„Ich habe das Set während meiner letzten Reisen durch das ländliche Indien aufgenommen“, verrät Troja über seinen Beitrag zur trndmsk-Reihe Future Stars. Der Musiker war in einem kleinen Dorf in Rajasthan, als er den Mix „A Deep Dive Into The Unknown“ aufnahm. „Ich war also umgeben von viel Natur und sehr bodenständigen Menschen, die ein einfaches Leben führen.“ Eine Menge Inspiration hat Troja aus dem Motto „slow is sexy“ gezogen: „In Indien gibt es meistens viel High-Tempo-Straight-Techno und ich wollte diese Idee von langsamer, melodischer Musik, die auf einer Party gleichermaßen tanzbar und unterhaltsam ist, vorantreiben.“ Er ist kein Anhänger der Philosophie, nur eine Tonne Promos in seinen Mixen zu spielen: „Ich mag es, Stücke zu spielen, die ich wirklich mag, veröffentlicht oder unveröffentlicht ist mir nicht so wichtig.“

Troja - trndmsk Future Stars #29

Berlin-based DJ and music producer San Miguel recently mixed the 28th edition of trndmsk’s Future Stars series: “Symphony Of Insanity”.

San Miguel - trndmsk Future Stars #28

Milo Häfliger

„For the next ninety minutes we’ll be on a journey through a slowly unfolding soundscape with thrilling synths, mystic vocals and energetic strings“, says Milo Häfliger. Contributing the 27th edition to trndmsk’s Future Stars series, the Swiss DJ chose to create a mix between soft melodies and driving grooves. „I recorded the set calmly at home“, says the musician from Bern about “Omnia Vincit Amor”. Generally, he likes to enjoy life and take it as it comes, thus does not really set goals: „But I’m looking forward to everything the future holds for me. This spring I will be touring the Middle East with a few nice gigs. Also, I’m planning to tour Canada and Australia in summer. In Canada I’ll be meeting my close friend Gabriel Belmudes who has set up our first collaboration— very much looking forward to that as well.“

Milo Häfliger - trndmsk Future Stars #27

“What inspired me most are for sure the gigs I had over the last months”, says Arutani about his contribution to trndmsk’s Future Stars series. During these gigs he experienced many beautiful moments and met wonderful people. “To be honest I don’t release many mixtapes, therefore I thought it would be good to record something that would show what I’ve been playing during the last gigs.” Arutani retouched the last details of the songs in Tulum in Mexico: “I was very happy to be at home and able to work non-stop on this”, says the Venezuelan artist now living in Switzerland. The mixtape is titled “Denouement Of Love” and consists only of tracks produced by himself. “Making a mixtape with only my songs has always been quite a struggle since I have always been the kind of artist that composes a little bit of everything: chill, crazy, mellow sound, and sometimes it is a bit difficult to put all of this together.”

Arutani - trndmsk Future Stars #26

Having recently produced and released new material, Keybe decided that it was about time to record a new live set. “This way I’d like to share my music and enable listeners to discover my musical universe”, says the young musician. He recorded the set in his atelier in Paris- in a basement: “I spend a lot of time there because the quietness and solitude help me express my ideas musically while going deeper into the topic.” It is vitally important for him to tell a story through his sets. “It is not only about the tracks but rather some kind of contemplation throughout the whole mix, the feelings involved, cultural inspiration and a bit of my personality”, says Keybe. “The Nomad Soul” is the result of several months full of work and learning. In regards to favorite tracks included in the mix, the artist has a hard time to specify: “I really like all of them. My version of The Doors’ ‘Light my fire’ might be close to being a favorite.” Besides these recordings, Keybe is planning to release an EP with Segg via Art Vibes Music, produce a few remixes for other labels, and record a new live set with only one specific edit of his favorite artists. “I hope you all enjoy the 24th edition of trndmsk Future Stars.”

Keybe - trndmsk Future Stars #25

Julian Falk

“I wanted to record a mix that is more driving than the last one”, says Julian Falk reflecting on his style of music. “Also, I’m a bit sad sometimes that so many beautiful tracks don’t make it into a mix. There’s a high frequency of good releases and your own taste changes constantly anyway.” He was inspired to produce the set during an open air performance in a forest glade surrounded by a river near Halle (Saale). “I was guided by the atmosphere of the nighttime set, rearranged some ideas and took it from there.” The mix, titled “Atīndriya”, was recorded on Ableton at different sites over the last weeks: his new home, his native home and the train rides in between. By recording the set he wanted to add more variety to his previous sets on SoundCloud: “This one was designed to be more danceable and reflect the sets I usually play at night.”

Julian Falk - trndmsk Future Stars #24

Tim Engelhardt

Als einer von Kölns jüngsten und hellsten Sterne am Nachthimmel der elektronischen Musik stolperte Tim Engelhardt nicht zufällig über die Szene, sondern begann seine musikalischen Lehrjahre recht früh: Schon im Alter von acht Jahren versuchte er seine Piano-Übungen umzukomponieren und zeigte von Anfang an jene kreative Unabhängigkeit, die einem späteren Produzenten elektronischer Musik gut zu Gesicht steht. Doch erst als Engelhardt die Releases der Kölner Techno-Koryphäe Robert Babicz entdeckte, rückten Bassdrum und Synthesizer in den Vordergrund – ein gestandener Produzent, Live-Performer und Mastering-Engineer mit feinem Gespür für Klangdetails wurde so zum perfekten Vorbild.

Tim Engelhardt - trndmsk Future Stars #24

trndmsk: Damian, tell us what to look forward to in the next few hours? Scrounger: Almost three hours of music, samples, noises, hi-hats, drums, Soul and Jazz baselines, erotics and advice from the dating coach. Where and how did you record the set? I recorded it during the last months while I was travelling a lot to collect tracks and ideas. I always need a certain topic for my sets. This topic I try to convey into the mix with vocals. This time, an insanely experienced “dating coach” (whose name I won’t reveal for his protection) explains how girls behave in a club and how you can “score” with them.

Scrounger - trndmsk Future Stars #23

Oberst & Buchner have been a very special project for us ever since their release of “Doves” which was recorded with Mimu and included a remix by both Rampue and Patlac. But even before that Sebastian Oberst and Andreas Buchner formed the perfect example of a great live act. In March 2016 they provided “Erdberg” as a free download on trndmsk— now they want to follow up with a contribution to our Future Stars series. Their set was recorded live and is titled “Secretly”. We talked to them about the creation of the set, their Downtempo event series Heimlich and their future releases.

Oberst & Buchner - trndmsk Future Stars #21

Gabriel Ananda

Sixteen years ago Gabriel Ananda started his career by releasing the “For Love” EP via his own imprint Karmarouge. The Cologne DJ advanced to become some kind of insiders’ tip with his groovy minimalist tracks. In 2004 he released “Süssholz”, one of the most prominent club tracks of that year, and topped off the year with his debut album “Tai Nasha No Karosha”. The LP was clearly aimed at the dancefloors banking on functional directness and the pleasure of dancing.

Gabriel Ananda - trndmsk Podcast #46

trndmsk is an online magazine about electronic music, founded by two young men in December 2010. Since then trndmsk has been providing its users with things to know about various electronic music genres such as Techno, Minimal, Dubstep, Electro, House, Ambient and Dub. trndmsk publishes a podcast on every first Wednesday of the month, which is mixed by established DJs and producers.

N’to was born in Marseille and learned how to play the guitar when he was ten years old– a passion that is still alive 30 years later. In his work there still is a strong connection to Rock music as seen in his collaboration with Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Scar Tissue” remix). British music duo Underworld later inspired him to listen to electronic music and eventually producing. Since 2004 he is not only a DJ and live act but also music producer– and his musical repertoire is very diverse. He enjoys Deep House and Tech House just as much as Techno and Minimal, which has earned him releases via Parquet Recordings, Delicieuse Records, Inlay Recordings, Voltaire Music and his own record label Hungry Music. Recently, he recorded a new liveset that will be published by trndmsk as their 45th podcast– following the episode by Mira and Chris Schwarzwalder.

N'to - trndmsk Podcast #45

Sometimes there is a perfect symbiosis formed by giving and taking. Mira and Chris Schwarzwalder are two musicians who somehow manage to create and capture magical moments on the dancefloor. They manage to compose seconds when the DJs and the crowd find each other in a perfect balance. Anyone who loves these moments will love watching the two producers follow their passion. Their releases on Katermukke and URSL show that they are always a congenial duo, not only when DJing. For trndmsk they created podcast #44, played and recorded at this year’s Garbicz Festival.

Mira & Chris Schwarzwalder - trndmsk Podcast #44

“A wicked intro by Mr. Raoul K”, promises Braunbeck to make a good start to his mixtape compiled for trndmsk’s Future Stars series. “I think it’s an incredibly good track”, stresses the Stuttgart native. His mix is titled “West-Berliner Morgenstunden” and includes two tracks produced by some of Braunbeck’s friends: “The two tracks were released on their own record label called SOLIDE Musik, and they’re doing a great job!”

Braunbeck - trndmsk Future Stars #20

Haste makes waste– that’s why it took us a little longer to publish the next episode of our Future Stars series mixed by Dopish. “Get ready for a Dopish set somewhere between a nightly car ride and club sounds”, say the two producers who recently released their “Aguna” EP via INCROYABLE Music. They did actually listen to their “Woven Fabric” mix during a car ride at night and loved the combination of sound and atmosphere.

Dopish - trndmsk Future Stars #19

Two weeks ago music duo Tender Games recorded their set “A Tape for Caro” – the 18th contribution to trndmsk’s Future Stars series. “We recorded it during this year’s first fine weather in Berlin”, say Marlon Hoffstadt and Ulrich Harrison (HRRSN) who started the project in late 2012. “We went to play ball, sat down with a few beers afterwards and browsed through our House classics and current favorites.” The two artists like to do that every now and then to show others their recent discoveries. “Then we were reminded that we wanted to make a podcast for trndmsk so we sat down and compiled the mix.” The result is a mixtape full of classics and a few new tracks that have been released recently. “Sometimes we play a small DJ set after our gigs”, say the musicians who usually perform live only. “It was important for us to include tracks that we could use in one of our Tender Games DJ sets.” Both have a hard time picking a favorite track: “It is difficult because there are so many great releases at the moment.” Hoffstadt currently prefers the new release by Suzanne Kraft, “DJ Safety”, which is also a favorite of &ME. “I’d like to add that I am a huge fan of Matteo Luis’ upcoming release via Retrograde: “Untitled” and “Impulse” are my favourites on this one.” However, Harrison is convinced by &ME’s dub version of Art Department’s “Catch You By Surprise”: “The track is like a long and intense breather during the set that always takes full effect.” Besides recording the mixtape the two music producers spent a lot of time in the studio recently: “We made a remix for our friend Basti aka Lovebirds, and made a contribution to the “SUOL Summer Daze” series.” Also, they are thoroughly working on a new EP. “And we’ve got our solo projects, of course. Marlon will soon release via his own record label Retrograde, and there will be another release with Chicago based singer Paris Brightledge via UTTU’s sub label Hot Haus.”
Harrison is about to release a new EP via a label from Denmark.

Tender Games - trndmsk Future Stars #18

“I think the expectations on Schlenker as an artist became bigger than expected”, notes German DJ Schlenker mit Turnbeutel. All of a sudden he received requests to perform live. “A few times I did that but always felt anonymous and somehow artificial.” He prefers to DJ for friends in small locations. “If ever”, as he stresses, “I think I don’t like showcasing myself so it was good to keep some distance.” His most recent mixtape “Der schwerste Gang einer Ente” was published almost two years ago.
“My earlier sets always were kind of cheerful and happy but also deep and meaningful”, says the DJ in retrospective. He wanted to continue the latter, and produced a wonderful set for our “Future Stars” series – “Watschelnd auf Umwegen”. “Schlenker is meant to grow up a little.” His place of residence Berlin was decisive in choosing the tracks: “I’m back to Berlin since one year now, so the sound of some of the city’s clubs has an influence on me.” By publishing the mixtape he would like to become more active again: “Only on SoundCloud for now. I don’t want to feel pressured into performing live. If I make that step at some point it should be at the right place with the right people.”

Schlenker mit Turnbeutel - trndmsk Future Stars #17

„Welcome to a world where crispy bass drums set the note, where Momratzn twitch to tweaking hi-hats, and speech bubbles wave at you with pleasant basses!“
We are talking about the world of Feliks Thielemann and Mathias Schwarz aka Super Flu, which is why the duo is commonly referred to as Germany’s most creative DJ export. This mainly comes down to two reasons: the musicians try to turn the weirdest things into instruments, and have been playing with a complete philharmonic orchestra. The founders of record label Monaberry are happy to contribute podcast #43.

Super Flu - trndmsk Podcast #43

Two years ago music producer Hyenah entered the world of electronic music very quietly. Since then he has had impressive releases via Freerange, Aeon and Drumpoet. Now it’s time for the rather mysterious artist to contribute a Future Stars mix. “This mix was mainly inspired by my latest tour in South Africa”, says Hyenah who mainly uses melodies that represent the genuine atmosphere of the Cape of Good Hope. “There are a few classics that just fit the vibe perfectly, a few forgotten pearls that I feel are very much worth getting heard again and a few new tunes that did not gain the attention in Europe that they deserve”, says the musician. “Mami Wata” does also include some own productions representing the distinct Hyenah style.

Hyenah - trndmsk Future Stars #16

We’ve been following Martha van Straaten‘s sets for over a year now and can’t deny that she had turned our heads on several occasions. Of course, her colleagues Jascha Hagen and Brasilian artist Urubu Marinka did their bit as well. Be that as it may, this wonderful woman from Bremen, who has moved to Leipzig by now, contributed the 15th episode to our Future Stars series. Thank you.

Martha van Straaten - trndmsk Future Stars #15

Melokind started working on his album “Sinus” in summer 2013. “I’ve worked on the eleven tracks for about two years”, says the music producer proudly, “but I had a few musical time outs as well to stay creative and gain new ideas, energy, inspiration which was necessary to realise the concept.” The collection was released by Incroyable Music on November 30th, 2015. The title wasn’t a hard choice: “I always love working with simple sine waves which are a big part of my productions. Especially the bleeps and appregios I make with this sine wave, that contributes a lot to the Melokind style.” Finally, the Cologne artist compiled trndmsk podcast #42 to go along with the release.

Melokind - trndmsk Podcast #42

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