The Moroders:
1. Republika – Hallucinations [Polton]
2. Will Powers – Adventure In Sucess [Sonar Kollektiv]
3. Richard Devine – Murman [Ghostly International]
4. The Aliens – Sunlamp Show (Disco Bloodbath Remix) [Pet Rock]
5. Linkwood – Tears [Prime Numbers]
6. Free Disco – Left Field Boogie [Rong]
7. Mano Le Tough – They Fell Into Silence [Mirau]
8. Session Victim – Ranunkelvej [Real Soon]

Pnk.Discorp:
9. Tangerine Dream – Polish Dance [Tadream]
10. Arp Life – Baby Bump ( Zambon edit )
11. Nasza Basia Kochana – Gniewna Piosenka Muminka o Lecie ( Rune Lindebek edit )
12. Budka Suflera – Noc Komety ( Zambon edit )
13. Malgorzata Ostrowska – Podroz w kraine basni
14. Kombi – Przytul Mnie ( Old Spice edit )
15. Maanam – Luciola
16. Kapitan Nemo – Zimne Kino
17. Alex Band – A w schronisku bal ( Pnk.Discorp edit )
18. Czerwone Gitary – Ucze sie zyc ( Pnk.Discorp edit )
19. Polanie – Ciebie Wybralem

Maximilian Skiba:
20. Acid Washed – General Motors, Detroit, America (King Of Kong Remix) [Record Makers]
21. Maximilian Skiba – Fantazja (Astigmatic inspired by Chopin) [Warner Poland]
22. Novika – Strangers [Kayax]
23. Maximilian Skiba – Suma Sumarum [Skylax]
24. Max Skiba – Silent Moovie festival teaser [unreleased]
25. The KDMS – No sad goodbyes (instrumental dub) [fortcoming on Gomma]
26. The KDMS – Highwire (D-Pulse Remix) [fortcoming on Gomma]
27. The KDMS – Highwire (Original) [forthcoming on Gomma ]
28. Max House – Max House [forthcoming on Supersoul]
29. Maximilian Skiba – 8 degrees below zero [forhcomingo Boxer Reords]

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Welcome to the sixth installment of The Future is Past show after a prolonged hibernation period. Wearily we squint our eyes towards the sky and soberly find it’s still overcast and dismal right as we left it. Add to the misery, rain still reigns and our face is being by chapped by the cold. No one is there to embrace us in our sorrows and we feel a most undesirable sentiment creeping up inside us. Tip Tap. Bit by bit. Weltschmerz is increasing. Asudden solo piano music and films by Ingmar Bergman make sense. Longingly we wrap up warm in our blankets and reminisce about those days in summer, roller skates on our feet and the sun titilating our skin. Oh Melancholia. Dainty sweet sadness taken on lightness. You make us realize why life is worth living for. Now lets wallow in it…

The Future Is Past is a forth-nightly radio show featuring sixty minutes of eclectic and unmixed music from all genres. The next show will take us to France avec Monsieur Phillippe for another popular editon of pop cities, c’est bien ça?

Side A:

1. Sophia – Reprise (Crescendo)
2. The Knife – Colouring of Pigeons
3. Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi
4. The XX – Island (Nosaj Thing Remix)
5. Pantha Du Prince – Saturn Strobe (Ingmar Bergman Edit)
6. Joe Goddard – Sour Grapes

Side B:

1. The Books and José González – Cello Song
2. Kings Of Convenience – I Don’t Know What I Can Save You From (Live)
3. Philip Glass – Metamorphosis One
4. Justin Timberlake feat. T.I – Dead And Gone (Instrumental Edit)
5. Matias Aguayo – Rollerskate
6. oOoOO – Sadsumting

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Noch ganz begeistert von sven s.x.‘ Set zu Heiligabend in der Galerie Disko (R.I.P.) fasste ich mir ein Herz und bat ihn um einen Guest Mix. Nicht ahnend, dass ich wohl keinen Besseren hätte finden können, um die Kälte da draußen zu vertonen. Grund genug, ihm ein paar Fragen zu stellen.

Seit wann legst du auf?
Seit Sommer 2002. Ich war neugierig. An Auftritte dachte ich da noch nicht aber ein halbes Jahr später fragten mich zwei Freunde, René und René mit denen ich auch manchmal als BitchBrothers auflege, ob ich mit Ihnen zu Silvester spielen möchte. Ab da war’s dann um mich geschehen.

Welche Momente sind dir besonders in Erinnerung geblieben?
Anfang 2004 legte ich mal im Vorprogramm für Sledge im HTO in Bischofswerda auf. Der Club war voll und die Leute gingen gut ab, haben geschrien und sind ausgerastet… da habe ich erstmal begriffen was ich eigentlich mache. [lacht] Im Herbst des gleichen Jahres haben wir mal im Rosi’s in Berlin auf dem kleinen Floor gespielt und irgendwann waren die Wighnomy Brothers (die für den großen Floor gebucht waren und zu meinen großen Helden gehören) auf der Tanzfläche und haben zu unserem Set getanzt. Auch ein krasses Erlebnis. Was noch? Ja, das Set jetzt zu Heiligabend in der Galerie Disko als am Ende alle komplett ausgerastet sind. Geil!

Wo kaufst du deine Platten?
Am Anfang, als ich noch in Ottendorf gewohnt habe, bin ich immer in’s T.O.A.S.T. Records gegangen. Als ich dann nach Dresden gezogen bin und mich besser auskannte, bin ich aber schnell auf’s Fat Fenders gekommen was ich besonders auch als Ort für die Kommunikation über Musik schätze.

Gibt es zu dem Mix eine Geschichte?
Naja, mein letzter Mix ist ja nun schon fast ein Jahr alt und es wurde mal wieder Zeit. Und dann hast du mich gefragt und ich hatte die Zeit und die Muße dazu. Von der Stimmung her spielt sicher die Jahreszeit eine große Rolle, Winter ist nun mal genau mein Ding. Ich freu mich immer total wenn ich vor die Tür gehe, alles ist weiß und es ist bitterkalt. Dann genieß ich die Sonne noch viel mehr, daher auch der Titel.

sven s.x. – Cold but sweet
1. Big Zis – Suure Räge (Robag Wruhme’s “Parabel Ull” Rekksmi) – Nation Music
2. Trentemøller – Evil Dub – Poker Flat Recordings
3. Pawel – Into Pieces 1 – Dial
4. Masafumi Endo – Summer – Millions Of Moments
5. Mathew Jonson – Walking On The Hands That Follow Me – Wagon Repair
6. Steffen Albert – Im Juli (Kollektiv Turmstrasse Remix) – Ferienliebe Tonträger
7. Roberto Bosco – Dub Piano – Be As One Imprint
8. Mod.Civil – Ghost – Rotary Cocktail Recordings
9. V.A. – Paris Is For Lovers (Vocal Version) – Fet Et Moi
10. MRI – Pilgrimage – Resopal Red
11. Tony Lionni – Golden – Left Of The Dial
12. Russ Gabriel – El Juan – We Play House Recordings
13. XDB – My Secret Garden – Wave Music
14. Fairmont – Gazelle Tool – Border Community
15. Marko Fürstenberg – Far Out – Ortloff
16. Aki Latvamäki – Polyethylene Preview For Timo – Budenzauber Recordings
17. Carl Craig – A Wonderful Life – Blanco Y Negro

Download: MGM07 – sven s.x.

Part 1 with The Moroders:

1. Linkwood – Miles Away – [Firecracker]
2. Session Victim – Landluft [Real Soon]
3. DJ Jus-Ed – Sweetness [Underground Quality]
4. Lerosa – Fags [Uzuri]
5. Culoe De Song feat. Busi Mhlongo – Webasa (Black Coffee Remix) [AfrodesiaMP3]
6. Mr Raoul K – Wind Of Goree [Mule]
7. $tinkworx – MKB [W.T.]
8. James T. Cotton – The Looking Glass [Crème JAK]
9. The Jason Load Experience – Mainline ‘90 (House Dub) [Quark]
10. Oni Ayhun – 003 b [Oni Ayhun]
11. Black Dice – Smiling Off (Luomo Remix) [DFA]
12. Darkstar – Aidy’s Girl Is A Computer (Kyle Hall Oats B So Deep
Remix) [Hyperdub]
13. Iron Curtis – The Ship Sank [Mirau]
14. Deniz Kurtel – Fall [Wolf + Lamb]
15. Autechre – Clipper [Warp]
16. Good Guy Mikesh & Filburt – Milk & Honey (Basket Mix) [Liebe Detail Spezial]
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Part 2 with Steffen Bennemann:

17. Pole – Rondell Zwei [Kiff SM]
18. Seefeel – As Link [Warp]
19. Funkstörung – The Zoo [Studio !K7]
20. Lukid – Ice Nine [Werk Discs]
21. Nosaj Thing – Fog [Alpha Pup]
22. 24 Bit Jazz feat. Kid A – broken
23. Lusine – Baffle [Ghostly International]
24. Lukid – Slow Hand Slap [Werk Discs]
25. The National – City Middle [Beggars Banquet]
26. Soap&Skin – Marche Funèbre (DJ Koze Remix) [Couch]
27. The Sight Below – Life’s Fading Light [Ghostly International]
28. The Robocop Kraus – Standing In The Punchline Robohouse Mix by
Map.ache [Alton Village]
29. Floating Points – Vacuum Boogie [Eglo Records]
30. Herbert – Leave Me Now [Studio !K7]
31. Daniel Stefanik – #One [Kann]
31. Theo Parrish – I Can Take It [Sound Signature]
32. Redshape – Globe [Delsin, Present]
33. D5 – Intruders [Delsin]
34. The Middle East – The Darkest Side
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Der Mann ist eine Legende. Punkt. Ganz in der Nähe des Gardasees, im Club Typhoon in Gambara, hat Beppe Loda in den Achtziger Jahren Tanzmusikgeschichte geschrieben. In seiner ganz auf ihn zugeschnittenen DJ-Kabine mixte er auf bis dahin ungehörte Weise von Afro/Brasil über Fusion und Prog bis zu New Wave, Synth-Pop und früher Elektronik alles, was seinen persönlichen Geschmackstest überstand und tut dies auch mit über 50 Jahren noch. Dabei hat Beppe das Entstehen von Cosmic bzw. Afro entscheidend mitgeprägt. Oder wie er es lieber nennt: Freestyle, das virtuose Mixen von eklektischer Musik im Sinne eines psychedelischen Erlebnisses und ohne gängige DJ-Eitelkeiten. Nie hat Cosmic Dancer seinem Namen mehr Ehre gemacht!

Freikarten gibt es hier zu gewinnen!

Zum Weiterlesen empfehlen wir das ausfühliche Interview von Discopia.com.

Beppe Loda’s exclusive mix for cosmicdisco.co.uk part 1:

Beppe Loda’s exclusive mix for cosmicdisco.co.uk part 2:

Beppe Loda @ Beats In Space Radio Show part 1:

Beppe Loda @ Beats In Space Radio Show part 2:

For the first post in 2010 we have asked our good friend Kacper Kapsa aka Pnk.Discorp to provide us with an insight into the rich musical heritage of his native country Poland. And what he came up with is nothing short of amazing!

Czary Mary Polish Grooves Mix selected and mixed by Pnk.Discorp
(czary mary means abracadabra)

1. Akademia Pana Kleksa – Kosmiczny prolog (Cosmic Prologue)
The song originates from the cult film series about Ambroży Kleks and his academy for male youth. The soundtrack was created by Andrzej Korzyński and has many futuristic references. Cosmic Prologue opens the first part of Kleks’s adventures.

2. Papa Dance – Narodziny Szejka (Sheik’s Birthday)
Papa Dance’s career has always been a balancing act between music and kitsch. Except for their debut album, which this song stems from, in which they have represented the second category – kitsch.

3. Alex Band – A w schronisku bal (And at the hotel there’s a ball)
A funk orchestra supported with Zuzu’s vocals. I did the “In a light edit” especially for this set.

4. Lombard – Diamentowa Kula (Diamond Ball)
A song from their debut album – ‘Death to discotheque’. The LP was an incredible success and led to nationwide media attention, mainly thanks to the hits sung by the female vocalist. This one is exceptionally performed by Grzegorz Stróżniak – the founder of the band. The version used here is an edit which you can download from my Soundcloud site.

5. Małgorzata Ostrowska – Meluzyna
Another piece from Mr. Kleks’s collection. This one is from the second part of his adventures. The song is sung by previously mentioned female vocalist of Lombard. Meluzyna is one the most perfect songs in the history of Polish music. If it was released now by e.g. Aeroplane it would certainly be a hit.

6. Arp Life – Baby Bump
Arp Life is the studio Project of Andrzej Korzyński (the author of Mr. Kleks’s Academy soundtrack). It was created at the close of the 70’s. Unfortunately, the band released only one album – Jumbo Jet. Of course, the track is taken from this album but the author of the re-edit is one the most talented Polish producers: Maciej Zambon.

7. Budka Suflera – Noc komety (The Night of the Comet)
Another edit by Zambon, who is a DJ and a member of Kukabara Soundsystem. He also edits, re-mixes and promotes Polish pieces of music. He just does a good job. Here: edit of the piece by Budka Suflera – most likely the ugliest band of the world.

8. Republika – Halucinations
Republic and their charismatic leader Grzegorz Ciechowski were one of the most talented bands of the 80’s. Their music was packed with literary references and association to psychedelic music.

9. Czerwone Gitary – Coda
‘Coda’ closes the LP ‘Rytm Ziemi’ (the Rhythm of the Earth). An regular rhythm, distorted Moog, and everything else exemplary for a band famous for mawkish songs à la the Beatles. This song bears no traces of this mawkish character though.

Download: MGM06 – Pnk.Discorp

Pnk.Discorp is playing our Cosmic Dancer night on February 20 alongside Maximilian Skiba who has just finished a record with Kathy Diamond for Gomma Dance Tracks.

And here’s an interview with Pnk.Discorp we did in preparation of the show.

Q: Where exactly in Poland are you from?
A: I live in Czestochowa in south Poland. The town is known for the famous Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra that is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine to the Virgin Mary. Every year, millions of pilgrims from all over the world come to Częstochowa to see it.

Q: When did you get involved in music and escpecially in electronic music?
A: I started to get interested in music when I was about 15 or 16 years old. At first I was into rock music, later I discovered LCD Soundsystem and then fell in love with
NY label DFA. That was six years ago.

Q: What is the club scene like in Czetochowa?
A: The club scene is dominated by mainstream music. We’ve got lots of discotheques and some rock clubs, but we’ve got only two clubs with electronic and funky music. Best place in town is Rura Club with regular parties in the field of hip-hop, disco, house. The biggest names who played there have been Oliver Koletzki, Ozgur Can and Catz’n’Dogs.

Q: Is Clubbing in Poland focused on Warszawa or do you have some proper pop cities? Can you recommend some regions or cities apart from your hometown?
A: Indeed, there are clubs in Warszawa which have sufficient means to do parties with well-known names. Holy Ghost!, Mark E and Juan Maclean played there last year. But, you know…it’s the capital. At the moment the most interesting clubbing city in Poland is Poznan. They’ve got a lot of clubs there with open-mind owners and great DJ-Teams or producers. For instance the Kukuabara Soundsystem. They have clubnight called ‘The Disco’ and invite artist like the Permanent Vacation-guys or Sally Shapiro. And there are some nice festivals in summer. I can really recommend the ‘Audioriver’ Festival in Plock where you can find lots of different styles of electronic music.

Q: Can you tell us something about the International Music Festival ‘Astigmatic’ where Max was awared ‘Newcomer of the Year’ back in 2005.
Does it still exist?
A: Well.. I would like to know as well…Last year I bought a release affiliated to the festival with classic chopin music reworked by guys like The Glimmers, Morgan Geist
or Munk. Great record! But what is happening with the festival. God only knows:-D

Q: From your experience: What does a Polish audience distinguishes from the ones abroad?
A: I think that the Polish audience is more enthusiastic and maybe a bit more crazy than audiences abroad. But I think that people abroad are more open for new
music and styles and they don’t go to party because is trendy but because they want to have fun.

Q: And what are you up to next? Can we expect new releases?
A: At the moment I am finishing a mix tape featuring some classic polish big beat songs from the 60’s and
70’s called Piastesli where I try to showcase what happened in the music scene at the time. I have dug out a lot of forgotten and rare songs. The mix will be available over at
RVNG. In the near future I’m also planning to start up a net label with Zambon form Kukabara called ‘Very Polish Cut-Outs’. On there you will find a number of mixes and edits – but only polish ones. It will be hot! What’s else? Lots of edits!

Q: What are you looking forward the most during your stay in Dresden (except of the party)?
A: I love Dresden! I came down to Cosmic Dancer when Tim Sweeney played here. A fantastic party and a beautiful city. Last time round I didn’t manage to visit the old
railway station. I’m looking forward to do it this time but I’m waiting for a guide… I’m also looking forward to check out all the record shops. Do you have any?

Q: How was life for a polish musician before the fall of the Iron Curtain? Was there a heavy censorship? Could a musician deviate from the communist path without being afraid of reprisals?
A: For everyone who is interested in Polish music I would recommend the BBC documentary about polish 80’s punk festival Jarocin called My Blood Your Blood. It shows exactly what happened during those weird times: That your weren’t allowed to listen to any western music for example or lyrics of songs that needed to be changed because the violated governmental guidelines. At the time musicians who tried do music that deviated from the norm always had trouble with security services. But lot of people still did and became famous heroes in the underground. I hope that these times will be never forgotten.

Q: It seems that there was a prospering, internationally successful Disco and Funk scene in 70’s Poland. Who are the key artists and what do you think makes them special for foreign listeners?
A: As already mentioned it happened to be a strange time, but ideal for Polish music. Why that is so? Perhaps the Iron Curtain prevented bad sounds penetrating in from the other side. In the past we’ve had loads of talented musicians, who perhaps did not only think about their five minutes of fame. When I listen to Polish music now I see an intersection between good and bad times. Unfortunately that happend all before I was born. After this polish songs began to become increasingly commercial.
The Polish taste – at beginning of 90’s was obsessed with all sorts of new styles – like disco polo (the polish version of Eurodance, translator’s note). It was terrible.

Q: Were there any musicians involved in the Solidarność-movement?
A: Yes, Solidarność had its own bard – Jacek Kaczmarski. He was a songwriter and wrote amazing lyrics. He gave people faith in better days to come. I remember the tapes from my dad, which he recorded on Kaczmarski concerts.

Q: And how’s life today for a musician doing electronic music? Is there a chance to make a living of it? Do you have subsidies like an artists’ social insurance?
A: Poland isn’t Utopia. I’m lucky because I’ve got a nice job and I can make music and play parties. But I know a guy who makes french electro, has releases on European labels but still has to work in supermarket. In major cities this situation is changing. You can probably try to make a living from making music.
Regarding subsidies. You can get some, but it isn’t easy. The Government isn’t as helpful as we like it to be. For example I’ve got the possibility to release my mix, but then I would need to get a license for all of the songs used. The expenditure of licensing however is greater than the expected revenue. Any question? Nobody said it was easy…

1. Stern-Combo Meißen – In den Kosmos [Amiga]
2. Stern-Combo Meißen – Kampf um den Südpol [Amiga]
3. The Temptations – Papa was a Rolling Stone [Motown]
4. Fusion – Ausblick (live)
5. Stern-Combo Meißen – Die Sage [Amiga]
6. Electra Combo – Der Hahn mit dem roten Kamm [Amiga]
7. Trilok Gurtu with Joe Zawinul – The other tune [CMP]
8. Norbert Jäger – Amen und Aufwiedersehen
9. Stern-Combo Meißen – Das kurze Leben des Raimund S. [Overlight]

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Part 2 with The Moroders:

10. Puhdys – Jahreszeiten [Amiga]
11. Reinhard Lakomy – Es wächst das Gras nicht über alles [Amiga]
12. Pond – Cassiopeia [Amiga]
13. Gavin Russom – Dawn [DFA]
14. Four Tet – Our Bells [Domino]
15. Outputmessage – Sommeil [Ghostly International]
16. Joe Goddard – Apple Bobbing [Greco-Roman]
17. dOP – Vsop (Bodycode aka Portable Remix) [Eklo]
18. Omar-S – U [FXHE]
19. A Made Up Sound – Rework [A Made Up Sound]
20. Survive – Holographic Landscape
21. Paul McCartney – Temporary Secretary [Parlophone]
22. Gil Scott Heron – Where Did The Night Go [XL Recordings]
23. Get A Room! – Under The Vice
24. John Carpenter & Alan Howarth – The Bank Robbery (Lory D Edit) [Subdance]
25. Scoopy – Scoopy Rap (Jacob Korn Christmas Time Edit)
26. Detroit Emeralds – Feel The Need [Westbound]


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1. Supermax – Ain’t gonna feel [WEA]
2. Gino Soccio – Dream On [Atlantic]
3. Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Annie I’m Not Your Daddy [Island]
4. Plastic Mode – Mi Amor [ZYX]
5. Suicide – Radiation [Blast First]
6. Holger Czukay – Hollywood Symphonie [EMI]
7. Einzelgänger – Einzelgänger (Beardo Edit)
8. Alan Parsons Project – I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You [Arista]
9. Bo & Ruth – You’re Gonna get next to me [Claridge]
10. Bill Withers – Harlem [ITH]
11. Silent Asylum – Shallow Tears
12. Alphaville – Big In Japan (Demo Version)
13. Ceramic Hello – Geometry
14. Chromeo – Night by Night (Skream Remix)
15. Biggie vs Tupac vs The xx – Runnin With The xx (Quix vs Elliot Blend)
16. Gazebo – Love In Your Eyes [ZYX]
17. New Musik – 24 Hours From Culture (Extended Version) [Supreme]
18. Map.Ache – The Fool [Ortloff]
19. Culoe De Song – Inspiration [Mule Musique]
20. Koi – Home [Ortloff]
21. Jean-Luc Ponty – Computer Incantation For World Peace [Polydor]
22. Eroc – Kleine Eva [Brain]
23. – Boys [Bumrocks]
24. Donna Summer – Lucky (HMD ‘For A Ride’ Edit) [Horse Meat Disco]
25. Franz Ferdinand – Michael (Dompteur Mooner Edit) [Super Tahoe Edits]
26. Sidwho? – Vote Bowie For President
27. Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars (In Flagranti Remix)
28. Padded Cell – Theme From Friday 13th [Mixed Blood]
29. Art Of Tones – Call The Shots (MCDE Remix) [20:20 Vision]
30. Neville Watson – Time To Lose Control [Dissident]
31. Britney Spears – Piece Of Me (Gavin Russom Remix)
32. Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams (Instrumental)

Download: Cosmic Listener October

This interview with Todd Terje was conducted right after his gig at Sweat Club in Leipzig last Friday where he played to a remarkably young crowd of Nu Rave-socialised dancers. They cheered at the end.

How Do you feel?
I feel sweaty, I’m hot, I’m a little bit tired cause I just had a cold…

Are you pleased with your performance tonight?
I’m always pleased with my performance…
[laughs]
… I tend to go very different ways everytime I play, which I like cause then it gets more intuitive instead of planning sort of what you gonna play. So if you go very wrong at least you can do it better… you have to be able to fall to stand up again.

What song really did it for you tonight?
Personally, for me… Sleazy McQueen – Naked (KiNK Remix)

What record do you always take with you but never play?
Trentemøller – Vamp
It’s a great record but I never get to play it…

Did anyone ask you to play harder, faster or anything by Paul Kalkbrenner?
No!??

What did you drink?
Today, I drank two beers and some water (because of the cold…)

Where do you play next weekend?
In Dubai.

On a scyscraper?
No, but in a club that is rated 58 best in the world… I think the list actually goes to 60. [laughs]

What is your favourite beard and why?
This moustache with the curls at the end… what is it called? I cannot do it and that’s why it’s my favourite!

What are your five favourite bearded characters?
1. Salvador Dalí
2. Uncle Scrooge
3. Magnus International
It’s not actual his beard… all his hair including his facial air… he looks like a microphone!

[interviewer bursts with laughter]

Ok that’s number three. Number four’s next:
4. Kurt Hauenstein
Fifth one has to be… [thinks] Can I have six?
Yes.
5. Homer Simpson and Chuck Norris

What do your parents do?
My mother works in law. She’s working in a court. My father’s been in the furniture business all his life, because his parents have been in the furniture business all their life.

What do your parents think of what you do?
I don’t actually think they know what I do…

Oh really? Why’s that?
Because everytime I explained it to them I could see the words going in at the one side and coming out at from the other side of their ears…

But I mean, they must have noticed that you have found a way to earn your own money?
Well, I revealed my income to my mother… so finally she takes me serious. [laughs]

But she still isn’t interested in what you do for it?
She doesn’t understand, you know?

But couldn’t you just say: I’m like a musician, I play music, make people dance…
Yes of course, but she just doesn’t understand the fact that you can get paid for… for choosing records and putting them into an order. She probably thinks I only work every five minutes. With coffee breaks inbetween.

[laughter]

What was the last thing you googled?
Barley. I’m reading this farming book and there’s lots of vocabulary I don’t know.

Did you ever google yourself?
Of course I googled myself!
[laughs]

What was the most interesting thing you found out?
On youtube, you could see interviews and listen to yourself. Talk. English. That’s a frightening experience. Your voice sounds funny recorded and you say stupid things when you’re interviewed.

Okay, last question: what would you ask me if you were the interviewer?
Why you’re always in such a good mood? Always smiling… what’s your secret?

Well it’s a bit cheesy, but the answer is: That’s because you always meet me at your gigs…

His remix of M – Pop Muzik is out now.

Buy it via iTunes or wait for the physical release on his remix compilation for Permanent Vacation in April 2010. It’s going to be his last remix for a while since he’s working on his debut album appearing later this century.

This interview with Gavin Russom of Black Meteoric Star was conducted last Saturday at a secret location in Dresden. Turns out it wasn’t such a good idea to do it in a middle of a buzzing club at 4am completely drunk with a respondent feeling terrible and sick with flu. Add to this a recording device that only captured parts of the interview and well….I’m just telling you beforehand, so you don’t get too excited. Thanks to Gavin. Hope you are feeling better by now. Here we go.

Keep it it kind of short. I feel terrible.

[Yeah! Good start for an interview]

First of all. Thanks for the amazing performance.
Thanks. This party is great. I had a really good time

Is this your first time in East Germany?
Well, I live in Berlin. But I have only been to Leipzig before.

What’s your impression? I don’t think you have seen much, right?
No. Haven’t seen anything. Got here at six. It was dark.

What set setup did you use today?
Exactly what’s on the back of the CD actually.

[laughs]

[Interviewer doesn't]

[Next day I find out that the setup he is using is pretty much the same for every show...Tam Taram Tam Tam
a) a Roland TR 707 b) Essential Russom mantra and c) a Korg EX-800.

Now, like all of you (or some?) I would like to know what's hidden behind the mystic words 'Essential Russom Mantra'. But. I don't. Does that mean it's a secret? I guess we will never find out. Or will we? Because. I have just sent Gavin a Facebook message and asked him. And if he replies back in time I'll put that right in here. Allright? You geeks:]

There is a big, handwritten note on one of your machines that says: ‘Keep it simple’. Why is that there?
The difference between making the recorded version and the live version of a track is that live they are really stretched out. So I’m just taking things apart, let them really sit for a while, build things up slowly. Basically this is just my approach to playing live. To keep things simple as possible, because there is so much going on sound-wise.

Due to the nature of analog equipment every of your live-sets ends up sounding slightly different. How much control do you have over your machines and how much are you actually surprised with what ‘they’ come up with?
I chose the machines that I play live with because I consider them as somewhat stable as far as analogue stuff goes. But still I get surprised by stuff. Maybe 25% of the time very surprising things happen that I can then respond to live and take a turn that i never thought of before.

Some of your equipment is self-built. Is that, so you could get sounds that you couldn’t get anywhere else?
Not so much sounds, but just a way of being able to manipulate sounds. The stuff I built is something you have in a modular synth but it’s set up a bit differently so that i can choose the sounds I’m playing live and sync them to a rhythm and use filters to create different melodies and rhythms.

You seem to have a close relationship with your instruments. Have you given any of them nicknames?

[?]

Not so much. But we are very close…

…But has there never been a case during a live-set that one of the machines didn’t do what you wanted it to do. And you where like. “All right, Korg!, Fuck you!!! You are staying at home the next gig.”

[???]

They usually do what I want them to do.

[laughs]

Ok, where does the name Black (Meteoric) Star stem from…

[At this point of the interview i suddenly couldn't pronounce Meteoric anymore. I just called it Black (Mumble) Star from here on. I think he noticed. Also. The quality of the recording has since deteriorated dramatically so that i can't transcribe his answer. I'm therefore quoting from this excellent interview that Fact Magazine did with Gavin last year.

Begin quote:

Black Meteoric Star is one of the objects found in a Pawnee Indian Medicine Bundle. This is something I was researching over 10 years ago and when the name popped back in my mind it seemed to 'rhyme' with the music I was making.

End quote.

What were you researching. Or just out of general Interest?

General Interest. I spend a lot of time in the library and pick up books that look interesting. And this book "Ceremony of ...

[bad sound]

There is a narrative structure behind each of the six tracks on the CD, isn’t there? Can you describe this to me?
It’s basically about going into night time.Darkness and transformations that can occur on that journey…

[bad sound]

Now that the CD is released, will that be the end of Black Meteoric Star?
For now. Yes. Possibly not forever. I don’t know. I have the feeling it will be back.

[In a conversation I had earlier with him Gavin mentions that this will be one of his last gigs under the guise of BMR]

You have been enjoying it so much that you actually don’t want it to end?
I don’t know. One of the really good things about Black Meteoric Star was that I got to pick a very specific set of sounds that I was interested in and also an attitude that I was interested in and I could channel that all into this project. It’s certainly a part of my personality and I really enjoyed that experience.

You said to me earlier that you are thinking of going maybe into a more pop direction. Or at least that is something you are interested in?
I like pop music a lot. I have done some remixes of pop songs that I like.

Which songs did you choose?
I did one by Britney Spears. Piece of Me.

Realllly?

[Interviewer getting all excited]

What does it sound like?
It’s pretty dark.

[laughs]

It sounds like an amazing idea of having Britney Spears remixed by you.
I would definitely be interested in producing pop music. I’m actually working on a pop song now. Dirty Soundsystem from Paris have asked me to be part of this project, where a bunch of artists record as this band that this artist woman invented.

[Bad Sound]

Cool, What ruled Gavin Russoms life when he was 15?
I was really into Punk and Hardcore scene. And skating.

Could you do all the tricks. Kick Flips?
Yeah, I could do kick flips.

If you you would meet one of your old classmates now, how would you describe to them what you do for living?
I make psychedelic music

[Bad Sound]

Tell me about this track you have recorded with Delia Gonzales that hasn’t been released yet.
We started working on that track before Days of Mars (Gavin’s Album with Delia). But it didn’t really have our sound. We just turned on a bunch of machines and played…

[Recording stops]

That’s it. Told you. (Insert Interobang)

Black Meteroic Star self-titled album is available in all good record shops. You have to look a bit harder for all the 12″ he has released.

Gavin will be playing with Assume Vivid Astro Focus & Amateurboyz in Athens on the 7th of November and dj at Bar Tausend in Berlin on the 13th of November. Go check him out or listen to one of his mixes over at allez-allez. Here.

A mix done in early 2009 to capture my fuzzy feelings on a Sunday afternoon.

1. Kinky Justice – A New Day [iCi]
2. Motor City Drum Ensemble – Lonely One [20:20 Vision]
3. Chloé – I Want You [Kill The DJ]
4. Even Tuell – Untitled [Workshop]
5. Levon Vinvent – Woman Is The Devil [Deconstruct Music]
6. Mark Broom – Bournewood (Sndhck Mix) [Rotary Cocktail]
7. Mood II Swing – Move Me [Music For Your Ears]
8. Jacob Korn – Supakrank [Dolly]
9. DJ Koze – Abudinga [Areal]
10. Runaway – Brooklyn Club Jam [DFA]
11. Spencer Parker – The Improvised Minotaur [REKIDS]
12. Earth, Wind & Fire – System Of Survival (Jerome Derradji Mix) [Stilove4music]
13. DJ Koze – Abudinga [Areal]

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1. Mix Mup – Smooth Over Radio Edit [Erkrankung durch Musique]
2. In Flagranti – Bipolar [Codek]
3. Black Meteoric Star – Dream Catcher [DFA]
4. Harold Faltermeyer & Peter Moesser – So High (Alden Tyrell Edit) [Clone]
5. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax (Original Mix) [ZZT]
6. Klein & M.B.O. – I Love You [Atlantic]
7. Cerrone – Give me [Atlantic]
8. Strategy – World House [Community Library]
9. Mr. Raoul K – Sun Of Gao [Fatsouls]
10. DJ Said – Long Story [Fatsouls]
11. Brennan Green – untitled [Wurst]
12. Isaac Hayes – Don’t Let Go [Polydor]
13. Daniel Wang – Ah N’areete pas [Balihu]
14. Culoe De Song – 100 Zulu Warriors (Culoe De Song Remix) [AfrodesiaMP3]
15. Mzee feat Candy Nurse – Mahuwela (Blackcoffee Remix)
16. A Made Up Sound – Rework [A Made Up Sound]
17. dOP – Blanche Neige [Circus Company]
18. Basic Soul Unit – Things Pass [Ostgut Ton]
19. Hunee – Rare Silk [W.T.}
20. Rebolledo & Daniel Maloso - Venganza Y Seducción [Cómeme]
21. Labi Siffre – I Got The [EMI]
22. Stern Combo Meissen – Kampf um den Südpol [Amiga]
23. Fink – Get Your Share [Ninja Tunes]
24. Desire – Under Your Spell [Italians Do It Better]
25. LCD Soundsystem – 45:33 (Theo Parrish’s Space Cadet Remix) [DFA]

Download: Cosmic Listener October

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E quanti volano via. Potevo lasciarti avere il bambino. Ti rendi conto, cosa sarebbe successo? Per forse sarebbe stato meglio. Almeno non saresti andata via. Sandra, ma dove vai? Dai non scherzare, torna qui. Sandra, ascoltami, ma dai, cosa fai. Ti amo, Sandra. Ti amo, Sandra. Ti amo…

Albatros – Volo Az 504

Part 1: The Moroders play some weird music

1. White Noise – Love Without Sound
2. Spacemen 3 – Fixin’ To Die
3. Silver Apples – Oscillations
4. Royal Beat Conspiracy – All I Wanna Do
5. Guru Guru – Sierra Nirvana – Revisited
6. Steve Miller Band -The Beauty Of Time Is That It’s Snowing
7. Batang Frisco – Myth
8. A Mountain Of One – Intro
9. Pink Floyd – Cirrus Minor
10. Funkadelic – Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
11. Betty Davis – Anti Love Song
12. Amon Düül II – Mozambique
13. Caetano Veloso – Maria Bethania
14. Gal Costa – Tuareg
15. Santana – Jingo
16. Ralph Lundsten – Horrorscope
17. Brian Johnstown Massacre – Nevertheless

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Part 2: Half Boy is taking you for a ride deep into the sixties and almost-sixties

18. Incredible String Band – Waltz Of The New Moon
19. Grateful Dead – Scarlet Begonias
20. The Beatles – I’m Only Sleeping
21. Jefferson Airplane – Plastic Fantastic Lover
22. A.B. Skhy – Lady In The Dark
23. The Doors – Peace Frog
24. Electronic Concept Orchestra – The Look Of Love

The Moroders & Half Boy play some more weird music

25. Labi Siffre – I Got The Blues
26. Eric’s Friends – Discocaïne
27. Faust – It´s A Rainy Day, Sunshine girl
28. Pink Floyd – New Machine Pt.2
29. Mythos – When The Show’s Just Begun
30. Stern Combo Meissen – In den Kosmos
31. Subway – Xam
32. Coldreams – Eyes
33. Delia Derbyshire – Know Your Car (Get Out And Under)
34. Donovan – Get Thy Bearings
35. Procul Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
36. Babe Ruth – The Mexican
37. La Düsseldorf – Time
38. Aphrodite’s Child – Babylon
39. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan

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A lovely little Mix-CD for the first 20 People that attended our Cosmic Dancer Love Party in September. Lovingly crafted by Albrecht Wassersleben & The Moroders. Get some love too.

01. Helge Schneider – Love Me Tender
02. Jazzanova – L.O.V.E. And You & I
03. Betty Davis – Anti Love Song
04. Bent – Cylons In Love
05. Salsoul Orchestra – Ooh, I Love It (Greg Wilson Edit)
06. Cuthead – LoFi Love Part II
07. Buckingham Nicks – Frozen Love (Proper Songs Edit)
08. Brendan Canning – Love Is New
09. Bill Withers – Lovely Day
10. Claudja Barry – Love For The Sake Of Love
11. LCD Soundsystem – Too Much Love
12. Tensnake – Holding Back My Love
13. James Yuill – This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit)
14. KiD CuDi – Enter Galactic (Love Connection)
15. Hercules & Love Affair – This Is My Love
16. Yoko Ono – Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
17. Jose James – Love

Download: The Moroders & Albrecht Wassersleben – Love Mix

1.Melba Moore – You stepped into my life [Epic]
2.Walter Murphy – Mostly Mozart [RCA]
3.Linda Thompson-George – Midnight Rendez-Vous [RCA]
4.Madleen Kane – Touch My Heart [Warner]
5.Wham – Lovemaker [GRT]
6.Hokis Pokis – City Rhythm [Wax Trax]
7.David Christie – Backfire [Salsoul]
8.Astrud Gilberto (mit Salsoul Orchestra) – All I’ve Got [Image]
9.Walter Murphy – Romeo & Juliet [New York International]
10. Heatwave – Dreaming You [Epic]
11.The McCrarys – Love On a Summer Night[Capitol]
12. Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown [Reprise]

Part 1 with Daniel Wang

1. Fatback Band – Going To See My Baby (Classic NYC 12” Mix by Victor Rosado) [East End]
2. Anthony and The Camp – What I Like [Warner Bros]
3. René and Angela – I’ll Be Good (Unreleased Dub) [Dance Soul Classics]
4. Harri & The Revenge – Rocky Mountain Drifters [Grandeur de Illusion]
5. Tensnake – Holding Back My Love [Running Back]
6. Tim Mabin – Jimmy Jam (Instrumental) [4 Lux]
7. Karat – Der blaue Planet (Westbam Remix) [Amiga]
8. Hunch – Travel the Earth [Feel]
9. Beanfield – The Season (Attica Blues Remix) [Compost]
10. Kenneth Bager – Fragment Four( Love Won’t Leave Me Alone) (Versio JAckie Idjut) [Music For Dreams]
11. Neo Filigrante – Lizard Cowboy Boots [Dissident]
12. Neo Filigrante – Esmeralda Rides The Robot [Dissident]
13. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy (Kamouflage Loves Fred Remix)
14. Snuff Crew – Feel Inside (Kink & Neville Watson Remix) [Hour House Is Your Rush]
15. A Guy Called Gerald – Voodoo Ray [Warlock]
16. The Popular People’s Front – Infatuated [The Popular People's Front]
17. The Zombies – Time of the Season [Date]
18. The Rolling Stones – Heaven [EMI]
19. JJ Cale – Ride Me High [Shelter]
20. JJ Cale – Hold On [Shelter]
21. Prefab Sprout – Bonny [Kitchenware]

Part 2 with The Moroders

Cosmic Disco ist die sicherlich recht programmatisch betitelte Plattform der Mancunians Baggy, THP, Niles und Silvestre. Vier DJs und Radio-Moderatoren, die schon seit Ewigkeiten den Staub aus Manchesters’ Plattenläden inhalieren und trotzdem noch lange nicht genug davon haben, über alte Platten zu schreiben und ineinander zu vermengen.
Seit neuestem mischt auch classic Freak Luke Solomon mit und erklärt den Balearica Rookies dieser Welt seine Sicht der Dinge in Sachen Wort, Bild und Ton.
Der exemplarische Mix hier von Niles ist vollgestopft mit diversen Leckerbissen aus Italo, Synthie und Beatkram. Man kann schon sagen: Tight abgeliefert.

01. Safari – Dark Continent
02. Faruki – My Destiny
03. Codek – Closer
04. Peru – Oriental
05. Giorgio Moroder – Paul’s Theme (Jogging Chase)
06. Data – A-O (No Bungalow)
07. Logic System – Automatic Collect, Automatic Correct
08. Munich Machine – Space Warrior
09. Jan Hammer – Trance
10. The Flirts – Passion

Download: Moroders Guest Mix 02 – Cosmic Disco

1. Cabin Fever – The Rain [RKDS]
2. Elewedu of Agege – Boys, Girls, Let’s Dance [Honest Jon's]
3. Alex Agore – Cafe Au Lait [4 Lux]
4. Kez YM – City Soul Vibrations [Yore]
5. Scott Ferguson & Marvin Belton – I Am Here (Piano Mix) [Deep Explorer]
6. – White Rabbit [Einfach]
7. Delano Smith – Synergy [3rd Ear]
8. Melon – Nitzi (In my mind, so fine) [Innervision]
9. Henry L – The Other Day at the Basement [Farside]
10. W+LBlack -Consious (Soul Clap Edits)
11. W&P Hgg -Basic Groove [ Cornuta Sound]
12. Abe Duque feat. Blake Baxter -What happened [Abe Duque Recors]
13. Azymuth – Jazz Carnival (Global Communication Remix) [Far Out]
14. Delano Smith – Magic [under tones]
15. Ernie – My little Mia [Minuendo Recordings]
16. John Talabot – Sunshine [Hivern Disc]
17. Dj Gregory – Attend 1 (Original) [Defected
18. Motor Bass-Ezio [Different]
19. Nina Simone – Sea Line Women [BBE]
20. Tom Zé – Complexo de Épico [WEA Discos Ltd.]
21. Tim Maia – Nobody Can Live Forever [Polydor]
22. War – Flying Machine (The Chase) [United Artists]
23. Alex Agore – Memories [4 Lux]
24. Heller & Farley Project – Golden Afro [Jus' Trax]
25. Soulphiction – Underground Railroad [Philpot]
26. Pantha Du Prince – Behind The Stars [Dial]
27. Radio Slave – Neverending… [Ostgut Ton]
28. Rhythm & Sound with Tikiman – Music A Fe Rule (part 1) [Rhythm & Sound]
29. Lil’Tony – House (Dub Version) [Innervisions]
30. Jacob Korn – Grosskariert [Unreleased]
31. Patrick Specke – Bitchual Linestepper [Desolat]
32. Delano Smith – Something for myself [3rd Ear]
33. Mathew Dear – Don and Cherrie [Ghoystly International]
34. Beck – Cellphone’s Dead (Ellen Allien Remix) [WhiteLabel]
35. Junior Boys – Work [Domino]
36. American Analog Set – Cool Kids Keep [Morr Music]

Download: Cosmic Listener July 2009 with Albrecht Wassersleben & The Moroders

It’s true. We still like our mix for Allez-Allez? Whaddaya say?

01. Intro
02. Young Marble Giants – N.I.T.A. (Rough Trade)
03. Isolee – Lost (And Then Stripped By The Glimmers) (Playhouse)
04. Sugardaddy – Stripped To The Bone (Tirk)
05. Bush Tetras – Snakes Crawl (Burglar Tom Edit)
06. Midnight Star – Midas Touch (Pearson & Usher Remix) (Legato)
07. Lottergirls – Love Is Dope (Diskokaine Remix) (Terranova)
08. Green Velvet – It’s Time To Jack (Cajual)
09. Linkwood – Hear The Sun (Firecracker)
10. Manmade Science – Just Tell Me When (Instrumental Mix) (Philpot)
11. – Hold Me Longer (Jinichi Rework) (Beard Science)
12. Interlude
13. Runaway – Just Got Paid (forthcoming on Wurst Edits)
14. Dorau/Köhncke – Durch die Nacht (Geiger Mix) (Kompakt Pop)
15. Jay Shepheard – Romance Gdansk (Compost Black Label)
16. Black Devil – One to Choose (Rephlex)
17. Sister Sledge – Lost in Music (Glimmer Twins Re-Edit) (541)
18. Justus Köhncke – Parage (Kompakt)
19. Jape – Floating (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) (Marine Parade)
20. George Duke – Brazilian Love Affair (Epic)

Download: The Moroders – Allez-Allez Mix

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Tiny takes over:
24. Medio Mutante – Überbeast [Cititrax]
25. Silent Phase – Psychotic Funk [Transmat]
26. Brian Biggs – Aeo (Parts 1 & 2) [Bearsville]
27. Codek – Tim Toum [Island]
28. Antena – To Climb The Cliff [Permanent Vacation]
29. Kissing The Pink – Big Man Restless [Atlantic]
30. Camaro’s Gang – Corn Flakes [Superradio]
31. Frédéric Mercier – Spirit [Carrere]
32. Traks – Tracks [Best]
33. Giorgio Moroder – Paul’s Theme (Jogging Chase) [MCA]
34. Drum Breaks – Track 3 [Nu Groove]
35. Exuma – Exuma, The Obeah Man [Mercury]
36. Ozo – Anambra [DJM]
37. Ahmed Fakroun – Nisyan (Re-edit) [Les Edits Du Golem]
38. Max Berlin – Elle Et Moi [Public]
39. Max Werner – Cosmic Winter (We’ll Make It To Mars) [CNR]

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1. Marvin Gaye – A Funky Space Reincarnation [Motown]
Spunky:
2. Moody – Freeki Mutha F cker [KDJ]
3. Larry Heard – Free [Track Mode]
4. Specter – Making Me Feel [Tetrode Music]
5. Scott Ferguson & Marvin Belton – I Am Here (Piano Mix) [Deep Explorer]
6. Franck Roger – New Hope [Real Tone]
7. Ron Trent – City Beat [Future Vision]
8. Mateo & Matos – Idrissa Rhythm [Spiritual Life Music]
9. AntonZap – It’s Your Wave Too [Quintessentials]
10. Caro – Do You Want My Love ? (Aruba Remix) [Headphoniq]
11. Juju Christian Treuter – Earth People [Juju Music]
12. Rezkar – Mystic Jungle [Altered Moods]
13. Ernie – Guerreros [Minuendo]
14. Motor City Drum Ensemble – Feel The Love [Four Roses]
15. Delano Smith – Synergy [Third Ear]
16. Manmade Science – Meandyou [Philpot]
17. Hot Coins – You can’t pray for your soul [Untracked]
18. Moody – Hello 2morrow [KDJ]
19. Moodymann – Joy part III feat. Taj [Peacefrog]
–Interview with Spunky–
20. Tama Sumo & Prosumer – Play Up [Ostgut Ton]

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1. Guy Gerber – State of change [Cocoon]
2. Redshape – Species [Present]
Cover in the mix:
3. Moodymann – Silence in the secret garden [Peacefrog]
4. Trackheadz – The Club Track [DNH]
5. Roy Davis Jr. – People think I’m crazy [Cajual]
6. Kai Alce – Power Thru [NDATL]
7. Angora – Enchantment [Prescription]
8. Kerri Chandler feat. Dee Dee Bravo on vocal duties – Come home [King Street Sounds]
9. Norma Jean Bell – Im the baddest bitch (Moodyman mix) [F Communications]
10. Norm Talley – A Jazz Thing [Chisel]
11. DJ Oji & Una – We Lift Our Hands in the Sanctuary (Original Friday Night Live Mix) [Sancsoul]
12. Nathan Haines – Earth Is The Place (Album Version FK Edit) [Wave Music]
13. G.T.A. – shades of delight [DNH]
14. Trackheadz – our music [DNH]
15. G.T.A. – 401 east beats
16. Kem – Heaven (Marlon D.’s mix)
17. Kai Alcé – Power thru Pt.3 Mush Sax Dub [NDATL]
18. Norm Talley – Cosmic waves [Chisel]
19. Osunlade – Dating game [Yoruba]
20. Theo Parrish – Chemistry [Sound Signature]

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Zilinsky (Live & DJ):

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1. Trus’me – Good God [Prime Numbers]
DNZ and Bambusa Metake:
2. Tony Allen – Afro-Disco-Beat [Strut]
3. T-Fire – Will Of The People [Soundway]
4. Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band – Bo Nuggy [Heavenly Sweetness]
5. Lokonon Andre & Les Volvans – Mi Kple Dogbekpo [Analog Africa]
6. Bola Johnson – Lagos Sisi [Soundway]
7. C.K. Mann – Funky Hilife [Cobalt]
8. Peter King – Watusi [Strut]
9. Tunde Williams plays with the Africa 70 – Mr. Big Mouth [Afrodesia]
10. Baki Mutane Nakuka – The Black Souls [BBE]
11. Honny & The Bees Band – Psychedelic Woman
12. Antibalas’ Afro Beat Orchestra – Battle Of The Species [Ninja Tune]
13. Matata – Wanna Do My Thing (Extended Mix) [Afro Funky]
14. – Inyi Ikpwo Wo
15. Lourdes van Dunem – Ngongo Ya Biluka
16. Hugh Masekela – The Boys Doin’ It [Casablaca]
17. – Streets have your name (Afrika version)
18. Fanga – Crache La Doleur (long edit) [Cosmic Groove]
19. DJ Mujava – Township Funk [Warp]
20. Fela Kuti – Expensive Shit
–Interview with DNZ & Bambusa Metake–

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Arnd:
01. Pieces Of A Dream – Warm Weather (Pieces Of A Dream, Elektra, 1981)
02. Ed Motta – Tem Espaço Na Van (Poptical, Trama/Whatmusic.com, 2003)
03. Dayton – The Sound Of Music (X-Tended Remix) (12″, Capitol, 1983)
04. Pete Rodriguez – I Like It Like That (I Like It Like That, Alegre/Fania)
05. Copa 7 – Mulher Absoluta (O Som Do Copa 7, Top Tape/Whatmusic.com, 1979)
06. Space – Carry On, Turn Me On (Magic Fly, Disques Vogue, 1977)
07. The Fantastic Aleems – Hooked On Your Love (12″, NIA Records, 1980)
08. Cerrone – Supernature (Cerrone 3 – Supernature, Malligator, 1977)
09. Ganymed – Music Takes Me Higher (12″, Bellaphon, 1978)
10. Odyssey – Who (7″, WWA Records, 1974)
11. Marta Acuna – Dance, Dance, Dance (12″, P&P Records, 1977)
12. John Forde – Stardance (7″ or flipside of Woman 12″, Sidewalk, 1977)
13. Muscle Shoals Horns – Dance To The Music (Doin’ It To The Bone, Ariola Records America, 1977)
14. Hipnotic – Are You Lonely? (12″, Street Level Records, 1983)
15. Intrigue – I Like It (12″, Pressure Records, 1982)
16. Maxine Singleton – You Can’t Run From Love (Club Mix) (12″, Connection, 1983)
17. Main Ingredient feat. Cuba Gooding – Evening Of Love (I Only Have Eyes For You, RCA, 1981)
18. Bunny Mack – Let Me Love You (12″, Afrodisc, 1979)
19. Leon Ware – Why I Came To California (Leon Ware, Elektra, 1982)
20. Main Ingredient – Everything Man (12″, Power Exchange, 1977)
21. Luther Vandross – Never Too Much (Never Too Much, Epic, 1981)
–Interview with Arnd–
22. Marie Boine vs. Mungolian Jetset – It Ain’t Necessary Evil (Luna Flicks)
23. Invisible Conga People – Cable Dazed (Italians Do It Better)

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Jacob Korn:
1. Hauschka – Fernpunkt [Karaoke Kalk]
2. Trickski – Sunshine Fu*k (part 1) [Sonar Kollektiv]
3. Faust – Hydraulic Slut (Jacob Korn Re-Faust) [Mad Bros]
4. Chateau Flight – Grn Aventurine [Sonar Kollektiv]
5. Jacob Korn – Whatyagonnado [Left of The Dial]
6. Jacob Korn – From a Distant Point of View [Left of The Dial]
7. Lindstrom & Prins Thomas – Mighty Girl [Eskimo]
8. Sankt Göran – untitled
9. Jacob Korn – I Like The Sun [Running Back]
10. Quarion – Karasu [Drumpoet Community]
11. Joris Voorn – Blank [Green]
12. Christian Prommer’s Drumlesson – Around The World [Sonar Kollektiv]
–Interview with Jacob Korn–
13. Mark E – Slave 1 [Running Back]

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1. Arthur Russell – A Little Lost (Soul Jazz)
Half Boy:
2. Skee-Lo – I Wish (Scotti Bros. Records, 1995)
3. J.M. Silk – House In Eb Minor (RCA, 1987)
4. J.M. Silk – I Can’t Turn Around (RCA, 1987)
5. The 2 Live Crew – Get The Fuck Out Of My House (Luke Skyywalker Records, 1989)
6. Lil Louis And The Diamond Corp. – 7 Days Of Peace (Feeling Good Instrumental Mix) (Dance Mania, 1988)
7. Jess & Crabbe – Crack Head (Seduction Mix by Deelat) (Fiat Lux, 2001)
8. Gene Farris – Summer Affair (Club Gaucho Mix) (Cajual Records, 1997)
9. Antipop vs Asia Argento – Vampy (The Glass Remix) (Refuge Records, 2007)
10. Nimoy – The Orca Reunion (Bunker Records, 2007)
11. Daft Punk – Oh Yeah (Soulwax Edit) (CDR)
12. Dynasty – Strokin’ (Solar, 1982)
13. Debbie Jacobs – High On Your Love (MCA Records, 1979)
14. Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band – Cherchez La Femme / Se Si Bon (RCA Victor, 1976)
15. Adele Bertei – Build Me A Bridge (Geffen Records, 1983)
16. ABC – The Look of Love (Part One) (Neutron Records, 1982)
17. Ministry – Work For Love (Arista, 1982)
18. Taste Of Sugar – Hmm Hmm (Subway, 1988)
19. Ron Hardy – Sensation (Dub) (Trax Records, 1985)
20. Nina Hagen Band – Auf’m Bahnhof Zoo (Allez-Allez Re-Edit) (CDR)
21. Die Radierer – Drogentod (Zickzack, 1980)
22. Thomas Bangalter – On Da Rocks (Roulé, 1995)

Download part 1 with Half Boy

Raoul hat genug erlebt, um zwei Leben zu füllen. Im Schnelldurchlauf: Kriegsflüchtling von der Elfenbeinküste, Tischlerlehre in Hamburg, Liebesumzug nach Lübeck, Techno- und House-Infektion, Praktikum in Bordeaux, erste Studio-Sessions. Zwischendrin ist er immer mal wieder auf seinem Heimatkontinent, um die Rhythmen und Instrumente in der einheimischen Musik zu studieren.

Aus den entsprechenden Aufnahmen wird daheim in Lübeck ein Culture Clash aus afrikanischer Tradition und abendländischer Technomoderne. Seine Veröffentlichungen auf seinem eigenem Label Baobab bzw. auf Mule Records aus Japan kommen im Gegensatz zu den zahlreichen zeitgenössischen Techno-Ansätzen endlich mal organisch und elegant daher.

Mr Raoul K – Wind Of Goree [Mule Musiq] by Mr Raoul K

Darüber hinaus ist er ein toller DJ, zu erleben heute Nacht bei Cosmic Dancer.

Mr Raoul K radio mix (November 2009) by Baobab Secret

Tracklist:
01 Mr Raoul K – Le Karantkatrieme Peul – Baobab Music
02 Dplay – Browse – Drumpoet
03 Junior Boys – Hazel (Ewan Pearson’s House Rmx/Dixon Edit – Innervisions
04 Romanthony – Let Me Show You Love (Quick Dub) Rome
05 Motor City Drum Ensemble – #5 – Motor City Drum Ensemble
06 Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald – Mouvement – Deutche Grammophon
07 Mr Raoul K – Moment Psychedelik – Baobab Secret
08 Martin Buttrich – Stoned Autopilot – Planet E
09 NewWorldAquarium – Force – NWHQ
10 Mr Raoul K – Jenseits – Baobab Music