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title: "The acoustics"
description: "Explore my journey in music, from mixing on turntables since 1995 to creating computer music with MOD-Trackers. Discover live synthesizer sessions, DJ mixes, and more. Stay tuned for updates."
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Music has always been a significant part of my life. Since 1995, I have been mixing on turntables. I also tried composing my own songs, but they never turned out very well.

## Music on Computers

My first attempt at making music was on the computer. I never enjoyed live playing, so I sought a better way to create music. That's when I discovered MOD-Trackers! There are some nice MOD files, but they are very computer-based and don't sound like real music.

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Computer music examples from 1993:
[... wizard.mod (46kB)](https://www.moonweb.org/files/amiga/mods/wizard.mod)
[... run_away.mod (43kB)](https://www.moonweb.org/files/amiga/mods/run_away.mod)

Electronic techno-steps from 1994:
[... lit_rave.mod (57kB)](https://www.moonweb.org/files/amiga/mods/LIT_RAVE.MOD)
[... nxt_rave.mod (33kB)](https://www.moonweb.org/files/amiga/mods/NXT_RAVE.MOD)

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## Live Synthesizer Music

Later on, we tried to perform some live music. There are two tapes with live music that I will sample very soon. One tape is a live recording from the <b>S.O.N.A.X meets Genital Angriff</b> session in our party room (screenshot follows), and the other is a solo tape from Genital Angriff.

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vapeur livesession (1992)
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/stefan-koelle/sets/vapeur-livesession-1992" target="_blank">... album on soundcloud</a>

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## Live Turntable Mixing

I started mixing very late and never aspired to be a big star DJ. I really enjoyed mixing at private parties and smaller events. In the 'DJ examples' box, you can find the latest afro-cosmic-double-mix with my DJ friend <b>Marc le Nain</b>, a live recording at the <b>Private Lounge Party V</b>.

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Biggest events:
... All Areas Party Prince Garden
... 2nd place in DJ competition

Live mix:
<a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/stefan-koelle/afro-double-mix/" target="_blank">... afro cosmic double mix on mix-cloud</a>

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