The lonely sneakers

Sunday, 8.5.2022 3:20 am. Straubing, near the Café sorgenfrei.

the lonely sneakers, die einsamen sneaker

On the street, two lonely sneakers lie in the entrance of a store. How did these sneakers get there?

Variant number 1: who am I, what am I doing here? And why I’m wearing sneaker?

The owner of these sneakers was out in Straubing that evening, looked deep into his beer glass and found himself in the entrance of this store sometime during the night, probably in a rather deranged state. After staring at my car for half an hour, completely lost, he asked himself: who am I, what am I doing here? And then: why am I still wearing shoes? After another 30 minutes, in order to avoid the answer to this question, the owner decided to simply take off his shoes. He then walked home in socks.

Variant number 2: I danced the whole evening in the sorgenfrei, now my feet are hurting. F***ing sneakers.

The owner of these sneakers partied with me at sorgenfrei. After almost 3 hours of dancing, her feet hurt so much that she took off her shoes in indignation. Her friends were already waiting in the car and asked her to finally get in to go home. So she got in. Completely dismayed, the friends then asked: don’t you want to take your shoes with you? To which she replied: if my feet hurt like this when I dance, then my shoes and I will now go our separate ways.

I could now think of several variations, one of which would probably be more blatant than the other. And that’s why I’ll stop thinking about any nonsense now. But the fact is, when I got into my car at this hour, I was really happy. Why? 1. finally DJing again, without mask, without distance. 2. the dance floor was full. 3. the guests celebrated more enthusiastically than they had in a long time. A successful weekend, 10 out of 10 points.

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Body Kontrol – Alias (GB)
Space Division – Sara Simonit
I’m About – Anna Reusch
Life Prison (Spencer Dunning Remix) – David Granha
Take You There (feat. Mr. V) – Slam
Same Minds – Irregular Synth & Nakadia
I Never Felt This Way – Raito
When I Close My Eyes (Original Mix) – Beico & Mt93
Finetuning – Hanubis
Angels Cry (Original Mix) – Mha Iri
Resistance – Tiger Stripes
Plastik (Nicolas Taboada Remix) – Ramon Tapia
In Motion (Extended) – Stray Beast
Strobe (Original Mix) – Bohner
Back in Black – Tiger Stripes
Universe – Beico
Colour of a Dream – Alan Fitzpatrick

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Setlist
I Won’t Let Go – Husko & Lee Wilson
Good for Me (Extended Mix) – Sammy Deuce
Reachin’ – Rescue
Keep Control (Extended Mix) – Brokenears
Keep This Party Rockin’ (Original Mix) – Luca Debonaire
Ring Ring Ring – DCP & Fellous
Fly Up to the Sky – Babert
Most Precious Love (Sebastian Creeps & Julian Back Remix) – Blaze, UDAUFL, Barbara Tucker, Sebastian Creeps, Julian Back
Moves at Midnight (Original Mix) – Ian Ossia
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Sgt Slick’s Melbourne Recut) – Sgt Slick
Jack – Mirko & Meex
Do You Want (Original Mix) – Charles J
Finally (Crazibiza Remix) – Nicola Fasano & Kate Wild
China Town – Les Bisous
Standing On the Wall – DJ Kristina Mailana
Touch Me (Kevin McKay Extended Mix) – Adyn, Kevin McKay
Let the Music (J Paul Getto Remix) – Carl Hanaghan & Inaya Day
A Deeper Love (Daniel Rangone Remix) – Diego Forsinetti

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dj set tracklist

Carbon Voices (Extended Mix) – KhoMha
Catarse – Wehbba
Metamorphosis – Christian Smith
Transfixion – Rudosa
Talking to Nature – Ronnie Spiteri
Kratos – Hanubis
Rave Atlas (Original Mix) – Ilario Alicante
Serenity – The Reactivitz
My Church – Will Clarke & MK
Truly – Sven Sossong
Soul Movement – Spektre
The Clear Path – Reform (IT)
Quasar (Original Mix) – Black Acid
Stamp – Joe Mesmar & Matt Mus
Together – Vonda7
Early Reflections – The Reactivitz
Nebula (Spada Remix) – Breccia & Ian O’Donovan
Last Step – Ramon Tapia

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Setlist
He Is the Voice I Hear (Original Mix) – The Black Madonna
Walking Boots – David Keno & ME & her
Saved My Life – Inve & Forsi
Propaganda (2018 Album Version) – Kevin McKay
I Can Live – Lykov & Mironov
Magic (Original Mix) – Zsak
Vibes – Derek Armstrong
Together (Original Mix) – Max & Sims, Sante Cruze
Let’s Get Down (Bassline Remix) – Babert
Disco Cool – Seb Skalski
At Night (Purple Disco Machine Extended Remix) – Shakedown
Don’t Stop – Gigamesh
What U Want (J Paul Getto Classic Mix) – Kevin McKay
Nobody (Club Mix) – David Penn
Los Hombres (Babert 303 Mix) – Dinero, Babert & Ivan Jack
Surf Smurf (Munk Version) – Munk & Rebolledo
Changes – Woody Bianchi & Re-Tide
Get Down Philly – Surgery Edits

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dj set tracklist

Heavenly (Layton Giordani Remix) – E-Dancer & Kevin Saunderson
Stay Awake – Le Brion
Apollo – Luca Agnelli
Seduction – Harvey McKay
World of Deep (Adam Beyer Remix) – E-Dancer & Kevin Saunderson
Craving Desire – Monika Kruse
Resolution – Skober
Acid Mode On – Veerus
Rollin’ – The Reactivitz
Grains (Original Mix) – Reset Robot
Sprint – Eats Everything
Glow – Andre Crom
Contact – Jay Lumen
I Feel the Music – B.Traits
Organic – Alan Fitzpatrick
Filmwave – Mark Reeve
Neon – Dense & Pika
Kiss (Extended Mix) – A.S.H

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The end is near. At home, we are fidgeting in small groups to seductive rhythms. Corona has not only (once again) closed the clubs, but also destroyed New Year’s Eve. We won’t let it get us down and make the last sacrifice of this year on the House altar. We will drink Liquid Spirit and then hang out drunk in paradise. Have fun listening.

Setlist
River Deep – Andrea Oliva
Grey & Black – No Hopes & Kinspin
Turn Around – Gareth Walker
More People ‘In Many Ways’ (Dub Mix) – Angelo Ferreri
Boom Bada – George Morel & Matt Gill
After Midnight – Sllash & Doppe
Fluffy Clouds (Norty Cotto Classic Mix) – Oscar P & DJ Stingray
Part of Love – MAKITO
Drunk in Paradise – Luis Ormeño
Liquid Spirit (Claptone Remix) – Gregory Porter
All About Disco – Robbie Rivera & Angelo Ferreri
I.S.L.U. (Original) – Local Options
Can’t Stop Crying (Extended Mix) – Angelo Ferreri
Clandestino (Crazibiza Remix) – Jude & Frank
Whispers (feat. Lazarusman) [Gorge Extended Remix] – Karol XVII & MB Valence
Santiago (Original Mix) – Klondique
What We Gonna Do? (Kevin McKay Remix) – Vanilla Ace & dharkfunkh
Honesty (Extended Mix) – Marc Volt

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Tracks

Homesickness – Carlos Almazan
Move Around (Beico & MT93 Remix) – Krafteck
Eons (Original Mix) – Steam Shape
Chocolate – Sam Paganini
Pyxis – The YellowHeads
Tribe – Alan Fitzpatrick
Astral Projection – Enrico Sangiuliano
Before the Storm – Horisone
Distortion Manufacture – Metodi Hristov
Into the Dark – The Saunderson Brothers
My Beat (Gabriel D’Or & Bordoy Remix) – Frankyeffe
Bicycle Wheel – Gary Beck
Ultimate Seduction – Rudosa
Ascension – Transcode
Resolution (Roberto Corso, Acki Remix) – Skober
Octaves – Jay Lumen & Roberto Capuano
Crisi Vagale – Mario Giordano
Suki – Dense & Pika

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