The music is back on Stylewalker.net!

Posted on 08/02/2006 by Thomas

Due to server problems and disorganization (yes, that counts for me..) the Stylewalker mixtapes were not available on stylewalker.net for a long time. Now I took some hours to upload everything again, properly, I hope and the whole “Stylewalker – the DJ” – section is redone!
So, please take the chance and enjoy some wonderful Stylewalker moments in music. I really like being a DJ and I think I am not the worst. Here´s the mixes I offer for a download or a friendly session in the background while working, getting dressed for going out or just doing the dishes in a funky way!:

Barcelona Summer House
Sound Icon Stylewalker – Barcelona Summer House Mix

Funky Urban Wild Pitch
Sound Icon Stylewalker – Funky Urban Wild Pitch part 1
Stylewalker – Funky Urban Wild Pitch part 2

Verano en Midi

DJ Stone Livemix

Posted on 06/02/2006 by Thomas

DJ Stone (yeah, the guy who gave us his disco ball..!), resident in Berlin’s infamous club GMT has published a kicking mix of all this techhouse minimal hits we love so much at 6 o’clock in the morning, when the water is dripping from the ceiling..

DJ Stone download livemix january 2006

Bread and Butter revisited

Posted on 06/02/2006 by Thomas

Since I reached my limit last month I now uploaded the last pictures from Bread and Butter Barcelona to my Flickr-Account. Browse, fire, brands and people!

By the way – my article about Bread and BUTTER Barcelona is not only the longest I ever wrote in stylewalker.net but also one of the most popular!

Internet plus free coffee – Electric Barcelona

Posted on 02/02/2006 by Thomas

A Stylewalker-recommendation: The best internet café (and of the cheapest) in central Barcelona is “Electric“. Situated right next to the cathedral, on Missa Ferrer it has a very modern and industrial style.
Since they opened only two weeks ago, it is still quite minimally decorated and right now the two owners (cool guys from Berlin!) are talking to artists to decorate the place.

Members pay 1,20€ an hour and get coffee or tee for free!
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The stolen goal

Posted on 02/02/2006 by Thomas

Last weekend, the football game Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid ended 1:2 for Madrid. Spain is upset because a clear goal against Real was not approved by the referees. Here is the video of the disputed goal.

Catalounge Concert

Posted on 28/01/2006 by Thomas

I am glad I took the long way to Hospitalet yesterday – because the concert was great. These guys are stars to come, they are so hot! Good music and a solid fanbase. An energetic show and a variety of songs. If I get the chance to see them, I will definetely go again!

That’s why I added them to the “Stylewalker artists” – people I like and I want to help with promoting their music.

Watch two videos and 15 fotos I made and read a short review about the concert in the following! Continue reading →

Catalounge in Cold Russian Barcelona

Posted on 27/01/2006 by Thomas

The nordic cold is coming down to Barcelona and we are surprised with nasty cold and windy rain. Yesterday, I had ice in my hair!
Well, concerning that back in Berlin they have their river frozen, it is still pretty cozy.

Anyway, this does not really lift my mood for going to a conncert. Even less, when it is like a journey with the metro, but I really want to see them. Their name is Catalounge and the reason I want to go basically is that I met one of the musicians at Bread and butter and we had very good time working the cables there..

Their concept is nice (and pretty fashionable as well, I must admit): “Electro mestizaje” – It’s a very broad and versatile mix of all sorts of lounge, drum’n’bass, down and breakbeat spheres with snippets of guitars and minimal vocals. I especially liked their track Sound Icon Encantador de serpientes.

Tonight they play in Hospitalet which is not exactly Barcelona, but I’ll still go. They better be good!! I wanted to go tomorrow but the police shut down the place where they were supposed to play. Man, Barcelona really is getting conservative..

Blinkenlights documentation

Posted on 25/01/2006 by Thomas

One of the most amazing media installations ever was “Blinkenlights” in Berlin 2002. I just found the Movieicon documentation video via their podcast. You must watch it, it kicks you off your feet!

The hacker commmunity Chaos Computer Club (CCC) used the abandoned skyscraper “Haus des Lehrers” on Alexanderplatz to turn the windows facade into a gigantic monochromatic screen. Over 8 floors with 144 spot lights formed this huge interactive display that could be seen even hundreds of metres from above.

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Bread and butter in full action

Posted on 19/01/2006 by Thomas

It’s the second day of the “tradeshow for selected brands” here in Barcelona and I think it is a big success. It is sunny and warm, people carry their coats in their hands and I know that 30 000 new people in their database make the organizers happy. A busy murmuring is in the air and the fashion people seem not to be too impressed by each others style.

Big sunglasses, baggy jeans that look vintage but cost a fortune, suits that do not look like suits and surprisingly similar haircuts are the visitors trademarks. Although those people deal with selected brands and individuality in general, they look astonishingly alike. It’s a very focused scene: There are the buyers for fashion stores and chains, independent designers who produce for their own little brands and also the big corporate machine players with their inescapable position terms like chief of marketing, brand manager or creative director. And they are all in the database..

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Still on the Bread and Butter

Posted on 13/01/2006 by Thomas

I am still building communication infrastructure for Bread and Butter Barcelona, no time to write but watch some pictures on my Flickr-Account