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Anthems: Ostgut, Berlin (1998-2003)

Located near to its famous successor Berghain in a disused freight depot, Ostgut was open from 1998 until its lease ran out in 2003 and the location was demolished. It is telling that the name is still vital in the Berghain enterprise, and Ostgut already had a lot of key elements that are still thriving: marathon weekends with marathon DJ sets, with hard Techno played on the main floor and housier vibes on the already existing Panoramabar. And as Ostgut evolved from the male-only Snax parties, it carried the according focus on gay and fetish sex into a permanent, raw location. We asked Ostgut resident DJ André Galluzzi to guide us through the sound of the club that set the foundation for the clubbing experience Berlin became famous for in recent years.

Surgeon – Atol (Downwards, 1994)

We begin with a primetime highlight. This track guaranteed ecstasy on the floor and became a trademark for the club.

Ignacio – Virton (N.E.W.S., 1999)

It was not an unusual track, but definitely one of the naughty ones. Direct and mindblowing. I used to drop the track between 5 to 6 a.m.

Si Begg – Welcome To The Discotheque (Mosquito, 2000)

I loved to open my set with Si Begg after live acts. Because it has this incredible intro while the mood of the record was already defining for the night. This was brillant.

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Finn Johannsen – Bizaarbazaar #84

2-Step Mix recorded for Bizaarbazaar in New York City

Active Minds – Hobsons Choice (Dark Side Remix)

Jay Bee – Classic

Melonhead – Change Is Gonna Come (Chewy’s Grooveyard Mix)

Dru Hill – How Deep Is Your Love (Groove Chronicles Remix)

DT Vs. ET – Unemployed In Summertime (Dreamhouse Dub)

m-Flo – Been So Long (Zed Bias Dub)

Attica Blues – What Do You Want? (Exemen Remix)

Nicky Prince – Strong Enough (Original Mix)

Funk ‘N’ Soul – Real Love (Large Joints Remix)

Seven Wonders – Crazy (The Original 99 Lick)

X-Men – Yesterday (Vocal)

NNM Productions – How Can We (Dub)

3rd Core – Mindless And Broken (MJ Cole Mix)

Brandy – Have You Ever (Zed Bias Mix)

Sunship – Heaven (Old Soul Boy Dub)

Sunship Vs Chunky – Dread Love

Quartz – Meltdown (Untitled Mix 1)

N-Tyce – Telefunkin’ (First Steps Remix)

SWV – Can We (Madd-Flex)

Jill Scott – Gettin’ In The Way (MJ Cole Remix)

Big Bird – Flav (Urban Myths Rmx 1)

G Men – On My Mind (Mix 1)

Gabrielle – 5 O’ Clock (Sunship Dub)

Danny Foster & Mizchif Makaz – Butterflies (Radio Edit)

Colonel Reefa – I Want You (Reefa’s 2-Step Mix)

Phuturistix – Deepdown

Groove Chronicles – Stone Cold

Unknown Artist – Untitled

Forces Of Nature – Jessie’s Song: Tell Me (Tsunami Vocal Mix)

Dub Enforcement Agents – Mariah Remix

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Finn Johannsen – Live At Inner Varnika Decompression, April 7th 2018

Sending off the festival in Melbourne, for all the people who worked at the festival. Dresvn playing live, me afterwards. Perfect ending for a perfect trip.

Finn Johannsen – Live At Inner Varnika, April 1st 2018, Closing Set

My first time in Australia, and I was totally loving it. I played at the Inner Varnika festival, and in Melbourne and Sydney and I made so many friends and I just had a wonderful time. And I am not really a festival DJ and due to play the closing, which was a huge task, as everybody kept telling me for three days. When I was finally on the nervousness fell off instantly though, and it was one of those sets where everything clicks, including an encore with downtempo tracks that went down really well. My favourite moment was a sweater thrown on stage, directly landing on the spinning record. I could barely manage to prevent the whole thing from stopping dead. The stage crew was shocked and told me they would be going down into the crowd to look who did that. But I kind of knew it anyway. Most likely my friend Dreesen, in the heat of the moment. And there indeed he stood, with kit off, dancing. The whole trip was magical. Probably one of my fondest memories in all those years of playing out.

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