Niklas Wandt
Niklas Wandt is a percussionist, producer, DJ and radio host . He lives in Berlin, where his eclectic approach is heard most regularly basement club Sameheads - a lush sonic palette with a hypnotic, heavily percussive drive, from tripped out downtempo and afrofunky cosmic sound (think Rimini 1995) to driving progressive and tribal house, trance, warped techno and warming tech house – high energy in smooth, long blends. The impeccable rhythmic feel is a reflection of Niklas’ musical roots in the world of drums - he has cut his teeth playing in hiphop, psychedelic rock and free jazz projects and has been part of a number of projects centered around Salon des Amateurs in Düsseldorf. A wide, open minded range of practices that still feed into his music today - at Salon he forged his musical bond to producer Jan Schulte aka Wolf Müller aka Bufiman. The pair released the acclaimed double LP "Instrumentalmusik von der Mitte der World" in 2018 via Growing Bin Records, whose blissful neo-Balearic sound still makes an impact today.
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Niklas can be also heard as part of the band Neuzeitliche Bodenbeläge (with records on the labels Themes for Great Cities, Bureau B and Lustpoderosa that became underground favorites) and in a duo with veteran producer Sascha Funke (two discs on Multi Culti, a third one on R.A.N.D. Muzik), plus on a string of releases for imprints such as Bureau B, Permanent Vacation, Animals Dancing, Neubau, Warning and Edizioni Mondo/Running Back. His various projects have taken him all across Europe (appearing at festivals like Nuits Sonores, Fusion, Garbicz, Unsound, Dancity), to China, Israel & Palestine, the US, Chile, Peru and Mexico.
February 2025 will see the release of “Mineral House Vol. 1”, Niklas’ first collaborative EP with Amsterdam-based producer Retromigration, via the revered Berlin imprint Love on the Rocks.
A music journalist, critic and presenter by day, his features, portraits and reviews mostly on jazz and its many branches can be heard regularly on German public radio stations WDR 3, Deutschlandfunk and SWR Kultur.
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Records out on Italic, Permanent Vacation, Running Back, Multi Culti, Love On The Rocks, Themes For Great Cities, Growing Bin Records, Animals Dancing, Lustpoderosa and Neubau. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
- Fri 23 OctRenatetheir 3rd night · Renate Club47 going
- Fri 20 NovThe Buzzfirst time · Sameheads326 going
2026
- Fri 16 OctOXItheir 2nd night · Toy Tonics
- Fri 14 AugTBA - KlingemühleChimaeraFestival
- Sat 30 MayRenatetheir 2nd night · Radio Radio, Renate Club
- Sat 4 AprRenatefirst time · Renate Club
- Fri 20 FebOXIfirst time · Toy Tonics
- Sat 17 JanSameheadsfirst time
- Fri 9 Janarkaoda Berlintheir 2nd night
2025 — 2 nights
- Fri 10 Oct 2025Katerfirst time · WarningBerlin
- Sat 4 Oct 2025arkaoda Berlinfirst time
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2025, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
- OXIFeb 2026 – Oct 20262 nights
- RenateApr 2026 – May 20262 nights
- arkaoda BerlinOct 2025 – Jan 20262 nights
Once each: Sameheads and Kater. One of the 11 listings never named a room, and is not counted as one.
Who they play with
Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.
- Marco OhboyOXI ×1, Renate ×1 · Oct 2026 · together again Fri 23 Oct2 nights
- DelfonicOXI ×2 · Feb 2026 – Oct 20262 nights
- Rena Volvoarkaoda Berlin ×1, OXI ×1 · Jan 2026 – Feb 20262 nights
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