(en)
soft spot is a DJ-collective by women* & LGBTIQA+ in Hannover, which aims to open up spaces for experimental, electronic sounds & queer-feminist politics on and off the dancefloor. As a series of parties as well as a platform for networking & discourse, soft spot wants to enable and initiate exchange about club cultures & solidarity.
soft spot for experimental electronic dance music, for queer feminist politics, for care taking.

(dt)
soft spot ist ein Klub- und DJ-Kollektiv von Frauen* & LGBTIQA+ in Hannover, das nach Räumen für experimentelle, elektronische Sounds und queer-feministische Politiken auf und neben dem Dancefloor sucht. Neben soft spots gleichnamiger Klubreihe, versteht sich die Gruppe als Vernetzungs- und Diskursplattform und versucht durch Workshops und Talks in einen Austausch über Klubkulturen und Solidarität zu kommen.
soft spot for experimental electronic dance music, for queer feminist politics, for care taking.

https://soundcloud.com/soft-spot-616820592

The podcast series „On Exchange“ highlights collectives and crews who focus on the empowerment of female, non-binary, trans* and queer artists.

On Exchange 10.0 | soft spot

On Exchange 10.0 | POSSY x soft spot

party electronic

The podcast series „On Exchange“ highlights collectives and crews who focus on the empowerment and visualization of female, non-binary, trans* and queer DJs and artists.
The series was started by POSSY and is being continued by soft spot.

1.0 https://soundcloud.com/noshadeeu
2.0 https://soundcloud.com/trouble_in_paradise
3.0 https://soundcloud.com/diana-kollektiv
4.0 https://soundcloud.com/prozecco
5.0 https://soundcloud.com/omohbp https://soundcloud.com/persephoneparty
6.0 https://soundcloud.com/oramicspl
7.0 https://soundcloud.com/b2bcrew
8.0 @fam_sounds
9.0 @featfem
10.0 https://soundcloud.com/soft-spot-616820592

| On Exchange |

2021-2022 podcasts and mix

Venus Vessels - S-candalo / September 16, 2020

DJ Fuckoff - Empty Container 1 Year Radio80k - 16 October 2021

I got invited by the amazing @jennycara for her residency show on @eosfrankfurt.

Tracklist can be found on https://eosradio.de/archive/jenny-cara-coco-cobra

EOS Radio - Jenny Cara x Coco Cobra - March 2022

Coco Cobra (@cococobra) has been DJing since 2019. During the pandemic she navigated herself through various influences and tries to combine crisp breaks, heavy bass and fast paced rhythms with a lot of feeling into their sets. Coco Cobra is also a member of the club and DJ collective, soft spot, which was founded in 2019 by queers and FLINTAs in Hanover, Germany and blend experimental, electronic sounds with queer-feminist politics in and outside of the club.

Coco Cobra - Radio80000 Takeover - 16 April 2022

Diffuse Reality Podcast 111 : Coco Cobra b2b Hanna Baertig
→ bit.ly/39qXTA8
www.diffusereality.net

Diffuse Reality Podcast 111 : Coco Cobra B2b Hanna Baertig

Mixtape 96 by Coco Cobra
Digital cover artwork by Chris Korda
Interview soon on https://tissuemagazine.com/entertainment/

TMM 96

Mixtape 96 by Coco Cobra

Jiggly rhythms proper bass music by the Hannover icon Coco Cobra.

Radio Heart Broken - Episode 58 - Coco Cobra

This Week: Proper Charts 062 pres. by @luuyy

LUUY is a Leipzig based DJ and part of the @fluidfestival. She merges different genres in a dynamic way. In her sets she either combines cute house sounds with jungle elements or bouncy break beats with bass and dreamy trance.

Proper Charts is a weekly format bringing you a diverse line up of artists and DJs showcasing their personal current top 5 tracks. Releasing every Sunday this format acts as a counterpart to todays commercially pushed music charts, instead focusing on underground club music and independent producers.

Don't miss the next one: www.instagram.com/properpullposse/

Proper Charts 062 pres. by LUUY

Partiboi69 presents a thumping set of Detroit techno and ghetto tech classics live from the Stingzone 

https://youtu.be/oynRwBki8GE

https://www.soundcloud.com/partiboi69
https://www.instagram.com/partiboi69
https://www.facebook.com/Partiboi69/

Live G House set

“Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Folly Ghost was always involved with the Baile Funk local scene. Now based in Berlin, his sets feature a wide range of styles that can include Voguing, Deep House, Afrobeats or anything that has a low bass and a fierce beat. His main commitment is to make booties shake and provide a mood where the celebration of different bodies and cultures are both possible and delightful.”
https://soundcloud.com/follyghost https://soundcloud.com/noshadeeu

The podcast series „On Exchange“ highlights collectives and crews who focus on the empowerment of female, non-binary, trans* and queer DJs and artists.

On Exchange 1.1 | Folly Ghost

“Panasiagirl is a DJ and core member of the No Shade collective based in Berlin. She comes from a diverse background having grown up in Singapore and lived in New York, Belgium, LA. She plays with the intersectional elements to her music crossing East to West and experimenting across genres creating sexy yet emotional experiences through them. She describes these experiences as her as a butterfly with broken wings flying free again.”
https://soundcloud.com/panasiagirl https://soundcloud.com/noshadeeu

The podcast series „On Exchange“ highlights collectives and crews who focus on the empowerment of female, non-binary, trans* and queer DJs and artists.

On Exchange 1.2 | Panasiagirl

“After growing up in and around Hamburg poly maze relocated to Berlin. There she does whatever she feels like at the moment, which includes things such as producing, doing vocals, creating artwork, skating, playing games or DJing. In her DJ sets she plays anything that she feels emotionally moved by.”
https://soundcloud.com/polymaze https://soundcloud.com/noshadeeu

The podcast series „On Exchange“ highlights collectives and crews who focus on the empowerment of female, non-binary, trans* and queer DJs and artists.

On Exchange 1.3 | Poly Maze

"Hailing from tha deep woods of Grinder, Norway, Grinder Teeth's no boundaries-approach to production, live and djing uses live improvisation through Ableton Live, sequencers and Max MSP to build amplified, soaked, noise- soundscapes blending pounding rhythms with layered vocals. Her work moves between genres of downtempo, trap and experimental with a total lack of regard for genre purity, building syncopated beat structures drawing elements of jazz, noise and industrial grit while exploring socio-political themes and sexuality."
https://soundcloud.com/grindrrr_teeth https://soundcloud.com/noshadeeu

The podcast series „On Exchange“ highlights collectives and crews who focus on the empowerment of female, non-binary, trans* and queer DJs and artists.

On Exchange 1.4 | Grinderteeth

https://soundcloud.com/caora-485559039
https://soundcloud.com/trouble_in_paradise

The podcast series „On Exchange“ highlights collectives and crews who focus on the empowerment of female, non-binary, trans* and queer DJs and artists.

On Exchange 2.1 | caora

aua&angst (soft spot/ #placetobetween) 

(eng) 
Distorted pop-samples, electronic hybrids & warming sound - the DJ duo aua&angst based in Poznań & Hannover mixes sensitive sets. Peppering their performance with empowering lyrics, Breakbeats & Ballroom-tracks, sometimes leaving the stage to mingle with the dancers, are some of their queer-feministic twists to demystify DJing & to reflect their own position critically. For them, B2B is not an exception but their concept.

(dt) 
Verdrehte Pop-Samples, elektronische Hybride & wärmender Sound – das DJ Duo aua&angst based in Poznań & Hannover mixt sensible DJ-Sets. Empowerende Lyrics, Breakbeats & Ballroom-Tracks einzustreuen, ab und zu das DJ-Pult zu verlassen und sich unter die Tanzenden zu mischen, gehören unter anderem zu ihren queer- feministischen Twists, um DJing zu entmystifizieren und kritisch mit der eigenen Position umzugehen. Sie verstehen B2B nicht als Ausnahme, sondern als ihr Konzept. 

LADIES LLORANDO - Arca (PDA Compilation)  
HD Tool - Doubt
Bota (Acid Mix) - Badsista
Clap Trak - Arma
Bodies of Water - dav0makesbeats
FLUORESCENT HIGH - quest?onmarc
To Com Meu Dred - Lua Preta
Track Rock (HA TenTwentySeven Remix) - JamesBangura
Tense Inside - Désiré, Lighght, Lila Tirando A Violeta & Lithe
Death Rattle - LSDXOXO
Love Inna Basement (Midnite XTC) - DJ Bogdan
On The Wall (FXWRK JX CANNON)
Right Here (Club Edit) - Hagan
belong - NAUUD
oVahReAcTion - Byrell The Great
Ballast - Heliotrope (botaz Remix)
TSVI - Darabukka (Nervous Horizon)
GALA - freed from desire
White Flag - Dido (Bored Lored Remix)

https://soundcloud.com/auaundangst
https://soundcloud.com/soft-spot-616820592

On Exchange 10.1 | aua&angst

frawn (soft spot / series:be)

(en) 
Bouncing from twitchy rhythms to crispy drum breaks, glittering trance and occasional pop samples. Frawn's approach to DJing navigates through some abstract tendencies. Deconstructed sounds, Ballroom, Bass, UK Harcore or Ariana Grande’s vocals mutate into a mix where meditative spaces blend with hyperactive sleek tracks that make for pure dance floor abandon. 

(dt)
Hüpfend von flattrigen Rhythmen zu knackigen Drum Breaks, glitzerndem Trance und vereinzelten Pop Samples. Frawns DJ-Ansatz schlängelt sich durch abstrakte Gefilde. Dekonstruierte Sounds, Ballroom, Bass, UK Hardcore oder Ariana Grandes Vocals mutieren in einen Mix, in dem meditativer Raum mit hyperaktiv geschmeidigen Tracks, die für die pure Dancefloor Hingabe gemacht sind, verschmelzen.

https://soundcloud.com/francisco-ba-os-diaz
https://soundcloud.com/soft-spot-616820592

On Exchange 10.3 | frawn

annika lock (soft spot / female:pressure) 

(eng)
in the preparation of a dj set your audience is always imaginary. but you somehow get to know your physical audience and the spaces you meet them in. annika lock has been dreaming of doing online mixes for a long time, but now that there’s nothing else left she struggles to decide more than usually vvvvwwwwvwvwwwwwvvwwwvvwwwwvvwwwvw in a wavy wifey set developing from a track selection of v- and w-tracks and exceptions they wanna vibe with u - breathing through some vulnerabilities, Verwaltungsakte, voices, vectors, trying to give access to healing, becoming okay.
welcome virtual witches

(dt)
in den vorbereitungen eines dj-sets ist das publikum immer imaginiert. mit der zeit lernst du dein physisches publikum aber kennen und die orte, in denen du ihnen begegnest. annika lock hat schon lange davon geträumt, mixe nur für ein virtuelles publikum zu machen. jetzt, da nichts anderes möglich ist, fällt es ihr schwerer als sonst, sich zu entscheiden vvvvwwwwvwvwwwwwvvwwwvvwwwwvvwwwvw
in einem wabernden wifey set, das sich aus einer trackauswahl entwickelt, die sich aus w- und v-tracks und ausnahmen zusammensetzt, möchten sie mit euch viben - atmen durch verletzlichkeiten, Verwaltungsakte, vektoren, Wissen, im Versuch zu heilen, okay zu werden.
willkommen virtuelle witches

Garnet’s one-liners - Rae's Universe (youtube)
Love Goes On - Hannah Diamond
WE CAN FIND A WAY - Baby Blue
Im Wif U /// Avril Lavigne - lemonboy
·ﾟ☆ 𝓈𝑜𝒻𝓉𝒸𝑜𝓇𝑒 - 𝓪 𝓻 𝓲 𝓼 𝓱 𝓪
What Goes? - Die Orsons
onlyway2 - Coco Cobra
willows - fluxxy 
wu tang
WET (Drippin') - Lala &ce
仙女 (prod. tamanaramen) - ZAH
Warm Pants - Dua Saleh
Weak Spot - FKA twigs
WEEP - Y1640 (Cou Cou Chloe & Sega Bodega)
WORMS - LADONNA ZYLBERSZTAJN
I’m Not Always Where My Body Is (Varg Remix) - Aïsha Devi
Morgue (Danny Scrilla Refix) - Wiley
Water Temple (Seabreeze Mix) - rave new world
everyday - polly hertz
Workaround Two - Beatrix Dillon
Sacramento - No Boy
You Are Luhh (Aaliyah Cover) - Frank Ocean - MDXXIV
The Windmills of your Mind - Dorothy Ashby

https://soundcloud.com/arminpflock_al_annikalock
https://soundcloud.com/soft-spot-616820592

On Exchange 10.4 | annika lock

Coco Cobra (soft spot / female:pressure)

(eng) 
She understands DJing as an expression of her own mood and feelings, which are neither bound to genres nor to bpms. It‘s a process of learning, evolving and especially getting to know oneself.
Coco Cobra searches for intesity in music. Whether techno or house, bass or breaks, high or low energy, it’s your party and she plays what she wants.


(dt) 
Sie versteht DJing als Ausdruck der eigenen Stimmung und Gefühle, die weder an Genres noch an bpms gebunden sind. Es ist ein Prozess des Lernens, Entwickelns und vor allem des Kennenlernens der eigenen Person. 
Coco Cobra sucht nach Intensität in der Musik. Ob Techno oder House, Bass oder Breaks, ob high oder low energy, it‘s your party and she plays what she wants.

https://soundcloud.com/cococobra
https://soundcloud.com/soft-spot-616820592

On Exchange 10.2 | Coco Cobra

𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙎𝙔 stands for a higher FLINTA* presence in club culture. As a collective we want to offer a platform that both works within a gap in Hamburg's nightlife and aims at filling it by creating a room and a stage for FLINTA* performers, DJs and artists in order to support them and increase their visibility in the overall perception of culture.

𝙁𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙏𝘼* - 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚, 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙗𝙞𝙖𝙣, 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧*, 𝙣𝙤𝙣-𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨* & 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧

The 𝙋𝙊𝙎𝙎𝙔𝘾𝘼𝙎𝙏 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 offers a platform for new, up and coming, as well as established DJs from Hamburg and beyond. It highlights DJs that identify as FLINTA*, featuring interesting new and earlier discoveries.

·.¸¸.·♩♪♫ 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 ♫♪♩·.¸¸.· to contact@possy.co

𝒫𝑜𝒹𝒸𝒶𝓈𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒸𝓊𝓇𝒶𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝓎 @elazer & @bestboi

https://www.instagram.com/possygang/

27.05.23 | slot, hamburg
23.07.22 | POSSY x MOC | schaltzentrale, hamburg
06.08.21 | FLINTA* ONLY | kraftwerk bille, hamburg
21.12.19 | schaltzentrale, hamburg
01.11.19 | possy x subspace | rote flora, hamburg
04.10.19 | frappant e.v., hamburg
13.09.19 | golden pudel club, hamburg
24.08.19 | kampnagel sommerfestival, hamburg
25.07.19 | possy showcase | off the radar
29.03.19 | possy x off the radar | gängeviertel, hamburg
08.03.19 | frappant e.v., hamburg
13.12.18 | golden pudel club, hamburg
03.11.18 | possy x further* festival | turmzimmer, hamburg
18.10.18 | golden pudel club, hamburg
09.06.18 | vogelball x bubble x possy | yokoclub, hamburg
12.05.18 | sommerfest | schaltzentrale, hamburg
23.03.18 | frappant e.v., hamburg
11.01.18 | yokoclub, hamburg
23.11.17 | yokoclub, hamburg
07.04.17 |  frappant e.v., hamburg