Category: music

My enthusiasm for music began with the end of my childhood and the beginning of puberty. When I try to remember it back, vague fragments and titles of pieces of music appear, some of which are now somehow embarrassing for me. Therefore some musical slips will always remain in the dark of history. Almost at the same time I started dreaming of making music myself. Back then – due to the spirit of the times – I imagined how great it would be to play guitar. At that time I could not have imagined that I would end up with electronic music more than five decades later. When I think back and look at my musical milestones, there is definitely a red thread running through them. This thread consists of synthesizer sounds, non-conformism and a preference for danceable music. Welcome to my musical universe. Here you will find many stories about my own and other people’s music, DJ sets and much more. Have fun with it.

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 11: Alan Fitzpatrick – Prometheus.

One Track or Album per Week, Number 11: Alan Fitzpatrick - Prometheus

Last Friday it was finally time again. The dance floors were opened again. At just before 3 in the night – as the crowning glory of the entire evening, in a way – I couldn’t resist playing my absolute favorite techno track, Prometheus by Alan Fitzpatrick. It crossed my path in 2013 or 2014 (I don’t remember that exactly) as one of the very first tracks from this genre. Before that, techno for me was Wsetbam, Dr. Motte or Marusha. Didn’t like all of them. And then Prometheus came and changed everything. Have fun listening:

Alan Fitzpatrick – Prometheus: https://youtu.be/rG-i9203Hew

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 10: Puccini – Madame Butterfly.

One Track or Album per Week, Number 10: Puccini - Madame Butterfly.

I was already a fan of classical music – at least a secret one – when I was young. However, every month I had to decide whether to invest my pocket money in current music or in classical music. Well, you may guess three times what the outcome was. When I started to study, I could give in to my enthusiasm more often. After watching the lovely romantic movie “Zimmer mit Aussicht” (Room with a View, 1985!), it was clear to me what investment I would make shortly after: Madame Butterfly by Puccini. Here we are. An ancient CD. What I love about Italian operas? The lively, sparkling sound; like a Prosecco. Quite the opposite to the operas of Wagner. Those have never been my cup of tea. Have fun listening:

Puccini – Madame Butterfly; Un bel di vedremo: https://youtu.be/1woH96ROG-c

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house altar – dj set august 2021.

house altar@sorgenfrei dj set august 2021

Friday was again a sorgenfrei evening on the agenda. Again a lonely highlight in these dull Corona times. It was such a great evening and here are the first 1.5 hours. Enjoy listening.

Setlist

Drop The Pressure (Extended Version) – Mylo, Claptone
The Game (Extended Mix) – Brokenears
I Will Pray – Alaia & Gallo & DJ Rae
It Is What It Is (feat. Elise LeGrow) [Club Mix] – Vintage Culture
Been a Long Time (Mark Knight Remix) – The Fog & Chus & Ceballos
Love Is the Cure (feat. Tobirus Mozelle) [Michael Gray Remix] – Homero Espinosa
Love Like This (feat. Hassib) – Ordonez
Drivin’ Da Phunk – Phuture Of Da Phunk
You & Me (Extended Mix) – KC Lights
Never Let It Go (Extended Mix) – Johan S & Reza
House Feelings – Anfunk
Get Busy (Rubber People Remix) – ATFC
The Oooh Song – Kevin McKay
Happie – Crazibiza
Pump It Up (Jax Jones Midnight Snacks Extended Remix) – Endor
Let It Go (Club Mix) – Deep City Groove
No Rules (Max Chapman Remix) – De La Swing
Can You Party? – Royal House

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 9: David Keno – Canares.

One Track or Album per Week, Number 9: David Keno - Canares

Sunday evening, not much time and furthermore there is no story about the track. It’s just good stuff. Calm, ideal for the end of the week. The photo is misleading, but the track is the highlight of this sampler. Have fun listening:

David Keno – Canares: https://youtu.be/yT_4pM3YtFI

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tante techno’s tea time – dj set august 2021.

tante techno's tea time - dj set august 2021.

There was cake and techno for tea. Nobody danced, because there was no one – thanks to Corona!. Stay at home, become lonely, and don’t catch a depression. Music is the best medicine against a depression. Have fun listening.

Tracks

Sirius – Metodi Hristov
Aviator – O.C & Verde
Need to Know – Melody’s Enemy
Bigger Than Prince (Siege Remix) – Green Velvet
Dark Rooms – Jay Lumen
We Want It – Reform (IT)
Rollin’ – The Reactivitz
Mad Max – Maae
Danzer – Darius Syrossian
Under the Lights – Raffaele Rizzi
Strange (Original Mix) – Konrad (Italy)
Wren – Gary Beck
Ego – Alan Fitzpatrick
Another Club – Radio Slave
Ego Death – Nuwa
Tribunal – Joyhauser
Black Hole – Frank Arvonio
Sugar Coated Beak – Jon Gurd

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 9: Deine Lakaien – Acoustic.

One Track or Album per Week: Deine Lakaien - Acoustic

Today we dive a little deeper into my music history. Not as deep as with “The Cure”, but a few years later. We are in the 90s, in the middle of the Darkwave, Electro Wave, New Wave and Post-Punk era. I have no idea how I stumbled across the formation Deine Lakaien, but from the beginning I liked the combination of the dark, yearning sound, the focus on electronic instruments and the singer’s sonorous voice.

This week’s album of the week is a live album, recorded in 1995. What I like most about this album is that, for once, there are only vocals and piano. Not electronic, only analog. For me personally very exciting interpretations of the classics released up to that time. While researching on the Internet I found out that I am the proud owner of a limited edition. Quite a long time ago. Have fun listening:

Love Me to the End: https://youtu.be/uUn19ajnJc8
Wasted Years: https://youtu.be/Pt9yiqzi8_Y

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 8: Zimmz – Sinematic.

One Track or Album per Week, Number 8: Zimmz - Sinematic.

Last year, during one of my expeditions into the depths of Beatport, I once again stumbled across a new artist, Zimmz. this was one of the few matches that day.

The music stands out – in contrast to the usual suspects in the Beatport top 100 – not with the ACIDish croaking that is common at the moment, but with an interesting, cinematic sound. The first time I played this track was on 3/13/2020. It will always stay in my memory, because this was the last (legal) gig with a full dance floor and some guests asked me what kind of track this was. Obviously it went down well with the audience. A long time ago. Have fun listening to it:

Zimmz – Sinematic: https://youtu.be/STpTefz32to

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tante techno’s tea time – dj set july 2021.

DJ Set: tante techno's tea time July 2021

She came, saw and played. Who? Tante Techno, of course. Her set was so powerful, so impressive and enraged Thor. A storm came up, the first lightnings twitched and then it rained cats and dogs. The world was floating away, the end was near. The people begged for mercy. Then Tante Techno swung up and showed Thor who really holds the hammer in his hand. In the end, all was well again.

Nice story, isn’t it? Unfortunately, the short version is not so spectacular: I recorded the set in the sorgenfrei during a thunderstorm. But the story is funnier. Have fun listening to it.

Tracks

Never Back – Frankyeffe
Immersion – Charles Fenckler
La Noche (Mario Ochoa Remix) – Coca & Villa
Sun Flares – Mind Conspiracy
Lost Galaxy – Hollen
Shibuya – Skiver
The Dregs of Society – Christian Bonori & Paul S-Tone
Till Dawn – Roberto Capuano
Siam – Hidden Empire
Awake – Joseph Capriati
Night Rider – DirrtyDishes & Laika & Strelka
Mistery (Original Mix) – The Rares
To the Moon – Dhar V
Rain – O.C & Verde
Sinematic – Zimmz

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One Track or Album per Week, Number 7: The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry.

One Track or Album per Week, Number 7: The Cure - Boys Don’t Cry.

One of my all-time favorites. No idea how old I was when one of my friends came along with this LP. Of course I recorded it on cassette and listened to it hundreds of times with enthusiasm. And that’s why I bought the CD a few years ago.

There is not much to say about the sound, in my opinion the freshest and also one of the most positive CDs of the band. Many of the following albums are definitely much too gloomy for me. Have fun listening:

Boys don’t cry: https://youtu.be/latEhwt1uis
Accuracy: https://youtu.be/wH-9cFLACNY

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House Altar – Juli 2021 DJ Set.

house altar - dj set july 2021 edition

Lasst uns Spagetti essen. Nur die funkigen Exemplare! Immer noch Sommer 2021. Der Regen ist vorbei, ich hasse Regen. Einmal Flutkatastrophe reicht. Die Sonne auf der Haut, ein wunderbares und elektrisierendes Gefühl. Ich warte immer noch auf das Comeback des echten Lebens, das Comeback des “up all night”. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören.

Setlist

Love & Happiness (Angelo Ferreri Remix) – The Nice Guys
Ocaso (feat. Kuka Morales) – Dario Nuñez
U Got It – PEZNT
Set Me Free (feat. Alina) – Dario Nuñez
Burn (Extended Mix) – PEZNT & Alaia & Gallo
Ivoire (Original Mix) – Folamour
Stand Up (feat. Ramona Renea) [Extended Mix] – David Penn
In Arms (Extended Mix) – Ferreck Dawn & Robosonic
The Last Time (feat. Leon Lincoln) [Qubiko Extended Remix] – Saison
Hooked On Bad Habits (feat. Lisa Millett) [Mousse T.’s Extended Edit] – Selace & ATFC
The Way We Are (Max Lyazgin & Hugobeat Remix) – Rafael Lambert
While I’m Alive – (Lenny Kiser Remix) – STRFKR
Golden Sky (Original Reworked Mix) – Dirk Dreyer & Pierre Deutschmann
Porno Disco – Seph Martin
Dance to Your Song (Original Vocal Mix) – Samo & Kornum & Karma
Sky High – Gorgon City
Satisfy – Re-Tide
Party Jack – Foo Funkers & Jonk & Spook

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