Hausaufgabe

The countdown for 2016 has begun, but I haven’t run out of unplayed goodies from this year’s releases just yet. House, disco, acid: you name it, chances are this mix has got it.

The end is nigh for another era as well, as this will be the last episode of Hausaufgabe to appear under dirtyRadio. Major thanks to Mike and the gang for all the support and good times for the past 4.5 years! Time flies, eh?

For those who have enjoyed this series, fear not: as I’m not one to change a winning concept, Hausaufgabe will continue to be published through other venues. If you’re still hungry for more after these 76 heapful servings, I’d recommend following me up on Twitter, SoundCloud, MixCloud etc. to find out where these sounds will land next.

Once more, I hope you’ll enjoy the music. See you in future (ad)ventures..

01. Takuya Matsumoto – Seasons [Fina]

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It lives! And so do I! Apologies for the slight delay with this episode. A period of hectic travelling for my day job also came with a licence to ill, requiring some downtime for recovery. I did however manage to drag myself to play some tunes at the notorious Lauschangriff the other Friday. Big up to all who showed up and (hopefully) enjoyed themselves.

So how about this mix then? As is often the case (or at least my intention), it starts off innocently enough but eventually derails into something at least slightly different. I could say it’s not your usual soundtrack, but then again what do I know about your usual soundtracks? Connoisseurs may spot major hits in the track list from e.g. Adesse Versions and Aphrohead da Housecat. I also broke one of my unwritten rules about never including two tracks from the same release of a single artist on a mix. Couldn’t help it as that A1 Bassline album is just too damn good, hope you’re not sleeping on it either.

Enough BS, time for music. Next one coming up soonish, that’s the plan anyway. Bis Später!

01. Ishivu – Gryning (Matt Karmil Remix) [Trunkfunk]

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Instead of the EQ of a mixer, at the moment my fingers are mostly occupied with tweaking knobs in the radiators struggling to heat up our humble abode. Business as usual really, now that summer is a thing of distant past and Berlin is bracing for another one of those harsh nuclear winters which forge mice into men and women.. or make them retreat back towards greener pastures.

Me? I’m staying put and keeping the assembly line going to roll out warm’n’fuzzy house mixes within this neverending series. This one sports a selection of melodic tracks form an all-star roster, many bubbly synth lines and even a tiny bit of electro. Hot! Tip! Or something! Enjoy.

01. Lerosa – Postmodern [Photic Fields]

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From gushing sweat to cold chilling in a drenching rain, from idle afternoons on the bank of the Landwehrkanal to being buried alive under a brutal workload.. Autumn, we meet again. Better just curl up someplace warm with a cup of tea and a book.. or perhaps with a lengthy mix of spacey and melodic house music with subtle hints of disco, techno and whatever? Enjoy, while I gotta run (workload, indeed). More witty wordplay in the next one, I promise.

01. Esa & Mervin Granger – Mvk [Local Talk]

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Well now, what do we have here? It doesn’t take a Sherlock to figure this one out, as it’s already the 72nd time I’ve crafted for you a skillfully interwoven (or not) 60+ minute compendium of kicks, snares and other related sound effects arranged in (hopefully) pleasant patterns. This time we start with jazzy samples and finish with raw analogue jams, with something in between.. in between.

In related news, the other day I noticed that (give or take a week or two) it’s been exactly 20 years since I ordered my first cheapo turntable/mixer set, then proceeding to catch a train to Helsinki after school for shopping vinyl (mostly gabber). While I haven’t been active for the entire time between now and then, it’s still been a hell of a journey from being an obscure local DJ into becoming an even more obscure internet-only DJ. It ain’t easy living in a town where everyone and their dog are jockeying discs (or USB sticks), but the good thing is I’ve got you lovely net dwellers to entertain.

That said, hopefully you’ll dig this enough to also turn up for the next one. Who knows, perhaps in the spirit of the upcoming Fuckparade I’ll go back to my roots and record a 250 BPM gabber mix. (Just kidding.)

01. Thatmanmonkz – Vainglorious Style [Classic]

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Town? Hot. Summer? Not vacating the city just yet. Grittiness level of the back of my neck? On the rise. It appears that Berlin has swapped climates with Death Valley or something, and I could barely keep my control vinyl from melting on the platter while rubbing out this episode.

As is fitting for the heatwave, this one is all about the sizzlin’ hot house bangers. Just look at e.g. that monster of a remix from Arttu. Kärpät! Anyway, things are getting too heated for me to sit here and keep typing so I’ll just leave you to it. Stay cool out there.

01. Kito Jempere – Kiya Kiya (Palms Trax Remix) [Let’s Play House]

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Hello dR, hallo Berlin. I’m back in business having freshly returned from a fun packed vacationing trip to the motherland. Big up to all my friends in Oulu and Helsinki for the good times. Also thanks to all who have provided feedback regarding the podcast lately, it’s much appreciated and there’s plenty more where that came from.

As it happens, many of the tracks heard here were also played by me at 45 Special in Oulu two weeks back. The selection is quite spacey, but things do go full Bailando in the end to keep up the summer spirit and all.

Nuff said as there are outdoorsy places to go and UV rays to catch. Laters!

01. Local Artist – Ozone [Rhythm Section]

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Oh my: we have reached the 69th episode of Hausaufgabe, and there’s nothing funny about that so you kids stop snickering back there. Furthermore, a week from now this podcast will turn four years old. I know for a fact that there are a couple of people out there – with impeccable tastes in music, obviously – who have stuck with me for most (if not all) episodes. Thank you for your support guys! Those who have tuned in somewhere in between might want to check some of the early episodes to see how (if at all) things have evolved.

In fact, this episode is almost something of a throwback to those early days, albeit unintentionally. To those craving simple up-tempo house bangers instead of deep artsy hipster bullshit, this one’s for you (but don’t worry, I will get back into that deep artsy hipster bullshit later). The mix sports some faux retro early 90s sounds, an actual unreleased mid-90s track from mr. Phonogenic and even an appearance from good ol’ DJ Sneak with his bumping remix of ms. Murphy’s stellar tune. At the end I’m easing you off with some more abstract excursions, whatever that means.

I’m heading for holiday travels soon, so there may be a slight break before the next episode. Fear not, I’ll be back. As for right now, enjoy the mix and be sure to make the most out of teh summertimez aight?

P.S. Be sure not to miss the long awaited return of 1MC on dirtyRadio. Welcome back!

01. Shur-I-Kan – Bird Man [Dark Energy]

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Insert generic summertime platitudes here! It’s June so, you know, sunshine, beaches, vacations and all that. I’ve often observed how this season provides many a folk an excuse to indulge in the guilty pleasure of laid back and chilled out house music, a genre of which they’d be steering clear for the rest of the year. Nothing wrong with that! In order to pretend that Hausaufgabe would be about keeping with the times and providing soundtracks relevant to whatever is going on, here’s ~64 minutes of mostly harmless summer house for you. In reality it wasn’t planned and I just happened to run across some more easygoing tunes I hadn’t yet included in this podcast, but whatever.

While this mix features many fresh first timers (as usual), you can also spot a bunch of familiar guys doing their old thing. HNNY once again masters the art of somehow making a single cheesy loop sound great as a complete track. DJ W!ld also stays true to his brand of minimal and drawn out but oddly hypnotic grooves. Meanwhile, Kyodai releases “Breaking” for (at least) the 3rd time under a different title and we still love it. Hey, if it ain’t broke, etc.

Episode 69 is just around the corner so stay sharp out there. Also, don’t forget something something sunscreen hydration and so on.

01. HNNY – Solsidan [Let’s Play House]

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O hai, didn’t see you there. Been a while since the last episode, as even with all the venues closing down left and right things have been busy here in the Clubsterben capital of Europe. Birthdays, festivals and carnivals, oh my! I could barely spare the time to put the latest in this series of mixes together for you.

But what a mix it is. These tracks are so hot that local officials may soon shut ME down for gross violations of fire safety regulations. Be sure to note e.g. the moody remix from Phonogenic, Martin “Nuke” Iveson Atjazzing it up like only he can, and the relentless banger by Nehuen soon to be released on Classicworks. Oh, and it’s purely coincidental that so many tracks with “acid” in their title ended up on the playlist. That’s not how I shop for my tunes, honest!

Next time, perhaps it’s time for some mellow balearic summer anthems to suit the season.. Or not. Check back to find out.

01. Gilb’r & Jorge – Du Lundi [Syncrophone]

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