Axel Plua's Musicianship (End of Season 02 Mix)

After growing up behind the beautiful hills of Taunus, Axel Plua moved to Frankfurt in 2008, where his vinyl collection began to grow. One year later, he made his first club appearance in the scene. "The Anja" a.k.a "La Bananja" wanted him for her party series "Friends" at Tanzhaus West.

His reply? "But I'm not alone”.

Together with his friend and DJ colleague "from the digital beginnings”, Sascha Wilde, they celebrated their club debut on the 27th of June 2009 under the name "Antidepressiva”. Axel was then known as Señor Cartmanez.

He later played his first solo-gig at the open air party "Grillen am Turm" in 2011, followed by several DJ sets at techno-partys arranged by Noise-Fire-Events. In 2013 he won the vinyl DJ-contest "Betty Ford" in Frankfurt and a slot for the warmup on "Bettys Dance into May".

After a short creative break, he is now back with a new name but still the same colorful and diversified sound.

It's significantly influenced by the music of the german DJ Pierre, Karotte, Sven Väth and their partys in and around Frankfurt. With his passion for music he's ready to conjure up a big smile on your face. Goosebumps inclusive!!!

So go out and spread the pretty news.

100: Season Two Finale - Part 2

In part two of the season finale, Sama and Keith talk about random music thoughts while sitting in Rooky Ricardo's, fresh off digesting some awesome burritos and a lot of 45s.

100: Season Two Finale - Part 1

In part one of the season finale, Sama and Keith talk about their highlights and favorites from Season Two while also casting an eye forward toward the next season. 

Check out these select episodes from this season:

99: Jon Palombi

In this episode, Keith talks with metal aficionado (and cousin) Jon Palombi about an album by Anthrax both of them like (yet no one else seems to), an era of their career the band is entirely ignoring and thoughts on Jon's first viewing of the Metallica documentary 'Some Kind of Monster'. 

98: Purple Wake

Prince's passing on April 21, 2016 left a big hole in the music world and with Keith (a Prince fan).  In this episode, Keith tries to create a complementary episode to all the great tributes we've seen so far - playing some deeper cuts from Prince's catalog and discussing a few of his favorite parts of (and tracks from) Prince's incredible career. 

97: Interview with DJ Miles Ake - Part 2

Sama continues his interview with DJ, chef, and artist - Miles Ake. In this part, Miles discusses the similarities between cooking, art, and music, as well how Phil Spector made Martin Scorsese the famous film director he is today. 

Warning: Strong language in this episode 

96: Interview with DJ Miles Ake - Part 1

Sama interviews DJ, chef, and artist - Miles Ake. The two discuss vinyl-inspired art, cooking, and twist records. 

Also check out these Season One episodes featuring Miles's review of his favorite 45s, and a DJ mix:

95: Miami Record Stores

Freshly back from Miami, Keith goes for a double-shot of Better Know a Record Shop and talks about two shops there - the vinyl-centric Yesterday and Today Records and the vast spanish-language CD Megashop Museo Del Disco.

94: Squeeze Me Funky (All 45s Mix by Columbo Ahmed)

Our host Columbo, for the first time in the history of The Vinyl Exam, releases his own all vinyl mix. Strictly 45s from the old and the new - played straight with no fuss.  

93: Music You All

Cannonball Adderley and David Axelrod had a prolific and profound realtionship, both professionally and as friends.  They combined for a lot of records and on this week's Vinyl Exam Keith talks about one of his favorites, the record "Music You All".