NOORDEN Mixtape Series

Diane Barbé aka Diaphane (@dianeisadorabarbe) is a Berlin based music lover, photographer and researcher. By keeping a close eye on the eclectic environmental, cultural and human surroundings on her travels, Diane soaks in fascinating and often unnoticed nuances of life and translates them into sounds, pictures and words in her very own way of intimate storytelling. In her Noorden Mixtape she take...

Noorden Mixtape 42 rounds off a series of mixes by a former Münster based DJ collective consisting of 7swe (@7swe), Phil Latch (@phil-latch) and Andrew (@andre-holthausen). The trio has played bar gigs together regularly and was fostering the local awareness for timeless Deep House music. After 7swe moved to Darmstadt and Phil Latch to Berlin, Andrew is the last man standing in Münster serving lus...

Hailing from Cologne’s very own non-profit broadcaster Kölncampus Daniel is (co-)hosting the electronica and experimental music shows »Borderclash« and »Partikel« and compiling radio mixtapes since 2011. As eclectic as his musical preferences and selections can get, as deep is his passion for certain tropes and concepts he finds in the intersections of music, arts, film, literature and science and...

The 40th mixtape-episode slows down everything to a speed, that feels acceptable at those hot summer days’n’nights. Raised on a farm somewhere in the countryside, Martin Schmitz’ mix is inspired by hilly meadows, wide-open fields and thick forest. Listening with closed eyes makes you feel the hot sun on your skin and the scent of fresh harvested crops in your nose …

Say »Hi« to our 39th mixtape-episode contributed by Berlin based DJ, producer, Lofile-labelhoncho and Filterhouse-founder Marbod (@marbodmusic). He sent us this mix a few weeks (or months?) ago, but as it totally feels like a »t-shirt-mix« for us, we wanted to wait until the temperatures catches at least half of the mixes heat. If you still feel cold whether the sun is brilliant outside – listen t...

The 38th edition of our mixtape-series is a contribution by Bristol based producer and DJ El Choop (@el_choop). We asked him to give us a short brief about the mix and so he did: »The tracks that comprise this mix are all within my absolute favourite flavour of techno. Dub techno that’s built with the dance floor in mind. I’ve been searching for this sound for the last year and here’s what I’ve fo...

Phil Struck (@philstruck) takes us on a 76-minute journey through enigmatic soundscapes, strange noises and playful patterns. A wild drum excursion here, a warbling flute there – the mixtape is a refreshing selection of avant-garde sounds to get lost in. The Hamburg based producer will release his debut album »Klint« in February on LL.M. (@noorden_llm).

It is a long time since we had a mix by our beloved buddy Bool (@boolbln) but finally it’s there: The 36th episode of our mixtape series with one hour of finest techno. Bool was very productive in the last months and we’re working hard on sorting out the right tracks for his first 12-inch on Noorden, that will be out in 2017. Tune in and Enjoy!

The 35th episode of our mixtape-series comes courtesy of Berlin based Ron Wilson (@wilson) who’s the man behind the fantastic 777 Recordings (@777recordings) as well as its newly established sublabel FFF. The mix starts relaxed and slow – perfect for a lazy afternoon on the couch – but gathers speed very fast to turn the lazy couch potato into a hazy dancer. Enjoy the mix and don’t miss to check o...

»The events in Orlando combined with some personal situations that I have been grappling with have all gone in to make a very intense, sometimes eclectic and even violent mix that expresses a lot of the frustrations myself and people around the world are grappling with.« [Volvox, June 2016] Last autumn we came across the »Live at LeBain« recording by Brooklyn based DJ Volvox (@volvox). The energy...

A small darkened room equipped with a big screen and oversized speakers was the trigger for Noorden Mixtape 33. тпсб was hosting one of his intimate Dark Past Bright Future (@dpbf) nights and played a fascinating abstract, experimental House and Techno set accompanied by his own trademark video edits. The vibe of that night is captured in тпсб’s Noorden mixtape. After his debut EP on Noorden a cou...

Helena Curtens – our beloved DJ-heros from the Black Forest – are back on Noorden with a fresh mix full of (classic) dancefloor bangers from primetime to after-hour. Enjoy the 32nd installment of our mixtape series – best at 9am after an extended clubnight ...

Our close friend Sascha aka @7swe takes over the decks for the 31st episode of the Noorden mixtape series. Sascha is one of the craziest collectors of vinyl and music equipment we know with a broad collection of thousands of records from Rap to Techno. A real diggers paradise! As a regular guest at Münster’s SpecOps and Fyal he knows exactly how to make people have a good time.

It’s jubilee time at the Noorden headquarter as we’re releasing our 30th mixtape today. Label honcho @alexketzer contributed a mix full of his up-to-date favorites and some Discogs-cheapos in between. Tune in and »eat’n’listen« a piece of our »mixtape-series-birthday-cake« ...

The 29th episode of the Noorden Mixtape Series is a showcase with own productions by Cologne based DJ and producer @devoecgn who will release an EP of his side-project Neozaïre via Noorden in February. A trip from Ambient to Techno over Dub and House. Tune in! TRACKLIST 01. Neozaire – 47.506 11.030 (unreleased) 02. Neozaire – Into Permafrost (Studio 4FF / 4FF004) 03. Neozaire – Dir zu Füßen (unrel...

Frankfurt based DJ Arno Schäfer contributes the 28th episode of the Noorden mixtape series. Arno stumbled upon our Soundcloud profile, liked the previous mixes and asked us, if we’d be interested in a mixtape by him. And of course: yes, we were! After listening to his recent mixes – for example his KANNMIX, a mix for LACK or the WHITE radiosession together with Edward – we’ve been very curious abo...

The 27th installment of our mixtape series comes courtesy of Stessy Evans (which was as a side project of Alex Ketzer back in the days). Inspired by late-90s melancholia, early-00s electronica and production techniques of bands like Holy Fuck or Fuck Buttons, Stessy Evans’ output is dedicated to dusty moods and dreamy feelings. Tracklist 01. Battles – Tras 3 02. AFX – Crying In Your Face 03. Stess...

Haarlem (NL) based hardware-loving producer @aleks_ams contributes the 26th episode of the @noorden mixtape series. Fans of dusty, distorted, tape-recorded house music very likely came across his productions in the last couple of months on Soundcloud. With Inverted Audio already having him on the »shortlist for rookie of the year«, we highly entrust you to keep your eyes peeled for his upcoming EP...

After a short break with our mixtapes-series we’re back with an hour-long field trip to »super-slomo-shmoovy« beats that feels like diving into a warm and groovy summer breeze. Secret, mystic, hidden, invisible – Whoisthis? Is it you? It’s us!

The 23rd edition of our mixtape series was curated by @alexketzer – Noorden’s »head of visual appearance«. 14 powerful rough diamonds, pressed to a batch of 62 minutes, topped with a dose of freak-out-attitude. Enjoy!

The 24th episode of our podcast series was mixed by @martinschmitz, a Cologne based DJ, carpenter (stellamoebel) and curator (microgalerie). In his DJ-sets, he loves to create atmospheres full of love and deep music – sometimes a little bit like the woods and the meadows. It’s not hard to find his musical roots in this mixtape, because there’s always a kind of »The Sound Of Cologne« between the li...

As part of our collaboration (a split tape that will be released on june 4th) with the Bristol based @birkhouse, we’re swapping some mixtapes today: @alexketzer has put together Birkhouse Mix 08 and @canoeclub has recorded Noorden Mixtape 22 – one hour of finest »99% vinyl-only« club-smasher in the typical »Rewind Forward« and »Idle Hands« style. TRACKLIST: 01. Pearson Sound – Clutch 02. Canoe Clu...

Just a month to go until summer officially starts and maybe you’re already dreaming of some beautiful days and nights on the beach like we do. So it’s the perfect time for a well-crafted selection of dubby and dreamy tracks as a soundtrack for the last walks through foggy forests and rainy landscapes. This vinyl-only-mix was recorded by Muenster based DJ and promoter @phil-latch, who’s responsible...

February 20, 2014 – what a perfect date for the 20th episode of our mixtape series with 20 special tracks from the last 8 years of Noorden and Weark (our label from 2006 to 2011). We tried to catch the spirit and the flow of these days in the mix and the result is a strange kind of a club mix containing one third unreleased and forthcoming stuff, one third Noorden related and one third Weark relat...