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Octan – my band at High School

Octan – my band at High School

Throwback Tuesday! Claus Thoden, the drummer of my first high school band is celebrating his birthday today and when I posted an old band photo from 1981, I thought I should share that with you too. As you can see, we were a 3-piece band with me playing the bass. And...

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A Musical New Year’s Message 2016

A Musical New Year’s Message 2016

My dear microglobe friends, thank you for your continuous support. I wish us all a very happy New Year 2016. May it bring more peace and enlightenment to our microglobe. Last year I stopped uploading mixes to Soundcloud. You will find my monthly mixes and assorted...

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Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts December 2015

Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts December 2015

1. Autotune - Alemaloca - Dantze 2. Radio Slave - Don't Stop No Sleep (Tale Of Us Remix) - Nonplus 3. Slam - Make You Move - Soma 4. Heckmann - Reality Lost - AFUltd. 5. Johannes Heil - Scene 3 - EXILE 6. Mars Bill - Desert Rose - Break New Soil 7. Tim Engelhardt -...

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Music 4 The Micro­globe #33 – December 2015

Music 4 The Micro­globe #33 – December 2015

Mijk van Dijk presents the Xmas 2015 edition of his radio show music 4 the microglobe on BLN.fm, cuebase-fm and XLTRAX.com, as well as on Mixcloud and hearthis. And just in time Richie Hawtin surprises us with an almost schizophrenic compilation entitled „From my Mind...

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Music 2 Survive Video

Music 2 Survive Video

This is a video for my song  Music 2 Survive performed in my personal "Rabbithole" studio. I wrote the track for the wonderful compilation Refugees Welcome from Switzerland. The lyrics (in best Microglobe tradition)  are dealing around the question, which items I...

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Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts November 2015

Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts November 2015

1. Monte - Radical - Jeudi 2. TP Heckmann & Ramon Zenker - Luminary - refugeeswelcomemusic 3. Tale Of Us - North Star - R&S Records 4. Blue Hour - Moments (Steffi Remix) - Blue Hour 5. Florian Meindl - Sun & Rain (Dubspeeka Remix) - Flash Recordings 6....

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Music 4 The Microglobe #32 – November 2015

Music 4 The Microglobe #32 – November 2015

Just a couple of days after the hostile and inhuman terror attacks on Paris, Mijk van Dijk presents music 4 the microglobe on a moody note. He starts with a classic from Paris, for Paris, „Acid Eiffel" by Choice aka Shazz and Laurent Garnier from 1993 and ends with...

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Love to Paris – not Hate!

Love to Paris – not Hate!

I am deeply sad about the hostile and inhuman attacks on the people of Paris. My condolences go out to the families and friends of the victims.My main question now is not, how to retaliate appropriately, but: how can human beings be led so astray to commit such...

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How I experienced the opening of the Berlin wall

How I experienced the opening of the Berlin wall

26 years ago on November 9th 1989 the Berlin wall came down. During the late 80's I was living in Berlin-Kreuzberg not far away from the wall and that strange monument had become a normal part of my life. It was just there and nobody could imagine it would just...

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Music 2 Survive – Refugees Welcome Compilation

Music 2 Survive – Refugees Welcome Compilation

I have been extremely lucky to be born and raised in a wealthy and peaceful country like Germany, to be able to turn my passion into my profession and even travel the world as a music performer. I have made friends in many countries and always have been welcomed with...

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Back To The Future

Back To The Future

I just arrived here. What's the time? Your future is whatever you make it - so make it a good one! (*hint* - today's the day, when Marty McFly arrives in "the future"!) Posted by Doc Emmett L. Brown on Wednesday, 14 October 2015

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Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts Oktober 2015

Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts Oktober 2015

1. Enrico Sangiuliano & Frankyeffe - Celebration - Break New Soil 2. Gel Abril - Carpet Sneak -mobilee 3. Harvey McKay & Jay Lumen - Power Chords - Suara 4. Simon Garcia - Ataraxia - Poker Flat 5. Jamie Jones - Siberian Express EP - Hot Creations 6. Braxton -...

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Music 4 The Micro­globe #31 – October 2015

Music 4 The Micro­globe #31 – October 2015

Mijk van Dijk presents the October 2015 episode of his very own radio podcast "music 4 the microglobe", again with lots of favourites from his recent DJ sets plus a world premiere: Mijk's musical statement to the recent refugee crisis: "Music 2 Survive". The lyrics go...

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Stop TTIP & CETA! Demo

Stop TTIP & CETA! Demo

This is where to you will find me on October 10th. A huge gathering against TTIP & CETA, in favour of high standards for people's rights, which will be sacrificed on the altar of so-called "free markets", when TTIP and CETA will be ratified. A gathering for a...

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Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts September 2015

Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts September 2015

1. Steffi - JBW25 (Answer Code Request Vision) - Ostgut Ton 2. Reset Robot - She - Cocoon 3. Pan-Pot feat. Frankie - Riot - Second State 4. Daniel Dexter feat. Kaori - Deeper Love (Alexkid Remix) - Poker Flat 5. Martin Eyerer - Run! - Rejected 6. Animal Trainer -...

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Music 4 The Micro­globe #30 – September 2015

Music 4 The Micro­globe #30 – September 2015

Mijk van Dijk’s radio ­show music 4 the micro­globe turns 30.House and Techno is a music, spoken and understood by all who understand the groove of Jack. Since 3 x 10 shows Mijk is presenting on M4TM the latest and future highlights of his DJ sets, electronic dance...

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Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts August 2015

Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts August 2015

1. Maceo Plex - Solar Detroit - Ellum Audio 2. Nerdjack - Jack2Beat - Kling Klong 3. Francesca Lombardo - Perseidi (Aril Brikha Remix) - Crosstown Rebels 4. Andre Crom - Solstice - OFF Recordings 5. Dusky - Jilted - 17 Steps 6. Andre Hommen - Introspectral - Poker...

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Music 4 The Micro­globe #29 – August 2015

Music 4 The Micro­globe #29 – August 2015

There's a heatwave here in Germany. Summer's here and with it sunscreen, ice cream and beach life at the lake with music stream on the smartphone app. Also politically the situation is heated up due to the refugee situation. Some are using this for their...

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DJ Set Sapporo Online

DJ Set Sapporo Online

Minmon Kollektiv from Potsdam/ Germany did an E-Mail interview (in German language) with me while I was on tour in Japan and also requested a DJ set. I send them the first hour of my freshly squeezed recording of my DJ set from Acid Room in Sapporo/ Japan this July...

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Mijk van Dijk DJ Set at Dommune

Mijk van Dijk DJ Set at Dommune

Yesterday I played a DJ set at DOMMUNE, the famous Japanese DJ web TV. The concept may look similar to Boiler Room, but Dommune is already since more than 5 1/2 years in session and their live video editing stands out so much, it reminds me of LSB.tv. It was my third...

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Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts July 2015

Mijk van Dijk DJ Charts July 2015

1. Disclosure - Bang That (Kevin & Dantiez Saunderson Deep Detroit Dub) - PMR 2. DJ Koze - XTC - Pampa 3. Paul Woolford - MDMA - Hotflush Recordings 4. Robert Babicz - Bassporn (Tim Engelhardt Remix) - Babiczstyle 5. Lehar & Musumeci - Horizon - Connaisseur 6....

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Music 4 The Micro­globe #28 – July 2015

Music 4 The Micro­globe #28 – July 2015

This is the July episode of my radioshow music 4 the microglobe. When you listen to this live tonight, I'll be already in Japan on my tour, that's why I start the show with my latest remix of Reqterdrumer's Torrent Of People. Furthermore new tracks and remixes...

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My first image of Japan

My first image of Japan

I've been travelling to Japan 27 times now and I am super-excited to arrive here again today. When I was a child, I had no ideas of Japan whatsoever. It was also a time when Manga was almost completely unknown in Germany. Popular animation TV series like Die Biene...

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Danke für alles, Yokota-san!

Danke für alles, Yokota-san!

With deep sadness I have received the news that Susumu Yokota, pioneering electronic musician, producer, live performer and label owner from Japan has untimely passed away in March this year. His family did not know in detail about his international career and asked...

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Reqterdrumer – Torrent Of People (Mijk van Dijk Remix)

Reqterdrumer – Torrent Of People (Mijk van Dijk Remix)

Out now: my remix of Reqterdrumer's Torrent Of People (Mijk van Dijk Remix). Reqterdrumer is the alias of DJ Tomoya from Fukuoka on the Southern Japanese island Kyushu. My mix is released on his Undulation EP along with other remixes by Ken Ishii, Hiroshi Watanabe,...

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Japan’s No Dancing Law finally repealed

Japan’s No Dancing Law finally repealed

Very good news today: Japan's 67-year-old "No Dancing Law", the so-called "Fueiho" has been finally repealed. This law has been brought to action after World War 2 to crack down on prostitution in dance halls. According to the law, all dancing must be stopped by...

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