NEWS

27/06/2009

"COMMON CAUSE #18"

hello there,
i "found some time" to update the homepage. now the gerd janson page is online, and the dj aakmael page as well.
and there already is a date for the third common cause nite. it will be on the 4th of september. so please cancel all other already existing dates.

talk soon,
simon

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21/05/2009

"REASONS #01, COMMON CAUSE NITE #02"

dear people.
i did a new mix for you to download. as the "seasons" series is finished, i started with a new one called "reasons", which leaves me more space to play whatever i want. 9 tracks of music i recently really like, put together with my lousy mixing skills. why reasons? i don't know, maybe reasons for you to visit your record dealer again, and to spend more money than you have. so here it is:

simon strotmann - reasons #01 (click, click)
01. dj aakmael // music // uzuri
02. nebraska // off ramp // rush hour
03. kez ym // washing my heart // yore
04. san soda // doorsnee // we play house
05. map.ache // clouds over clowns // kann
06. dionne with steinhoff & hammouda // touch // smallville
07. kelli hand // are you dreaming // acacia
08. christopher rau // ne travaillez jamais // dérive
09. rick wade // the d // laid

i hope you like it. and i hope to see you tomorrow (on friday) because the common cause nite #02 featuring dplay and pascal fuhlbrügge will definitly be very, very nice.

simon

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02/05/2009

"COMMON CAUSE #16, COMMON CAUSE NITE #02"

oh my.
almost 3 months no news. i have to admit i've been kinda lazy updating this site. nevertheless a lot of stuff is happening. let us start with tonite. it is time for the 16th common cause show on byte.fm. starting at midnight like always. starring my byte.fm - mate pascal fuhlbrügge.

and this handsome, bearded man leads me straight to point 2: the COMMON CAUSE NITE #02 - yes, it is time for a reload. i am really happy to announce that i could get the already mentioned pascal (it's) and dplay (running back / drumpoet community / compost black label) to play a whole night of finest housemusic for you and me. the venue will be the uebel&gefährlich in hamburg again. date is gonna be the 22nd of may, a friday. it will be a BLAST!

see you soonish.
simon

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12/02/2009

"SEASONS #04, COMMON CAUSE NITE #01"

quick and short.
i am so looking forward to saturday, when the first common cause nite will take place at uebel&gefährlich, hamburg. together with mighty motor city drum ensemble and dionne.
a long night of warm music. come along. come along.

secondly i want to let you know, that i did the fourth "seasons" mix.
have a listen.

simon strotmann - seasons #04 (winter) (click, click)
01. mount kimbie // maybes (edit) // hot flush
02. anton zap // deeper // quintessentials
03. pawas // mac dub // fear of flying
04. stimming // for a friend // diynamic
05. trus'me // w.a.r. dub // prime numbers
06. tigerskin // deep contemplation // baalsaal
07. dj koze // i want to sleep // irr
08. soulphiction // underground railroad // philpot
09. dj sprinkles // brenda's 20$ dilemma (kuniyuki dub) // mule

so i guess i'll see you on saturday.
simon

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04/02/2009

"NEW WEBSITE, COMMON CAUSE #14"

hello everybody,
commoncause.de is back with a more than beautiful new website. a big thank you to wiebke for working hard to make this blurry vision real. if you should nevertheless find any bugs, dead links or other mistakes, please let me know.

so, back to business. while the old website was down i had a show with mr paulo olarte, whom i am passing along another "thank you" even if a little too late: thank you, paulo.

this was the past, now is the future. on saturday i am pretty proud to present you a mix by this incredible producer named motor city drum ensemble. i am really curious about this one as his other mixes (esp the resident advisor mix) did a good job on my mp3player.

hope to hear from you,
simon

SHOWS

common cause is a radioshow. on air every four weeks at highclass webradiostation byte.fm! it is a two hour show and while the first hour is always mixed by host simon strotmann, there are various guest djs doing the second hour.

all of the shows, guests and playlists we had so far

common cause #18 (w. dj aakmael)

virginias dj aakmael (link) put together a mix with tons of soul. the uzuri artist joined me on the 27th of june.

Q/A WITH DJ AAKMAEL

1. what are future plans, musically?
In the future, I plan to launch my label in order to release more of my house projects.

2. what are you doing besides music?
Besides music, I do accounting/auditing

3. is there anything else you want to say?
I would like to say thank you for the opportunity for allowing me to share my feelings/music/mixxes with the rest of the world!

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. atmosphere strut // spaced out // p&p records
2. benjamin brunn // developers live // dérive
3. look long 03 // a side // look long
4. sascha dive // deep in rhythm // deep vibes
5. map.ache // carm // kann
6. wireman // armour (move d remix) // prime numbers
7. rndm // third hand smoke // laid
8. trankilou // atom funk // ktf
9. motorbass // les ondes // labels
10. anton zap // cold // underground quality
11. dj sprinkles // sisters, I don't know what this world is coming to // mule

2nd hour (by dj aakmael)
no playlist, sorry!

common cause #17 (w. gerd janson)

by the end of may 2009 i was able to get full-time musicman (head of RUNNING BACK RECORDS, resident at ROBERT JOHNSON, RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY staff, ...) and part-time comedian (read below) gerd janson (link) to do a fantastic disco mix for my little show.

Q/A WITH GERD JANSON

1. what are future plans, musically?
I wish I knew what to have for food next...Musically? Learn Ableton, get a nic ehaircut and then rule the world. If that does not work out, I keep on keeping on with releasing some hot and some not tunes from other people's places.

2. what are you doing besides music?
Reading, swimming, bike riding.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
You don't need no dope, all you need is hope.

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. leonid // potsandpans // sistrum
2. black jazz consortium // new horizon // soul people music
3. dwig // aintno2 // giegling
4. kassem mosse // B2 // workshop
5. anton zap // lovin u // quintessentials
6. ramon tapia & maxim lany // highway (fcl rmx) // we play house
7. vakula // loop for my friend // uzuri
8. dplay // huub sand // running back
9. christopher rau // ne travaillez jamais // dérive
10. 6th borough project // planets // instruments of rapture
11. tiger&woods // come down // editainment
12. moodymann // freeki mutha f*cker // mahagony

2nd hour (by gerd janson)
no playlist, sorry!

common cause #16 (w. pascal fuhlbrügge)

Q/A WITH PASCAL FUHLBRÜGGE

1. what are future plans, musically?


2. what are you doing besides music?


3. is there anything else you want to say?


PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. kez ym // washing my heart // yore
2. osborne // wait a minute // spectral
3. tensnake // keep believin' // endless flight
4. eamon harkin // john boy // wurst edits
5. jason fine // half (anton zap rmx) // kontra
6. tony lionni // found a place // ostgut
7. rick wade // pimp factor // harmony park
8. wireman // armour (move d remix) // prime numbers
9. jayson brothers // monster box // mcde
10. arj snoek // shame // ladomat 2000
11. pantha du prince // behind the stars // dial

2nd hour (by pascal fuhlbrügge)
1. gotye // hearts a mess (supermayer remix)// pinnacle
2. frivolous // just add irony // minibar
3. my my // everybody`s talkin // playhouse
4. kruse & nürnberg // n why e // srr
5. david keno // pascow // mace
6. shonky // coco feel and love shonk // contexterrior
7. matthias meyer // tout va bien // liebe detail
8. phillio flindt // forward (guy boratto remix) // freunde tonträger
9. ada // fizzman // areal
10. bukkador & fishbek // relic // traum

common cause #15 (w. simon strotmann)

due to some miscommunication i had to do the 15st guestmix myself. but i thought it would be ok, because now i am given the space to introduce myself.

Q/A WITH SIMON STROTMANN

1. what are future plans, musically?
musically i am looking forward to the common cause nite #02, whilst already planning #03. some time in the near future i also want to put out some music of mine. but these tracks still need a little time to ripen.

2. what are you doing besides music?
this and that. most i recently i am trying to start my own business. but nothing fix to tell yet, i'll let you know in a couple of months.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
one big THANK YOU to all of you out there supporting the common cause and of course another big THANK YOU to all of the people producing a set for my little show. and sorry for looking like a criminal on that picture above.

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
playlist will be added soon!!!
2nd hour ("the longer the track, the less to do"-mix by simon strotmann)
sorry, no playlist yet!

common cause #14 (w. motor city drum ensemble)

like i said before motor city drum ensembles (link) raw cuts 1 & 2 were definitly two of last years top records. his releases on 2020vision and his own label, four roses, are also really worth listening to. 2009 will be his year, i guess. watch out for danilo!

Q/A WITH MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE

1. what are future plans, musically?
this year i want to focuss on MCDE, what means i m going to do a lot of shows (also working on a live act) as well as new releases, remixes and labelwork with my own 2 labels MCDE & Four Roses.

2. what are you doing besides music?
In all honesty, I never did anything else than music since i can think. I`m doing some corporate-sound stuff in between to afford a little equipment, but thats all basically.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
I`m looking forward to play with you guys this weekend. havent been in hamburg for ages and i always had a great time there. cheers!

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. neon // skydiver // galaxia
2. ilya santana // golden days // rollerboys
3. tiger&woods // time // editainment
4. ltj xperience // i love you // irma
5. linkwood // lost experimental (2004) // prime numbers
6. ramon tapia // can you dig it // great stuff
7. trankilou // atom funk // kif
8. theo parrish // falling up // synchrophone
9. dj harvey // cosmic // black cock
10. kerri chandler // hexadecimal (chord version) // deeply rooted house
11. runaway // brookly club jam // rekids

2nd hour (by motor city drum ensemble)
sorry, no playlist yet!

common cause #13 (w. paulo olarte)

and here we go again with another common cause show. this time with producer and dj paulo olarte (link). the man with roots in colombia and a flat in hamburg has had releases on liebe*detail, diynamic music (amongst others), is running his own label "fresh fish" (link) and djing a lot. i am glad he found time to do this mix.

Q/A WITH PAULO OLARTE

1. what are future plans, musically?


2. what are you doing besides music?


3. is there anything else you want to say?


PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. dapayk & padberg (feat caro) // island (noze remix) // mo's ferry
2. motor bass // ezio // labels
3. earth people // dance (kerri chandler remix) // champion
4. dj koze // i want to sleep // irr
5. motor city drum ensemble // raw cut #03 // mcde
6. in flagranti // additional alpha blocker // speak
7. moodymann // your sweet lovin // peacefrog
8. 6th borough project // the formula (dub vibes) // instruments of rapture
9. syncom data // beyond the stars (beats) // get physical
10. laurent garnier // flashback (laboratoire remix) // f communications
11. morgan geist // detroit (c2 remix) // environ

2nd hour (by paulo olarte)
sorry, no playlist yet!

common cause #12 (w. toby tobias)

it was saturday the 13th of december 2008, when british discoqueen toby tobias (link) was part of my little radioshow. this man may have called your attention by his release on REKIDS, or maybe even earlier as he is making music for quite some time now.

Q/A WITH TOBY TOBIAS

1. what are future plans, musically?
another album , develop production , improve my guitar skills :)

2. what are you doing besides music?
snowboarding , reading , running , boxing - learning final cut pro , taking my girlfriend to dinner etc.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
look out for remix of Satoshie Tomiee on Saw ,and new music popping up on myspace.

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. force of nature // sequenzer (stefan goldmann remix) // mule
2. foals // olympic airways (supermayer remix) // kompakt
3. i:cube // supernovac (12" version) // versatile
4. linda law // all the night // formule 1
5. motor city drum ensemble // raw cuts #02 // mcde
6. lullabies in the dark // iridium (superpitcher remix) // permanent vacation
7. trickski // your lonely nights // diynamic
8. in gui boratto & martin eyerer // the island // audiomatique
9. guy j // under pressure // bedrock

2nd hour (by toby tobias)
sorry, sorry, sorry: no playlist yet!

common cause #11 (w. maelstrom)

and again a producer who is more than just on the go took time to do a little mix for common cause. scottish maelstrom (link) is just releasing on eskimo, mindless boogie, internasjonal and of course his very own solardisco. but i guess there will even be more labels to list in the near future.

Q/A WITH MAELSTROM

1. what are future plans, musically?
My release for Eskimo is out on Monday ('Assynt'/'Valdresfjellet') plus I've been working on signing some new acts and remixes for my Solardisco label including Ilija Rudman, Faze Action, Blackbelt Andersen and Sankt Goran.

2. what are you doing besides music?
My 9-5 job is working as an office manager for a property development company but I'm trying to finish three remixes so not much time for anything else at the moment!

3. is there anything else you want to say?
Nope.

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. black devil disco club // the devil in us (dub) // lo recordings
2. faze action // in the trees (jerome sydenham & tiger stripes dark dub) // juno records
3. tensnake vs suite9 // dust // players paradise
4. mocky // extended vacation (radio slave remix) // four music
5. fairmont // flight of the albatross (12inch edit) // border community
6. liquid liquid // optimo (sample208 remix) // domino
7. supermayer // hey hotties // kompakt
8. in flagranti // business acumen (holy ghost version) // kitsuné
9. unknown // last night (glossy edit) // glossy edits 3
10. sound stream // let's break // sound stream 1
11. blackbelt anderson // november // full pupp
12. motorcitysoul // space katzle // aus

2nd hour (by maelstrom)
1. erik wikstrom // autonight (julius mix)
2. elitechnique // munich emotions
3. maelstrom // valdresfjellet
4. crazy p // love on the line (unabombers dub)
5. challenge // thirst
6. maelstrom // assynt
7. david rubato // deep inside (maelstrom remix)
8. ilija rudman // in motion
9. hideo kobayashi // chikuma
10. morgan geist // detroit (c2 remix 1)

common cause #10 (w. remute)

on october the 19th jack-of-all-trades remute (link) did a nicenicenice mix for common cause. producer and dj denis karimani just started his own label, which is also called remute. and besides his own releases (on areal, curle, turbo, ...) he is also part in "error error" with pelle buys. so i am kinda lucky that he found the time to do this sweet mix.

Q/A WITH REMUTE

1. what are future plans, musically?
More and more and more releases on my own label-platform called "Remute"! The first release "Zuendli" is just out now and running pretty well. "Mass Hypnosis" is the name of the next remute-shot coming soon to your h.o.u.s.e. Well, and a new album is also scheduled for 2009... Besides that I am doing a lot of remixes for artists like Tiger Lou, Guy J, Animaltek or some new heroes. Anything can happen. Watch out!

2. what are you doing besides music?
I am studying law. Balance, you know. :)

3. is there anything else you want to say?
THANKS to everyone for loving and supporting my stuff! I love you.

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. simon baker // plastik (todd terje rmx) // playhouse
2. tensnake // keep believin' // endless flight
3. maserati // inventions (justin van der volgen rmx) // temporary residence
4. runaway // brooklyn club jam // rekids
5. mit // rauch (luke abbott rmx) // cdr
6. ada // eve // areal
7. morten sorensen // visage // tirk
8. mr flagio // take a chance // zyx
9. zwicker // i get my kicks at the nighttime (lexx dub) // compost black label
10. nexus // stand up (instrumental) // disco galaxia
11. kraak & smaak // squeeze me // jalapeno records

2nd hour (by remute)
1. richard bartz // diamond girl // kompakt
2. 2020 soundsystem // psycho // 2020 vision
3. in flagranti // business acumen // kitsuné
4. soulphiction // cheerleader // playhouse
5. josh wink // stay out all night (no organ) // ovum
6. radio slave // incognito // r&s
7. remute // zuendli // remute
8. claudio prc // raw material (piatto rmx) // suara
9. jean ramesse // violence delays cous cous time (perc's facemelt re-edit) // perc trax
10. savas pascalidis // rich hot teen // figure
11. guy j // geko (remute rmx) // bedrock
12. rescramble000 // rescramble
13. tiger lou // trust falls (error error rmx) // startracks

common cause #09 (w. ray mang)

and again i was kind of proud to present a special guest in my little show: ray mang (link), originally known as raj gupta, but also known as the "dirty minds" (together with the glimmers), and for his nice output and edits on eskimo, bearfunk or on his own label mangled did a common cause - mix on the 20th of september.

Q/A WITH RAY MANG

1. what are future plans, musically?
More Mangled releases planned. Talking with a certain New York based label about releasing the new Ray Mang material that's been piling up. Talking with a certain !German label about releasing the Sound Captives (link) album next year!

2. what are you doing besides music?
At the moment apart from making music I'm making quite a lot of food! Lot's of cooking!! :-)

3. is there anything else you want to say?
A big thanks to Simon for inviting me on the show. Until next time.....xx

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. lindstrom // where you go I go too // smalltown supersound
2. dolle jolle // balearic incarnation (todd terje rmx) // permanent vacation
3. reverso 68 // especial // eskimo
4. paulo olarte // oscuro claro (tensnake rmx) // fresh fish
5. stimming & hosh // radar // diynamic
6. fairmont // i need medicine (pan/tone rmx) // border community
7. matias aguayo // minimal (koze rmx) // kompakt
8. metro area // miura // source
9. jinichi rework // hold me longer // beard science

2nd hour (by ray mang)
1. jean-luc ponty // renaissance // atlantic
2. mudd // villa stavros // claremont 56
3. ray mang edit // phreak // mangled
4. ray mang // look into my eyes // tbc
5. ray mang // it's gonna get you // cavenish
6. ray mang // glitter cojones // tbc
7. todd terje // eurodans // full pupp
8. ray mang // tattoo me // tbc
9. the glimmers // kobes in columbia // diskimo
10. tele music // let's go brasilia (ray mang edit) // djhistory.com

common cause #08 (w. steffen lauter)

this month steffen lauter (link) took some time to do the second hour for common cause. i used to dj together with him as "jimmy legs". if you watch seinfeld you might think, that this is a funny name.

Q/A WITH STEFFEN LAUTER

1. what are future plans, musically?
I´d like to record more (and better) mixes at my friend Simon´s living-room without annoying his nice girlfriend. Maybe one day i will continue playing my classical guitar. I used to spend a lot of time with it.

2. what are you doing besides music?
I´m currently working on my bar exam. So I guess, I will be a lawyer soon. At least I hope so. Besides law & music, I don´t do much. Well, I also like food and watching TV.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
Read a decent newspaper and be nice to each other. And thank you Simon for putting on this radio-show.

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
1. phonique feat. erlend oye // casualities (morgan geist rmx) // dessous
2. tensnake // tavira // endless flight
3. rex the dog // I can see you, can you see me? // hundehaus
4. 2020 soundsystem // hit the fan (gw edit) // 2020vision
5. ray mang // bad boy (ray mang edit) // mangled
6. mental overdrive // the rage // full pupp
7. mark broom // black russian // 2020vision
8. kolombo // one beer in shanghai // kol mojito
9. nic fanciulli & zoo brazil // ide // renaissance
10. daft punk // too long // virgin

2nd hour (by steffen lauter)
1. gil scott heron // the revolution will not be televised // flying dutchman
2. daso // chair and table // ghostly
3. mistress barbara // barcelona // border community
4. lawrence // compulsion // dial
5. gui boratto // beautiful life (sascha funke rmx) // kompakt
6. audion // billy says go // ghostly
7. computer // 1800 (jan hertz rmx) // diskomafia
8. booka shade // charlotte (dubfire rmx) // get physical
9. oliver huntemann // la boum // confused
10. maxime dangles // tulipa // speicher
11. coma // green // firm

common cause #07 (w. jay shepheard)

jay shepheard (link) was so kind, to do a fabulous guestmix for my little show. i am a really, really happy about this, because his records at compost black label are simply amazing. loving them! you should too.

Q/A WITH JAY SHEPHEARD

1. what are future plans, musically?
I've been working on a few remixes lately and now I'll be focusing on getting some more original material together. I've got some vocalists working with me so next EP may be a little different. I'll also be looking to launch an alias soon and also going to look at the possibility of getting a Jay Shepheard album out next year...so, many plans for the next 12 months! After that got some more ideas but nothing to talk about just yet...

2. what are you doing besides music?
Hmmm, not much really! I've taken a break from London and am living for now in a small city in Northern Poland on the Baltic coast with my girlfriend. So when I'm not working in the studio, traveling around Europe for gigs or sending emails / doing office stuff etc we spend a lot of time just chilling out, going to the beach, cooking at home or eating in restaurants, watching movies, reading etc etc...and of course drinking.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
Enjoy the music! :)

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
01. ytre rymden dansskola // afterski // full pupp
02. bogdan irkük a.k.a. bulgari // jewel of the black sea // rollerboys
03. trussel // love injection // electra
04. johnwaynes feat. hubert tubbs // muzzle // compost black label
05. gui boratto // terminal // kompakt
06. the electric press // uno // 2020vision
07. max brannslokker // virola // kostbar
08. franz & shape // countach (linus loves rmx) // relish
09. marco passarani // nova // pigna
10. modeselektor // the black block // bpitch control
11. solomun & stimming // eiszauber (motorcitysoul rmx) // diynamic
12. chaim // don't panic // turbo

2nd hour (by jay shepheard)
01. orgue electronic // the garden // crème organization
02. move d // sisters & brothers // uzuri
03. john tejada // raindrops // palette
04. henrik schwarz // the session // mule musiq
05. abe duke // disco nights // abe duke
06. marbet rocel // cornflake boy (solomun rmx) // compost
07. johnny d // orbitalife // oslo
08. kerri chandler // vector graphics // deeply rooted house
09. h.o.s.h. // steppenwolf (jerome sydenham rmx) // diynamic
10. nufrequency // go that deep (charles webster rmx) // rebirth
11. kaos // like thisssss // astrolab
12. joris voorn // blank (deetron paradise beats) // green
13. tj kong & nuno dos santos feat robert owens // merging (jay shepheard rmx) // compost black label

common cause #06 (w. dj supermarkt)

on the 28th of june dj supermarkt (link) joined me for a MELT!-SPECIAL SHOW. he was just perfect for that job, because he did not only mix some of the latest melt!-compilations, he is also djing at this years melt. furthermore he appaers as one half of le hammond inferno and bungalow records.

Q/A WITH DJ SUPERMARKT

1. what are future plans, musically?
planting my own food in the countryside

2. what are you doing besides music?
more music

3. is there anything else you want to say?
Russia is going to win the EU championship

PLAYLIST

1st hour ("melt!special" by simon strotmann)
01. skybunny // remote control (dj supermarkt rmx) // CDR
02. jape // floating (prins thomas miks) // marine parade
03. friendly fires // on board (nightmoves rmx) // people in the sky
04. hercules & love affair // athene // dfa
05. supermayer // two of us // kompakt
06. roisin murphy // you know me better (nightmoves rmx) // emi
07. gus gus // moss // pineapple
08. booka shade // night falls // get physical
09. sascha funke // mango // bpitch
10. gui boratto // matryoshka // kompakt extra
11. zoot woman // we won't break // cdr
12. late of the pier // the bears are coming // parlophone

2nd hour ("garbage party" melt mix by dj supermarkt)
01. INTRO // MELT(ing) away
02. Franz Ferdinand // Take Me Out (Hot Chip Rmx)
03. Hot Chip // One Pure Thought (Supermayer Rmx)
04. Uffie // First Love (Mr Oizo Rmx)
05. Lützenkirchen // Daily Disco (Boys Noize Rmx)
06. Operator Please // Song About Ping Pong (Kissy Sell Out Rmx)
07. The Teenagers // Homecoming (DJ Supermarkt Rmx)
08. The Editors // Camera (DJ Supermarkt Rmx)
09. Bonde Do Role // Office Boy (Shir Khan Rmx)
10. Edu K // Hot Mama (Crookers Rmx)
11. Boys Noize // Lava Lava (Crookers Rmx)
12. Tomas Andersson // Washing Up (Say Hooo! Bootie)
13. Sesa // Like This Like That (The Count Of Monte Cristal Rmx)
14. Teenagers // Love No (Tepr Rmx)
15. Kissy Sell Out // Ready For The K-Hole
16. Ting Tings // Shut Up And Let Me Go (Exclusive DJ Supermarkt Edit)
17. John S Hall & Kramer // Garbage Party

common cause #05 (w. runaway)

it was the 31st of may when runaway (link) did a guestmix for me. the new york duo was the first internationals to do a common cause mix. and it sounds like 2008 will be a huge year for these guys. i am so looking forward to the "brooklyn club jam" release.

Q/A WITH RUNAWAY

1. what are future plans, musically?
Upcoming releases of music we've done over that past year for DFA, Rekids, Chinatown, I'm a Cliche, Wurst Edits.

2. what are you doing besides music?
Biking around Brooklyn, eating tacos, collecting instruments, keepin up with friends, making plans to travel :)

3. is there anything else you want to say?
It's looking like a big year for Runaway... hope to play records in your home town sometime soon.

PLAYLIST

1st hour ("disco special" by simon strotmann)
01. peter visti // fighting james // eskimo
02. capricorn // capricorn (instrumental) // uniwave
03. faze action // spark (special disco mix) // faze action
04. freddie james // get up and boogie // warner bros
05. marcello giordani // respect yourself // mule musiq
06. ichisan & nakova // povratak otpisanih // pizzico records
07. mr flagio // take a chance // zxy records
08. bobby davenport // time (has come today) // jdc record
09. ray mang // love dancing // mangled
10. lindstrom // i feel space // feedelity
11. lectric workers feat funny randon // the garden (cosmic club mastercuts) // cosmic club

2nd hour (by runaway)
1. kenneth bager // fragment two (jesse rose rmx)
2. imps aka minilogue // uncle limps (turkish version)
3. mike dunn presents mr 69 // phreaky mf
4. precious // definition of a track
5. man friday // love heartache
6. omar s // psychotic photosynthesis
7. round one // i'm your brother (chicago's twisted mix)
8. tikkle // holding on
9. touch // without you
10. hercules & love affair // roar
11. matt john // olga dancekowski (audion's paradise café mix)
12. jerry mcallister // never let you down
13. jerome sydenham // in the barbershop
14. raze // break for love
15. mountain people // 2
16. mathias schaffhäuser // 4uhr morgens
17. trusme // w.a.r.

common cause #04 (w. munk)

mathias modica, probably better known as munk (link) took some time to do a fabulous mix for the third of may. and of course he answered my little commoncause q/a. take a look:

Q/A WITH MUNK

1. what are future plans, musically?
my album munk: cloudbuster comes out in june 2008. after wards i do munk live. 4 person band.

2. what are you doing besides music?
i run my own label: gomma. there i co produce and release the albums of HEADMAN, WHOMADEWHO, RODION and others. i also organize exibitions with artists (the MONDOGOMMA PICTURE SHOW) and design T shirts.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
hello! and thanks for likeing my music!

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
01. coma // green // firm
02. nathan fake // you are here (live rmx) // border community
03. jay shepheard // dirty cache // compost black label
04. antena // camino del sol (joakim rmx) // permanent vacation
05. solee // impressed // lmflf
06. kaos // now and forever // k7
07. gino soccio // love is (prince language edit) // editions disco
08. olivier gregoire // empèchement // systematic
09. simian mobile disco // state of things // wichita
10. kim // system breakdown // cutters
11. whitey // leave them all behind // 1234 records

2nd hour (by munk) [a bit cryptic, sorry for that ...]
1. munk // live fast die old (salmassi rmx) // gomma
2. patrick adams & lonnie johnson // come and make me feel good
3. golden bug // bisco // gomma
4. headman // catch me (tronik youth rmx)
5. percussion bootleg
6. piano disco // franz label
7. siriusmo // xx (yuksek rmx) // exploidet records
8. sebastian // untiteld // ed banger
9. duke dumont // lean and bounce
10. kano // white
11. jorge Santana
12. xx
13. princehorn dance school (optimo rmx) // dfa
14. muscles // sweaty (chazam rmx) // modular
15. vivek // xx (rodion rmx) // white

common cause #03 (w. aeroplane)

on april the 5th 2008 i was honoured to have mighty aeroplane (link) on my little show. they had huge releases on eskimo, and as said below, there will even be an album soon.

Q/A WITH AEROPLANE

1. what are future plans, musically?
we are working on the album, we've done a lot of remixes that are going to be released on labels like feedelity, modular, ...
the next 12" with kathy diamond "whispers" is also ready. will be released in the beginning of may. but now we focus on our compositions...
2. what are you doing besides music?
Stephen has a job, he work on promoting cultural stuffs, Vito just do music... that's all he can do.

3. is there anything else you want to say?
Not really ! No time to say more ;-)
Just check our space...

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
01. hot chip // one pure thought (dominik eulberg rmx) // cdr
02. lee jones // aria (tiger stripes rmx) // aus records
03. ytre rymden dansskola // kjappfot (prins thomas edit) // full pupp
04. runaway // shadows // wurst edits
05. justus koehncke // elan // kompakt
06. delorean // metropolitan death 1 (montreal rmx) // defiance records
07. kolombo // coda // vice versa
08. stephan bodzin vs marc romboy // phobos // systematic
09. rune & sydenham // peter pan // avocado
10. zombie nation // filter jerk // ukw records
11. lotterboys // blazer // eskimo

2nd hour (by aeroplane)
01. château flight // grn aventurine // sonar kollektiv
02. soft rocks // look east // soft rocks
03. enzo ponzio // italian boy // pizzico
04. discossession // mahmoods moon // crue-l future
05. peter visti // tokyo by night // eskimo promo
06. toby tobias feat. kathy diamond // the feeling // rekids promo
07. late of the pier // the bears are coming (btws remix) // zarcorp
08. jose gonzales // killing for love (todd terje mix) // promo
09. lullabies in the dark // song for m&e (aeroplane mix) // permanent vacation
10. 40 thieves // theme from nutrider // permanent vacation promo
11. hess is more // would you like to disco (dub) // music for dreams
12. louis // pink foothpath (instrumental version) // max musicm

common cause #02 (w. holger zilske)

on the 9th of march i was supported by holger zilske (link). he had great releases on playhouse and leena amongst others. you also might know holger from his alias "smash tv" (bpitch control).

Q/A WITH HOLGER ZILKE AKA SMASH TV

1. what are future plans, musically?
concrete projects for the near future are a new smash tv release (locomotive breath) on bpitchcontrol in march and at the same time a holger zilske release (from birds and bees) on playhouse..
besides there will soon be smash tv remixes on them/underline, mood music and factorcity.

2. what are you doing besides music?
- friends
- travelling
- sports
- photography
but in the end it is all about music..

3. is there anything else you want to say?
switch off more often.

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
01. sascha funke // we are facing the sun // bpitchcontrol
02. human league // the things that dreams are made of // virgin
03. fred falke // love theme // work it baby
04. glimmers // freeform one // diskimo
05. lützenkirchen // 3 tage wach (koletzki rmx) // stil vor talent
06. chaim // don't panic // turbo
07. extrawelt // yeahbutnobutyeah // kompass
08. chemical brothers // do it again (huntemann rmx) // sonybmg
09. rockers hi-fi // push push (m.a.n.d.y. rmx) // la musique fait la force
10. international pony // solid gold // kompakt
11. fairmont // gazebo // electrochoc
12. tiger stripes // survivor // get physical

2nd hour (by holger zilske aka smash tv)
01. smash tv // locomotive breath // bpitchcontrol
02. zoexenia // cherish // connaisseur
03. deckmonster // super flu rmx // def black
04. andromat 3000 // entracte music //cadenza
05. elektrochemie // get yourself // get physical
06. losoul // the number // playhouse
07. holger zilske // the birds // playhouse
08. format b // full house // opsm
09. smash tv // breath me // bpitch
10. holgistar // korea tabsss // kiddaz
11. phillipe autuori // everlasting cigarette (holger zilske und dave dk remix) // battle

common cause #01 (w. charles*prince)

on the 9th of february hamburg local charles*prince (link) did a guest mix for me. he is known for running the great ELECTRIC REVOLVER party at uebel&gefährlich, hamburg.

Q/A WITH CHARLES*PRINCE

1. what are future plans, musically?
playing more dj gigs, making more remixes and housetracks with my beautiful companion elizaveta. maybe someday bring my shoegaze project to life!

2. what are you doing besides music?
entertain my two crazy cats, drinking wodka on the rocks, sleeping with open eyes, spending too much time with unimportant things and hangning around like a pro and helping others with this!

3. is there anything else you want to say?
there has to be more in life than everything!

PLAYLIST

1st hour (by simon strotmann)
01. rufus wainwright // tiergarten (supermayer rmx) // ???
02. gui boratto // arquipélago // kompakt
03. panthers // goblin city (holy ghost rmx) // vice
04. daft punk // revolution 909 // virgin
05. puzique // don't go // boys noize
06. compuphonic & kolombo // anti matter // turbo
07. eyerer & namito // quipa (etienne de crecy rmx) // great stuff
08. dj mehdi // signatune (thomas bangalter edit) // ed banger
09. tomas andersson // washing up (tiga rmx) // bpc
10. whomadewho // out the door (superdiscout rmx) // gomma
11. matthew dear // don & sherri (hot chip version) // ghostly
12. cut copy // saturdays (disco edit) // modular
13. the paradise // in love with you // vulture

2nd hour (by charles*prince)
01. phreek // new york dolls // compost black
02. camaros gang // fuerza major (tensnake rmx) // radius records
03. ada // fizzmann // areal
04. marc e. // r&b drunkie // golf channel
05. charlie // spacer woman // antibe music
06. holy ghost // hold on // dfa
07. lcd soundsystem // 45:33 side-c // dfa
08. conforce // our concern (dub mix) // rush hour
09. colouring in // robot restroom // love minus zero
10. bastian heerhorst // marathon // envy my music
11. brennan green // pluto's retreat (optimo rmx) // bearfunk
12. swat squad // addict // pulsewith
13. freeform five // perspex sex (ewans hi-nrg rmx) // classic rec
14. the youngsters // equestrian muppet idol // 20/20 vision
15. nagano kitchen // gsxr 810 // apotek
16. splittr // all alone (chicken lips rmx) // big and dirty rec

DATES

see me play records at the following places

DATES WILL BE ADDED SOON DUE TO MY STUPID LAZYNESS.
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NITE

the common cause nite has pretty much the same concept as the common cause radioshow: it is hosted by simon strotmann, and some nice guest are invited. have a look at the info & flyers below.










and here we go with number two. the secone common cause nite will also take place at the wonderful uebel&gefährlich in hamburg, st.pauli. it will cost you 8€ again, and the music played by dplay, psacal fuhlbrügge and me will be deep and housy.





















this is the first ever common cause nite. it will take place at your favourite venue, the uebel & gefährlich. it will cost you 8€. it will be a long night of house, disco and techno. it will even be the first birthday of common cause. doors will be open at 12pm. so come along.

HELLO

hello.
my name is simon.
i live in hamburg, germany.
for bookingrequests, promotional reasons or critics:
drop me a line.
thank you.




address
simon strotmann
nagels allee 6
22769 hamburg
simon [at] commoncause.de

www.myspace.com/ilovecommoncause (link)

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programming
wiebke hövelmeyer
wiebke [at] fairliebt.com

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