Friday, 8th of April, funnily enough 8.00 PM, at Codekontrol HQs, in London.
The phone’s been ringing off the hook for the whole day. In between morning work, reading and answering e-mails, organizing everything in boxes for the office move this weekend answering the phone seems to have lost some of its charm! CJ finally answers…It’s the Ostfunk crew, Berlin.
Codekontrol’s just about to send the first troops to the world’s capital of electronic music tomorrow, on Saturday. Berlin, the Mecca of everything and everyone electronic, the only place in Europe where you can have God and Jesus Christ on the decks on the same bill in one night, the place where every techno dj dreams to play one day. For Codekontrol the time has finally come.
The gig’s been on the books from the early days of 2011, but only getting closer to it actually brought the realization home: WE are going to BERLIN! And from all the clubs in Berlin, we’re doing TRESOR! And on the same bill with Hardfloor, the techno Gods! Trying to play it cool before such a gig is like trying to keep still in the middle of a Brazilian street carnival.
They say the devil is in the details, and you know what, it is especially true when you plan a gig outside your home playing field. How many times things get lost in translation and it happens that you realize just hours before the gig that someone forgot to book the hotel rooms for the artists?! Thankfully, our Berlin connection, the guys at Ostfunk have been absolutely spot on with everything over there. The way they’ve been taking care of things throughout the months building up to the gig speaks miles on how serious they are about what they’re doing.
Ostfunk Records Berlin is the brainchild of Oliver Tatsch and Daniel Boon. Ostfunk has been playing with breaking the minimal house and techno boundaries for over 7 years now. What they have achieved until present is an original mutant sound that resonates very well with the likes of Stephan Bodzin, Marc Romboy, Namito, Lutzenkirchen or Tube & Berger.
Fast forward, Friday the 22nd of April, let’s hear how it all went. Who better to ask than the man who actually felt Berlin dirt under his feet, Codekontrol’s Monokode:
“Berlin will be remembered, man. I just played Tresor man! T R E S O R! ‘I remember I had read about Tresor something like 15-16 years ago. And I was
dreaming about only being there! Instead i've actually played Tresor!
You know, the people, the vibe, the encounters I had there, just incredible! The way the gig went from beginning to end, the way the “usual” organizational problems were solved and dealt with, it was all under control at every point. It felt really good!
I mean I had a few problems in there. My headphones had broken during the flight and my time coded vinyl’s were bent. By all measurements I was pretty screwed! Luckily Match and Daniel (Ostfunk) hooked me up brilliantly in no time :)
But as you know troubles always come in pairs so when my set started i also had some problems with Traktor. I felt like I was just about to diiiiiiie!
But the crowd just jumped in with their phones and lighted up the back of the mixer so I could finally hook up my Traktor right! They were amazing, nothing like that ever happened to me anywhere else in the world.
Seeing Hardfloor bang it at Tresor was awesome! It was like a trip back in time; I remember I first saw them in Naples at Le Dune Club when I was just about the necessary age to get in the club. Their deep and bouncy groove, sometimes getting a little acidy making your hairs stand up as you feel the rush coming over. Everyone on the dancefloor went literally crazy, me included
The Sunday was pretty much relax, staying in the whole day in the hotel sleeping.
Woke up in the evening around 8pm to go and grab a bite. That was Sunday. Monday I had a very good time hooking up with Namito and Siamak, we had a lovely late lunch in this restaurant the sun was on and so strong… awesome!
After, we went to check out Namito's studio which was few meters away. Can you believe in my walk there i met PIER BUCCI and HEARTTHROB?!?! I couldn't. It was just unbelievable. But that was Berlin for me, first time playing there but hopefully again…soon!"
Compiled and edited by Serge for Codekontrol
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