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Spandau20, an imprint named after the Western Berlin district and focused on artists from the area, delivers techno in all diverse forms – from warehouse and electronic peak time beats to breaks and IDM, balancing the old and new school sounds flawlessly. With a focus on vinyl releases, for the collectors, Spandau20 has lately also focused on its label nights, with showcases at Fabric, Bassiani and many others.

The label’s 10th release features 10 tracks that epitomise the musical diversity of Spandau20 and the progressive musical mindset of its roster, calling on the label favourites and Spandau natives to deliver brand new and exciting music. This special release even features one track that all artists have worked on together: ‘Come Closer’, a swarming, slithering beginning featured as the VA’s opener. Its barely coherent female vocal echoing amidst a cacophony of demon-like effects.

The chilling ambience captured at the offset transcends into the first full length track by Elli Acula, ‘Floating Eyes’, a cur characterised by an authoritative, pounding bass featuring calculated percussive rolls and metallic overtones to make for a face-scrunching opener to this devilish collection of works. FJAAK follow for the first of twin cameo appearances, partnering up with fellow live supremo and hardware aficionado KiNK. On ‘Overbridge’ the trio deliver a cavernous, rolling number driven by a deep thrumming bass in addition to a razor-edged lead synth, and pulsating technopattern. Dajusch is known for incorporating his years of classical study in with his immersive musical style – and with his VA effort the Berlin native neatly showcases this. Easing the energy slightly, ‘Move’ escalates from its warm, melodic intro into rumbling goliath of a beat comprising a looping, slew of gassy harmonics. 

The momentum of the release shifts considerably with the introduction of acutely versatile producer, DJ and sound artist Claus. The artist from Spandau leans his track ‘Bloomscroll’ towards sparse, dubby sonics in which he intricately ties together to form churning, burgeoning soundscape. FJAAK jolt proceedings back into the techno groove with their signature blend of arresting sub-bass and reverberating rhythms, which come thick, fast and heavy on ‘Jackfruit’. The abstract wonder of Anna Z’s broken-beat like stylings is fully explored on ‘Icy Liq’. It’s outlandish and amorphous in its execution, causing a clattering percussive chaos that’s choicely pieced together by the modular-extraordinaire. Nikk stealthy moves into breaks territory with his track ‘Down In The Shadows’, packing a trap-like snare with an acid-flecked melody and dawn-breaking, dream-like textures. The penultimate track on the VA is ‘Tufted’. J.Manuel expertly employs a chorus of robot-like sonics that course through a short-circuiting low-end to produce a pacy, inescapable journey via a whirling, merciless beat. He is joined by the legendary producer Tobi Neumann for their menacingly ambient number titled ‘Fennec.’ In parts a nod to UK dubstep, the duo concocts a fierce admixture of styles bolstering tribal-like components with industrialised overtones and methodically crafted drum-fills.

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J.Manuel - Tufted

Nikk - Down In The Shadows

KiNK, FJAAK - Overbridge

Tobi Neumann, J.Manuel - Fennec

Anna Z - Icy Liq

Claus - Bloomscroll

Elli Acula - Floating Eyes

Dajusch - Move

FJAAK - Jackfruit

playlist:
1. Glove - Drogenkontrolle (Superpitcher Remix) [Cocoon - COR 12002]
2. Freeform Five - Perspex Sex (Ewan's Hi-NRG Remix) [Classic – CMC44RMX]
3. Moonbootica - Mau Mau High [Moonbootique - MOON 002]
4. Rework - You're So Just Just [Playhouse - 65]
5. International Pony - Leaving Home [Columbia - COL 672822]
6. Chicken Lips - He Not In [Kingsize - KSRLP 18]
7. Le Tigre - Deceptacon (DFA Remix) [Chicks On Speed - COS R 07]
8. Chicks On Speed - Wordy Rappinghood [Chicks On Speed]
9. Natural Rhythm - Think Mode Redux [Safe In Sound Music - 003]
10. Daniel Bell - Rhodes 2 [Telegraph - TEL 061 P]
11. Hakan Lidbo Feat. 2khz - Bad Girls Go To Hell [Hedonism - 003]
12. Chicks On Speed Feat. Gonzales - 99¢ [Chicks On Speed]
13. Mambotur - El Planta (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix) [Multicolor - MCR 118]
14. Khan Feat. Julee Cruise - Say Goodbye (LoSoul She's Homeless Mix) [Playhouse - 59]
15. 2raumwohnung - Ich Und Elaine (Naughtys Couture Mix) [Goldrush - IT 07]
16. Khia - My Neck, My Back [Sony UK]
17. WestBam & Nena - Old School, Baby [Low Spirit]
18. Further - Stone Cold [Lo-Fi Stereo - LOFI 024]
19. Process - Fiction [Traum - V 26]
20. Märtini Brös - Flash (Tiga's Unholy Trinity Vox Mix) [Superstar - Super DJ 2038]
21. Silvie Marks & HAL 9000 - Baby I'm Electric [Bpitchcontrol - BPC 051]
22. Smash.Tv - What About Me [Bpitchcontrol - BPC 040]
23. Tony Senghore - Where Is The Love? (Ricardo Villalobos Remix) [Danza Electronica - DANZA 07]
24. Swayzak - Make Up Your Mind [!K7 - 128]
25. Frank Müller vs Takkyu Ishino - Love Train (Miss Kittin Remix) [Müller]
26. Swayzak - Ikea[!K7 - 128]
27. Le Dust Sucker - Driller [Styles Kickin' - STYLES 011]
28. Reinhard Voigt - Supertiel [Kompakt Extra - KOM EX 2]
29. Chicks On Speed - Fashion Rules! (Alter Ego Remix) [Chicks On Speed - COS R 08]
30. Vangelis - Anthem (Takkyu Ishino Remix) [Sony - SYUM 0225]
31. M.A.N.D.Y. & The Sunsetpeople - Sunsetpeople (M.A.N.D.Y.'s Latenightflight To Monza Mix) [Physical - GPM 002]
32. Rithma - Caffeine Sunshine [Om - 97]
33. Octave One Feat. Ann Saunderson - Blackwater (Alter Ego Dub) [Voidcom]

Tobi Neumann @ hr3 Clubnight 2002.06.29

++ booking/contact: david@smileforawhile.de  ++ I am running the Labels "smile for a while", "All that jelly" and "Edits for the common man." I'm also doing some stuff under the "Cracked Actor" Moniker. I also ran "Disco Bizarre" until 2023.
I've been listening to electronic music since 1991, DJing for 24 years now...

Some clubs I played at:
- U60311 / Frankfurt
- Das Werk / Wien
- MTW / Offenbach
- Sisyphos / Berlin
- ARM / Kassel
- Galerie Kurzweil / Darmstadt
- LIDO / Frankfurt
- Distillery / Leipzig
- Metropol / Berlin
- Golden Pudel Club / Hamburg
- Hirsch / Nürnberg
- Harry Klein / München
- Club Ost / Berlin

@FJAAK & @ELLIACULA present SPANDAU20 + CROWD

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