For DJs, music is not simply sound played at random, but part of a sonic archive that is continuously accumulated, organized, and recomposed over time.

Before any track reaches the dance floor, it must first be purchased, collected, and placed within a system called the Collection. There, tracks are categorized, tagged, and annotated with notes about mood, rhythm, or possible contexts of use. Through ongoing listening and sorting, these pieces gradually form different playlists, which are later recombined and activated at particular moments—taking on new relationships and meanings on the dance floor.

In this session, Mohemann will open his personal Rekordbox archive and share a selection from this private collection with the audience. The music comes from different periods and contexts, tracing a personal trajectory of listening while also carrying the experiences and memories of the dance floor. These tracks function both as the working materials of a DJ and as part of an ever-growing archive of sound.

Conference Room Rave is a time-limited weekly experience taking place in the Goethe-Institut’s Grey Box space. The Grey Box temporarily returns to its original role as a meeting room, and every Saturday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, audiences are invited to bring the underground rhythms of the night into everyday life. With sound and bodies present, perhaps any space can become a dance floor.

About the Guest: DJ Mohemann

Mohemann favors cool and serious music, in genres of Ambient, Minimal, Techno, Deep, Dub, Hypnotic, Psychedelic, Experimental, exploring the creative combination of experimental electronic music and dance music, focusing on the deeper self-reflection and experience of the music, in search of the infinite freedom of mind and body in a limited timeline. Hosts the techno label and radio program “Tunnel".