Kosovo Clubbing

 Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant passed away. I know Silent Servant thanks to  Rødhåd . Years ago, I came across a series called " What's In My Bag ?" by Amoeba Record Store in Hollywood. There was an episode Rødhåd. I love Rødhåd so I watched the episode. During the interview, Rødhåd mentioned that he bumped into Silent Servant downstairs & that he was into movie soundtracks.     I was familiar with the name but I wasn't familiar with his work. I didn't know what a legend he was.  A few days after his passing, I came across his 'In Memoriam' EP released on Tresor Records . I was so impressed that I asked myself: "Why didn't I listen to his music before?"  M-87 reminded me of Depeche Mode . Poppy synths, deep, dark & powerful vocal which is very close to Dave Gahan 's vocal & industrial sounds. It feels like a mixture of 'Strangelove', 'People Are People', 'Personal Jesus', 'Everything Coun

Armir played Dax J - Reign Of Techno on his set for us.  It took me back to all the techno nights we've been together, where we could feel the intensity of techno on the lights and everywhere 💥😍😍😍🖤🖤🖤 I wanted to visualize the intensity of techno in the artwork through blurred lights by bass.  I was listening to Dax J's Photon set to get inspiration from the lights as Photon has the best lights ever!!! 💥😍😍🖤🖤🤍🤍 I blurred the light reflection on vinyl grooves to make it look like club lights because of the vinyl SHDW & Obscure Shape gave me as a gift.  Dax J's remix is on the vinyl 🖤🤍😊 I made the lights white because of Die Weiße Rose 🌹🤍   Dj Armir brought so many memories back 😊  

It's a rainy day here in Gjakova. I was going somewhere. While i was walking in the rain, under my umbrella, i remembered when the post officer decided to deliver the Rihanna - Loud vinyl i got for my friend Rina Ferati, on a rainy day. We're both Rihanna fans so, i wanted to surprise her on her birthday with a Rihanna vinyl.💛😊  I ordered the vinyl at Juno Records in UK. It takes one month for vinyl to get here via Royal Mail.  I waited one month. Of all the sunny days, the vinyl arrived on a rainy day. I don't remember if the package had the "Keep Dry" Label on. I wonder if it occurred to the post officer that the vinyl would get wet. He could've waited for the rain to stop pouring or deliver the vinyl on a sunny day, I was freaking out. Lucky for us, the vinyl didn't get wet. 😅 "Now that it's raining more than ever..." - Rihanna Since that day, i've been resonating with Rihanna's Umbrella more than ever!  

Tillt Radio  is a new record store in Prishtina, opened 1 year ago. Located at BOHO in Prishtina's square, Tillt Radio record store is a very  warm place  where you can go  hang out , dig the crates for  vinyls  and enjoy  listening to music.  A while ago, I took a trip to Prishtina to meet a friend and surprise her with a vinyl from her favorite label, Klockworks I got for her birthday. That day was all about music and vinyls so, while i was there, i decided to go and visit Tillt Radio record store. I was very happy and excited for visiting the first record store in my life . I've bought vinyls before, from online record stores, but crate digging for vinyls, is a different feeling. There's nothing like crate digging! We needed a record store like Tillt Radio. I went there around 4 PM. I met Strella. He informed me about his record store and the genres he provides. There were various genres from pop, rock, blues to old electronic music. You can find some of the best

Since it’s raise, the Berlin Wall was a political and cultural barrier. The fall of the wall was the start of many great artists and clubs like Ostgut Ton's Berghain, E-Werk, and Tresor which made Berlin's techno scene very impactful and inspiring.  To celebrate the 30th Anniversay of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Hapësira organized RWXVI x DEnacht E02 in collaboration with the German Embassy in Prishtina, in love and honor of Germany, its electronic music scene, and Ambassador Held without whose support “Rilindja Warehouse” would have been taken from Hapësira, leaving us the electronic music community without our favorite venue where so many unforgettable memories were made. Before the event, we were listening to Tobias - Like A Drug [Ostgut Ton]  & Answer Code Request's Boiler Room Berlin DJ Set, to warm up for the party. As always, we went to Rilindja Warehouse before the doors were open to avoid the queue so we could be inside from start to end, to listen to the perf

This is an ode to the many years in my music life. I chose this particular period of time to do The Goldcast, because I wanted to express a message in these strange times through music. My first set/podcast in eight years and it took me only 47 weeks to prepare.  . This is my personal short story: It starts with a simple yet very meaningful speech (sampled by Alan Watts) about the complexity of us humans. About our dreams and how, even if we get to choose how beautiful, big, happy and crazy they are, in the end we always yearn for more. In the end we always crave the unknown and wonder if something even better might be awaiting us. Mixed with The Workers Of Art by The Cinematic Orchestra, a beautiful, sad piece (my favourite combo), which sets up the story.  . We then move on to one of my all-time favorites, a beautiful, unreleased re-edit by my brother Tito Christophe Bollé with the lyrics "Got to say mmm mmm mmm", something I've been saying a lot lately in response to t

Valon Hoxha and his NGO " Euphoria " from Ferizaj has been organizing music events dedicated to electronic music for two years in a row, giving special attention to the techno genre. This year, Euphoria organized its third edition at a new location, in the hall of sports in Ferizaj/Uroshevac. Young people from Euphoria team made good changes in the sporthall, so the space for the event looked like a perfect underground club. The sound was "flying" over the room, but it was hard enough to feel bass , while the lighting show played a very good role to feel every beat. Euphoria keeping techno alive! The event was opened by local DJ Liburn who played techno tracks for the first time in his home city. Although the set was full of long pauses, the audience was warmed up very well for the star of the evening! The star of this techno evening was an anonymous techno producer, SNTS , who first appeared in 2012 . with a mask on his face and thus r

'Hapësira' presented the milestone edition 'Rilindja Warehouse' Usually, everytime ' Hapēsira ' announces it's 'RW' editions, I go and get myself the entry ticket. When I saw the lineup announcement for 'RW X DEnacht', I said to myself what I said for  EXIL's & 'Next Level's event w/ Altin Boshnjaku, Rinia Rinia, Toton, Fideles, SHDW & Obscure Shape : "I can't miss this one. If I do, I will regret it for the rest of my life." So, I got myself the entry ticket and headed to Prishtina. What can I say about the event, it was so unreal and I was so happy to be there and experience the music of  3 artists from my fav country in the world , when it comes to electronic music, but also in general - Germany ♥❤ Daniela's  set made me so happy that it gave me chills, especially during her "intro" and when she playes her very own 'Red Acid' from her EP on Parallel Berl

Two events in February in two years organized by Hapsira organization on Kosovo: RWV: Etapp Kyle + Anetha, Vegim, Flekitza, Leo Lumezi, Uran B. & RWIX: Artefakt LIVE + Keith Carnal, Vegim, Ivi Abazi On FEB. 16, 2017 After introducing me to german amazing/outstanding electronic music scene, 'Hapēsira' introduced me to France's and Ukraine's electronic music scene w/  Anetha  from 'Blocaus Series'/'Reclaim Your City' &  Etapp Kyle  from 'Klockworks'/ Unterton' for 'Rilindja Warehouse V' - which was also connected to Germany, as  Etapp Kyle  is part of  Ben Klock's  'Klockworks' and 'Ostgut Ton'. I will always remember the moment when  Anetha  played  Dustin Zahn's 'Ascendant II ' which i know of thanks to my fav. local artists/friends -  Vegim & Flekitza , and her own  'Acid Train' ! ♥ On FEB. 02, 2018 I finally had a chance to listen to my fav local artist - 

I was at Rilindija warehouse techno event, ' Hapësira ' was the first organization to introduce me to  SHDW & Obscure Shape  from ' Rilindja Warehouse IV ' , where I became a fan of, right away. I couldn't make it to the event, so I followed S HDW & Obscure Shape  online. I've listened almost every set of theirs, every release on their very own ' From Another Mind ', Tale Of Us's 'Afterlife', etc. It was the only way for me to listen to them, until  EXIL  (Chloé Grienenberger & Hicham Al) & my dear fam from ' Next Level ' ( Ardin Badivuku  &  Rina Ferati ), who were the first to fullfill my dream of listening to  Rebekah  before), brought them in Prishtina , one more time ❤ (APR. 13, 2018) Thanks to who I finally got to listen to them, suprisingly meet them and  receive a gift that puts a smile on my heart and face, every time i look at it ❤ It was such an unreal experience that I still

I found out about this event  Hapësira  was hosting -  'Rilindja Warehouse III' w/ Alex.Do from RØDHÅD's 'Dystopian', DE & Hunter/Game from 'Just This'/'Kompakt Records'', IT,  at the former "Rilindja" building in Prishtina.  When  Hapësira  announced the lineup for  'Rilindja Warehouse III',  I became interested in  Alex.Do's  music, so I listened to one of his Boiler Room sets, and that's where I found out about  Alex. Do , 'Dystopian'& german's electronic music scene and became a fan of. ❤ Hanging out with friends and sharing that experience with them, listening to  Alex.Do playing 'Recondite - Cleric', having one my fav. local artists/my friend -  Megan  tell me what I was listening at when  Alex.Do  dropped  Bjarki's 'I Wanna Go Bang' from Nina Kraviz's 'трип'  and RÜFÜS DU SOL's 'Innerbloom', were the  best moments of that night! ❤