Isolation....

I guess this year has been the weirdest for all of us. I feel sorry for lots of people who lost jobs, health, sanity. However, I spent a lot of cash for records during the year. Since I couldn't go to concerts or clubs, I invested in more in hardware. Ths included some upgrades to my soundsystem at home. Here's the first mix I made with it during my self-isolation...

Contains:

Lucia Luna - Di Menta Pana

Thomas Jackson - Mithra

DJ Hell & Italo Brutalo - People Under the Age (Undo Remix)

Bourbonese Qualk - Lies (Ancient Methods Remix)

The Populists - Prehistoric Lemurs

D.A.F. - El Que

Wolfram - Rein (Hell Rmx)

Norwell - Modell 244

Julia Bondar - Black T-Shirt

Xenia Beliayeva - Analog Effekt

Random Sequence - Y567

Manrish - Slave City

Raul Alvarez - It’s Time for a Revolution (Nöle Rmx)

SQNCR69 - 310919

Ethical Governor - Sinister Energy

Gerald VDH - I Came Back for You

Blush Response - Chiralium

K1MBOXN4U7 - Meta

Gonzo MDF - Enjoy While It Lasts

Hypnoskull - The Trickster

Zavoloka - Prostir

Als wärs das letzte Mal...

 

DAF were responsible turning me into hard Electronics when I saw them live as a young teenager at Philipshalle Düsseldorf early 80s. Blueprint for EBM and most prominently translated by early Nitzer Ebb. Back then until today I think Gabi and Robert were the most sexy duo of the 80s. Gabi‘s cold voice over Robert’s harsh beats still gives me shivers. I did‘t follow their re-union from the early Noughties. Their first comeback show at Casino Berlin was a straight disappointment, proving my rule not to go and see bands I‘ve seen in their best days. However, DAF remained my all-time EBM heroes. Very sad to hear that Gabi‘s voice is now silent forever. Als wär‘s das letzte Mal. My DAF song for eternity.... 

This Is The End

2019 is coming to an end, the decade is coming to an end and an era as well. People phantasize the 2020's will become the next 1920s. But the future is in fact dystopian. Hate, anger, oppressionare on the rise and my personal view is not very positive. Here's the final mix, looking back and into a dark future. Grim, gritty, bouncing. Recorded without solid monitoring, so please excuse some glitches.

How Bizarre, How Bizarre!

I finally maganed to upload the live mix from my Cabaret Bizarre Set in spring 2019. Some Electro/EBM goodness. Go get it while it's live. Tracklist:

DAF - Liebe auf den ersten Blick (Görl & Hell Remix)
Machinegewehr - Kurayami
The Hacker - Body Diktator
Celldöd - Flodvag
The Hacker - A Thousand Times
Thomas P Heckmann - Leichentanz
Black Merlin - Control
Alessandro Adriani - The Man with the Deadly Dreams
Rob de Large - CrW
Boy Harsher - Come Closer
Seen Links, Schlösser Rechts - Room 506 - Die Nacht
Truss - Beacon
Djedjotronic - Randjo
Vittorio Di Mango - Epilessia
Pilo & Green Denier - Axiom 13
Millimetric - Y175 Y176
Hoshina Anniversary - XXX Rhythm Section
Perc - Look What Y0
JK Flesh - Circus of Illusion
Jensen Interceptor - That Acid Track
Roter Mund - Mit Dir Allein (Kapote Rework)
Of Norway - A Forest

It's a Cabaret Bizarre

Cabaret Bizarre has been a long standing vaudeville show in Swintzerland, fueled with amazing artists from all over the world and some edgy music, far away from roaring 1920s clichés.

This April, 5th and 6th you have the rare chance to catch the Cabaret Bizarre in 21st century "Babylon" Berlin at the amazing, classic Ballhaus Berlin. An on the 6th, are rare DJ set from me, spinning some nasty Electro.

Enjoy amazing artists such as:

‣ JOE BLACK (London)
Exquisitely grotesque and melodically demonic; a dark star shining on a perverted planet !

‣ MICHIEL VAN LEEUWEN (Copenhagen)
Insanely entertaining and endearingly insane; your world will never be the same once you’ve entered his.

‣ DIVINE PUTAIN (Strasbourg)
Fearless, careless but never knowingly painless; art meets madness on the road to oblivion.

‣ NIGHTMARE VANI (Zurich)
A downward spiral of reckless pleasures, your darkest subconscious thoughts could have never imagined…materializes!

‣ MISSY MACABRE (London)
Beware this feisty temptress; although bathed in celestial glory, her bark is as fierce as her bite.

‣ REVERSO (Berlin)
The creation myth of a megalomaniac marred on its own venom: a fetishist cannibal-of-self bound in love, loss, seduction, salvation, madness, prophecy and pain.

‣ PRINZ BASIL (Zurich)
A graceful feline creature, escapes the confines of time and space with spectral aesthetics of the old cinema.

‣ WINTER JAMES (London)
Operative diva, arcane priestess and cabaret matriarch…Let your longing eye wonder into the hidden desires of the soul.
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AFTER-SHOW PARTY

Check out the details and ticket options on their Facebook event page. See you there!

News from the Front

Been a while since I added some news in here. Not much to tell, but here's a compilation I recently digged. If you've ever been able to visit Hamburgs notorious (gay) club Front, you should spend some €€€ here. Amazingly compiled Mix CD (seperate tracks on two vinyl editions) by Klaus Stockhausen and Boris Dlugosch. I haven't bought a Club CD for a while since I own or know most of the tracks. But here's some real gems from a bunch of artists I haven't heard of yet or almost forgot about, reminding me of the Horse Meat Disco series, but more housey. Some pure Disco/House pleasure reminding me of times, when people just danced crazy and not hopping from one foot to another, facing the DJ for a whole night. Plus touching liner notes and really intimate photo coverage. My legacy compilation of the year.

777 Bondage Classics

Bit late, but right for spring. Here's my mix of a third from the GEGEN Berlin anniversary party at Kit Kat Cub in January 2018. Contains:

Romano - Sextrain
Goldfrapp - Systemagic
Jokers of the Scene - In Order to Dance (Hrdvsion Rmx)
Roisin Murphy - In Sintesi
Footprintz - Dangers of the Mouth
Marcos Salon & Outlander - Zero Days
Nude Disco & Heidrun - Only You
Off - Electrica Salsa (Negativ Magic Edit)
Escort - Cocaine Blues
Beatfanatic - Disco Lucifer
Star Cluster & Marc Almond - Get Closer
The Immortals - Ultimate Warlord
Klaus Nomi - Cold Song ( DJ Hell 2013 Version)
DJ Hell - Wilt at Heart
Absolute Body Control - I Wasn't There
Human League - Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Dub)
Funky Family - Funk Is On
The Hacker - You
Tr/st - Chrissy E
Giorgio Moroder - From Here to Eternity (Alkalino Re-Edit)
Oppenheimer Analysis - The Devil's Dancers
Wolfram & Haddaway - A Thing Called Love (Legowelt Remix)
Roni Griffith - Love Is a Drug (Todd Terje Edit)
The Flirts - Passion (La Royale Cover)
A Visitor from Another Meaning - Neon Lights (feat. Fred Ventura)
Grant Miller - Red for Love (Dub)
Nostromo Dept. - Evolution
Divine - Love Reaction
Man To Man meets Man Parrish - Male Stripper (Alkalino Rework)
October Dance - Tina W (Flemming Dalum Remix)
Hercules & Love Affair - Painted Eyes (Moonlight Matters Remix)
Ryme - Pussé
Paris Mitchell - Masturbation
DMX Krew - Up'n Down
Green Velvet - Bigger Than Prince (Martinez Brothers Remix
Breach - Jack
Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (DF's Attention Vocal Mix)
Findlay Brown - Promised Land (Pilooski Edit)