Dee Dee's Picks, Amsterdam (2025)

10/02/2025

Coucou,

Still reeling from Saturday’s magic at De Nieuwe Anita. Infesta and Larsovitch marked their Netherlands debut with fire, and we couldn’t have dreamed of a better beginning. The crowd, the energy, the connection—nights like these are a reminder of why we do this. Seeing artists fully in their element, met with the love they deserve, is something truly special.

A heartfelt thank you to Noémi and the rest of the NA crew for hosting with such grace and to Daniel for crafting the perfect soundscape. Every piece fell into place, every detail a delight.

Here’s to many more. And for those who missed it—Infesta and Larsovitch have more tour dates coming up, so keep an eye out. They might be headed your way.

Wishing you a lovely day,
—Dee Dee

28/11/2024

Coucou,

Resuming the conversation with our guest this month on Dee Dee’s Picks, Swiss-based DJ and community organiser, Zion.

If you’re not yet familiar with Zion, they’re part of the 4311 Kollective and hold a residency at Half Moon with Mèsi Tapes. Their work beautifully interweaves identity, community, and cultural influence, making them a driving force for inclusivity and progress in the scene. Together, we had a chat titled “From Valleys to Peaks: Unpacking Diversity in the Swiss Club Scene and Beyond,” where we delved into how clubs can engage thoughtfully with diversity, create safer environments, and amplify the voices of racialised and q***r artists while supporting a vibrant local music ecosystem.

It’s a really good and recommended read, as Zion shares fascinating insights from their experiences and observations that offer a unique perspective on these topics. It’s likely things we (whoever we may be) might not always immediately notice from different viewpoints, so gaining insight on the matter is important.

Earlier this month, Zion shared a remarkable mix for our residency on Fade Radio that highlights and supports the themes of our conversation in a format full of sonic landscapes. Today, on Echobox Radio, Zion showcases an “all Swiss” mix, featuring unreleased works from artists whose music we’ve released or deeply admire, reflecting Zion’s dedication to uplifting local talent and fostering authentic representation in the music world.

Look out for the tracklist and mix, coming later this month on the Dee Dee’s Picks website. In the meantime, tune in at 16:00 to hear it live. The chat is already online for you to read at your own pace.

Wishing you a lovely day,
–Dee Dee

17/08/2024

Coucou,

We’re happy to share a mix we recently made for our friend Otto, the head hancho behind Bo****lo A Parigi. You might recognise the name since Bo****lo A Parigi has been helping us distribute our catalogue since Dee Dee’s Picks genesis back in 2021. But for those unfamiliar, Amsterdam’s Bo****lo A Parigi is a record label, clothing brand, distributor and webshop that has been a key player in the Italo-Disco scene since 2011, bringing a deep passion and expertise to the genre.

The mix before you is a collection of Italo-Disco tracks from the ‘70s to the early ‘90s, with a few detours fringing in other genres such as New Beat and Disco Boogie, all sharing the common theme of coming from Switzerland. It’s a little journey through some of our favorite sounds, blending nostalgic beats, classic songs, cheesy tunes and of course lesser-known odd sounds.

Hereby Bo****lo Radio #171; a mix to add a little groove to your weekend, suitable to be listened while rollerskating in Vondelpark or sunbathing by the Léman Lake.

The photo here was taken during our lunch break, right outside the Bo****lo A Parigi shop. Thank you to Maija Jussila for capturing the moment.

Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

05/06/2024

Coucou,

A few weeks ago, we got invited by our friend and fellow Echobox Radio resident Jouwko for his show Inner Overtones as part of his residency on Mutant Radio.

“Mutant Radio (Tbilisi, GE) monthly residency, episode #37, May ‘24. Including a guest mix for the second hour by Swiss walking library Déandrah, fellow Echobox Radio resident plus head honcho of Dee Dee’s Picks; a worth-checking-out platform that releases music and promotes culture from Switzerland. For the occasion, here’s one hour of Dutch music to kick things off versus one hour of Swiss sounds to wrap it up.”
-Jouwko

We decided to collaborate on two hours, where the first being only music from the Netherlands and the second, music from Switzerland.

A little label showcase and an opportunity to familiarise yourself with the Dutch scene. As above, so below.

Link of the mix and tracklist in the bio.

Thank you for the invitation and kind words.
Artwork by Jouwko.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

15/05/2024

Coucou,

This month’s broadcasts for both of our radio residencies serve as an homage to Der Kern, a bar situated off of the Langstrasse in Zurich who will be closing their doors soon after fourteen years of existence. This location is particularly significant to me as it was the starting point for many of our endeavors with Dee Dee’s Picks in the Swiss German part. A venue where laughs were shared, passion for records was enthused, and bottomless beer glasses were consumed, is where I met many people where some eventually got released or featured as guests on our platform. Der Kern holds a special place in my heart, as I am sure it does for many others, and therefore, we wanted to make this month a focus on preserving Der Kern’s legacy.
Thus, we could not have found more suitable people than the first people I met in Zurich and the former Der Kern Residents Fabian Stacoff, also known as Max Bunt, and Don Kashew. Fabian has been not only the face responsible for the creation of the Der Kern logo but also the preacher of obscure records that served as the soundtrack of many evenings at Der Kern. Whereas Don Kashew was one of my first Zurcher contacts who helped me by shedding light in seeking out unearthed gems in the Swiss German area, with his eclectic music taste and our growing bond eventually getting his works released on Dee Dee’s Picks.
Tune in tomorrow on Echobox Radio at 16:00 for an hour of Swiss obscurities and oddities curated by ourselves, Don Kashew, and Max Bunt, featuring music extracted from our sets at Der Kern. The Fade Radio takeover will be curated by Max Bunt solely, marking his debut on the platform.
It isn’t all bad, as for the next 6 months, the reigns will be given to Enfant Terrible’s Rebecca Zolliker, whose trusted and confident into maintaining the core spirit that Der Kern has provided so far.
Thank you to Murat and Pauline for hosting me when I needed a place to crash and play and for the good times that were spent together. All the best of luck for the paths you will take.
Here’s to immortalizing memories.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

03/05/2024

« I mean, constraint on creativity is essential. In the sense that, although I never work on a theme in the case you mentioned, I do have a soft spot in the practice of making remixes or bootleg edits. I start from something existing, and I make it my own. For me, this is my favourite kind of mandate because you are indeed already predisposed with an objective, set of sounds, moods and context which in the end are all permissible to go beyond that and break the rules. After all, the practice of remixing is very ingrained in the culture of the genres and styles that I produce, so it makes sense that I gravitate towards that mentality. In reference to my daytime job, it’s the same principle. You are expected to be creative in how you communicate things whilst retaining in the back of your mind that there is a client with expectations…and deadlines! But once again, because I produce in a handful of different styles and genres, I find that composing with a theme in mind might hinder this type of creative process and exploring for experimentation purposes. »
-ATØNAL. From the chat we had “West Side Feeling”.
The mix that ATØNAL did for his debut on Fade Radio is now online for your listening leisure, tracklist included.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

15/04/2024

Coucou,

Awaken form this haze of a weekend into a blooming sunrise that the start of this week has bless us with. March’s broadcast for Echobox Radio, “Dreamweaving from Switzerland. Sounds to fall asleep and awaken to.”, is now online for your listening leisure. Featuring....
skyte & a trillion rah sunns feat. zooey - I Am Rain [unvague]

23 Seduction - just be again [Club Culture CH]

Junge Eko - Funghi Magici [BlauBlau Records]

Leoni Leoni - Easyjet [Bongo Joe Records]

re460 & Vinyan - at the river [Intersub Records]

Marie Delprat - Soft Depths [Dream Channel Records]

Send Select - Denka Mizu [Intersub Records]

Roger Baudet - Rêverie B4 [VDE Gallo]

Chris Scha - Catacombs [Self- Released]

Geile Tiere - Chinatown [Self- Released]

MESH - Fleur de Tonnerre [atemporal]

Reymour - S.P.O [CAF?]

Michele Ottini - Crepa Su Ghiaccio [Tóxico]

Grauzone - Hinter Den Bergen [WRWTFWW Records]
Link where you know.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

20/03/2024

“A task? Well done sir.
Bury all of me before the corrosive son.
Fade? Failed to ask. Well done, man.
Creation into dusk, you can keep my eyes for moonshine sake.
Soon the hate and heat of the sun will tell my story.
A task? No compromise.
Division of one. Well done, kid.
Splitting and multiplying.”
Making and living dreams. Songwriting tips when needing lyrics that were given to me by an upcoming artist on Dee Dee’s Picks. The idea being that you keep a journal next to your bed and write down the first things you remember or think of when waking up from your slumber to anticipate creative blockades.
This month’s broadcast on Echobox Radio revolves around that premise. Hereby presenting you “Dream weaving from Switzerland. Sounds to fall asleep and awaken to.” Consisting of my favourite Helvetian musicians that I like to play late at night or in the early hours of the morning.
Maybe something for you? Definitely something for me. Phase through the hazy maze.
Tune in tomorrow 16:00.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

13/03/2024

Coucou,

Rejoice in this cold and gray weather with Don Kashew’s sweet serotonin infused mix for last month’s show on Fade Radio. Always a delight to have Don showcase his knowledge of Swiss obscure oddities.
Tracklist:
Hans-Ulrich Hausheer - Dan

Paefgen Häger One - Für einen Walfisch

Tonschusser - Gibt’s die Zeit im Schneckenhaus

Reto Weber / Nana Twum Nketia - Landscapes

Robert Zimmermann - In Quest Of The Treasure Of King Mickey Mausetot Ankh’Amen

Peeni Wall vs. Schildpatt- Tribal Tunsch’s Hokus Pokus

Betha Sarasin / Markus Ganz - G-ON-G (In Search Of G Flat)

Nimal - La Marelle

Nuage du Courage - James B.

KYST - Fromage

Sync meets the G-Point - Ibrahim (Hypnotic Houseblaster Vox Mix)

Duo Diethelm Brandenburger - Maisprünge
Picture taken from the Kashew Studio in Zurich after some nice cable sorting and gear rearranging. A therapeutic yet at times tedious ritual enthused by many of us.
Link where you know.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

12/03/2024

Coucou,

The show “Cosmic Sounds from Switzerland” that was broadcasted for our residency on Echobox Radio last month is now up for your listening leisure. Featuring unearthed gems, past and upcoming Dee Dee’s Picks releases.
Tracklist:
Mario Scherrer - Inside Of You

Roger Baudet - 1986 Where are you...

Ernst Thoma - Winterspiele No.2 Excerpt

Lyonel Bauchet - Jet Stream

Carlos Perón - Lebt Wohl

Thierry Fervant - Alien

Marie Delprat - (Upcoming Dee Dee’s Picks release)

Niton - Serote

Floris Bates featuring Jurgen Wielart - The Interlace

Noémi Büchi - Measuring All Possibilities

Alexis Gautier - Pieces

Los Pashminas - Overview

The pictures here are of a performance at the Basel Kunsthalle with Ernst Thoma & Stephan Wittwer. It’s a double exposure that was used as a postcard taken by Andreas Züst, circa 1980.
We need a lot of cables. The voltages.. they carry control something, trigger something... But cables and voltages are not just technical terms; they can also be applied to our playing style and music. There are invisible cables between our heads. The audio signal is perceived as a sensory sensation; it triggers something and demands a reaction. This is humanly determined, so it is much less inevitable than an electrical one: it may take place quickly and intuitively (nervous system), or it may be filtered through consciousness (I want to achieve this effect), these are two borderline cases. Musically, all sorts of things are possible: heterophony, imitation, contrast, extreme independence of the sound events. Sometimes people don’t agree on such an elementary formal problem as the ending of a piece, sometimes everything seems self-evident, as if it has been rehearsed for a long time; This is easier to consume, but is only one possibility among others.”
(“Thoughts and notes of the performance” from Stephan Wittwer, 1980).”
Link where you know.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

10/03/2024

Coucou,

Here’s a little something for you to read on this Sunday. Post-Punk.com took interest in the activities we do through Dee Dee’s Picks. Here’s the introductory excerpt.

“Experiencing Dee Dee’s Picks is like wandering through a beloved local record store, where every shelf and table is a treasure trove of Swiss Coldwave, Synth, and Post-Punk gems. This musical haven, nestled in the heart of Amsterdam, serves not only as a Swiss music beacon but as a lovingly curated guide through the intricacies of the scene. Imagine a cozy corner filled with tables laden with flyers and scrapbooks, each piece telling a story, each album a journey through the Swiss soundscape.

Dee Dee stands at the helm of this vibrant platform, not merely curating tracks but weaving stories through a meticulously selected collection that spans the frosty whispers of coldwave, the vibrant beats of Italo and synth-pop, to the boundary-pushing sounds of post-punk. Dee Dee’s Picks invites music aficionados on a captivating journey through the Swiss music landscape, offering a thriving cultural hub where in-depth interviews reveal the essence of the artists and their creative processes, and music video premieres showcase the unique Swiss aesthetic,

For those drawn to the allure of Alpine music, both old and new, Dee Dee’s Picks offers an exclusive backstage pass to explore the rich, textured world of Swiss coldwave, synth, and post-punk treasures.

Dee Dee was gracious enough to do an interview with Post-Punk.com to discuss life in and out of Switzerland, the platform’s foray into journalism, and what’s next for Dee Dee’s Picks.”
-Post-Punk.com.
You can read the whole interview via the bio link.
Thanks for having me on your platform and the well iterated words.
Little photoshoot done at one of my favourite places in Amsterdam, Bo****lo Aperitivo, by the charming and talented Debby Rijnbeek.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

02/03/2024

Coucou,

Hereby the announcement for this month’s guest for our residency on Fade Radio: Don Kashew.

For those of you who do not know who Don Kashew is, he’s an artist whose music we released and wrote about back in November 2022. A self-described supplier of your favourite natural anti depressant, eternal music fanboy and wannabe troubadour, he’s part of the driving local vinyl community in Zurich and regularly plays records somewhere in Switzerland as mostly part of his residency at der Kern bar. As a DJ and producer, Don Kashew delivers a dark dystopian journey that begins for the search of his sound ongoing for the past several years. Don Kashew’s music has been described as reflective, danceable, dark and united with melancholy underlined with wit and humour. All carefully packaged and affected by his on growing knowledge of unearthed music gems and fascination for the local underground.
The selection of music that has been diligently curated for you today is comprised full of adventures, experimental sonic soundscapes from Switzerland produced somewhere between the 70s and the early 2000s
Tune in this evening on Fade Radio while getting ready for your Saturday plans.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

20/02/2024

Coucou,

Last month’s broadcast for our monthly residency on Fade Radio is now online for your listening leisure. Two hours of diligently curated unearthed Swiss minimal wave/post-punk tunes that I have been collecting throughout this past year. For added pizzazz, the mix also features the occasional appearance of current active artists to give a modern twist for you to have a little sonic comparison of the past and today.
Pic featured is of Nordland’s debut EP. These cassette tapes were what they initially used back in 1986 for promo use and to give out after their gigs. You can listen to the whole record that we revived with added never-released-before music of theirs via Dee Dee’s Picks (edition five).
Exquisite and fancy.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

31/01/2024

Coucou,

Although Dee Dee’s Picks roster of 2023 has mainly consisted of contemporary Helvetian artists, ranging from the likes of slowed down psy-trance, aqueous techno, broken beat braindance and italo wave, this show is a throwback to the 20th century. This is also because the last release we put out from the 80s was in February; the Aboriginal Voices’ long lost debut record (featuring an unearthed soundtrack they made for an experimental film for a friend of Magda Vogel from UnknownmiX). So it’s nice to switch it up and divide your attention across eras for knowledge’s sake .
Tonight for our monthly residency on Fade Radio, two hours of diligently curated forgotten Swiss minimal wave/post-punk tunes that I have been collecting throughout this past year. For added pizzazz, the mix also features the occasional appearance of current active artists to give a modern twist for you to have a little sonic comparison of the past and today .
Takeover by yours truly. Tune in for some “blast-from-the-past”, an exploration of music from your neighbourhood you might never have heard of.
Picture taken by Debby Rijnbeek under a bridge with drippings of locomotive sewage somewhere near Amsterdam Centraal.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

16/01/2024

“At first glance, it may even come across as pessimistic and emotionally draining. However, I am completely comfortable with this aspect of who I am. Thankfully, I have found a powerful outlet for expressing and embracing this through my music. Thus the album’s title originated from brainstorming with friends after its completion. It comes from “Passerella”, a song I wrote about the feeling of walking a narrow path that defines one’s direction in life, symbolising the human condition. In Italian, it also carries the double meaning of a catwalk, and since this is also my debut album, it made sense to showcase my vulnerability as a way to present myself and my inner aesthetic to the listener. It’s a self-imposed ironic take on my artistic heritage, whatever it means. So, it’s like a haunted catwalk, in a way.”
-Infesta. As part of our chat ‘A Teresa’.
The mix that Infesta made for Fade Radio consists of tracks that inspired the making of Passerella and other timeless favourites of his. This 2 hour broadcast with its tracklist is now online for your listening pleasure. (
Passerella, now available on vinyl, digital and streaming.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

10/01/2024

Coucou,
Back from Switzerland so now back in action in Amsterdam. With some delay due to poor WiFi and personal situations, hereby a congratulatory post to Infesta.
Happy release day for his record “Passerella” out on Dee Dee’s Picks. Available now on vinyl, DTO and streaming and hopefully at a record store near you. For distribution inquiries, get in touch with Bo****lo A Parigi (NL) or Bongo Joe Records (CH).
Taking a couple of months off from releases and we will start again sometime in Spring for some Helvetian delights. Radio residencies will resume as usual.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

28/11/2023

Coucou,

November has come and is soon to be gone but the year is not over yet. Hereby some gigs full of bass to shake some walls in support of the aformentionned couple of recent releases on Dee Dee’s Picks.
Looking forward to see some familar and new faces in the crowd.
Friendly reminder that we will be bringing some merch over from Amsterdam to Switzerland. So if you want to grab a record at one of the gig, kindly slide in our DMs to inquire about bringing a record/USB stick for you. We have Owelle on vinyl and e-garbage on USB sticks. Fun, fun.
See you in the moshpit? I sure expect so.
Tomorrow is the announcment of Dee Dee’s Picks final release for 2023. Excited to bits to unearth it to you all.
Graphics by Debbie.
Wishing you lovely day,
-Dee Dee

24/10/2023

Coucou,

Today marks the official release date for e-garbage’s LLM. You can now get the album digitally in its entirety and/or have it available via (most) streaming platforms. Thank you for the work by all the people involved as well as the supporters.
There will be some release parties between us, e-garbage and other Helvetian talent upon returning to Switzerland this December. From Swiss Germany to Swiss Romandy. Keep an eye out and have a dance with us on those evenings, it will be fun. Additionally, it will be supported with some TBA merch and other little treats. More info to come, as always. For now, enjoy the rest of the week with this release, as there will be the announcement of DDP009 next week, which will mark the final Dee Dee’s Picks edition for this year.
Wishing you a lovely day,
-Dee Dee

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