Respect..?! ?
Well, today is Sunday and (hopefully) a different day. So this is probably the best time to consider getting out of bed and head straight to the coffee pot and then computer chair. Aaaaah, bliss! Sit yourself nice and comfy and whilst sipping that miraculous hot dark liquid, click play on this mix
Arena Badeschiff Match Hoffman (Shocked Musik) by Shocked Musik
and meet the Ostfunk Crew aka the headliners in the Terrace stage for Episode II of Technicolour: Cinematographic House Music
Coming from the (forever) capital of electronic music: Berlin, Ostfunk Records has been steadily growing for the past few years as a trademark sound on the scene. Working techno, house and freeform ethnic sounding grooves, Ostfunk sounds infectiously danceable and organically wholesome. We summoned our common (Google) knowledge of German-esse and asked a couple of questions. For everyone here in London that hasn’t yet had the chance to answer Berlin’s calling this will be a very good opportunity to do it!
Let’s find out more and brush up on our knowledge of Berlin Ost-Funk
[code]: Hi there Match Hoffman and Daniel Boon, otherwise known as Ostfunk Records Berlin or “the Berlin connection” how we affectionately called you in one of our previous posts. We’re delighted to have you guys over on our side of the Atlantic headlining for the second episode of Technicolour. How are you and where does this interview find you?
Ostfunk: Hi there; nice to talk to you and we are really happy to play Technicolour! This interview finds us very well and excited about coming to London in two weeks time. It all starter as a conversation with Cj when we were drawing up some collaboration ideas between Codekontrol and Ostfunk. After the party we did together at Tresor this is the next step. Working together with Codekontrol went great even if not without troubles here and so we're looking forward to continue our initial ideas
[code]: As if we were all meeting up for the first time at a friend’s after party, introduce us to Match Hoffman and Daniel Boon.
Ostfunk: :) Daniel Boon is one of the two founders of Ostfunk. He and Oliver Tatsch started the whole thing seven years ago and on the 12th of November we will celebrate the 8th anniversary! We’re preparing for an awesome party, we’ll be living it up with a couple of friends and artists: Martin Buttrich, Nick Curly, Anthony Rother just to name a few.
Daniel plays as all over Europe at the moment. His sound is what you might call “the Ostfunk sound”; powerfully good vibes with a lot of Berlin flavor in. We think you’ll enjoy it quite a bit.
Match Hoffman runs the booking agency and the label side of things at Ostfunk, in charge of a lot of artist bookings and getting the events up and running in due time.
He also plays music (:)), his sound is on the housier, deeper side of Berlin; Bar25, Arena Club kind of groove. At Tresor, you might experience Match breaking free and getting into more techier stuff...teching out really. We’re both really happy to party at Egg for the very first time
[code]: How and why did Ostfunk came to life? What is the meaning of Ostfunk?
Ostfunk: Ostfunk started as a small party brand in Berlin. We managed to avoid the “early death syndrome” so common in the starting-up promoter game and now, after almost 8 years Ostfunk runs the biggest events in Berlin, with more than 8000 capacity and we are working with the “Berlin Summer Rave” or “Nature One Festival” which has more than 60.000 capacity every year! In Berlin Ostfunk has regular events as Famielen Feier at Tresor (where you guys came and played as well :)) and "Gegenstrom". Also we have label nights and open air parties. We like doing these at Arena Badeschiff.
The meaning of Ostunk is quite simple but in English you have two explanations:
Eastern funk or Eastern radiowaves
Choose as you like! But as we all come from East Berlin we wanted everybody to know it and so we put Ost (East) in our Funk = OSTFUNK
[code]: What is the label’s proudest achievement right now? That moment that puts a big, thankful smile upon your face every time it comes up in conversations
Ostfunk: We've just released Marc DePulse "Lucky Punch" a great four track EP with some wonderful remixes from Marco Fender (Supdub/Trapez) and Mihalis Safras. The release is doing great all over Europe and getting a lot of plays which makes us all very very proud!
We’ll make sure we bring our latest promos and releases with us to Technicolour! Also in the next days we will release a new Lizzara and Tatsch EP with remixes from Umek, Daniel Boon and some deep house tunes from Match Hoffman.
[code]: From an aesthetic point of view, how would you describe the “Ostfunk sound”?
Ostfunk: The Ostfunk sound is a mixture between party rave underground techno und fluffy deep house....hahaha. We represent the party section of Berlin, we want to rock out at every event and we want the people to rock with us every time. I would openly say that the Berlin influence is impregnated deep within our sound DNA. You will surely hear that!
[code]: How does it fit in the overall Berlin soundscape? Also tell us more about the evolution of the Ostfunk sound since its beginnings and to right here, right now.
Ostfunk: I would have to say busy and ecstatic. We are very open to all kind of artists and sounds as are too our crowd. I think that’s what makes the typical atmosphere at our nights.
In Berlin you have all kinds of clubs and artists and we’re always trying to bring the best together for a typical Ostfunk party.
[code]: How about the Berlin sound? How is Berlin these days? Tell us about the transformations you’re seeing on the Berlin scene.
Ostfunk: At the moment we see many new and great artists showing up on the scene; also new promoters or party brands. This makes Berlin so alive. Every weekend there are great parties or clubs running somewhere in Berlin. A lot of new influences, a lot of new directions. As you can tell…We love Berlin! :)
[code]: Who else, besides you guys, flies the Ostfunk colours high and mighty? What artists are currently signed/ releasing on Ostfunk?
Ostfunk: Our philosophy is that everybody is welcome at Osfunk if the sound fits. Right now the inner circle is made up of friends; we’ve known each other for years and we all grew together with Ostfunk: Oliver Tatsch, Thomas Lizzara, Daniel Boon, Stereo Jack, Match Hoffman and Marc Depulse. A new face is Marco Fender, a very talented guy and we are so happy to have him.
And of course then there are all the remixers who share a similar passion for the Ostfunk sound; like Exercise One, Mihalis Safras, Lützenkirchen just to name a few. There are many others.
Also if there are any producers reading this, feel free to send us your promos if you feel you that Ostfunk could be right for you.
[code]: What are the feelings that London stirs up in you when mentioned?
Ostfunk: We are excited. Technicolour will be my third time in the UK and my very first time in London! It’s Daniel’s second time. We heard a lot of great things about the club and really hope to fire up a great crowd at Egg in Ostfunk style!
[code]: The Technicolour vibe promises to be a surreal experience, a colourful playground where the house music sound meets cinematographic imagery. What can we expect from the Ostfunk story for the night? Give us a little “trailer”
Ostfunk: Try mixing Berlin Calling with Trainspotting and that´s quite close to what we’re bringing to Egg. And why not end everything in an Odyssey 2012? ;-)
And one more at the end here:11. What colour is Sven Vath’s eyeliner these days?"
Ostfunk: I have no idea about Sven…but Marusha’s is surely not green anymore!
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