Label: Ostgut Tontrager
Catalog#: ostgut CD08
Format: CD, Mixed, Compilation
Country: Germany
Released: 20 April 2009
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Techno, Minimal

Len Faki is set to follow in the footsteps of fellow Berghain residents André Galluzzi and Marcel Dettmann with Berghain 03.

After moving to Berlin in 2002 to restart his musical career, Faki soon became a resident at the now world-renowned Berghain, as well as starting his own Podium and Figure labels. After several years at the club, he's now been selected as the latest artist to represent the Berghain in mix CD form. Faki's mix opens with the chirpy orchestral manoeuvres of John Beltran's "Vienna," before moving into a section of stripped-back techno that's more characteristic of the usual music that is played at the venue. Exclusive tracks from Radio Slave, Edit-Select and Faki himself are mixed up with classics such as Gez Varley's "The World Is Yours" and Planetary Assault Systems' burbling "Surface Noise," but the real surprise comes in the final third of the mix.

Faki has said that he wants to try and reflect all of the styles that he plays during one of his marathon sets at Berghain, and whilst he usually plays peak-time techno sets elsewhere in the world, the Berlin club is the only place where he really has the time to indulge himself in the housier side of his sound. The closing run of tracks reflect this, as he fires through selections from the likes of Tony Lionni, Nick Holder, and even Basement Jaxx. The final twist in the tale is the inclusion of Burial's remix of UK indie rockers Bloc Party, which brings the mix to a conclusion on a spectral 2-step vibe. Basement Jaxx and Burial on a Berghain mix? Who'd have thought it? Faki will launch the mix at Berghain's Klubnacht on Saturday April 18th, with the full line-up still yet to be announced.