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  • Mix: Campfire Melancholy II

    Dear friends of the cultivated autumn blues, it’s that time again. The year is racing towards its end, wrapping the world in weather-made sorrow. Despite the fleeting hope of sunny days, wet, gray, and cold have once again become the bitter reality of everyday life. So, it’s time for the perfect soundtrack, one that makes…

  • Mix: variFocast #14 – Kometenschmidt

    Jan Madera is a DJ, a former colleague, and a friend of mine. Even though we rarely see each other, despite the ridiculously short physical distance, we are connected by music. And the love for music. Our common ground can be found somewhere between Ambient, IDM, Electronica, Piano, Jazz, and Dubtechno. And that’s why I…

  • Make & Mix: Me, Myself, and I

    Amazing, how quickly 30 years pass by. For his birthday in 1994, my father received a “cheap” (around 120 DM) beginner keyboard as a gift. It was also a highly intriguing toy for me and became the foundation for my first attempts at music production. With a cassette deck beside me—focus—and record, the first short…

  • Mix: Kometenschmidt – Soulful Journeys

    Back in the 90s, I began DJing, primarily focusing on hard and industrial techno before transitioning to deep house. However, as a student, I often struggled to afford new records. Eventually, I reached a point where I decided to stop DJing and concentrate on producing music instead. Under the moniker ’Latex Distortion,’ I pursued music…