FMB MIXTAPE 13 | BRONTOSAURUS JUNIOR CLUB

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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Next up we have Brontosaurus Junior Club, AKA Jacob Lauer and Timo Wiegand. We first met the guys a few years back at Robert Jonson, one of our favourite clubs which they happen to be regulars at. First time we heard the guys play we were blown away by the eclectic selection and how the crowd just went with it, loving every bit. Something we love about that place is definitely due to the group of residents there who really set the tone properly and have educated the crowd over the years.

We caught up with the guys ahead of their appearance at our XOYO residency to ask them a few questions about the mix, what they are up to now and what lies in the future for the pair. Tickets for the XOYO show are still available HERE.

“We try to maintain a productive and visible part of the Frankfurt scene around our home base Robert Johnson. Besides that Jacob is working a lot with his brother to convert a hotel into music as one part of their project Hotel Lauer. Timo pursues what he is best in. Finding and buying records and show them to everybody who asks kindly.

The mix was was recorded in a living room in Frankfurt am Main. We used two turntables, two CDJs, one mixer and one Bembel of homemade Apfelwein, wich is the traditional Frankfurt way for getting things going.

The idea behind was to select unreleased, released and older music we both like to play out and boil this variety of styles down to an one-hour DJ-mix that displays were Brontosaurus Junior Club-nights usually start, were they could pass and possibly end.

up next.. “We are going to play as a part of the Bicep residency at XOYO. Later in July we will be back at Robert Johnson to host our regular night, this time with DJ Sotofett of the unswerving Sex Tags Mania / Wania fame. The rest of this summer will be a balanced blend between amateur DJing and highly professional vacationing. “

FMB MIXTAPE 13 | BRONTOSAURUS JUNIOR CLUB 

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FMB MIXTAPE 12 | LUVLESS

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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We’ve been huge huge fans of Rose records ever since then sent us an early promo of their first release and have always loved their melodic take on re-edits and nu-disco.

We’re over to moon to bring you a mix from one of the label’s stars, Luvless, who’s tracks we’ve been rinsing lots over the past few years. Before you check the mix, here’s a few words from the man himself about the mix, what he’s been up too and also got coming up…

Music-wise i recently finished several originals for labels like Razor-n-Tape, Deso and Diggin Disco Deep which will be available soon. I also did a couple of remixes for Sasse&Maurice Aymard, Jan Ketel and Pools. On my own label Rose Records, which i run with Martin Hayes and M.ono, we have two new records scheduled. Really looking forward to both of these. We teamed up with Oye Records for all future things distribution. Rose is very happy to be a part of this lovely family.

I fiddle around on tracks with Martin Hayes and M.ono at the moment. New projects for Fina and Long Weekend Records are also on the list. Besides i am planning fam-holidays and goin to the gym, doin some serious workouts as well. Actually i can benchpress something around 80Kg :)

I have recorded the mix in my living room, playing around with the Urei Rotary and my Bozak Isolator. It is always fun and often makes we wish i could turn up the volume just a little more.

I normally don´t think too much about my mixes in the first place. My current mood defines the tracks i choose or i have a certain track in mind i wanna start with and the rest goes with the flow. As usual i wanna include some unreleased stuff as well as all time favs and tracks i feel right now to create an organic flow with some ups and downs. This one´s actually a bit slower, but in the club i go a bit more uptempo at the moment.

My family is the most influential and important thing in my life. My „Turning Points E.P.“ on Rose Records and the „Part Of Me E.P.“ on Sleazy Beats, was created around these feelings i had once my daughter was born and the exciting time during pregnancy. They are my heart and it´s so great to spent time with them and some friends, talking about music and all other stuff while we have a great coffee or good food.

It was big fun to record the mix for our bicep lads and the radio show listeners. I hope you dig it.

FMB MIXTAPE 12 | LUVLESS

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FMB MIXTAPE 11 | THE ORB

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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Up next we have a mix from pioneers of the electronic music scene, The Orb. It’s hard to know where to start, but from our side we have been huge fans of these guys for years. With a new album coming up on Kompakt and a huge live tour it’s safe to say these guys are back. The mix is highly eclectic as you would expect, we caught up with Alex to ask a few questions about it and whats on the horizon…

“Recently I’ve been dog sitting and touring in The States, Belgium & France. The mix was recorded on a stage in Denver Colorado using pioneer gear & a recordable player. It’s a trip towards another moon being built to order, with 1 huge bass end & a Blake 7-meets-King Tubby intro with a new bark from Ruby da AM on Perpetual Towers.

Up next, more touring & aiming to get back in the studio with Thomas & then Youth, scoring for a road movie film. Some of that music appears as roughs on this very mix! Yodels over snore wood.”

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FMB MIXTAPE 10 | TOMSKA

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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Already at number 10 in the mixtape series, and next we have France’s finest Tomska… After more than 15 years, Tomska has kept his refined influence over the electronic music scene in France. Some killer releases over the last few years on the likes of Abstract Cuts, Saft and Courtesy of Balance, grabbed our attention at an early stage and we have been big fans since. He also A&R on Parisian label Vibes And Pepper Records…which has put out some quality releases over the last few years.  We caught up with Tomska to ask a bit about the mix and whats up next…

“I’ve been busy with many things actually: DJing, studio recording…trying to prepare the next Abstract Cuts releases ! I’ve also been working on future Vibes and Pepper projects, the next one will be a very limited repress of Terrence Parket & Claude Young (originally released in 2011). It will be out on july + more to come…

I’m very happy to be back in Strasbourg on June 13th. It will be my first time at Mudd Club for a party called “Sucre Lent” and the next day i’m attending at Rennes for the Bre.Tone garden party. There are a lot more European gigs yet to come plus the first Abstract Cuts label night before the end of this year… I really can’t wait !

This mix has been recorded during a friends private party based in north of France. It’s been recorded out of a two Technics sl 1210s + Rodec original mixer from early 90’s. It’s a basic setup, but I must tell it’s my favourite haha. The mix features house classics and some sought after records I play basically for a long dj set… Sometimes groovy, sometimes hypnotic…it’s a mixture of all these different sounds that I love and I try to spread in my own music ! I Hope people will enjoy it !!”

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FMB MIXTAPE 09 | WOUTER S

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Feel My Bicep

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We first caught Wouter in his home environment in Utrecht Holland. He impressed us with his unique blend of UK garage and heavy hitting house style, which the crowd went nuts for. A few years latter and great releases on the likes of DJ Haus’ Hot Haus Records and here we are with a mix finally from the man. We caught up with him to check what how he has been spending his time and a little bit about the mix…

“Recently I’ve been very busy with some of my own events and a lot of gigs. The mix was recorded in a new club in Utrecht called “BASIS”. The club is quite new and I’ve got to give Jorn, Joost and Chris a shout-out for letting me use their equipment while they were waiting after business hours for me to finish it. When I met the Bicep boys I was doing a 3-hour warm up at the Club Poema in Utrecht before they were going to start. I played a lot of powerful house joints and as far as I remember (it was a rough night ;) ) they really loved it. For this mix I decided not to go full on power but build it up a little. I start with a few UK Garage kind of vibe, which eventually builds up to my more actual kind of sound. I’m satisfied with the mix, didn’t overuse effects as I usually do which made it an extra challenge.

Up next I’ve got a pretty busy summer ahead of me containing a lot of nice festivals and club shows which I could’ve never dreamt of when I started playing a few years ago. Since I was a very busy promoter I decided to drop a few of my concepts so I can focus myself more on studio time. For now I can’t tell a lot regarding releases. But it’s going to be busy in the next few months !”

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