DEUTSCH:::
sommer sommer
fussball wm hat mich gepackt..
herrlich im platoon oder johannesburg (bar24) fussi zu schauen, unterm freiem himmel...
die zeit die ich in berlin verbringe versuche ich 100 % zu geniessen, die stadt hat so ein feuer im sommer.....
fussball wm, laue sommerabende, badeschiff, club der visionäre, kunst dazwischen und yoga yoga yoga.
fahrrad immer dabei und viel draussen sein, meine wohnung ist eh viel zu heiss, unterm dach da glüht es...
ich habe soviel in den letzten wochen gespielt, dass ich gar keine zeit hatte weder remixe noch musik zu machen.
mir brennt es regelrecht unter den nägeln...will ins studio...
die setvorbereitungen dauern viele stunden...viel musik hören, waves unterladen, alles gut sortieren...
es kickt mich nach musik zu suchen und dann auch noch viel zu finden...dauert halt alles nur viel viel länger
früher als ich noch in den plattenladen ging gab es ja schon eine auswahl vom plattenladen, also schon selektiert
nun selektiere ich auschliesslich..darum geht es...und ich bin der meinung, dass es so gut ist.
nun spiele ich 100 % en sound der mich happy macht...der mich kickt im club...es ist zeitaufwendiger..aber es lohnt sich...es geht um die optimierung des sets..
diese umsetzung bedarf einiges an zeit ...und es kickt...mal sehen wo es hinführt....
als ich nach einem monat touren wieder nach berlin kam...hat die stadt mich wieder gepackt...bum..zack..
sonar war unglaublich...vom bpitch team waren alle dabei..nun geht es weiter mit melt usw ....festival time :-)))) summertime...:-))
das we love album steht in startlöchern ...und in tokyo wird es den ersten ellen allien meets bpitch control showroom geben...
nach den vielen jahren gibt es viel zu zeigen...wenn ich zurückschaue dann ist dort ein riesengrosser bunter fluss..was für ein reise....
ENGLISH:::
summer summer
the football world cup blew my mind...
just amazing, watching the games under the open sky at platoon or at johannesburg (bar24)....
i really try to enjoy the time i spend in berlin as much as i can, the city get`s on fire during the summer....
football world cup, tepid summer nights, badeschiff, club der visionäre, some art in between and the constant: yoga yoga yoga.
always around on my bike , my apartment is actually torrid since i live under the roof in a penthouse apartment.
i have been playing so much during the past weeks that i couldn't find the time to work on some remixes and music I wanna do.
i cannot wait to go to the studio.
i spend most of the time preparing my sets, listening to lots of music, downloading waves, sorting out properly....
it kicks me to look for and to find the music i was looking for, it takes hours and hours but it is worth.
once i used to go to the record shop, which wasn´t the same thing because at the record shop you already have a selection.
now it is just me selecting, that make sthe big difference and in my opinion this is a good thing.
now i play only the kind of sound that kicks and makes me happy a 100% , it is costly in terms of time but it is worth doing so in order to optimize the set.
when i got back to berlin after one month non-stop touring the city blew my mind....
sonar was incredible, the entire bpitch team was there, and now i continue with the melt festival and lots of others.
well, summertime is festival-time ;-)))
the we love album is ready to get released, in tokyo we will have the first ellen allien meets bpitch control showroom.
after so many years we have so much stuff to exhibit and show... if i look back in time then i see a huge colourful river...what a giant.....
DEUTSCH:::
europa hat die grauen tage zurück
und ich mag es
mein kopf ist klarer
und endlich wieder mehr studio...
bevor in den flieger stieg nach brasilien habe ich noch meinen watergate mix gemixt
herrlich so zu hause mixen, die lieblingsstücke....
studio is waiting for me
aber jetzt bin ich ersteinmal in brasilien und
später columbien........rio war die absolute bombe
die lokation unglaublich..da hat alles gestimmt
crowd -sound-light-
urugay direkt am meer...bisschen bar 25 flair....hehehe...
reisen spielen input....
bei bpitch control verändert sich einiges
viel platz für neues
bpc hat neue künstler gesigned
we love / italy
jahcoozy / berlin
aerea negrot / berlin -venezuela
und noch einiges kann ich aber noch nicht verraten..
frischer vibe viel kreativität und postive energien sind an board.
ich war seit jahren nicht mehr in columbien...kann es ganr nicht abwarten
das letzte mal vor vielen vielen jahren, mit ilana ospina..
ziemlich viel security..überall....polizei..
ENGLISH:::
the grey days are back in europe
and i like it
my head is free
and finally more time for the studio...
before i got on the plane to brazil i finished my watergate mix
magnificent to mix at home, all my favorite tracks...
studio is waiting for me
but for now i am in brazil and
later columbia.... rio was the bomb
the location was incredible. everything was perfect
crowd - sound - light
uruguay directly at the sea... a little bit of bar 25 flair .... hehehe...
traveling playing input...
considerable changes at bpitch
lots of space for the new
bpc signed new artists
we love / italy
jahcooci / berlin
aerea negrot / berlin - venezuela
and more which i can't tell yet
fresh vibes, lots of creativity and positive energy are on board
i haven't been to columbia for years... i can't wait
the last time was many years ago with ilana ospina..
lots of security..everywhere... police.
DEUTSCH:::
immer wieder verspüre ich den drang nach freiheit
diese freiheit lebe ich in berlin
freiheit , geistige und religöse toleranz lässt mich hier atmen.
berlin war 40 jahre geteilt und 28 jahre durch die mauer abgeschottet.
als kind hört ich die feuerschüsse von der anderen seite.
die alliierten wurden durch panzer die durch stadt ab und an fuhren
wahrgenommen.ich fühlte mich garnicht.
ein part meiner familie lebte im osten, wir waren voneinander getrennt.
am 9.nov.1989 fiel die mauer und wir ost und west
waren endlich wieder eins ...seitdem hat sich das leben
für uns alle verändert..globalisierung...deutschland war eines
..endlich schluss mit dem mauerterror, den 1000000 verboten im osten.
das vereinte berlin ist nun am atmen.
und der dunkel böse faschismus den verschlucken wir....der tut noch weh
aber das neue gibt mut.
ich bin glücklich über das vitale berlin. ich kann atmen.
und von ganzen herzen wünsche ich es jedem menschen auf diesen planeten.
leider ist das eine wunschvorstellung. i hope.
ENGLISH:::
over and over again I feel my drive towards freedom
this freedom I experience in berlin
It is the spiritual and religious tolerance here that gives me breath
berlin had been divided for more then 40 years and for 28 years it had been isolated by wall.
when I was a child I could hear the shots coming from the other side
one could perceive the allies by the noise of the armoured cars that used to pass through the city every once in a while
I did not feel myself. one part of my family lived in the east, we were separated.
on november 9th 1989 the wall came down and we - east and west - were finally united again. ever after the live of all of us changed…globalization….germany got finally together as one.
at last the wall-terror and the 1 million prohibitions in the east were over once for all
the unified berlin can now breath deeply.
we swallowed the bad and dark fashism,
fashism, still hurts but the new gives us courage
I am so happy about the vitality of berlin
I can breathe.
And I dearly wish that to every being on this planet
unfortunately this is just a wishful thinking. I hope.
finally it´s summer in berlin...bar 25, club der visionäre, lying on the green meadow between techno metropolis and blue sky.
the 10 years of bpitch control party at berghain on saturday 8th of august has been fantastic....the sound and the atmosphere were genial...just fun!!
for the rest I´m whirling around my new fashion line. designing the fall/winter line “24 hours jeans“ (which is already out) was such a great fun. every day i wear one item of that line....i´m addicted to it...
at the moment i´m collecting some outstanding tracks from our artists for our upcoming 10 years of bpitch control compilation. most of them are already ready...apart from that i still reel around between waves and vinyls: getting both together makes sense since many tracks aren´t available on both formats.
clubbing makes happy. music is the key of what i´m actually doing here...apart from other personal things obviously.
the melt festival has been incredible as usual. aside from the fact that the structure of the stage wasn´t good, the dj was way to far away from the crowd....although this problem has been removed on the sleepless floor...
bpitch control is currently boiling....we´re working on lots of new projects and we´re having fun while doing so. the fuckpony album which will appear in october 09 is dope, including its cover artwork. at the end of the creative process, when i have the finished product in my hand i always know that it was worth it.
i´m sitting at the office, i really like it: i can hear the bassdrum coming from sascha funke´s office and paul who´s currently working on a remix with flute....a quick tip: ellen allien fashion website we´ll have some upcoming sales...check it out!
apart from that thanks for the great nights i share with you....that gives the wish to more and more, again and again...
I am just back from the sun. I have been close to sea, listening to the wind.
Three weeks of silence. Doing nothing. Cut up from the world outside.
What a peace this has been!
Now, back in Berlin.
And I am feeling really good – it is good to be bacl.
The motor of city life makes my heart beating faster.
The Berlin rhythm wakes me up.
And I am working on so many pieces at the same time.
The beauty of creativity is back, I can feel it all around.
I feel very present, here and now.
And I try to feel love for everything I do.