“Watergate 02″ mixed by Ellen Allien’s right hand man, Sascha Funke

27Oct08

Situated by the river Spree, known for it’s first-rate lineups of international talent and of course it’s famous wall to wall LED dance floor installation, the Watergate Club in Berlin has quickly become one of the world’s leading dance music clubs.

Only 5 years after it’s official opening the club now goes a step further and releases a characteristic Mix CD series delivering only the finest DJ Mixes by some of club’s most exiting residents and guests. With the focus being put not only on the music but also on the packaging and design, this series will quickly become a truly sought-after collectors item and will surely stand out in flood of mediocre music and mixes that often dilute the market.

“Watergate 02″ is a perfect distillation of the cream of melodic minimalism and deeper dancefloor moments from Ellen Allien’s right hand man, Sascha Funke. Four Tet’s remix of Nathan Fake’s ‘You Are here’ gets the mix rolling with an optimistic Krautrock vibe, followed by the Miss Kittin remix of Ellen Allien’s ‘Alles Sehen’ before settling into Zander VT’s driving tech-house cut ‘Get Down’ and maintaining the housing vibes with the WIghnomy bros remix of Minilogue & Kab’s ‘That’s a nice way to give me feedback’ and onto Dave Aju’s anthemic ‘Crazy Place’. From here on there’s suitably streamlined and luxuriant tech house from Sten, Funke himself, Koze, Patrice Scott’s succulent ‘Visions of Mantanda’ and finishing on a pure ‘95 vibe with Acid jesus’ remix of Milch’s ‘Housefrau’. Guaranteed business-class house goodness.

Tracklisting:

01. Nathan Fake – You Are Here (Four Tet Remix)
02. Ellen Allien – Alles Sehen (Miss Kittin Remix)
03. Maus & Stolle – Taxi
04. Zander VT – Get Down
05. Minilogue & Kab – That’s A Nice Way To Give Me Feedback (Wighnomy Brothers Quintenzirkel Remikks)
06. Dave Aju – Crazy Place
07. Sten – More Stash
08. Modal – Boy Girl Boy Girl
09. The Mole – Smiling & Running
10. Sascha Funke – Mango (Tobias Thomas & Superpitcher’s Como Mango Version)
11. DJ Koze – I Want To Sleep
12. Closer Musik – Giganten
13. Patrice Scott – Visions Of Mantada
14. Milch – Housefrau (Acid Jesus’ Pure Sex Remix)

References: HTTP://WWW.WATER-GATE.DE, HTTP://MYSPACE.COM/WATERGATECLUB

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