Hausaufgabe

The countdown for 2016 has begun, but I haven’t run out of unplayed goodies from this year’s releases just yet. House, disco, acid: you name it, chances are this mix has got it. The end is nigh for another era as well, as this will be the last episode of Hausaufgabe to appear under dirtyRadio. […]

It lives! And so do I! Apologies for the slight delay with this episode. A period of hectic travelling for my day job also came with a licence to ill, requiring some downtime for recovery. I did however manage to drag myself to play some tunes at the notorious Lauschangriff the other Friday. Big up […]

Instead of the EQ of a mixer, at the moment my fingers are mostly occupied with tweaking knobs in the radiators struggling to heat up our humble abode. Business as usual really, now that summer is a thing of distant past and Berlin is bracing for another one of those harsh nuclear winters which forge […]

From gushing sweat to cold chilling in a drenching rain, from idle afternoons on the bank of the Landwehrkanal to being buried alive under a brutal workload.. Autumn, we meet again. Better just curl up someplace warm with a cup of tea and a book.. or perhaps with a lengthy mix of spacey and melodic […]

Well now, what do we have here? It doesn’t take a Sherlock to figure this one out, as it’s already the 72nd time I’ve crafted for you a skillfully interwoven (or not) 60+ minute compendium of kicks, snares and other related sound effects arranged in (hopefully) pleasant patterns. This time we start with jazzy samples […]

Town? Hot. Summer? Not vacating the city just yet. Grittiness level of the back of my neck? On the rise. It appears that Berlin has swapped climates with Death Valley or something, and I could barely keep my control vinyl from melting on the platter while rubbing out this episode. As is fitting for the […]

Hello dR, hallo Berlin. I’m back in business having freshly returned from a fun packed vacationing trip to the motherland. Big up to all my friends in Oulu and Helsinki for the good times. Also thanks to all who have provided feedback regarding the podcast lately, it’s much appreciated and there’s plenty more where that […]

Oh my: we have reached the 69th episode of Hausaufgabe, and there’s nothing funny about that so you kids stop snickering back there. Furthermore, a week from now this podcast will turn four years old. I know for a fact that there are a couple of people out there – with impeccable tastes in music, […]

Insert generic summertime platitudes here! It’s June so, you know, sunshine, beaches, vacations and all that. I’ve often observed how this season provides many a folk an excuse to indulge in the guilty pleasure of laid back and chilled out house music, a genre of which they’d be steering clear for the rest of the […]

O hai, didn’t see you there. Been a while since the last episode, as even with all the venues closing down left and right things have been busy here in the Clubsterben capital of Europe. Birthdays, festivals and carnivals, oh my! I could barely spare the time to put the latest in this series of […]

Safe and sound in Berlin, back from a journey into the domain of dry heat, barren landscapes and artificial tacky glamour that is Nevada, I present yet another chapter in my quest to assemble the best possible house mix to whoever out there may be listening. Due to a bad mixing day or something, the […]

As promised, a new batch of sounds hits you hot on the heels of Hausaufgabe 64. “Too soon”, you say? Consider this a companion piece to the previous installment, here to balance out the (reportedly) headache-inducing house bangers of last week with a slower and more chilled out experience. Something, one might say, not only […]

Ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide.. from the 64th episode of Hausaufgabe. Those who expected a special edition of SID chip arpeggios are in for a disappointment, as it’s business as usual in this podcast. After the cheesiness of the previous chapter I’m taking it back towards a more percussive territory. Is […]

Let’s go back in time.. Way back into.. err, a completely arbitrary period between 1996 and 2014. That’s right, it’s time for another one of those archive digging Hausaufgabe episodes, featuring recent second hand discoveries as well as tracks which have been lying unplayed on my shelves for some time. From melodic stuff to technoish […]

Podcastin’ ain’t easy but it’s necessary. For a while after the previous Hausaufgabe I was suffering from a case of mixer’s block. The problem wasn’t a lack of sweet tunes to promote, on the contrary: going through my backlog of unplayed stuff from past months I couldn’t decide what to include. First world problems eh? […]

Better late than never? Unlike Mr. Astley I’ve let you down by not delivering a new episode prior to the new year as promised. As a peace offer, I hope you’ll accept this lengthy mix intended to make things up and to get 2015 going. It may not contain everything for everybody, but with styles […]

Boom! New episode with sounds for your December. Wait – it’s December already? WTF happened to 2014? It appears I’m hitting the festive season with a mostly fast and upbeat selection of mild randomness, or something. Among the usual house material, you can find some hints of trance, acid, mandatory NYC retro stuff and even […]

From the depths of darkest autumn I emerge with a new episode of Hausaufgabe. The journey here wasn’t easy, almost getting crushed by avalanches of white noise while trying to avoid the vast and hazardous swamps of compilations sporting content as random as their titles.. (Seriously, where around here can I find a “Berlin deep […]

O hai, didn’t see you there. Ready for more Hausaufgabe? But of course you are. Word of warning: this episode is a semi-random “jam session” with a pile of new and old tunes that I found in my hands instead of something more planned out. Yes, believe it or not but usually I try to […]

The leaves are falling, the birds are pulling a GTFO on us and for once one doesn’t have to enquire about the whereabouts of the drop – it’s right there in the temperature. It’s autumn time again, and here’s a soundtrack sort of matching the season. This episode wanders among somber melodies until stumbling upon […]

Back once again but not with any sort of ill behaviour. In fact, I’m on the bestest of moods thanks to these 12 pleasant tunes I got to select from an abundance of quality house releases of late. This goes to show that contrary to what doomsayers suggest, the EDM crowd hijacking labels like “deep […]

Surprise! Or something. Two episodes of Hausaufgabe within one week, what is this madness? I guess I couldn’t let you head towards the autumn darkness armed only with the slow lounging of #53. Here’s a companion piece of sorts, packing a little more punch. The 1.5 hours contain killer tracks aplenty – hopefully not ruined […]

While doing a seasonal inventory of recent purchases I ran into a number of fine tracks which had not made the cut for the podcast, due to their BPM not being up to snuff with the usual Hausaufgabe material. So here’s a sort-of-kind-of special episode with slow jams for listening and chilling out. Previously some […]

Another one already? Yep, it’s the second installment of Hausaufgabe for July. In contrast to the bangers in the previous episode, this one became slightly more chilled out and melodic, where hints of acid and disco will eventually lead you into Detroitish realms. Pay special attention to the Frits Wentink track, in my opinion one […]

After a brief journey through the northern motherland and fighting a valiant battle against the local horse-fly horde, Hausaufgabe returns as hausy as ever. It’s Fashion Week time here in Berlin and as they say, house music never goes out of style. Oh wait, it might’ve just been me who said that. Enjoy the top […]

Time flies when you’re having fun bedroom DJing, and it’s hard to believe Hausaufgabe has reached #50 already. I was toying with ideas for a “very special episode” to celebrate this sort-of-big number, but in the end none of them felt right. So I’m staying true to my kind-of-vague concept: attempting to assemble the optimal […]

It’s getting hot in here, but fear not, I intend to keep most of my clothes on. Summer is hitting Berlin pretty hard, but the heat hasn’t quite managed to creep into my mancave deep in the shady streets of F-hain. While taking the opportunity to chill inside, I put together this cool mix of […]

Mayday! Mayday! Err.. Sorry, wrong decade. Well the scene is sure getting 1st of Mayish up here in Berlin. I’d say the situation calls for a riot-inducing 76 min mix just in time for the holiday! From picnic-worthy chilled out house to near-techno, it’s a unity of sound fitting the occasion. So time to put […]

Something for the four day weekend? What could be more appropriate than a set of tracks so good they practically qualify as a religious experience. As usual, I’ve tried to keep it fresh and varied. From Detroit influences to breakbeats, house music sure is boring and monotonous. I also noticed that #50 is approaching fast. […]

After digging through the old and dusty bits for a few episodes, it’s about time to get a bite of fresh produce again. And in a stunning display of straying off proven formulas, instead of 12 stellar tracks I’m bringing you.. 13 of them! Wild, huh? You can never tell what kind of wacky antics […]

And now for something.. marginally different. This edition of Hausaufgabe is a collection of tracks more temporally diverse than usual, spanning between 2009 and 2013. This includes previously unplayed and forgotten gems, recent second hand purchases and some newer releases for good measure. Disclaimer: 100% razor sharp mixing not guaranteed, as this was just a […]

Stand back and watch your step, as you’ve stumbled upon a massive excavation.. for tracks, in my Friedrichshain man cave. The sporadic release schedule of past months has resulted in a metric ton of unplayed house goodness in my backlog. Enter the second dose of February Hausaufgabe, with tunes guaranteed fresh even though all of […]

The lines of communication were cut for quite some time, but at last I can report from behind the lines that the mission of infiltrating into Berlin was a success. Hausaufgabe is back where it kicked off for the 20 first episodes. Different kiez, same beats. Here we go with excellent house music for 2014! […]

The meaning of life is.. Hausaufgabe 42? Perhaps not, but isn’t it nice to ring in the new year with house music hot enough to prematurely light up your fireworks? Heavy 909 use and early 90s UK hardcore references seem to be in right now, and I’m not complaining. I barely made it to release […]

What’s this, Sunday homework? Obligations in the boring “real life” side of things have lately wreaked havoc on my podcasting schedule. For the next few months I’ll most likely be releasing new Hausaufgabe episodes quite randomly, but rest assured, I’ll be back to house you when you least expect it. To make up for this, […]

This week I’ve mostly been recovering from an extended Berlin clubbing weekend with Teemu “I’m not doing Roskooppi anymore” P, and a bout of flu on top of that. Are these hardships enough to keep me from mixing together the 40th hour of housy goodness for dR? Aww hell naw! The world of Hausaufgabe is […]

Here is the last episode of Hausaufgabe ever.. before the next one! Gotcha. It’s grand alright, but it sure ain’t a finale. As long as tracks as fine as these 12 specimens keep getting released, there is mixing to be done and I’ll be here to do it. In my hood we’re in full blown […]

So many grand tunes, precious few excuses not to record yet another episode of Hausaufgabe for your listening pleasure. It couldn’t be helped: the state of recent releases has again forced my sticky fingers on those turntables. Traps come and EDMs go, most likely by taking the night bus, but house music prevails. Nobody expects […]

303 basslines, vocoders and breakbeats, oh my! House music knows few limits, sonically or geographically. From Oulu to Berlin, from Florida to Bulgaria, Hausaufgabe once again scours the earth for the best of the best. With his fine new EP on Phat Elephant, Smok keeps things happening here in the house city of Oulu. Back […]

Attention kids, summer school is in session. Your vacation from Hausaufgabe was not a permanent one, as there are still many lessons to be taught on the subject of house music. Our third academic year starts with 12 fun and easy assignments. The material in today’s lecture ranges from deep theories to practical dancefloor applications. […]

It’s nearly June and my mind is already fixated on the upcoming weeks of serious vacationing. Alas, before I take off some equally serious house music business must be taken care of. With this mix in your boombox or related portable audio equipment of choice, you too ought to be all set for the summertime. […]

Flirting with disco and techno while staying faithful to house music, that is the way of the 34th Hausaufgabe. While days are getting longer and warmer here in Oulu, the landscape still remains somewhat post-apocalyptic as all that green stuff is yet to surface. The music may just reflect that a bit, as around our […]

By the looks of it, producers of excellent house music have finished hibernating for the winter and crawled out of their holes in droves. With just two weeks since the previous Hausaufgabe, my cart’s been filling up so fast this episode practically mixed itself. Sunshine and hot tracks? Can’t complain. Don’t be fooled by the […]

The previous episode of Hausaufgabe was geared towards getting you all hot and bothered. To cool you down a bit and prevent any dangerous overheating, we now have a selection of slightly more chilled out sounds at hand. What’s better, I’m taking a break from following my pedantic 12 track formula and throwing in a […]

Spring springing yet? No? Better keep things warm with hot tunes then. Today we’ll be staying in the shallow end of the pool, as I’m taking Hausaufgabe back to its roots. Dry, raw, nice and simple, the way it was meant to be. Instead of meticulously crafting a versatile tracklist, I opted for just having […]

Missed me? It’s only been three weeks since Hausaufgabe was last heard on these dirty airwaves, but as they say it’s never too soon for high quality house music. And here’s 71 minutes of just that. Made of fresh and pure ingredients, no horsing around. So how exactly do we get from Secret Circuit’s synth […]

Valentine’s day, love in the air, all that stuff. Instead of fattening the wallets of greedy greeting card companies, how about delighting that significant other of yours with lovely, lovely house music*? Thanks to this second serving of a double-dip Hausaufgabe for February, you can! The sugary sweet selection contains a thick layer of chords, […]

Where’s the drop? Not in here, that’s for sure. The 28th assignment of Hausaufgabe continues where number 27 left off, pushing through spaced-out soundscapes before steering towards the vast plains of traditional house music.. whatever that means. Tonight’s programme is full of fun and excitement. Chanson E and the Konura label continue putting Russia on […]

Hausaufgabe returns once again.. in 2013! Too future? Not for the dR followers, I’m sure. And what exactly will the next 12 months bring us musically? Will B-grade producers finally come up with a new filler gimmick to replace the Beatport white noise sweeps? Is the NYC/”Jersey” retro sound going to perish now that it’s […]

2012 will be history in a bit, but there’s time for one last Hausaufgabe to end this one with a bang. We’re all currently being bombarded with a gazillion of “best of the year” lists, charts and mixes, but I’m concentrating on something else: the best of right now. In the tracklist one can spot […]