March 2024

Willkommen to WOBBLETHEM: a monthly excursion exploring the deeper shades of dance.
Plug yourself into the mainframe and join brothers in body music Karl Halliday and Michael Pharoah on a sonic journey traversing dubbed out downtempo, low-slung machine funk, sinister earworms, and seductive grooves, as they cast their torches into the shadows in search of the perfect beat.

wobblethem - Area 3000 Radio

Recorded from 1-3pm at the final (!?) Inner Varnika on Suit Sunday the 9th April 2023, on Djargurdwurrung land.

Big gratitude to the homies @midnighttenderness for all the help with ripping records and @grevillegreville for hot edits!

Photo by @charliehawks

Inner Varnika 2023

Dear Reptilians, 

We are reunited today in the glorious light of our Reptilian lord and saviour St Deglingui to celebrate the love between 2 very special and talented individuals, pillars of our community, and esteemed members of our Berlin family: Tonton and Tata. 

The unconditional love T&T are sharing has been an inspiration to us all throughout the years, and we are more than proud to present to you today the official celebration soundtrack those two have been cooking for this special day. 

But first, let us introduce you to these two love birds. 

On the left there is Tonton. A family man to say the least. He is the reason we are all such a united family, as one of our oldest Berlin friends, co-boss of the Risky Bookings Empire, a fierce businessman, a merry fellow, probably one of the kindest men live, and of course a sick DJ.  

On the right there is Tata. She is a joyful, energetic, and loving force of nature. An essential part of our gang, we had the occasion to share with her countless hours of ecstatic moments of togetherness, at the parties, at the afters, anywhere we would be together tbh. A true artist, giving everything both in her djing and production abilities. 

Together they form a strong and loving family and one of Berlin’s finest DJ couples. Through their years digging through all of Berlin record shops (hey Bikini Waxx), playing all over B-Town and beyond, but also producing, throwing parties, and everything in between, they came up with their own Tonton and Tata sound. It is heavily influenced by the German capital's minimal tech house sound, yet with its own funky, quirky, and romantic twist. 

This spirit is perfectly captured in today’s podcast, and we are more than proud to present it to you today. 

Enjoy fam, and speak now, or forever hold your swag!

@tonton_b & @tataberlin

Tonton & Tata - Reptilian Mix 10

Tracklist:
Peace Orchestra - Domination
Animated - Wreck	
Quintus Project - Night Flight (Psychemagik Remix)
Simply Red - Thrill Me (Steppin' Razor Ambient Mix)
Time Modem - Astral
turbinaria - elatensis
Pistaccio - Tonic Tandra
Le Marais - Drain the Swamp
Neo Image - Winskill Dub
Mammo - Plate
Alfred Czital - Transit
Autobahn - winifred
Pugilist - Illusion of Time
Gi Gi - Palm Slick
JV & Palf - Nyx
The Marcia Blaine School For Girls - Boris
Lamb Rae & Cristian - All in Your Hands (Rae & Christian Remix)
Jonny From Space x Nick León - Astral Dynamics
STATE AZURE - Vertigo
natural/electronic.system - Sicut Erat
explicit joy - Alma Place
Sanguine - One Gives a Clue About the Meaning of the Other
Adhémar - The Name Of Stones
Forest Swords - Friend, You Will Never Learn
Cofaxx - ISO
Isor29 - Transition

approach

Dipping into warmer waters with the Life Classics mood masters tapped into a soul defining well of exquisite late 90s and early 00s house music. Dreamy, techy, jazzy, groovy, this one has it all. 

Deep house at its absolute finest.

@sanctuary3

Q. What inspiration did you draw upon when putting this mix together? Is there a sound, feeling, or time/place in dance music history that connects all the different elements in one way or another?

A. We’ve always had our heads locked into the deeper shades of house from the late 90’s to early 00’s, in particular those nostalgic tracks that tap into that spacey special place. The mix is shaped around a bunch of records that resonate that feeling for us, a nod to those dance floor dreamers found late into the night with stars in their eyes.

Q. Are there any records in the mix that are especially close to your hearts, or old favourites that you’ve been keeping up your sleeves for the right moment?

A. The opening track is from Ronin's Night Grooves EP. A firm favourite of ours that we've kept on rotation over the years. And also the last track from Aurora Borealis on FNAC, this one has been on the shelf for long minute, but don't often play it out so it felt right letting it run here.

Q. What’s the latest with your Life Classics parties in Berlin? Do you have some fun nights planned at OHM once again this year, and who have been some of the guests that have blown your minds in recent years, and why?

A. We just had a banging start to another year's residency a couple of weeks back with Telephones. Next month we've got Antal coming through again, he has been a staple of our nights since the A.S.E days and it's always a wild one. Red Greg was definitely a recent highlight, treated us all to a master class deep into the wee hours.

MDC.294 Sanctuary

wobblethem on AREA 3000 Wed 13 Mar 20:00-22:00

wobblethem #01

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wobblethem #02: trip hop special

wobblethem #03

wobblethem #04: mnml mix

wobblethem #05

A thousand years after the first episode of the blockbuster franchise hit the internet, 192 is proud to present you the second instalment of the Reptilian Mixes, this time crafted by the lizard who started it all: @reusbi. He goes by many names: Reusbail, Inspector Reusbi, Bellevistomeh or Swaggy boy, and you are more likely to be familiar with his work as a magician or as an international chess player, but now is the time for you to discover what he is best at: playing big tunes for you to wiggle it hard. Reusbi delivers a nice blend of dance music going from noughties tech-housy grooves to techno and beyond. Enjoy the ride folks! Artwork by our beloved @just1lpt

Reusbi - Reptilian Mix 02

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