It all started back in 1989. Jörg “Wicked E.” Rosenbaum and Thilo “der kraft” Kraft were teaming up in Frankfurt/Germany as the DJ-duo Marschmellows. They were DJs of the first hour in Germany and one of the leading influences on the newly forming European TripHop/Dub/NuJazz-Scene. In 1995 the duo also got into the production of music - the rest is history. They released three successful albums on the infamous InfraCom-label (“Klangsystem”/“rebound”/”:swat”) a highly appreciated double-DJ-mix album on Audiopharm (“From the decks of Marschmellows”) and a Remix-Collection on Caramelle/ZYX (“Mixes and remixes 1996 – 2003”) as well as almost 15 twelve inches and contributed to more than 100 compilations. The name Marschmellows as well as the two DJs themselves went around the globe. There are only a few countries left where the two guys haven’t played yet, but you can be sure, that it is only a matter of time, when this is going to happen…
In the beginning of 2004 Thilo and Jörg realized that their musical taste is going in different directions: Thilo found his love for Minimal House while Jörg prefers to play Breakbeats these days. They both made the decision to DJ separately, just to represent their own favorite styles - while still going along under the name Marschmellows, each of them pushing his own musical ideas to the limit separately.
Jörg “DJ Wicked E.” Rosenbaum was digging Breakbeats from the very beginning of the Marschmellows’ DJ-career and found his main influence in Dub, HipHop and TripHop in the beginning of the 90s. With the first wave of UK Big Beat he could find himself getting lost in Beats and became a lover of this particular style of Rockin’ Dancefloor Music. These days he evolved into a specialist on all Beats and Breaks based Club-Music, no matter if you’re talking Downbeat, Funky Breakbeats, Nuskool Breaks or any other form of Hip Hop-based styles in between.
Rosenbaum started doing his first solo-remix away from Marschmellows in 2002 with a remix “Basstard” of Kopenhagen based beatfreak Ben Horn. You can find this remix on the Marschmellows DJ-Mix/album as well as on their remix collection. He continued his studio-work with his old friend and Marschmellows-producer Roland Hackl (Aromabar/Telemark/Vienna Scientists) at I/O studios Vienna. Besides his own productions under the moniker DJ Wicked E. they just finished the smashing remix for MTHeads’ “Yayaya, let me show them…”. It is released as a Promo-12” on the Hearse Company/UK and DJs and the club-crowds are digging it…
Own material consists of the rolling breaks-and-bass-styler “Kathmandu”, which is going around as a dubplate in the cases of the most important Breaks-DJs worldwide as well as still secret tracks and remixes that are getting traded on CD amongst insiders. New musical productions will also include collaborations with UK rappers MC Sirreal (Dub Pistols/Freestylers) and Bad Manners. MC Sirreal and DJ Wicked E. teamed up five years ago and MC Sirreal finally turned out to be the MC for Marschmellows on many big international shows. DJ Wicked E. and MC Sirreal take the MC/DJ-game to the maximum these days, as their experience in playing out together made them one of the best teams in Breakbeat. You shouldn’t miss them, if you have a chance to see them live…
No wonder, that they both have the desire to see their styles being represented on an album. In January 2005 the Funk Supreme-compilation was released. It is a double-DJ-mix-CD of finest, funky and uptempo Breakbeats, compiled and mixed by DJ Wicked E. with raps and lyrics of MC Sirreal. It is a unique piece of art and will turn many heads, as the form is new and represents a clubnight with DJ Wicked E. and MC Sirreal to the fullest.
In addition to this DJ Wicked E. and MC Sirreal play international gigs to promote the CD and bring their incredible styles to the clubs. DJ Wicked E. is also booked to play the Pink Panthers Penthouse Party Tour in Germany in cooperation with MGM and Virgin to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary comic character Pink Panther. Tons of further solo-gigs national and international are already scheduled. Besides all the DJ- and production-work DJ Wicked E. is running his own label and DJ-booking-agency called Gene Poole together with his partner Christian Floeck.
2006 saw Rosenbaum reactivating the name Marschmellows and also starting his very own label Gene Poole Music. Connected to the Gene Poole Agency, Gene Poole Music delivers state-of-the-art breakbeat/electro from fresh german talents and producers all over the world. Gene Poole Music has released already the Marschmellows 12” “It ain..t right” (feat. MC Sirreal) and Boogie Army..s 12” “Das Tier”. More to follow.
You better keep your eyes and ears open for one of the busiest man in music-business, he will for sure rock a club next to you soon.
The story continues …
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Marschmellows / DJ Wicked E.'s Friend Space (Top 20)
- 4-facher Breakspoll Awards Winner: WORLDS BEST DJ - Australian Dancemusic Awards Winner: BEST INTERN. DJ - MTV Dance Awards Winner: BEST BREAKS DJ 2007 - Ibiza M8 Awards Winner: BEST BREAKS DJ 2006
Kurzgesagt: Das beste, was es DJ-mässig in Sachen Breakbeat so gibt !!!
Die Story klingt unglaublich, ist aber tatsächlich wahr: Zum ersten mal überhaupt an den Decks stand Krafty im zarten Alter von 16 Jahren bei einem DJ Contest. Eigentlich als Scherz, aber aus Spaß wurde schnell Ernst als er es auf Anhieb bis ins Finale schaffte - a born DJ !!! Kurz darauf wurde er von keinem geringeren als FATBOY SLIM entdeckt, der ihn noch heute ehrfürchtig als seinen absoluten Lieblings DJ bezeichnet. Bereits seine ersten Produktionen schlugen gleich so mächtig ein, dass sie heute zu den wenigen Klassikern gehören die wirklich jeder Breakbeat DJ in seinem Regal stehen hat. Naja, und der Rest ich Geschichte... Seine Sets sind jedes mal eine Offenbarung, das perfekte Mittel aus Elektro, Breaks, HipHop & DrumŽnŽBass und das absolute Maximum was an technischer Perfektion machbar ist !!! So steht er nun schon seit mehreren Dekaden an der Spitze einer weltweiten Bewegung... THE KING OF BREAKS!
- 4-facher Breakspoll Awards Winner: WORLDS BEST DJ - Australian Dancemusic Awards Winner: BEST INTERN. DJ - MTV Dance Awards Winner: BEST BREAKS DJ 2007 - Ibiza M8 Awards Winner: BEST BREAKS DJ 2006
Kurzgesagt: Das beste, was es DJ-mässig in Sachen Breakbeat so gibt !!!
Die Story klingt unglaublich, ist aber tatsächlich wahr: Zum ersten mal überhaupt an den Decks stand Krafty im zarten Alter von 16 Jahren bei einem DJ Contest. Eigentlich als Scherz, aber aus Spaß wurde schnell Ernst als er es auf Anhieb bis ins Finale schaffte - a born DJ !!! Kurz darauf wurde er von keinem geringeren als FATBOY SLIM entdeckt, der ihn noch heute ehrfürchtig als seinen absoluten Lieblings DJ bezeichnet. Bereits seine ersten Produktionen schlugen gleich so mächtig ein, dass sie heute zu den wenigen Klassikern gehören die wirklich jeder Breakbeat DJ in seinem Regal stehen hat. Naja, und der Rest ich Geschichte... Seine Sets sind jedes mal eine Offenbarung, das perfekte Mittel aus Elektro, Breaks, HipHop & DrumŽnŽBass und das absolute Maximum was an technischer Perfektion machbar ist !!! So steht er nun schon seit mehreren Dekaden an der Spitze einer weltweiten Bewegung... THE KING OF BREAKS!
Berni-Rare B-Sides I was chilling out with some friends last Sunday afternoon when me & my buddy decided to crack open a couple of crates, dust off some old classics & spin some of that old wax just for the hell of it. Taking it in turns to try & out do each other.... it wasn't long before we we're straying away from the main mixes & going into obscure B-Side / Remix territory. A lot of fun discovering some old gold, not to mention some REALLY flakey remixes by some now BIG DJ's ; ) I picked my top 10 favourites of the session & decided to make this hour long retro mix with a twist. All tracks are recorded from the original 12" Vinyls which have seen toooooo many parties & most of them are 15-20 plus years old so expect some surface noise especially on the intros which wear down the fastest / get most abuse. Pretty much a straight mix with only a tad of digital f**king with. Great for an after hours trainspotting session or late night groove on ; ) You can hear / download it here...crackles & all.... www.djberni.com Genre's - House (all kinds), Breakbeat (when it was still part of a house track), Other (inspiration for all the others).
es war etwas still um uns in letzter zeit, aber um nochmal das ausserordentliche Release von Cocons Haut & Knochen 7inch gebührend zu feiern und um euch das kommende Album von Qwer und Der Dezente zu versüßen, bieten wir euch ein spezielles, mit Liebe gemachtes Paket inklusive eine leave.music T-Shirts an.
Die Aktion ist streng limitiert und läuft nur bis zum 20. Juli - dem Releasedate von MC Schmelz & DJ Polkappe. Pünktlich zur Klimaschutzdebatte und Überschwemmung des Marktes mit monotonem Klang, schwingen Qwer und Der Dezente von der Seite rüber, klopfen an die Tür und schmeissen ein Album auf die Tanzfläche, wie es alternativer und wohlklingender kaum sein könnte. Also hört euch ihr Snippet an und sichert euch schnell ein Exemplar, um euch auf die Post zu freuen.
Wuz up everybody!!!! Finally i'm puttin' everything together for my mixtape that's droppin' at the end of july!!!! I got 4 new songs added to my playlist as a lil'appetizer before the tape dropps!!!! Come and Check it Out!!!! The mixtape is a FREE DOWNLOAD!!!! So stay tuned....right here on myspace.com/youngstoneffm!!! Thanks, i appreciate it
