techno & travel stories

There's no getting around his name in Munich. @moritz-butschek is currently the resident DJ at Bahnwärter Thiel and Wannda Circus. Two unique institutions that he also supports in booking other acts. In addition, Moritz Butschek founded the former online magazine Two In A Row, which today stands for successful parties that he hosts with selected DJ colleagues in changing locations. In 2020, he founded his own fashion label hey hey Studios. Here, exceptional designs by renowned designers meet fair fashion. We are happy Moritz Butschek and his recommendations are part of our Munich T[rave]l Guide.

In this interview we are talking about:

• How his CV in a job interview would sound like.
• What the city means to him.
• Some of his favourite spots he also recommended in the guide.
• His booking approach at Bahnwärter Thiel and Wannda Circus, two formats that stand out and do things differently in Munich.
• Which development & diversification in the scene he could monitor before the pandemic.
• His media work and event organisation.
• His fair fashion label hey hey Studios & the collaborations with designers.

The whole interview can be found on tunesandwings.com

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Over the past 26 years the electronic music band GusGus has found their journey through different electronic music genres, always coined by their typical synths and layered soundscapes. For their new album "Mobile Home" core members Biggi Veira and Daníel Ágúst collaborated with founding member Kinski as well as the Icelandic singer Margrét Rán. So this album is a symphony of electronic and pop music and will be out in spring. We're talking about their home Iceland, the remix collaboration with Maceo Plex and the single releases "Higher" & "Stay The Ride".

In this interview we are talking about:

• 26 years of GusGus. A ride through versatile styles with different band members
• Their remix-collaboration with Maceo Plex
• How they would describe this journey of finding their unique sound
• Past artist collaborations: Which artist they personally had the feeling of a perfect fit
• Future artist collaborations: Which artists they still have on their list
• The storytelling of their album "Mobile Home" as well as the singles "Higher" and "Stay the Ride"
• How it feels not being able to tour and to not promote the album with live shows
• How they spend the pandemic on Iceland
• Their perception of the massive tourism in Iceland pre-covid
• Their favourite and must-see spots on Iceland

The whole interview can be found on tunesandwings.com

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In this interview we are talking about:

• His childhood in Faro that he mostly spent with surfing, skating and being singer in a punk band
• His time in London and how he got into electronic music there
• Why he moved to Lisbon and what he loves about the city
• Which attributes and mindset it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
• How he managed the pandemic business wise
• How a perfect weekend in Lisbon looks like for him (without COVID)
• His values and definition of success
• How he would describe the peaks and downtimes of Portugals local scene within the last 20 years
• Artists that shaped Portugals techno & house scene in the past years
• His plans for this year’s festival season and the upcoming months

Intro & Outro by Arbitraire The whole interview can be found on tunesandwings.com

Viktors Buda is a music journalist, film director, event producer and part of the Latvian electronic music scene since the beginning. He initiated the documentary 'Era of Dance: the Story of Soviet Techno Revolution', of which DJs like Derrick May are part of. Viktors is still organising events and projects with and for the local scene.

In this interview we are talking about:

• His relation to electronic music
• The idea of his documentary 'The Era of Dance'
• Riga’s scene nowadays
• New projects and events
• Riga travel tips and where the local scene meets

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