


vienna calling. it's february 2013 and we are celebrating the 5th anniversary of common cause with noone else but ROMAN RAUCH (link). i first got to know his music in 2011 with his superb "RRRemixed-EP" on PHILPOT and he has eversince put out great deep and soulful records on amazing labels like quintessentials and endless flight. now he is hitting us with a really, really, really nice mix of soul and jazz and rap. one for the heads. and for all the others. one for everyone. enjoy!
to be quite honest, i hadn't heard about RUF DUG (link) til august of 2012. but thanks to the mighty interwebs it didn't take long to discover all of his tunes and fall in love immediately, so i asked him to do the september edition. if you hadn't heard from the manchester-based producer/dj/labelowner either, here is what he does in short: he puts out some RUF music, mostly on his very own RUF KUTZ label (each release is limited to 250 vinyls - which is kind of a mess for a newly fan like me, as all the old ones are being sold for silly money on discogs), is throwing some nice partys in his hometown (google "wet play manchester" if interested) and guess what: he also plays some mighty RUF tunes as a dj. check out this podcast, because it is really, really, really, really good! your very own 30mins of rufness start now!
it is august of 2012 and time to celebrate the 50th edition of common cause! because of that special event we are glad to present to you a special mix from a special guy from a special town: BIG STRICK (link) from the one and only city of detroit. he is the older cousin of mighty omar s and has been djing since the mid-eighties. he has been putting out housemusic for 4 years now, started releasing on omars "FXHE" label and is now publishing via his very own "7 days ent" label. it is an honour to have him on the show and play records between deep and warm house tunes and raw detroit techno stuff. give it up for BIG STRICK.
OSKAR OFFERMANN (link) is one of the heads behind the nice berlin-based WHITE records, which has been putting out music for almost 5 years now. he also takes care of RIMINI, a little edit imprint. besides that, the man produces highly enjoyable music. and does some excellent djing as you can hear in the next twentyfive minutes.
you might not have heard of the name PRELLER (link) yet, but i am sure you will hear much more of him in the near future. as i have listened to his eclectic sets and to his mixes for podcasts a few times i can tell you that this leipzig-boy's got some talent. i am really looking forward to his own releases that he announces below. please give him a listen, house-afficionados and -afficionadas. the one and only: preller!
And yet another one of those guys who has been around for ages (first release under his "wookey" disguise in 1994) and constantly brings us amazing tunes. mr JAIME READ (link) is responsible for the april-edition of common cause in 2012. he has been putting out one my favourite records in 2011, and his upcoming release on housewax of course sounds very promising too. timeless quality house-pieces. his mix is more disco than house, but you have to know your roots. jaime read certainly does.
yes, you can applaude already. the one and only AXEL BOMAN (link) is taking over for some groovy 30-commoncause-minutes. just for the ones who were sleeping under a rock for the last three years: axel boman is a producer (amazing releases on pampa records, glasstable, ...), a dj (check this podcast and his appearance on the boiler room), one third of the already legendary studio barnhus and simply a big hope for house music. high five to stockholm: llll,
it's leipzig time! i myself am a fan of that city. i like the vibe, i like the music, i like the people. Some of that music is released on KANN RECORDS. Alex Neuschulz aka SEVENSOL (link) is one third of that label. He also is one half of the production-duo "Sevensol&Bender" (together with bender, haha) and one half of the incredible "Manamana" DJ-Crew. And he works at a record store (of course). Go visit the freezone-store if you are in leipzig at one time. In his mix SEVENSOL plays 25minutes of laidback music at around 90 beats per minute. Perfect to welcome the late february sunbeams.
it is the very beginning of 2012 and it is time for something special. a special edition of not one but more than 2 half hours of eclectic music. who else could give you this great present but BILL BREWSTER (link)? bill brewster is hard to categorize, overall he is just a giant musicnerd (in the best way you can possibly use this word). he is author of some great books ("last night a dj saved my life", for example), he is a record-collector and an amazing dj, he is a musician, he runs the website djhistory.com, which you might have heard of, back in the days he ran several labels and - last but not least - he is a loving father. his mix is a collection of timeless pieces, electronic and non-electronic, new and old, but always with a lot of soul. thanks, bill.
the installment in december 2011 was done by RVDS (link). richard von der schulenburg is pretty hard to categorize. whilst experimenting a lot with acid, house and techno these days and producing some amazing records for it's (which he is running), laid and terpsiton, he has been part of the hamburg music scene for several years now, being involved in a lot of projects of diverse musical styles. we'll keep an eye on him and look where his journey leads him. enjoy his great selection of timeless pieces of deep electronic music.
there are a lot of good things about getting to work with DANIEL WANG (link) and receiving on of his super rare mixes. amongst others: you get one hell of a mix from him, you get to work with a nice and professional individual, and most important for myself: you don't have to introduce a man that surely needs no introduction! so please give him a warm welcome. the one and only. the legendary. mr daniel wang!
it has been two and a half years now. in february 2009 IRON CURTIS' (link) "solgerhood ep" in mirau hit the streets. now, in october 2011, after several releases on labels that you might have heard of (such as mule electronic, retreat, hudd trax, ...) he finally did a podcast for me. a walk in the park of electronica and deep house music is what you can expect. 31 minutes of pleasure. thank you for the music, iron curtis.
i first got in touch with LEROSAs (link) music about 3 years ago, when his great remix on the vakula-ep on uzuri got published. now, 3 years and several brilliant eps on diverse labels (millions of moments, quintessentials, real soon, ...) later his second album "amanatto" hit the streets and the irish-italian once again shows his love for organic housemusic. "people talk too much about gear I usually do not expect too much good music." (robert henke) - i haven't heard lerosa talk much about gear.
some of the shooting stars (i bet these guys beg to differ, but they most certainly got a whole lot going on right now) of the soul- and disco-influenced deephouse-scene are DEEP SPACE ORCHESTRA (link). not without a reason. si murray and chris barker just happen to know the formula for the perfect warm and crunchy house-tune. they have already and are about to release their music on a number of heavyweight labels like delusions of grandeur, instruments of rapture, quintessentials and their very own use of weapons. thanks for doing the august edition of my podcast, boys.
a while ago, someone asked me where this BENJAMIN BRUNN (link) came from. he thought that benjamin just appeared from out of nowhere, but that is not quite true. this modest guy has been producing music for more than 12 years and he is still at it: he just released an incredible EP on "third ear". in july 2011 he dropped some of his own stuff and put together an supersmooth mix which goes by the title "Music for star rides and other occasions". lend your ear to this likable man, please. you'll get it back, i promise.
yeah, pretty much everybody is doing edits today, that is true. but riccardo zanaroli aka RICCIO (link) has been doing this for quite some time now. together with ltj he is part of the infamous SUPER VALUE SPECIAL EDITS crew, whose works always match their label name. so give it up for the man from bologna who was so kind to do a mix in june of 2011.
it took some time til paul david rollmann, better known as EVEN TUELL (link) and i could finalize this episode of common cause, but in may 2011 time had come. paul david is a fulltime artist. he manages his fashion- and bag-label "airbag craftworks", releases music under is "even tuell" moniker and co-runs the infamous "workshop" record label, alongside jens kuhn aka "lowtec". now take a guess why this fabulous mix took so long ...
in april 2011 i luckily got a podcast mixed by none other than finn johannsen (link). he grew up in northern germany, started collecting & spinning records there, then moved to berlin. now he also writes about music (de:bug, resident advisor, d*ruffalo, ...), he publishes music (macro - together with stefan goldmann) and sells music at the one and only hardwax record store. that man simply IS music. lend him your ear, he's got stuff to tell.
i suppose many of you haven't heard of the name bnjmn (link) to this very day (which is the 7th of january in 2011). that could be because he doesn't have much output yet, and the 12" that i instantly fell in love with after hearing about it on monday-edition.de was only sold at the recordstore of rush hour (not even at their mailorder). but this will be a big year for the english lad, because an album (also on rush hour) is about to hit the streets in march. but read about it yourself:
eddie c (link) is probably one of the first names you'll be thinking of, when it comes to disco edits of the last 2-3 years. not groundless, of course, as the canadian fella stands for quality productions. his dj-sets can keep up with his production-skills. lend your ear to mr edward c for the november 2010 - edition.
hamburgs disco-don matt moroder (link) was kind enough to do the october-edition of common cause. back in 2008 he did brought us some fine edits on a label called "glossy" and now he's back with a new edit on his very own imprint by the name of "little leaf". in his mix, he enlightens us with some warm house- and disco-sunbeams. ace.
the september-edition of 2010 was done by another busy multitasker. kenneth christiansen (link) is co-owner, resident dj and booker at copenhagens finest electronic music club, the culture box, is part of the producer-duo "pattern repeat" and successfully runs his own label "echocord" which had some great releases lately. i can hardly imagine a man to be more "techno"..
in august 2010 the man that doesn't like to show his face did a sweet mix for all of you out there. he is better known as anton zap (link) and is not only a marvelous artist, but also an incredibly modest and nice guy from moscow. this man has created some unique soundscapes on "underground quality", "uzuri" and of course his very own label "ethereal sound" (link).
in july 2010 kink (link) from sofia, bulgaria, took over the common cause decks. he has been making music for more than 5 years now and i really dig his latest releases on liebe*detail and ovum. give his fantastic mix a shot! (picture-credit: Yanne Golev)
this months mix comes straight out of hamburg - matthias reiling (link) not only happens to be one half of the superb session victim (link), he has also released his first solo-album on the very sympathetic giegling-label (link). the 30 minutes of his mix are filled with sunny deephouse groovers, just perfect for dancing in the sun-heated streets. or simply to lay back and listen.
after converting the common cause radioshow into a podcast alistair gibbs from londontown was so kind to do the first mix. you may know his alias nebraska (link). under this moniker he has brought us some of the finest deep discoish 12inches in the last ten years. and as he tells us below, there will be more. his podcast is filled with some unreleased trippy funky edits - worth a listen! thanks, ali.
jenifa mayanja (link) from brooklyn nyc was so kind to do a gorgeous mix for my show. she is a producer and the founder of bu mako, which started as a party, then became label and radioshow. thank you for taking your time, jenifa.
the first guestmix in 2010 was done by nonetheless then marcello napoletano (link), who just released his debut album on mathematics - besides that he is also part of i.f.m., who released some serious stuff on uzuri, quintessentials and several other labels in 2009. have an eye on him!
dubbyman (link), founder of deep explorer records, took over the common cause decks in december 2009. together with his brother above smoke he is successfully managing to put madrid on the deep house map. go spain, go!
in the middle of a cold november in 2009 tetrode head-honcho specter (link) was kind enough to do a mix for me. i first heard of the chicago man on his genius downbeat release "mind over matter", but he has a lot more to offer. and there is a lot more to come!
leipzig local kassem mosse (link) is not only busy with doing his own label mikrodisko, he also produces for berlin topnotch housebrothers "workshop". and the birds are wispering that there will be a kassem mosse release on THE houselabel of 2009: laid! keep an eye on that boy.
due to some misunderstandings, we had no guestmix in september 2009, so i played a two hour set.
by the end of august 2009, short before common cause nite #03, hamburg producer (dérive, smallville, ...) christopher rau (link) was responsible for a premier on common cause: the first ever live-set! he put together 53 minutes of gorgeous, mostly unreleased stuff and the chatterbox even took his time to answer the following questions.
to be honest, i only really knew "munich emotions" when i asked elitechnique (link) to make a mix for my show. but as you've heard in that mix, and as you will read below there of course is a lot more to those rotterdam disco-brothers.
virginias dj aakmael (link) put together a mix with tons of soul. the uzuri artist joined me on the 27th of june.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
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).
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.





















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