Hausaufgabe

Order up! My musical freezer has been filling up extra fast with fresh produce, so April’s Hausaufgabe suddenly became an extra-meaty double whopper. Must get these delicious house nuggets served before they go rancid.

The presence of WMC is still quite audible in the mix, continuing the upbeat party music theme of the previous installment. This time the samples and loops are also coupled with copious use of the dreaded Beatport White Noise Sweep ™. I usually try to avoid playing tunes with this gimmick, which I feel has way overstayed its welcome. This time I made a rare exception, so enjoy more sweeping than in the winter olympics curling finals! Following all the new house cuts, a re-released old remix from the “late” great Joey Youngman finishes the show for you nostalgics out there.

Together with #14 this must be more beatdown than one can handle within a month, so Hausaufgabe will return in May. Stay springy.

01. Dan Warby – Love Ma Baby [Coyote Cuts]

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Stop, Easter time! Religious connotations aside, you know what’s in store for the extended weekend: extra days off work, time to kick back or party hard, perhaps even a chance to enjoy some half-decent spring weather. And eggs. There’s gotta be eggs.

For this occasion, I’ve cooked up a 60 minute batch of fun and upbeat tracks to get you going. Let’s see about those deep and dark soundscapes later, this edition is dedicated to punchy beats, crisp samples and the occasional surprise italo edit. Or, in two words, good times.

01. Chris Carrier – Sweet Cookie [OFF]

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Miami, schmiami. This is Berlin, and it’s time for a special bonus surprise Hausaufgabe! This mix mostly consists of tracks I played a few weekends ago at Ville Vähäsaari’s “Neukölln Deep” night at Intersoup, Prenzlauer Berg.

Just like we were not actually in Neukölln, I also failed to play anything particularily “deep”. But what we do have here is a slightly slower and a hair more eclectic selection than usual. In addition to recurring characters such as Phil Weeks and Jordan Peak, the wonderful tracklist also features e.g. the Snoop Dogg -approved Genius of Time, Oulu’s own Arttu, and even something from the legendary Moodmusic label.

Enjoy the beats, and be sure to check back during easter week. The next Hausaufgabe will be out on April 5th, back in the familiar territory of funky bangers.

01. Phil Weeks – Pimpin’ 4 Weeks [Robsoul]

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I hereby open the monthly meeting of Dirty House Music Purveying and Refining, Inc. Don’t be fooled by the casual tones of our opening presentation, this session is all about serious house business. With our market share under pressure from mashup overproduction and the long overdue bursting of the “tech” bubble, we must carefully plan our mixing strategy to ensure steady beats and a controlled BPM growth in the upcoming quarter.

On our agenda today, Mr. Peak and the Bears division hold presentations of their work, while Mr. Vichas and Mr. Mullan detail our cash flow situation. Mr. Warwick and his assistant Lily will also present us some clever concepts from R&D. Sadly, not all could join us today: Mr. Fish is out on the block doing some market research, and the team of Garces, Delay & Goofs have all fallen ill – probably having caught the flu spread by Matt from accounting.

01. The 2 Bears – Work (Sona Vabos Remix) [DFA]

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A nuclear winter has arrived in Europe, even reaching the streets of Berlin. To survive the big freeze, I’ve been resorting to warming up my hands on the stylus illuminator lights of my turntables. Coincidentally, this also resulted in an hour of cozy tunes for your pleasure.

So what exactly are our house heroes up to during this chilly season? Possibly inspired by the family vacation taken by Swirl People way back in 1999, or Jazzmopper J’s more recent suggestions regarding taking a trip, both aliases of Callerio aka Warwick are heading hitchhiking. Meanwhile, JR from Dallas just wants to get inside from the cold, and Richie Kidd is perfectly content staying put in the Big Apple and cooking up his rather beasty edits. Regardless of these guys’ plans, DJ Sneak does a good job reminding them all about the necessity of moving, to facilitate proper circulation in these sub-zero temperatures.

01. Swirl People – Family Vacation [Tronicsole]

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Mommy, what’s a “hiatus”? The 10th edition of Hausaufgabe kicks off the new year with more sweet house music and more trick-free live mixing of dubious quality. For those allergic to samples and edits, it is recommended to break out the antihistamines right now.

The house guy to watch for lately has definitely been d-t3ch aka Jazzmopper J, who has hit us with so many releases it’s hard to keep track. Three tunes of his made it to the mix, including a very digable edit of an old hip hop favourite of mine. Among the tracks you’ll also find much awaited new material from Frankie J, and the Berlin based OFF Recordings label providing their usual high quality. The selection covers all bases from chilled out noodling to turbocharged disco loops even Timo & Hector would approve.

So turn it up and have fun with the tunes! This year I’ll continue bringing you the best house 2012 has to offer, along with occasional b2b sessions starring some very special guests..

01. Mark & Stevens – Trumpatear [Great Lakes Audio]

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What is house? You just might find out within the following 63 minutes of Hausaufgabe. This is the last installment of 2011, and I’d like to thank everybody who have provided support and feedback so far. Not to mention all who are downloading and listening to these mixes, hope you’ve dug it.

After the slow and sophisticated sounds of episode 08, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming. Relentless beats, shameless sampling and all round good times for the festive season! Demarkus Lewis is the man of the hour, with two tracks from his delightful EP on Guesthouse included. Also worth a double bill are the Funkfield and 1200 Traxx labels, both delivering quality at the moment. Jordan Peak goes retro on us, Mr. Warby’s & Mr. Green’s edits providing even further nostalgia.

Enjoy the tunes, enjoy the holidays, and don’t forget to tune back to dR and Hausaufgabe in 2012!

01. Jordan Peak – What Is House? [Robsoul]

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After seven episodes of banging 128 BPM beats, some of you could probably use a break. So here’s something completely different: a journey into slow, slow house sounds, played back2back with the notorious Teemu P. Roskooppi + Hausaufgabe = Rosaufgabe?

As Teemu joined us for his quarterly visit to Berlin, we decided to repeat our recipe from Roskooppi #20. No planning, no preparation, just hitting record and seeing what we can come up within the next hour. Did it work? Listen and find out.

Hausaufgabe will return next week with just myself on the decks, bringing to you some upbeat house sounds to get you through to 2012!

01. Naum Gabo – Dimitri’s Darkness [Fright]

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Bam! As promised, here is part #2 of the extended Hausaufgabe offering for November. Why release a duo of podcasts this month, you ask? Simply because I’ve been flooded by too much quality house music, and I just can’t keep it all under wraps.

The selection for this episode must be one of my personal favourites so far, and includes a fair bunch of heavy hitters. Inland Knights do a solid job remixing Phil Weeks, who in turn teams up with DJ Sneak for a good old fashioned acid jam. Loopity Goofs is back and remixed by Hodges himself, while Stacy Kidd reminds us that house will, in fact, never die.

These two sets should keep your head nodding well into December. Be sure to check back for a jolly mix in time for the holidays..

01. Phil Weeks – By My Side (Inland Knights Lost N Found Mix) [Robsoul]

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The class is back in session, please take your seats. Now, I’d hate to see my students fall behind their curriculum, so I’m issuing a double dose of house homework this month. The first half of assignments can be found right here, with more to follow soon. Grab your headphones and study the material thoroughly, there will be a test on this.

In the 6th chapter of your teaching material, Agnes gets naughty while Greenbay Jackers and The Littlemen seem to be preoccupied with a dog. Jazzmopper J’s take on “Chicago House Scene” is finally included in its freshly released form, after making waves as a promo some 1.5 years ago. To steer us away from unnecessary deepness, Busy from Real Time Hand motion brings us an excellent remix of Anhanguera’s silly 2009 anthem. Finally we wrap things up with some unsigned online “rarities”.

..and yes, there are new graphics too, and they’ll be changing per each podcast episode. How cool is that?

The second part of the double November installment will be out on Saturday the 19th. Stay tuned on dR!

01. Agnes – You Did Naughty [Hudd Traxx]

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