Different Drum Berlin

21/11/2023

Dear listeners,

After a prolonged silence and some back and forth about if and how we would like to continue, we feel like it is now time to let you know that our Different Drum Berlin format has come an end. After three years ‘on the air’ and a total of 35 consecutive shows plus a guest appearance on Worldwide FM, we decided to take a break at the start of this year. Sadly, when we returned from the break, our shows had all but disappeared from The Good Neighbor on Mixcloud. Upon inquiring, we were informed that the pro account had been ‘deactivated’, but would be ‘reactivated’ as soon as we decided to continue.

Long story short, we recorded one more show back in August, show #36, which you can find on Mixcloud, but never got around to promoting it, so consider it one for the road. Unfortunately it seems the label has no interest in maintaining the The Good Neighbor platform and didn’t even have the decency to tell us. That being said, we have decided to no longer pursue our Different Drum endeavors.

We invested a lot of time and energy and passion and effort into these shows and are honestly disheartened that it should end like this. We nonetheless would like to express our gratitude for having received this opportunity to select and share the music we love. We would also like to give a special shout-out and big thank you to all of you, who supported us and tuned in and contributed to our show.

One love,

Tobi & Lev

04/05/2023

Beautiful work by Greg Foat, Gigi Masin and Berlin-based design studio Ulises. 😮🐬

Listen/pre-order: https://pages.strut-records.co.uk/greg-foat-gigi-masin-dolphinStrut presents an exclusive new collaboration between UK jazz keyboardist Gre...

24/04/2023

IDK with a little something for the po-po. So many levels of YES!

Director: Anthony SylvesterProducer: Nick BaudilleProduction Company: X1 ProductionsSubscribe to IDK channel for new music, updates, and behind the scenes fo...

12/04/2023

You may or may not have noticed, that our activities on this page have come to somewhat of a halt. After 35 straight shows for The Good Neighbor and a special Sonar Kollektiv guest appearance on Worldwide FM, we decided to take a step back from our monthly selections and focus on our other daily doings.

In the meantime, we acquired some brilliant guest mixes for the TGN Mixcloud channel, one of which went online yesterday. Check out Basel, Switzerland-based and Turkish-born keyboard player, singer, songwriter and producer Cansu Kandemir Music's blazing guest mix, that covers a whole lot of ground. Just the way we like it. Click below to listen to the full selection and stay tuned!

Thank you all for your continued support, check The Good Neighbor on Mixcloud for more amazing selections and find us on Instagram for the latest on Different Drum Berlin. One love! 🥁😘

Everyone knows one. Everyone has one. The neighbor who always knows the coolest places to go, the hottest music to listen to and the latest news to spread around. We want to be that neighbor - sharing all the great stories and sounds around our neighborhood of artists and creatives. Be sure to check...

13/12/2022

HO-HO-HO and happy hanukkah! Welcome to another holiday special with yours truly. For our last show of the season via The Good Neighbor we present a spirited potpourri of global sounds and joyous rhythms.

Our current selection includes tracks by Kadhja Bonet on Ninja Tune / קרולינה Karolina & Rejoicer on Tru Thoughts / Hans Hass reworked by Marian Tone of Key Elements on The Outer Edge / LMNZ / Qwalia on Albert's Favourites / Tiny Powell on Tramp Rec. / Comparsa Universitaria de la Laguna on Stag-O-Lee / João Selva on Underdog Records / Lola's Dice / Persian Empire on Prrrrrrr / Don Pascal on R2 Records / Tribilin Sound & Dengue Dengue Dengue on Eck Echo / Werkha / Section Futur on OPHRA / Ghia on The Outer Edge / Rico Toto on Invisible City Record Shop / aaand Kompleks on The Very Polish Cut Outs.

Please follow us on Instagram because Facebook is making it difficult for us to share our posts. Wishing you all a warm and peaceful holiday season. Merrymaking at our place! 🥁

HO-HO-HO and welcome to another holiday special with Different Drum Berlin. For their last show of the season selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom present a spirited potpourri of global sounds and joyous rhythms, ranging from reworked Xmas carols to modern R&B moods, airy proto-AOR cloud-rock to....

13/09/2022

Did you miss us? Returning from a much-needed summer holiday wind down, we got back in the studio to record a fresh new episode of our monthly broadcast via The Good Neighbor.

This one features music by Glenn Astro & HulkHodn on Kommerz Records / The Hempolics on Zeezee Records / Kinny & Souldrop on Agogo Records / Charles Stepney on International Anthem / Heroes of Limbo on Mocambo Records / Roger Damawuzan on HOT CASA Records / Sam Redmore & Mr Auden Allen on Jalapeno Records / Mauskovic Dance Band on Bongo Joe Records/ Nickodemus & Innov Gnawa on Wonderwheel Recordings / Flammer Dance Band on Lyskestrekk Records / Mitchum Jacoub on All-Town Sound / The Vicious Seeds on Golden Rules / M.RUX on Pingipung / Stephen Encinas on Too Slow To Disco aaand David Versace on La Sape Records!⚡️⚡️⚡️

Brace yourselves for a bright selection of effervescent global productions, including subterranean dub and soulful reggae, jazzy home recordings and stunning afrobeat arrangements, euphoric post-punk and innovative gnawa rhythms as well as hip-shaking West African grooves and summery dancefloor heaters. Click below to stream in full 👀

Time to recharge. Returning from a much-needed summer holiday wind down, selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom got back in the studio to record a fresh new episode of their monthly broadcast. Brace yourselves for a bright selection of effervescent global productions, including subterranean dub and...

22/08/2022

My life, my life, my life, in the sunshiiine! Summer is in full effect as we air another episode of our monthly rhythm-centric format on The Good Neighbor. Pull out those camping chairs, grab yourself a cold one and hit play to enjoy an hour of otherworldly productions, ranging from balearic grooves and jazzy beats, psychedelic neo-soul lo******ng and flirtatiously upbeat R&B, oceanic esoterica and notorious raps, to folktronic highlife, war dances, money music, experimental pop, vibes for your soul and housy chord stabs.

Our current show features tunes by Joe Sturges & Lucas de Mulder on Golden Rules / Silvan Strauß on KABUL FIRE Records / Buttering Trio on Raw Tapes / Pip Millett / Daniel Monaco & MC Matsui on Periodica Records / Butcher Brown / Isaac Birituro And The Rail Abandon on Wah Wah 45s / KOKOROKO on Brownswood / Surprise Chef on Big Crown Records / Nicole Cassandra Smit / Kaidi Tatham on First Word Records / Vibes4YourSoul on Too Slow To Disco / Soulphiction (RIP) on Sonar Kollektiv / Mop Mop & DASCO on Best's Friends Music ☀️

You might wanna keep that cooler within reach ‘cause here comes Diiirty Thiiirty!

My life, my life, my life, in the sunshiiine! Summer is in full effect as selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom air another episode of their monthly Different Drum Berlin format. Pull out those camping chairs, grab yourself a cold one and hit play to enjoy an hour of otherworldly productions, rang...

12/07/2022

Holidays anyone?! Broadcasting from a yacht (yeah right!) we go full vacay-mode in our latest instalment of Different Drum Berlin 🥁 via The Good Neighbor.

Featuring tracks by Automatic on Stones Throw Records / BKO on Bongo Joe Records / Noori & His Dorpa Band on Ostinato Records / SABABA 5 on Batov Records / Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek / Lexsoul Dancemachine on Estonian Funk Embassy / GROUNDATION on Easy Star Records / Dale / Dj Danifox on Príncipe / Da Cruz & MAGUGU on Boom Jah Records / Jitwam on Roya / Rabii Harnoune & V.B.Kühl on Tru Thoughts / Voilaaa & Sir Jean aaand Patchworks ☀️

So pull out your lazy chairs, apply some sun screen, grab an ice cream and bask in the grooves of show number 29 👇

Holidays anyone? Broadcasting from a yacht (yeah right!) selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom go full vacay-mode in their latest instalment of Different Drum Berlin. Escapism at its fullest, ranging from Malian Mandingo rock to electrifying Sudanese soul, Middle Eastern popcorn to Anatolian psych...

14/06/2022

ACHOO 🤧 With allergy season in full effect, we deliver a mesmerizing one-headphone selection of global grooves, beats and flows on a brand-new episode of yours truly 🥁

Join us as we welcome in the summer with choice picks by Yaya Bey on Big Dada / ABUNAI on TARTELET RECORDS / MERIDIAN BROTHERS on Ansonia Records / Sam Redmore & Andrea Brown on Jalapeno Records / Matt Wilde Music on Band on the Wall / Sefi Zisling + Nikitch & Kuna Maze & João Selva on Tru Thoughts / Jazzanova on BBE Music / Puuluup via RSPB / El Michels Affair & Piya Malik on Big Crown Records / Obongjayar / PlusStepper - Ukrainian Dub & Mila Mazur Music / Skygaze on Flumo Recordings / Werkha & Ellen Beth Abdi on First Word Records / Boddhi Satva Official on Batakari aaand Retrogott.

Click below for the full show or head to The Good Neighbor at thegoodneighbor.de for the full tracklist 💛

A mesmerizing one-headphone selection of global grooves, beats and flows awaits you on this brand-new episode of Different Drum Berlin. Selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom welcome in the summer with choice picks ranging from R&B storytelling to psychedelic electronic soul, combining neo-tropical...

10/05/2022

Heads up everyone! Join us for another adventurous episode of Different Drum Berlin, as we become official members of the not-so-official 27 Club 👻 Opening on a melodica-fueled roots- and calypso-inspired vibe, we venture into Latin funk territory, flanked by jangly highlife guitar lines and subversive global bass vibrations, blending upbeat and life-loving summer vibes full of harmony and meaning with complex rhythms, avant-garde jazz, pop, psychedelia, heavy breaks and mbira dub, before celebrating the return of a cult house classic!

Hear music by Alex Figueira on Music With Soul / El Combo Batanga on Lovemonk / on Bongo Joe Records curated by DJ Tom B. / + Willa Vitti on Kaxambu Records / Sunka & on Galletas Calientes Records / Congotronics + Batida & Mayra Andrade on Crammed Discs / Robert Glasper, Q-Tip & Esperanza Spalding / High Pulp on Anti Records / XL Regular on ANMA / Silvestre - Padre Himalaya / Rabii Harnoune & V.B.Kühl on Tru Thoughts / on Especial aaand with asuka ando 🥁

Now streaming on Mixcloud via The Good Neighbor 👀

Join selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom for another adventurous episode of Different Drum Berlin as they air their latest radio show and become official members of the not-so-official 27 Club. Opening on a melodica-fueled roots- and calypso-inspired vibe, they venture into Latin funk territory,...

12/04/2022

It's showtime for #26 on The Good Neighbor! With this year's XJAZZ rapidly approaching, we decided to shine a spotlight on the Berlin festival's jam-packed lineup of contemporary jazz standouts. Our brand-new show blends a multitude of intricate percussive and jazz-inspired productions, highlighting musical contributions by some of the artists taking part in the festivities alongside other cutting-edge figures of the global scene, adding their very own flair to the versatile mix 🎷

Hear tunes by on International Anthem / Hiatus Kaiyote & Salami Rose Joe Louis on BRAINFEEDER / FOOTPRINT PROJECT / + Coladera on Agogo Records / Mariana Zwarg Sexteto Universal / Emma-Jean Thackray & Black Science Orchestra / sUb_modU & V.B.Kühl on Tru Thoughts / FOOOL on KANN / FARHOT on KABUL FIRE Records / YĪN YĪN on Glitterbeat Records / Şatellites on Batov Records / Kit Sebastian on Mr Bongo / Juanita Euka on Strut Records aaand in a Voodoocuts edit on Matasuna Records 🔥

You can stream the full show by clicking on the link below and, as always, thanks for tuning in 🥁

Otherworldly sounds kick off show #26 by selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom. Their current selection shines a spotlight on the forthcoming XJAZZ! Festival (www.xjazz.net) taking place in Berlin from May 4th-8th and featuring a superb lineup of contemporary jazz standouts. Blending a multitude o...

10/03/2022

On another note 🥁

Just a quick reminder to the crowd that anyone can help donate goods to people arriving here from the . This here is a great site, where you can see exactly how much of what is needed where.

Please share and feel free to contribute! 💙💛

Inititative that helps Ukrainien refugees by supplies. Liebe BerlinerInnen, für eine Sachspende an unserem »Hygiene Stand« am Hauptbahnhof sind wir Ihnen sehr dankbar. Um uns die Arbeit ein wenig zu erleichtern und es uns zu ermöglichen, schnell den aktuellen Bedarf an Spenden feststellen zu kö...

09/03/2022

We made a short visit to yesterday and decided to raise a fist in solidarity with everyone out there fighting for peace, freedom, justice, equality or any other basic human right! 🥁

08/03/2022

We'll make this short: We're back with another show via The Good Neighbor ❤️ wishing everyone a Happy International Women's Day 💜 and hoping for peace in the Ukraine and elsewhere 💙💛 Please enjoy the selection and keep spreading the love 🥁 L&T

Different Drum is a monthly show with an utterly eclectic, rhythm-centric and quality-first approach. Rrring the alarm! Selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom are back on the 1s and 2s with a brand-new episode of their rhythm-centric monthly format. Show #25 takes an elevated and melodic approach t...

08/02/2022

Oh my! Is this really happening?! 2day is 2sday and we turn 2 in the 2nd month of '22! We are happy 2 announce that our 24th show has just hit the airwaves via The Good Neighbor ✌️

Join us on Mixcloud as we pull out the streamers and present a fresh selection of multi-dimensional, genre-bending sounds, including virtuosic beats and nu-jazz influences, contemporary soul and vintage tropical cues, psychedelic cumbia and working class chicha, afro-fusion, German rare grooves, cinematic global jazz, big crocodile dub and oriental folktronica. 👽

Hear 2nes by: FloFilz & Alfa Mist on Melting Pot Music / Finji / Recloose & on Sonar Kollektiv / Jazzanova & Sean Haefeli on BBE Music / Soul Supreme / & on Matasuna Records / Romperayo on Little Beat More / LOS SHAPIS & on Rebel Up & Discos Horóscopo / Şatellites on Batov Records / Kutiman & on Siyal Music / K.O.G on Heavenly Sweetness / J.P. Bimeni on Lovemonk / on Mocambo Records / Ka Safar on 2 Headed Deer / X.A.CUTE & Tribilin Sound on Hawaii Bonsaï records aaand Yeahman & Aluna Project & Baiuca on Wonderwheel Recordings

So go ahead, hit play, light some candles and make a wish! 🥁

“We on a world tour…” Celebrating their two-year anniversary selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom pull out the streamers and present a fresh collection of multi-dimensional, genre-bending sounds, including virtuosic beats and nu-jazz influences, contemporary soul and vintage tropical cues, ...

07/02/2022

Here's wishing our friend, Sonar Kollektiv label manager and The Good Neighbor head honcho Oliver Glage a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY 👻

You might want to listen back to his recent show on Worldwide FM 👀 and of course, stay tuned, as we're about to celebrate an anniversary of our own this week... ✌️

Label manager Oliver Glage welcomes you to the first show in 2022 from Sonar Kollektiv. He’s taking you on a journey to his favourite tracks from last year, overlooked classics and upcoming releases from the Berlin label.

12/01/2022

Happy New Yeah 🎇 We're back on air like 'Air Jordan'! After a last-minute recording session, show number 2️⃣3️⃣ went live on Mixcloud via The Good Neighbor yesterday and it all happened so quickly, we barely had time to share. Well, now we do. Our latest show keeps the holiday spirit alive and is certified organic with electronic icing on the top! 👀

We included craaazy tunes by Bonobo & Joji on Ninja Tune / Duan Wasi on Mutombo Records / The Vicious Seeds / Hamburg Spinners on Légère Recordings / Maura & Fred Red on Sichtexot / Cleo Sol on Forever Living Originals / Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy on Philophon / the late + a shoutout to Captain Planet / Shay Hazan on Batov Records / Black Flower / Dowdelin on Underdog Records / Julien dyne on Soundway Records / Werkha on First Word Records / t-woc on Strangelove Music and, last but not least, Samah Mustafa سماح مصطفى. 🙏

Click below for the full instalment and thanks for tuning in on the regular! 🥁🏀

Happy New Yeah! Selectors Tobi Kirsch and Lev Nordstrom return from the holidays to keep the spirit alive and kick off the new year with a mint instalment of their monthly, rhythm-centric format. Episode #23 is certified organic with electronic icing on the top, delivering a lush blend of royal inst...

21/12/2021

It's still humbling that we should be on the same list as these amazing artists 👀 who got to strut their stuff on the always amazing Worldwide FM this year! Thank you Sonar Kollektiv and The Good Neighbor for this opportunity 🙏 Very much looking forward to more muscial goodness in 2022 🥁

2021 RECAP 01:

We contributed 12 shows to the best radio station in the world Worldwide FM by our lovely friends and artists:

Feiertag
Quintin N. Copper
Katerinha
Marian Tone
Pete Josef
SESSION VICTIM
Moods
PXP Embassy e.V.
turistapersempre
Different Drum Berlin

All shows are archived on Mixcloud or worldwidefm.net if you missed any.

https://worldwidefm.net/collection/ww-berlin