Freunde Von Freunden Mixtapes

One of Australia’s cult underground radio presenters, Ennio Styles, delivers the latest FvF mixtape. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, he DJs, produces and hosts the iconic and influential weekly Stylin’ radio show on Melbourne’s 3RRR-FM. Informing viewers with his encyclopedic musical knowledge, Stylin’ has featured in-studio guests such as: Thundercat, Vakula, Soul Clap, Flume, and Jose James, and that’s just in... Read More

At the age of four Dirk Rumpff was sitting in front of his grandmother’s portable record player listening to her collection of 45s. Starting at age 12 he was playing tapes at summer camp and school parties. At 18 he was fully addicted to buying records. His inherent passion for music continues even almost 20 years later. Today the Berlin... Read More

Remember the charming lady standing under those memorable lemon trees? Claire Cottrell, a former FvF guest and good friend, can certainly be described as a tastemaker with a winning touch for an interdisciplinary aesthetic. A talent she has put to good use compiling the newest FvF mixtape. Since finishing her Masters in Landscape Architecture, Claire has been working as a... Read More

Mixtape number 57 is delivered by Melbourne’s very own Leigh Irwin aka Lady Noir. This sophisticated lady of the night brings some very eclectic and moody wave, synth, experimental and kraut-rock tunes dating back from the the late 70’s to this year. Expect tracks by Venus In Furs, Duran Duran & Cocteau Twins. Leigh’s career has been defined by a... Read More

DJ Kaos is an authentic kid of Berlin – growing up, and still living, in the former West of the city, he was in contact with new music from a young age through American radio stations that were established to entertain the Allied forces in the German capital at the time. Increasingly, Kaos immersed himself in the rising club scene... Read More

You might remember our former FvF guest, surfer, creative director and entrepreneur, Colin Tunstall from New York. His store “Saturdays” has become a permanent fixture both for locals and visitors whenever they are in search of some nice threads, serious surf gear and books; or simply a well-brewed coffee. Colin, who is also in charge of their publication “Saturdays Magazine”,... Read More

Missy Livingston aka. Moderna brings us Mixtape #54 and with it a story to tell. Hailing from Clearfield, Utah, Missy started out booking Indie bands in her hometown and performing in a noise group, The Static Cult. Since then she has traveled around living in San Diego, Chicago, New York and London. Missy co-founded the UK music magazine Re:Up. During... Read More

For our recent mixtape we asked Berlin-based Ji-Hun Kim to provide us with a unique selection of all-time- and recent musical favorites. Ji studied Musikwissenschaften and Philosophie, which lead him to the position of Editor-In-Chief at De:Bug a few years ago. Now he is writing on a freelance basis for magazines such as Groove, Intersection and Monopol. Besides his theoretical... Read More

For the FvF mixtape #52 we invited an old friend from New York: Sky Gellatly. A man always on the go, plotting collaborations and working on new projects, at times you wonder when he sleeps. In recent years he has dipped into different professional worlds from finance to editorial work at Complex, GQ, NY Magazine and Details. Today he focuses... Read More

Today’s mixtape has been compiled by our good friend, graphic designer and music enthusiast Malte Müller aka. Electric Gecko. Dividing his time between Hamburg and Berlin, we bump into each other in the most unpredictable places whether in our hometown, or the Northern city by the sea. When Malte is around, you know you are in the place to be.... Read More

Say hello to our 50th mixtape. After two years of our favorite music by our friends and team, we are more than happy to have Tyler Askew to present the latest mixtape. Expect an iTunes Podcast with all the mixtapes to launch soon. 50 should be enough to finally come up with that. Originally from Atlanta GA Tyler Askew is... Read More

Australian electronic music identity, producer, DJ, and record label owner of Haul Music, Christian Vance, presents us with a deep psychedelic Mixtape. Taking listeners on a trippy daydream, this half-Austrian, half-Australian musician, now based in Berlin, starts the mix with the Krautrock of Ash Ra Tempel and finishes with a similarly inspired brand new cut by Parisian band Zombie Zombie.... Read More

Blatant, savage, awake, and sharp – these are definitely adjectives one could use in order to describe Kreuzberg’s scintillating Wenke Walter. And all this is meant in the best possible way. The twenty-six year old considers Germany’s capital and language her home. She creates monumental word rants for magazines like Stylemag, manages her blog WenkeWho, and occasionally used to give... Read More

Kyra Caruso is an Austrian Mexican DJ residing in New York City. Growing up in a hippie home in Vienna she was always interested in different genres of music. Her influences range from retro-funk to classic rock and 90s hip-hop. Not wanting to limit her musical activity to just one category, her output is eclectic to say the least. Besides... Read More

You might remember Dominik Grötz, one of our Berlin-based DJ friends from his FvF mix early 2012. Dominik spends his days as Head of Creation for the online music video station Tape.tv, and his nights out and about in Berlins clubscene. Not long ago, he started the Facebook Page “Hidden Track” where he posts his music gems only for one... Read More

We regularly ask our friends to share their most liked tunes with us and compile them as mixtapes. But this time we asked the team and in the end had a great selection. It has been so many tracks we had to compile two mixtapes this time. After last week’s part one we continue and close of 2012’s mixtape series... Read More

This year, we have been given amazing mixtapes by our guests and listened to each one of them until exhaustion. Besides this very convenient way to discover new music, each one of the team members in the Berlin office shared their own individual favorites on a daily basis over the offices speakers. Together, we compiled a very personal Best of... Read More

Freunde von Freunden Mixtape #44 brings us back to the United States and the country where Rap and Hip-Hop come from. Our friend Taj Reid from Philadelphia selected a fine blend of tunes to let us bounce through the day. Taj is the creative director and founder of WeJetSet – a travel company established in 2007 that blends retail, publishing... Read More

There is something special about Max John Buschfeld. If you meet the Cologne-born and Berlin-based DJ/producer for the very first time, you will probably notice his rather timid, yet witty demeanor that is combined with an excellent taste in music. Meanwhile he studied at the University of the Arts in Berlin, he insisted in pursuing his love for music. He... Read More

My name is Funk, but I play house – our friend Marius Funk is a well-known character in the diverse nightlife jungle of Berlin. While starting his career at the famous party series “Shade” and hosting radio shows at Bln.Fm, Marius managed in no time to play side by side with established names such as Ellen Alien, Peaches, Crystal Castles,... Read More