Niels Klein is a cool dude. You can feel it in his music too, his sets are various, groovy, entertaining but also underground. I don’t like long talks, u know the deal. In this interview he gave, he mentioned “extremely good labels rising lately, namely Rat Life, Uncanny Valley, Bahnsteig23. Also Macadam Mambo and Frigio” : “These labels really catered to my exact needs; bringing a mix of Acid, House, Italo, Electro… Really exactly my taste”. That’s perfect, I have published mixes by Credit 00 (Rat Life), Dunkeltier who recorded on Bahnsteig23, Sacha Mambo and Guillaume des Bois (Macadam Mambo) and Juan Pablo (Frigio). I guess we really had to meet.

About the photo : “It’s Wubbo Ockels, the first Dutch astronaut and one of my heroes. I have used these pictures from the 70s for a long time now online, they look epic and fit the music perfectly in my opinion. If you need something else let me know. As for the title, pfff I’m always very bad with titles hahaha. So, I’ll just take my favorite quote from Wubbo Ockels: We are all astronauts on spaceship earth.”

The Yugolearica Mix series by WC7 aka Vladimir Crvenkovic is one of the best things I have discovered during the golden age of music blogs (circa 2010’s).  I had made a focus on this mix including a little interview on 716 back then. Since, we’ve been talking with Vladimir about a 716 Mix he could do. I think it’s the longest time I have waited for a mix, exactly 6 years. It was worth waiting and as you could see, I am persistent and Vladimir has a word. So this mix is more a collection of beautiful tracks he love and could listen to endlessly.

“My beginnings in digging were about cosmic, kraut, balearic and yugo heritage, but nowadays I am all around, playing sounds depending of the occasion. Always inspired by world music and its influences in electronic dance with an experimental approach. For this mix, I started with the track I put aside since you asked me to do it, and it determined the selection and actual feel of music I like the most: celestial and melancholic.”

The Advisory Circle – Fire, Damp & Air
Tibor Szemző – Blow #2
Nathan McCree ‎– Tomb Raider Theme
The Threshold HouseBoys Choir – Lowly Low
Kreidler – Solaris
Vazz – You Haunt Me
Cocteau Twins – How to Bring a Blush to the Snow
Suzanne Menzel – The Ghost
Pablo’s Eye – El Bario Gotico
Seahawks – Starways
Javier Bergia – Ballenas
Sainkho Namtchylak – Ohm Suhaa
Agiz – Fin De Siècle
Karstof – Ur
Miko & Mubare – Komoma Ya-Ya-Ya
Durutti Column – E.E.
Georges Rodi – Motomation
Jeff Majors – Yasmeen
Tuxedomoon – You