Category: Archive

On February 11th, 2012 we introduced Maratone Long Distance HiFi to the world. Well, at least to some people who liked Vintage Jamaican Music and came to our very first Rock Steady Ballrom in the backroom of a no longer existant Pub in Berlin. Nothing went as planned that night but we had some hours of fun and built the foundation for another pillar of Soundsystem Culture in Berlin. Looking back we can be quite proud of countless events with amazing selectors and even some Jamaican Legends playing on the sound and are very satisfied with the pressure and unique sound we can deliver nowadays.

With venues closed for a few more weeks it is rather difficult to plan a proper Anniversary Dance with the full sound. We are busy behind the scenes and are positive that the Soundclash in August will take place. We’ll keep you posted on other events should restrictions be lifted and something work out on short notice. Until then we’d like you to join us for a livestream on twitch to celebrate on the Maratone Living Room HiFi with the full crew contributions by our friends from all over the world:

Friday, 18.2.2022 – 8pm CET – https://www.twitch.tv/therhythmruler

These T-Shirts are now available in Burgundy and Green at Buyreggae and instore at their Blessed Love Record Shop (Simon-Dach-Straße 1, 10245 Berlin).

Nightlife 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.

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.

Our 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

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

DJs:
Papa Boom, Johnny Reggae, Berlitonian & Kingston Headroll.

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