Eine großartige Woche für Rotation: nicht genug, dass es heute viele starke Platten geregnet hat, nein, wie bereits angekündigt bekommt Rotation diese Woche Zuwachs: Rotation Boutique Berlin eröffnet am Samstag die Pforten für alle, denen Schallplatten nicht genug sind.
Dieses hocherfreuliche Ereignis begehen wir diesen Samstag, den 26. Juni 2010 mit DJ-Unterstützung von TAMA SUMO (Berghain) SVEN VT (Memo / Bpitch Control) BORIS (Berghain) HAUKE FREER (Session Victim / Retreat) STROBOCOP (Karaoke Kalk) PICK & ROLL (for Heart & Soul) Die Kunst an den Wänden kommt von FORN (Herbert Druschke & DAG Berlin).
http://rotationboutique.wordpress.com/
Quarion (Drumpoet Community, Retreat)
Deepchild (Get Physical, Freerange)
Simon Beestone
Elie Eidelman
James Blond
Frank, I spent so much time on this tee, using my non-existing drawing skills to the max...you better wear it!
Phew, it really feels like eons since I’ve sat down and wrote some nonsense for our blog…then again, it’s not like I’ve been lazy: I’m known as der Pressemann, the one in charge for all the release sheets, party infos, Reels descriptions and basically every written text that is related to Retreat, so there has been some stuff to rant about, but fair enough, my last proper blog entry was in November. Back then, I was moaning about the tough Berlin winter but now, believe or not, the sun came back! My brain still has trouble processing this new information and I was indeed training to live in this Ice Age for the rest of my life (dressing up with 5 layers, being really cautious not to slip on the road, mumbling instead of talking so that my lips don’t bleed)…but hey, the ice is gone, the birds are singing and the days are getting longer so I guess I can ditch those adamantium gloves.
So what’s new at Retreat HQ? Well, in case you didn’t notice, we have a new record out entitled “Treats Vol.2″ which is getting some major airplay. It’s a hot split EP with two cuts from Session Victim and 1 track from myself. You can read about it here and there but also just make up your own mind by listening to it. Session Victim are now busy working on RTR06 but if you’re a fiend for their groovy cut-up approach, i would strongly recommend that you check out Matthias Reiling‘s excellent “Das Gespenst Von Altona” on Giegling. This Mini-album from the talented producer who makes up 1/2 of Session Victim has Funk stamped all over its 3 House tracks and 5 Hip-Hop Instrumentals. Being the ageing b-boy that I am, my preference goes to the 5 little gems: intricate yet bouncy beats that seem to be tailormade for MC’s like DOOM or Kool Keith. Hot ish! In fact, if you’re in Berlin tonight, be sure to check Matthias out at Farbfernseher, it’s about to become pretty steamy in this little place!
That’s it for now peeps, more news and the usual q-nonsense will follow shortly…
with Motor City Drum Ensemble and Kevin O’ Shea
Andreas Andersson und Session Victim spielen Schallplatten
For the final Edelweiss Extravaganza of 2009, we’re looking forward to listen to Iron Curtis dropping his exciting selection of electronics on the 1′s and 2′s. Mr. Curtis has been gaining a lot of praise for his debut releases on Morris Audio and Mirau earlier this year and he’s definitely set to bring more pressure in 2010 (check out his upcoming works and you’ll get the idea!). Iron Curtis is also a very solid DJ with a taste for House that is a bit out of the ordinary…just our type of guy, really 
Also on the lineup (and working at the door, depending at what time you arrive) will be Retreat’s founders Quarion and Hauke Freer. The deadly duo will embark on a perilous mission, which is to make you move your feet and shake your thang with musical gems in genres as various as Funk, Disco, Broken Beat, House, or Detroit Techno!
Be advised, it’s going to be a wild one!
This was actually taken in London
It’s going to be my fourth winter here in Berlin, but I still can’t get used to the following natural phenomena: how fast the sun is setting between 4 and 5 in the afternoon. It’s almost as if you look out the window, write some nonsense in 140 characters and when you look out again, bam, darkness crept in… Read More »