@ Headshell
Posted: September 25th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Gigs | Tags: 3 Card Molly, Bookworms, Golem, Hamburg | No Comments »
@ Power House
Posted: September 18th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Gigs | Tags: Berlin, DJ Pete, Philip Marshall, Power House | No Comments »
Finn Johannsen – Live @ 14 To The Floor, Documenta, Kassel, September 7th 2017
Posted: September 8th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: Documenta, Kassel | No Comments »A party during Documenta that year. I do not know what the idea behind it was, but nothing too artsy. The place was rather filled with people from an art context who seemed to need a breather from the art context. Thankfully I was prepared for exactly that.
@ 14 To The Floor #11, Documenta
Posted: September 4th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Gigs | Tags: Documenta, Kassel | 1 Comment »
2017-09 Paloma
Posted: September 1st, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Gigs | Tags: Alex Solman, Berlin, Paloma, Programm | No Comments »
Finn Johannsen – Hip House Mixtape
Posted: August 14th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: KC Flightt, Michael Kummermehr, Mixtape, Podcast, Shut Up And Dance | No Comments »Another mixtape that recorded for an official release, then did not happen. We even had an artwork! Ok, they probably just did not like hip house, and did not want to tell me. As if it would be a problem to tell that to anybody. I, of course, love it.
Artwork by Michael Kummermehr
K. Alexi Shelby And MCD-TA – Dig This
King Sun – On The Club Tip
Subsonic Two Vs. Nightmares On Wax – Addicted To Music
Chubb Rock – Ya Bad Chubbs
Precious – Definition Of A Track
L.B. Bad – I Like To Move
Doug Lazy – Let It Roll
T.D.P. – Ladies Let’s Go
Tuff Crew – What You Don’t Know
Too Nice – I Git Minze
Laurent X – It’s Magic
DJ Mink – Hey Hey Can U Relate
Unique 3 – Weight For The Bass
KC Flightt – Planet E
White Knight – Keep It Movin’
Mix N Tel – Feel The Beat
Shut Up And Dance – This Town Needs A Sheriff
Fast Eddie – Hip House
This I’D Jazz – Good To Go
Separate Minds – We Need Somebody
K.A. Posse – Shake
S-B-M & MC Tunes – Back To Attack
Anthems: Bar25, Berlin (2004-2010)
Posted: July 21st, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Interviews English | Tags: Anthems, Bar25, Berlin, Electronic Beats, Front, Jake The Rapper, Paris, Slap, taz | No Comments »
Although it closed in 2010, Bar25 still holds a very special place in Berlin clubbing history. Established in 2004, it introduced a hedonistic playground atmosphere to a scene that often preferred to appear sombre and serious. There are countless tales about what wild abandon happened between the wooden fence shielding the club from everyday life and its naturally occuring other boundary, the Spree river, where from the opposite bank or passing boats you could watch a very escapist crowd roam the vast area on marathon weekends. Its soundtrack of minimal and quirky tech house grooves that still work even when held back by a limiter is as synonymous with the Berlin party experience as are the improvised wooden interiors, psychedelic decor and joyful ideas that spawned a legion of other clubs to follow suit since its closure. Now rejuvenated as part of the Holzmarkt project in the same space, we’re taking a look back at the sounds that represented the club. To do this we enlisted someone very close to the project, who could also share some of his favorite memories from the club: Jake The Rapper, a former Bar25 resident DJ.
Mathew Jonson “New Identity” (Itiswhatitis 2001)
“This is an excellent example of original minimal, and minimal was my gateway into the whole techno scene and later Bar25. I feel like there were a lot of parallel scenes happening in the Bar at the same time, so I can’t really say this was the blueprint for the Bar25 sound, but it’s definitely the one I went deep into. When other DJs and their fans would take over right after something I was into, I’d be like, “What is this? This is totally different. I don’t get it”—which is just fine, as the place fed on variety and experimentation. There was also a whole other floor called The Circus that was dedicated exclusively to weirdness and avant-garde music. It was a very open time for music and a very open place. It certainly expanded my tastes and skills and every other part of my mind. But this track, although it came out three years before Bar25 opened, definitely laid the groundwork for the kind of vibe that was really appreciated. This was deep and trippy and softly took me to a place I really wanted to go after having been dancing, partying and socializing—sometimes for days on end.”
Elektrochemie “Pleasure Seeker” (Get Physical 2005)
“This has some elements of electroclash that were really big at the time. This was the same time when Peaches, Mocky, Gonzales, Puppetmastaz and so on were some the biggest Berlin acts. It definitely influenced pop music and of course in the Bar as well, although it generally went with a more minimal sound than this. This was a big banger in comparison to what usually came before and after it. Is it a bit cheesy? Yes it is. But it’s so smooth that it inevitably got everyone deep up in there and fully involved. Plus I had a few numbers that use this same half-tone progression, and I chose this one for being the most representative of that time and also one that is still playable today.”
Egoexpress, “Aranda” (Ladomat 2000 2005)
“I know this doesn’t even seem like a dance track at all—very mellow. But if I played this during the day between minimal tracks, people really loved it. it’s instantly recognizable without being too poppy or kitschy; it’s deep without being too melancholic—it’s really quite a piece of work. The lyrics are just single nouns in a row—“a life, a room, a house, a street.” It seems to comprise cut-up parts of a poem, and yet it expresses a mood and a scenario that’s somehow Lynchian. And then there are these minor guitar chords that go easy on ya. There’s no kick drum—or any drums per se—and yet it totally grooves and got people dancing, at least in the Ranchette at the Bar25. That may be why the place was unique, you could really DJ tracks to celebrate their spirit without having to kowtow to dance floor dynamics. There was already such a suspense and energy there, even when it was half full a little would go a long way.”
Gui Boratto, “Arquipélago” (K2 2005)
“I feel like this track, despite the fact that it became a tech house club hit nationally and internationally, nonetheless captured the sound of the Bar25. Remember that a lot of the time it was daytime, so something with a deep, warm sound made a lot more sense in bright sunlight than in a dark club. A lot of these kind of songs I think gained popularity through the surge in open-airs and daytime clubs like Bar25. This might have put everybody to sleep in the average German dance club in 2005. But when it’s around midday and you’re sitting, looking out at the Spree while a light breeze makes the straw in your gin and tonic move around so you hear the ice in your glass tinkle…you see yourself reflected in your friend’s sunglasses and you look like you’re really enjoying yourself, and then this big soothing, massaging synth surface lifts you up and you have to just stand up and go YEAHHH! …yeah, that’s a Bar25 moment for me.” Read the rest of this entry »
Finn Johannsen – Trushmix 107
Posted: July 13th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: Trushmix | No Comments »
Al Campbell – Gone Down The Drain
Wailing Souls –Very Well Version
Macka Bees – Fire
Al Campbell – Mary Ann Version
The Aggrovators – Greedy Dub
The Revolutionaries – Megaton Dub
Blank Slate – Romans
Hortense Ellis – Mysterious Dub
Jah Palm – Version
Earl Flute & Keith Hudson – Satan Side
Keith Hudson & Chuckles – Satan Version
Chuckles – Darkest Night On A Wet Looking Road Version
Dave Robinson – They Don’t Know Dub
Tony Brutus – Water Pistol
Jackie Mittoo – Wall Street
King Tubby And The Prophets – Deliver Me From My Enemies Version
Noel Tempo – Run Run Run
The KG’s – Simplicity People
Leonard Santic Chin – I Don’t Want To Lose You Dub Mix 1
Ranking Dread – Hard Times
Sonya Spence – Peace & Unity
Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus – Do You Know
King Tubby And The Prophets – Tutch Dub
Michael Palmer – Dem A Lick Shot
Neville Brown – Right Time
Keith Hudson – Class And Subject
Michael Palmer – She Sexy
Rockers All Stars – Rockers Youth
Michael Anthony – Living In Sorrows
Jah Shaka – Iya One Say Dub
The Revolutionaries – Dubites Dub Plates Mix
Noel Tempo – It’s Time To Be Free
Horace Andy – I Don’t Wanna Be Left Outside
Purple Man – King On The Way
Jah Shaka – Mercy Gone Dub
Diggory Kenrick & Tapes – Pipe Cleaner 7” Mix
Trevor Walters – They’ll Never Get Away
Jackie Edwards – So Jah Say
Tapes – Ticker Tape
Jah Shaka – Moving On Dub
The Aggrovators – Invasion Dub
King Tubby & The Aggrovators – I Trim The Barber
Tapes – Good Thing You Came Along
King Tubby & Prince Philip – The Dub Station
The Upsetters – Chim Cherie
The Aggrovators – Creation Dub
Tapes – Dungeness
JC Lodge – Telephone Love
Albert Malawi – Jah Bible
Milton Henry – Rastaman In Zion Version
Sammy Dread – Warrior
Louie Lepke – Bank Robbery
Gregory Isaacs – Just Infatuation
Big Youth – Town Without Pity
Lloyd Charmers – Shaft
Tapes – Atomica Rydim
Roy Dobson – Jah Children Rising
Earth & Stone – Sweet Africa Version
Anthony Johnson – Hey Mr Richman
Art & Craft Players – Rumours Of War Version
Solid Foundation Band – Rhythm
Al Campbell – Big Man Version
Roots Radics Band – Revelation Dub
Keithus I – Dread A Rule Dub
The Roots Radics Band – Scientist In Fine Style
Hopeton James – Blackman Dub
Everton Chambers – Backative
Dennis Alcapone – Spanish Omega
Finn Johannsen – Unrush Podcast 019
Posted: July 5th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: Lewis Taylor, Mareena, Podcast, Unrush | No Comments »Mix record for Mareena’s Unrush mix series which is usually more ambient themed. I recorded a mix with UK street soul and tunes played at affiliated pirate stations. Good decision actually, the mix was quite popular.
Lewis Taylor – Ghosts
Zene – I Will See You Right
Irini – 24/7 Love
S.L.O. Featuring Stevvon ?– Save Your Love
Courtney Buchanan – Life With You
Hiroshi Fujiwara – Getting Over You
Carlene Davis – Dial My Number
Perfect Taste – It’s Over
Lalah Hathaway – Baby Don’t Cry
Shiro – Good Love
Holly Montana – You Been Mean To Me
Lewis Taylor – Bittersweet
Junior Giscombe – Morning Will Come
Chanté Moore – Love’s Taken Over
La Rue – Wish I Could Find Another
Golden – Don’t Destroy Me
Bassline – You’ve Gone
Sonya – Goodbye Goodbye
Everis – Love Has Arrived
China Black – Searching
It Takes Two – What’s Happenin’
Pure Silk – One Girl Too Late
Claudia Patrice – Forever
Sunai – Gonna Take My Chances
Abstract Truth – We Had A Thing
Fresh 4 – Wishing On A Star
Smith & Mighty – Anyone
Nicolette – No Government
Jackie Sheridan – If You Really Love Me
McKoy – Family
Chapter & The Verse – Keep On It
SWV – Right Here
Leta Davis – You’ll Never Get To Heaven
Carlton – Love And Pain
Smith & Mighty – Walk On
Angel Grant – Lil’ Red Boat
Judy Albanese – That Ain’t Right
Gabrielle – Because Of You
Charlene Smith – Feel The Good Times
3D Productions – Trust In You
Jummai – Do You
Unknown Artist – Remiks
Gina Foster – Expect A Miracle
Malaya – Blameless
Stilife – This Love
Tara Kemp – Hold You Tight
Pinky – Looking For A Love
Lenny Dennis – Lovin You
The Bygraves – Set Me Free
Optimystic – Trust Me
Everything But The Girl – Take Me
Banderas – This Is Your Life
Pet Shop Boys – The View From Your Balcony
Druffalo Hit Squad – Live @ Druffaloma Summer Camp Opening, Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, June 16th 2017
Posted: June 19th, 2017 | Author: Finn | Filed under: Mixes | Tags: Berlin, D*ruffalo Hit Squad, Festsaal Kreuzberg, Michael Kummermehr | No Comments »
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