Curated by II.R x Callshop Radio // DJ
Niklas Wandt is a percussionist, producer, DJ and radio host . He lives in Berlin, where his eclectic approach is heard most regularly at his residency in basement club Sameheads - a lush sonic palette with a hypnotic, heavily percussive drive, from tripped out downtempo, Balearic and afrofunky cosmic sound (think Rimini 1995) to driving progressive and tribal house, trance, warped techno and warming tech house – high energy in smooth, long blends. Other Berlin appearances include clubs and parties like Power Dance Club, Cocktail D’Amore, Fandango, Kater Blau, about blank, Renate, Oxi, Sisyphos and Arkaoda.
The impeccable rhythmic feel is a reflection of Niklas’ musical roots in the world of drums - he has cut his teeth playing in hiphop, psychedelic rock and free jazz projects and has been part of a number of projects centered around Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf. A wide, open minded range of practices that still feed into his music today - at Salon he forged his musical bond to producer Jan Schulte aka Wolf Müller aka Bufiman. The pair released the acclaimed double LP 'Instrumentalmusik von der Mitte der World' in 2018 via Growing Bin Records with its blissful neo-Balearic soundscapes.
Niklas can be also heard as part of the band Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge (with records on the labels Themes for Great Cities, Bureau B and Lustpoderosa that became underground favorites) and in a duo with veteran producer Sascha Funke (two discs on Multi Culti, a third one on R.A.N.D. Muzik), plus on a string of releases for imprints such as Bureau B, Permanent Vacation, Animals Dancing, Neubau, Warning, Viscera and Edizioni Mondo/Running Back.
