard to put into words.. so many new friends, unforgettable moments and great music.. It really is more of an experience than a festival.
I will never forget those magical days in the desert - Thank you to the whole Hauptbahnhof Family for being such amazing human beings <3

This is the set I played on Saturday evening for sunset at our little station.. and as so often at Afrikaburn, things turned out a little different than expected. In the second half of my set, a fireranger came up to the DJ-booth and told me to stop the music because of a silent burn that was going to happen at the Temple of Gratitude. But although the set isn't "finished" as it was intended, I still wanted to share those 100 minutes with you. I hope you enjoy!
Picture: Burning of the Hauptbahnhof Station on Monday morning at Sunrise

A Sunset at AfrikaBurn - Hauptbahnhof 2017

SmiKo

When people think of Switzerland, they think of green meadows, clear water, snow-covered mountaintops and fresh air. In the world of electronic music they think of soulful house music and an extensive clubbing past. It is in both of these environments that Marco Biagini aka KELLERKIND grew up. In the small and rural town of Solothurn KELLERKIND discovered the Chicago sound in the local clubs and became fully infected with the virus of house music. 15 years later, KELLERKIND has become an irreplaceable figure in the Swiss electronic music scene. Backflash: In the beginning, it wasn’t much more than just fun. Now though, it is a true passion. After many nights spent on the dance-floor of Solothurn’s Nacht-Schicht, KELLERKIND started to DJ himself – at first in his bedroom and soon in the clubs in and around his hometown. Warm deep house and the soulful music of Chicago were his biggest influences then and still remain to be the backbone to his sets. Very quickly KELLERKIND starts to DJ out in Switzerland’s big clubs. By 2007 Marco has already played the country’s most important venues, be it Zurich’s Hive, Rohstofflager, Rote Fabrik, Zukunft or Bern’s Formbar.

His career, however, really kicks off with his first release ‘Bergluft’ in 2008. His name, which translates as ‘basement child’, can be taken quite literal, as he spends hours creating and arranging his warm house sounds in his basement studio in Solothurn. In 2007, KELLERKIND meets the guys behind Swiss house imprint Sirion Recordings and in 2008 he releases ‘Bergluft’, a track that gets worldwide feedback. It is played out by many famous DJs, charts at number 5 of Beatport’s minimal section and even gets airtime on John Digweed’s UK radio show on Kiss100. After the sterling debut things happen quickly: Florian Meindl releases the Keller EP on his label Flash Recordings, of which the tracks ‘Natural Juice’ and ‘TomTom’ list highly in various techno charts. Later the tracks are re-released on vinyl as part of the Don’t Go Home EP, which does well with record retailers such as decks.de. In 2009, KELLERKIND’s working-relationship with Oliver Koletzki develops as he is asked to produce a remix for Koletzki’s ‘Since you are gone’. Since then he has released a shared EP on Stil vor Talent with Niko Schwind – an homage to classic house music – and has been featured on the Swiss Edition EP in 2010. More recently, his Groovebox EP was released on Flash to critical acclaim and another collaboration with Niko Schwind appeared on Light my Fire. While the spring of last year saw KELLERKIND’s first full length. Basement Story, his Backflash EP on Stil vor Talent has been the career defining moment thus far: hitting the zeitgeist perfectly, it reigned the Beatport Deep House charts at number one for weeks. Now, not even two years later, his second album Music is a Miracle is about to become another big success story. 

Simultaneously, KELLERKIND’s DJ career has taken a sharp turn: he masters the decks at Berlin’s famous Watergate every other month, holds a residency at Hive in Zurich and jets to international venues in Paris, Amsterdam or Istanbul regularly. While channeling the energy of the club in his records, KELLERKIND enjoys the contrast between weekend and weekday: he produces his tracks in a small wooden hut tucked away deep in the Swiss countryside. It is here that his warm and soulful tracks are borne and he gets the chance to replenish his batteries for those long weekends ahead. “Most of my inspiration still comes from the time spent in clubs”, he states, a fact that is confirmed by his DJ sets and productions. “Music, for me, is everything – it’s a miracle”.

https://soundcloud.com/kellerkind

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Set Of The Day Podcast - 200 - Kellerkind

"“pull a string, a puppet moves ...

each man must realize
that it can all disappear very
quickly:
the cat, the woman, the job,
the front tire,
the bed, the walls, the
room; all our necessities
including love,
rest on foundations of sand —“"

www.soundcloud.com/oceanvsorientalis
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Art: Celestial Mechanica - Jessika Welz

Celestial Mechanica is a glimpse of our solar system that is only allowed by means of an artistic lens that we are providing for you. Because of the massive scale of our solar system it is very difficult to imagine what all of it looks like working together as one. Celestial Mechanica will allow us this privilege. From a distance it may not be clear what we are looking at but as we approach it becomes instantly clear what this is. First we step into a loosely fenced area that is for pedestrians only where all of the Gas Giants are whirling above us. As we get closer to the Sun we can see the Rocky Planets at eye level spinning around their orbits around the Sun. It is now time to step up onto the catwalk via 4 staircases that lead up to an elevated walking area where we can really view the complex mechanics, feel the heat from the Sun’s fire effect and see the orbiting Rocky Planets, now slightly below us and separated by a handrail so that we do not disturb their delicate orbits. 

http://www.celestial-mechanica.org

Oceanvs Orientalis (Live) - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2016

Concealed behind a stage name from one of his favorite mangas, Oro is a young 24-year-old artist who never ceases to surprise his listeners through a collection of sets all equally different from each other.
To him, a set is to keep a pleasant and harmonious continuity by having a very complete and unique library, but it is not all, according to him it is necessary to remain on the lookout for releases and constantly to seek new artists.
In search of what is best for several years now and armed with his exceptional memory, Oro has managed to conquer many lands, and his journey has only just begun. Equipped with a combo X1 and Z1 from Native Instruments at the moment, the composition of songs should not be long to see the day in order to follow the footsteps of some artists with a unique sensibility and creativity. Stephan Bodzin, Oliver Koletzki, Solomun or Boris Brejcha, N'to or Romulus, Oro no longer counts all his sources of inspiration.
On every occasion and with the help of pieces ingeniously found and assembled, he offers melodious sets, varied and unique in their kind, making everyone see eye to eye.
https://soundcloud.com/oro

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Set Of The Day Podcast - 207 - Oro

DJ Hell is one of the true legends of Techno and House music. And when he asked me if I wanted to remix one track of his concept album „Zukunftmusik“ (which is by the way a genius name) I was not hesitating. 
The track has a certain melancholic atmosphere that I wanted to save also in the remix. And also the lyrics remember us not to forget where our an important part of our electronic music culture comes from: from gay culture and parties.
You can get a copy here:
Digital: 
https://www.beatport.com/release/anything-anytime/2076468
Vinyl:
https://www.deejay.de/Dj_Hell_Anything_Anytime_solomun_Remi…
OR
https://www.hhv.de/…/dj-hell-anything-anytime-solomun-remix…

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/40wolPzRtFBw9vvOSZHEzQ

DJ Hell - Anything, Anytime - Solomun Remix

As we are settling back in to our beloved home away from home, the feeling of pure euphoria permeates the air. My entire body is tingling with excitement as i ease into my 5th year.. Surrounded by old & new beautiful friends & a sea of smiling faces, we reunite under the stars for my 2nd set on the very special Robot Heart bus. Plugging into the Sonic Runway was physically & emotionally mind blowing. Seeing and feeling my beats in sync with the LEDs, racing through the most beautiful corridor of lights, created a unique & powerful experience, while contributing to the mood & my musical programming. This phenomenal reality reminded me why we are here; to share our deepest passions and artistic creations with each other, for nothing more then gifting pure love, healing, enlightenment, & fun! Thank you all for the continuous love & support, & hope u enjoy this mystical & psychedelic trip home. 

Art: The Śiṣya 

The Śiṣya is a Burning Man 2016 art piece about transformation and loss designed and built by Krista Sanders of Friendlandia and Rob Bell of Zomadic

http://zomadic.com/

Photo credit: Andrew Jorgensen JorgPhoto.com

Tara Brooks - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2016

Damian Marley - Affairs of the Heart

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Released: February 14th, 2012
Universal Republic Records / Tuff Gong Records

2017 Sommer

Michael Stark 5