I love the Elec­tronic music scene of Ber­lin (every­one does), and I love the Indie/Rock and Pop appre­ci­ation in clubs, gigs and gen­er­ally through­out the city. But as much as I love it — some­times it is inev­it­able to fall into a dif­fer­ent pace with unex­pec­ted rhythms as you dis­cover new places and new people. Not hav­ing a routine makes the routine so much more bear­able, and within the techno con­text of Ber­lin, some soul and hip hop can be a real treat. The spon­tan­eous decision of see­ing Aloe Blacc at his promo tour for his upcom­ing album at the Car­hartt store was def­in­itely justified.

Blacc had his moment of fame when he dropped on the How To Make It In Amer­ica Mix­tape by DJ Lan­tern & Kid Cudi. His song “I Need A Dol­lar” is a catchy soul/hip hop piece and made me relight my fire for some soul and funk. Need­less to say I was very excited to see and hear him. Thank­fully, my expect­a­tions were met. I have some love left for DJ Ill O too– I think I want my going away party in Septem­ber to sound exactly like that.

We need more soul.