8.10.2021 - Lick it Back! Reggae DanceNightlife is finally back in Berlin! To celebrate the restart of clubbing to the sounds of young Jamaica, many different crews and DJs from the Reggae scene in town will gather at Privatclub this month. You’ll hear a wide range of musical styles from 60s Ska and Rocksteady, through Reggae, Dub and (Modern) Roots – carefully selected by passionate collectors and DJs. Expect handcrafted music with good vibes made for the dancefloor, played from vinyl only.

DJs
Julie – Rootsdaughters
BossK – ReggaeXplosion
Rouz – Blessed Love / Buyreggae
Miss Trouble – Easy Notes
Karl Kenyatta – Behold & Live / Berlin Soundsystem Kollektiv
Hille – Soundquake / Help Jamaica
The Rhythm Ruler – Maratone Long Distance HiFi

Entrance will only be granted with a digital EU-certificate of a Covid vaccination or recovery and a matching ID. No mask required inside.

8.10.2021 – 11pm
Privatclub, Skalitzer Str. 85-68, 10997 Berlin

Julie and Jahminta are the Roots Daughters, two passionate vinyl collectors and music activists. They are regurlarly organizing events, creating a space and platform to express and represent female activists in the scene. Another goal is to give credit and pay tribute to the great female* artists.
In October they become a real soundsystem and will celebrate with the builders, Young Veteran Soundsystem from Cologne. The event is private, takes place outside Berlin from afternoon to evening and is easy to reach by public transport. Contact them through their facebook page or by e-mail (rootsdaughters at gmail.com) to secure a ticket.

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Panza established a lockdown entertainment called Vinyl Episodes Special, streaming quality Jamaican music including sensational Dubplates on twitch. Check out Supersonic Selections on Mixcloud for more recordings.

Freedom Fighter Soundsystem on a beachOur friends are setting up their soundsystem by the beach. Pack your trunks and bikinis for a day of Roots, Rub-a-Dub and Steppers by the Freedom Fighters Crew and Yugo on the Mic.

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9.7.2021, 3 – 10pm, Strandbad Ploetzensee
Nordufer 26, 13351 Berlin

soundsystem and preamp in living room

It has been ages since we gathered for the last dance. We miss lifting boxes and playing tunes loud, but as this won’t happen in the near future we teamed up with our friends from Treasure Sounds in Hamburg to bring the dance from ours to your living rooms.

Timetable (CET):
Treasure Sounds 19:00 – 20:00
Panza 20:00 – 21:00
The Rhythm Ruler 21:00 – 22:00
Treasure Sounds 22:00 – 23:00
The Rhythm Ruler 23:00 – 00:00
Treasure Sounds 00:00 – end

We‘ll stream through three twitch channels:

https://twitch.tv/treasuresounds

 

https://twitch.tv/supersonicselections

 

https://twitch.tv/therhythmruler

3.10.2020 - CLUB CULTURE DAY: YAAM United

Tag der Clubkultur (‘Club Culture Day’) was launched on the initiative of Berlin‘s Senator for Culture, Klaus Lederer, highlights the diversity and importance of Berlin‘s club culture in times of an existential crisis. As part of this showcase festival on October 3, 2020, up to forty clubs and collectives be rewarded for their contributions to Berlin’s club culture in recent years or even decades. On this day, each club and collective will present itself and the diversity and liveliness of Berlin’s club culture to the whole City.

YAAM is one of the venues rewarded and participating and we are glad to announce that our Rhythm Ruler is part of the Lineup. He will play records on the Lion’s Den Soundsystem alongside operator and owner of the Sound Ras Lion, Roots Daughters and Selektor Bony. All areas will be open including the Beach, Kids Corner and River Stage.

Don’t be late as there is limited capacity, bring a mask and follow the hygiene rules including registration at the entrance.

3.10.2020, 4 – 10pm Uhr, YAAM
An der Schillingbruecke 3, 10243 Berlin

29.8.2020 - Reggae in the Grass (openair)DJs:
Papa Boom, Johnny Reggae, Berlitonian & Kingston Headroll.

15.8.2020, 3 – 10pm, Pumptrack
An der Ostbahn 9, 10243 Berlin

15.08.2020 - Freedom Fighter Soundsystem goes Bathroom Skank

Summer is in full swing and what could be better than a soundsystem session by a lake? Our friends from the Freedom Fighter Soundsystem will string up a small set and invited DJ Goldfinga and Rattle Tone Discotheque to play records with them at Strandbad Plötzensee this saturday. Check the facebook event for more information.

15.8.2020, 3 – 10pm, Strandbad Ploetzensee
Nordufer 26, 13351 Berlin

To support the clubs that are heavily affected by the Corona-shutdown the Clubcomission Berlin initiated a daily livestream from various clubs in cooperation with arte. Two of our DJs played at YAAM for this cause. Find The Rhythm Ruler with a strictly Jamaican Oldies set right from the start and Panza with a modern selection representing Supersonic at 2:30h.

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It’s been a while since The Rhythm Ruler recorded a mix and with the current circumstances there is more than enough time for it, so here you go. Starting with some recently released Ska on the Rock-A-Shacka label he takes you on a journey from the mid-sixties to the mid-seventies and added a recent production he plays on heavy rotation lately. All original 7″ records as always with some of them being released for the first time this or last year. Read more