B2B SET for Gay Pride at Tanzhaus West/ Frankfurt/Germany 17.07.2021
photo credit: Christian Schuller

DORA TANZT B2B ZUM CSD 2021 MIT MASSIMILIANO PAGLIARA UND ND_BAUMECKER

Hey Music Lovers,

This set was recorded live on a Sunday afternoon around 4pm in Berlin.

Nothing pre-recorded can re-create the feeling of a real dance floor with happily dancing people all wearing masks in front of you. 

Thanks to the whole team at ://aboutblank and Bewegungsfreiheit for providing a safe space through and through and to all the people dancing. I felt free...

It was fantastic <3

Let's go!

nd_baumecker live at Bewegungsfreiheit 01-08-2021

I met Francesco in 1996, he usually came to the record store I was working at in Frankfurt (Delirium Records) straight after a good night out at the OMEN on Saturday morning and hung out with his friends for quite some time listening to the new records we dropped (knowing they would function really well ;)).
We've been friends since and occasionally, when I need time out from Berlin and some inspiration, I stay a few days at his place in Dietzenbach (near Offenbach).
Last Saturday, we spontaneously streamed 2 live DJ sets to my Blast Radio channel and on Sunday night, we just streamed another one.
The 3rd one is too good to be leaving the internet after 24 hours, so we uploaded it here for your listening pleasure. We might even upload the other 2 mixes, let us know in the comments if we should do so!

Enjoy! <3

Catch Francesco Menduni at Panorama Bar on 25/26th of February, together with Chez Damier.
Catch me at the same place next weekend, 21/21st of January (hint: it's my favourite Sunday slot)

You can book us for your House party, too!

Tracklist: 

1. Dino Lenny - Did This
2. Gekka - Parallel Sync
3. Donald’s House - Bassian Plain
4. tondiue - Turtle’s Beach
5. Lift Up feat. Butch Quick and James Howard - Lift Up
6. H2H - 98 Years (Bonus Mix)
7. Eli Escobar - Something Inside Of Me
8. Loletta Holloway, Louie Vega - Can’t Let You Go (Louie Vega Truth Dub 2)
9. Morgan Geist - Twilight Express
10. Dirtytwo - Back In The Day
11. Orlando Voorn - So Deep
12. Celeda - Be Yourself (Part 2)
13. Duplex - First Day (Steven Tang Remix)
14. Chaos In The CBD - Girl Like You
15. Naked Music NYC - If I Fall (Mig’s Deluxe Soul Dub)
16. Corrina Joseph - Live Your Life With Me (Narcotic Dub)
17. Corrina Joseph - Live Your Life With Me (Narcotic Vocal Mix)
18. Roy Davis Jr. / Dj Ali - About Love (DJ Ali Mix)
19. Decius - Roberto’s Tumescence (Extended Mix)
20. The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us (H-Foundation Remix)
21. Johnny Blackouts feat. Jake Childs - Love Drunk (Original Mix)
22. Kerri Chandler - Prayer 1
23. Jori Hulkkonen - Flash Boy
24. Rufus - I.K.U.K. (Original Mix)
25. Dj Pierre - What Is House Muzik (Original Mix)
26. Mood II Swing, Lem, Tara J - Reach 4 You feat. Tara J (Mood II Swing Dub)
27. altrice - bda creature
28. Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Rai - Nana (Jonathan Kusuma Remix)
29. Scott Grooves - We Move…We Have To feat. Salaka Star
30. James Barnsley, Chez Damier - Want To Be (Chez Damier Sexy Dub)
31. Return To Forever - Rumble (Fred P Journey Interpretation)
32. Gab Oswin - Ghost Terrace
33. Move D & Dman - Doomscrolling
34. Unknown Artist - Something Else
35. Tornado Wallace - Start Again
36. Alex Rossi, Yuksek - Tutto Va Bene Quando Facciamo L’Amore (Yuksek Dskotk Remix)
37. Voodoos & Taboos - XTC
38. Dan Beaumont - Trippy Pumper
39. Roy David Jr. - Feel Free
40. Lipelis, TMO - Diet 505 (Dub)
41. Jessie Ware - Free Yourself (Melanie C Remix)

Tutto Va Bene In Dietzenbach (b2b w/Francesco Menduni)

Another fun weekend in Dietzenbach ended with another mix...

1. Al Wootton - Vitus - Optimo Music
2. Harry Romero - Scatter (Original Mix) - Play It, Say It
3. Kenny Hawkes & Louise Carver - Play The Game (SG Sweep Dub) - Music For Freaks
4. Mood II Swing Productions pres. Wall Of Sound - 8 Ways To Knock Down A Wall - Eightball
Records
5. Konrad Ritter & NEPH - Bring It Home (Dave DK Classic House Cut) - Unreel Records
6. Masters At Work - Virus Ruff Mutes (Sax Dub) - MAW Lost Tapes
7. Gallegos - Lushed Out (Ian Pooley Remix) - Aurore 404
8. Kevin Yost, T.Markakis - Messing With My Soul (T.Markakis Remix Extended) - I! Records 9. Damiano Von Erckert - The Story - Life At Robert Johnson
10. GIDEÕN - Storytime - Homo-Centric
11. Scan 7 - The Best Is Yet To Come - Heist Recordings
12. Marquis Hawkes feat. Jocelyn Brown - I’m So Glad - Houndstooth
13. Bibio, Olivier St.Louis - S.O.L. feat. Olivier St.Louis (81810 Remix) - Warp Records
14. Kevin Yost & Peter Funk - Trust - I! Records
15. Frits Wentink - Discosizer - Royal Oak
16. Ben Westbeech - Falling (Deetron Paradise Vocal Remix) - D:vision Records
17. UC Beatz - Free feat. Tour-Maubourg - Heist
18. Soul Magic & Ebony Soul, Ann Nesby - Get Your Thing Together (Soul Magic Funk Dub) -
Purple Music
19. Bella Boo - Get Away (We Love House Remix) - Studio Barnhus
20. The Big Crunch Theory - What To Say (Roman Flügel Remix) - Versatile Records 
21. Elektra - Rave Mantra (Thee Church Ov Acid House Remix) - Pudel Produkte

Ancora Tutto Va Bene in Dietzenbach (b2b w/Francesco Menduni)

Strung (Original Version) taken from 'STRUNG EP'
released on FREUNDINNEN

digital EP: https://freundinnen.bandcamp.com

written & produced by Sam Barker & nd_baumecker
mastered at Scape Mastering 
mastered by Stefan Betke 
artwork & layout by Jenus Baumecker

forthcoming on 23 June 2023:
Barker & Baumecker - Strung Remixes LP (FREUNDINNEN 014R)

FREUNDINNEN insta: https://www.instagram.com/freundinnen.audio/

"Freundinnen was established in 2002 by Panorama Bar resident dj nd_baumecker and active until 2007, the label relaunched in May 2023."

Barker & Baumecker - Strung  (FREUNDINNEN 014)

Strung (Gallegos Remix) taken from 'STRUNG REMIXES LP'
out today on FREUNDINNEN: 

digital LP: freundinnen.bandcamp.com/album/strung-remixes-lp

full tracklist::
1. Strung (Oliver Bradford & D Man Prophet Royal Outer Space Remix)
2. Strung (Yraki Remix)
3. Strung (Gallegos Remix)
4. Strung (Hrdvsion's Saturated In Love Mix)
5. Strung (Mirek & Glenn Astro Ambient Mix)
6. Strung (Vessels Remix)
7. Strung (Eli Escobar‘s Breezy Mix)
8. Strung (Jinjé’s Reminjé)
9. Strung (Snax Remix)

written & produced by Sam Barker & nd_baumecker
Strung (Gallegos Remix) additional production & remix by Gallegos
mastered at Scape Mastering 
mastered by Stefan Betke 
artwork & layout by Jenus Baumecker

Thanks to everyone who has already pre-ordered the album and thanks a lot for your support! As a hidden bonus the full album download includes 'Strung Megamix (mixed & blended by nd_baumecker)', a 44 minutes continuous mix of all 'Strung' versions.

FREUNDINNEN 015 - coming soon :)

STRUNG REMIXES LP

Barker & Baumecker - Strung (Gallegos Remix) (FREUNDINNEN 014R)

Solo mix at Francesco Menduni's home from July 15th.

It was boiling hot, we had a few drinks, the vibe was whatever and I just pressed record..

Enjoy!

TRACKLIST:

1. Sydney Blu - Underground Vibrations
2. PPJ - Dropi Dropa
3. Carl Craig presents Psyche - From Beyond (Seth Troxler Remix)
4. Brandt Brauer Frick ft. Mykki Blanco - Act One (Nathan Melja Remix)
5. DJ CENT ft. Ken Collier - Coming To Heaven
6. LADYMONIX - Welcome 2 My House
7. Robotman - Do Da Doo (Hard House Dub)
8. Kevin Reese Saunderson - Bassline (Original Mix)
9. Whirlpool Productions - Fly High
10. DJ Koze feat. Sophia Kennedy - Wespennest
11. The Revenge - Take Hold (Dub)
12. M-High - The Back Made Me Do It
13. Kassian - Love 4:2 (DJ Nature Remix)
14. Barker & Baumecker - Strung (Vessels Remix)
15. Humanoid - Roached
16. HEO - Love Stimulation (Ben Gomori's Brotherly Love Reboot)
17. Tehran Bomb - Beyond Katovl (Pepsi Edit)
18. GTO - Listen To The Rhythm Flow (Make Some Noise)
19. The Drum Club - U Make Me Feel So Good (The Deep 'N' Hard Mix)
20. Private Press - TH3000
21. Track And Field - Sovereign(Neana’s Westbound Edit)
22. Olof Drejer - Rosa Rugosa
23. Frits Wentink - Forestation
24. Of Norway - Revolt Is a Political Necessity (Original Mix)
25. DJ Koze - Candidasa

nd_baumecker mixes 2023

Neck Fan Boogie

PACIFIC OBJECTIVES taken from 'OLIVER BRADFORD - PACIFIC OBJECTIVES'
4 track EP releases 9 February 2024 on FREUNDINNEN:

12" vinyl & digital EP: freundinnen.bandcamp.com/album/pacific-objectives

full tracklist:
1. Pacific Objectives
2. Break Machine
3. Silver Spring
4. H3CH3CNONCH3

written, produced & mixed by Oliver Bradford
mix & mastering Jörn E. Wuttke
vinyl master & cut by Loop-O
sleeve & artwork by Jenus Baumecker
original photography by Oliver Bradford, Burling Gap, UK

Thanks a lot for your support!

Oliver Bradford - Pacific Objectives (FREUNDINNEN 015)

Thought I should make this officially available for download.
It's been in the cloud for too long...





Boiler Room Daytime Berlin 001

Here is a new mix I did while travelling to Armenia a couple of weeks ago. 

I did it on my phone in between the waiting room and boarding a plane in Warsaw with the software Djay Pro AI by Algoriddim.

On my phone I have thousands of tracks in high resolution, .aifs files.
 
The mix was recorded in CD quality in the software. 

I did use „sync“ and also some of the „AI crossfades“ to be able to record it flowingly and with all the tempo changes and while showing my boarding pass, literally. 

Even though this is a completely different approach from how I would mix in a club, I did really enjoy doing it this way, it wouldn’t be possible with conventional tools. 

I love music and technology and to try out new ways of recording stuff.

Hope you enjoy!

TRACKLISTING:

1. Oliver Bradford - H3CH3CNONCH3 - Freundinnen 015
2. Wallace - Midnight On The Mountain - Mule Musiq 288
3. Nightmares On Wax - Come On Then - WARP 487
4. Roe Deers - Acid Alarm - Do The Taboo
5. Varuna - Jewel Changi (Agonis Remix) - A Walking Contradiction
6. Brandt Brauer Frick - Dotted Line - Because Music
7. Los Latidos - Seeing Apparitions (J. Peacock Remix) - Dirt Crew Recordings 149
8. Burning God Little - Tusen BIta (Barker & Baumecker Tusen Takk Mix) - Nabovarsel
9. Frits Wentink - Intentions - Wolf Music EP 070
10. Mike Dehnert - Four - Syncrophone 045
11. Green Ink - Denver - Altered States Records 002
12. The Future Sound Of London - Honesty - De:Tuned
13. Nathan Fake - Guiro - Cambria Instruments 09
14. Trulz & Robin - This Is Love feat. Kate Pendry (KSMISK Remix) - Snick Snack Music
15. mpeg - Gentle Grit (Baby Rollen Remix) - Permanent Vacation
16. Monty Luke - New World/Old Future - Rekids 237B
17. Teqmun - Nettle Dweller (Pariah Remix) - Flippen Disks 
18. Ben Pest - Think Again - Co-Accused
19. Mary Lake - Magnetic Island - Céad
20. Humanoid - sT8818r (A664 Mix by Autechre) - De-Tuned
21. Böhm - Solar Cycle - Dolly 36
22. Yaleesa Hall - Second Cullen - Will & Ink 015
23. Mondo Scuro - Algorithm (Dark Globe Remix) - Violent Drum Recordings
24. Dan Morgan - Brothers And Sisters (Deep Mix) - Missile Vintage 020
25. Gallegos - Asylum Of Love - Semi Delicious 016
26. MOY - Deepening 991 (Carl Finlow Remix) - Synchrophone 042
27. Hansgod - Ritualist - Hooj Choons 168
28. Oliver Bradford - Break Machine - Freundinnen 015
29. altrice - Monte Baby - Godmode
30. B Recordings - Shine (Move D Mix) - Payola I 3

AUTOMIX

C - 90 9 2017

*** Attention: If you are not into House Music that includes (some) screaming vocals - female & male - you should not listen to this mix - it could very much annoy you ***


In 1995, I was very much hooked on deep house from different cities around the world.

I just moved back to Frankfurt after spending two years in Heidelberg and London, started working at Delirium Records which was half owned by Ata (of Robert Johnson fame).
Also started a residency at the now legendary Wild Pitch Club (with Ata & Heiko MSO & Roland Leesker) which was dedicated to all sorts of house music - and Frankfurts best Thursday night out. Every week for 5 years.

Chez Damier, Ron Trent, Romanthony, Murk, Todd Terry, Benji Candelario, Swing 52, Mood II Swing, Masters At Work, Danny Tenaglia, Moodymann, etc. etc. etc. were my and our heroes.

For some, this hasn't changed since. For some good reasons.
But let's not go there....

Last night after a cassette tape recording session for a Barker & Baumecker project, I found an old tape of mine which I consider a rarity since there aren't many existing ones left. 

It contained a club recording from 1995. Deep House, you name it.

1995 was officially 4 years after my first public DJ gig, my mixing was still in development and there are loads of so called mixing errors in this mix, but I don't care. Mixing music is always more difficult than just mixing two loops.

I used to buy 2 copies of a record sometimes to try out what my heroes did in the States and elsewhere: 
Doubling records, making short delays & flanges. No, Pioneer DJM's weren't built yet!
And tractors were used on the field...

This was still testing out what I can do with two records to satisfy myself (and hopefully the dancers as well)- but still far from perfection.
Challenge and spontaneousness were and still are written all over my sets.
I like to try things out in public. 
Not at home - and then bring it to the club 1:1. Naaah....

This is very much reflected in this mix. 17 years ago.
It has been glued together for better listening experience....

Thank you, Thomas Fath, for doing the party in 1995 and handing me over the recording... 

Have fun! 




Btw.: The Denon tape on which this mix was recorded to, is going for a lot (!) of money on Ebay...It's a bit scary...Really....

1995

Hallo!

It was a great surprise and honor for me that I was invited to play the Innervisions Uberall(es) at Berghain last weekend as a last minute addition.

When I arrived at the club I was shocked about what was going on there... 
It felt like New Years Eve on a Sunday evening in October. 

I pissed my pants.

PART 1.

This is an all vinyl set with one unreleased track from CDR. 
2xTechnics 1210, 1xAllen & Heath XONE 92, 1xCDJ2000 were used.

ND_BAUMECKER @ INNERVISIONS PT1

So I forgot to record the set last night at Panorama Bar (again). 
Bummer.

Still buzzing from the night, which was great fun in a great atmosphere, 
I made a nice & x-large Latte 
and started mixing together various 12"s that didn't make it into last nights bags. 
And those are still at the club anyway.

To be limited and without any preparations,
things can turn out to be really cool...I think.

Enjoy.

...but you weren't there.

(Tracklisting below)

I was honored when I was asked to play Garbicz Festival 2019. I had never been but heard many great things about it.

Arrived basically straight from the DJ booth in Frankfurt on the site with no sleep and while probably more than half of the people were still doing what I needed, sleeping, I could sense the love and passion that was put into this festival and what had possibly happened over the past 3 days in this beautiful space while walking around exploring most of the corners quickly and grabbing several excellent coffees along the way.

Donna Leake opened the floor at 1pm and possibly doesn't play what a lot of people would expect on this stage , but I absolutely understood why she was booked for this spot. Her musical knowledge is stunning. The vibe she set was brilliant.

Easy to say that I was nervous as f*&$ to continue after her but I think I managed to set the pace for the artists to continue after I had finnished. And hell yeah, that stage was going mental a few hours later. Top!

Since it was recorded, I decided to upload the first hour  (some things should be experienced live) and I hope you enjoy!

Peace :*

1. Tornado Wallace - Kingdom Animalia
2. Harmonious Thelonious - Defender
3. Dave Aju - Telekuneku
4. Francis Inferno Orchestra - Hygiene (My Everlasting Rhythm)
5. Gatto Fritto - My Etheric Body
6. Space Dimension Controller - Boarding The Galactic Effector
7. Zero Percent - Volumes
8. Ability II - Pressure
9. D.K. - Elements
10. Sofia Kourtesis - Lana Gaye
11. Cando - Sundown
12. Desert Sound Colony & Baby Rollen - Beta Burner (A Sagittariun Re-Dream)
13. Rex The Dog - Elektromekanik
and 14. (bits of) Cowboy Rhythmbox - Vodonik

Wiese at Garbicz Festival 2019 - Sunday 15-16h

Happy New Year, Soundcloud followers!

One of my Top 3 moments playing at Panorama Bar ever happened on January 1st 2020 and an intelligent person was able to record this moment as an audio file and send it to me...

Having the whole (!) Panorama Bar sing along to this song was something else...

Before everyone is now playing the same song trying to get the same reaction: please, be creative, wait for the right moment, risk your reputation ( ;) ) and do something else...

Love you!
ND <3

Cher takeover at Panorama Bar

I love opening sets.

Opening sets allow the DJ to create the atmosphere for an entire night and are a true challenge (and lost artform) for those DJs, who travel from town to town every weekend playing 2 hour peak-time sets.

Opening sets allow to play tracks (and / or songs) that you usually don't hear in a club when you arrive after a certain time due to the DJs fear of losing people off the dancefloor (so what? :-D ).

For this and other reasons I dedicate this mix to those who tend to come (too) late and to those who come early at the same time and send a huge "THANK YOU!" to those who were participating LIVE in this session. 
Also to those who contributed a few "WHOOHOOOs" in silent passages - one of the many nice things you only get when playing vinyl :)

It was a pleasure seeing the packed floor bouncing...early, did I mention that? 

There is this line in the song "Hello" by The Beloved:

    All you late-comers, just step on board.
    I'm happy, glad you came.
    So welcome home again!

Maybe next time then ;-)

<3

Please understand that I can't answer all track ID requests due to lack of time. 
Use Shazam (but it might not find it ;-) )

There are some reasons why this mix is not for download. 
Please respect these reasons which I don't want to explain any further. 
It is as it is... Next mix will be downloadable, promise! 


"Saturday Night Live" was recorded live on Saturday, January 26th 2013 at Panorama Bar in Berlin with roughly 98% vinyl & some unreleased tracks from CD.
The mix begins at 12:30am and ends 4:30am with some feedback from Virgo Four's microphone. Enjoy!


Saturday Night Live

Hi there!

Here are the first 2 hours from my WRONG ERA set from last Friday, March 1st, 
at Loftus Hall in Berlin.

I had a super nice time playing there and I wanna say "THANK YOU!" to the hosts 
Franz Underwear, Emil Doesn't Drive & Sean Patrick Ironside for giving me this opportunity 
and applause to the incredible musical selection from Emil Doesn't Drive & Franz Underwear who were dj-ing before & after. 

Also to the excellent audience who was very much up for the (sometimes bumpy) ride through time and space. That was FUN!

Before I repeat myself over and over again how much fun this was: Enjoy! ;-)


You know the deal:
2 turntables, vinyl only, dusty needles and skipping records included. 

Don't stop, keep it going!



Don't Stop, Keep It Going

It is now almost 9 years ago that I met Massimiliano Pagliara.

We met shortly after Panorama Bar opened in 2004 and this mix has been recorded at Massi's house around X-Mas 2004. 

That's about a week after Berghain opened as well and we both were probably totally blown away by the soundsystem in there, something we have never experienced before. 

I took a 3rd turntable to Massi's house (I own only 1, seriously!) and also a Kaosspad 2 (not 100% sure if it is used heavily or not on this mix).

I didn't remember that I actually recorded a mix, but after our Panorama Bar (& also Berghain) debut last Sunday as "??? - Drei Fragezeichen", we had a little resumé at Massi's house after and Massi put it on.

Still works and brings back some key moments of the time.

It is something that needs to be shared, I think. 

Download enabled this time. 

Have fun!



ACIDTEST #1 in 2004

Shortly after the "Acidtest no.1" was recorded, I had another session at Massimiliano's house. 

It was just before Christmas and we were a bunch of people coming from Panorama Bar on a Sunday evening after I had an extra gig there that wasn't announced on the flyer (I just checked ;) ).

Sunday evening doesn't mean night time, as Panorama Bar used to close WAY earlier than nowadays. It was around 6pm in the evening... Those were the times!

The session, which feels like a radio play at points, became some kind of classic with the people I shared it with and, since it was just before Christmas, I put some effort in making those CDs look really nice :)

THE SKY WAS GEIL!

Enjoy...



The Sky Was Geil (in 2004)

Harder Faster Stronger Doesn’t Mean Better. 

Please write to sam@klsbookings.com if you want to hear me live and in color. Thanks!

“Frankfurt native Andreas Baumecker aka nd_baumecker began his DJ career in 1991 in a bar called Romantica, located near the city’s main train station. The venue was run by legendary nightlife impresario Hans Romanov, who also operated Intimbar, where Baumecker would eventually move on to a short time later. It’s there that Ata and Heiko M/S/O from Playhouse took notice, inviting Baumecker to work as a buyer for their record store Delirium and offering him a residency at their seminal WildPitchClub night at the Club Nachtleben. Soon, Baumecker was regularly playing Frankfurt’s numerous electronic music venues (Box, XS, Music Hall, Dorian Grey), before moving on to Heidelberg, where he promoted the club night HD800 together with Dirk Mantei aka D-Man. After a short stop in Mannheim, regular guest DJ sets at Berghain / Panorama Bar predecessor club OstGut in Berlin, and establishing his own label Freundinnen Audio, nd_baumecker moved to the German capital in 2004. There he not only picked up a residency at Panorama Bar inside the newly opened Berghain but also started a job as the club’s in-house booker.
Stylistically, Baumecker covers a truly broad spectrum of dance music, refusing to be limited by genre: "A well known choreographer once said: 'Surprise is important.’ I think this approach describes my DJ style best. I’m constantly oscillating between disco, house, techno, electro, broken beats and pop. Ultimately, I’m open to anything – from brute force to tender. I see the dance floor an experimental field: If you manage to really capture the crowd, you can do almost anything with them." Of course, the flow of tracks and resolving musical differences plays a key role in achieving just that, and few DJs are as adept at uniting fundamentally disparate sounds, different keys, different rhythms and different atmospheres. „If something sounds truly new to me they give me a jolt. Also, dance music should have a good portion of funk and, in a way, it needs to sound like disco, whatever the style. I like vocals a lot. In my opinion they are the most important and significant bits you’re taking home after a good night out; they’re the most memorable."
Since 2010 nd also produces with Sam Barker as Barker & Baumecker. The duo have released four 12”s and two albums on Ostgut Ton, operating musically between dancefloor and spiraling left field electronics. Finally, 2018 sees release of nd_baumecker’s Panorama Bar 07 DJ mix.”

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