Steffi mixes Panorama Bar 05

When did you find out you were mixing Panorama Bar 05? Was it something that had been on your mind for a while? I had a talk with [former Ostgut label manager] Nick Höppner and he asked me if I would like to either release my second album on Ostgut Ton or mix Panorama Bar 05. I chose the mix, as I really liked the idea of contributing to the series at this point in my life. I think it's really nice that there are labels still doing mix CDs: it's something physical that I can keep as a memory for myself for later in life, when I look back at my time at Panorama Bar. How did you approach the track selection for the mix? The bulk of the tracks are either unreleased or have come out in the past couple of years—was this preferable to going down the "classic" route? I asked a lot of my favourite artists if they had exclusive material to offer, and basically built the mix around that. Three of the tracks will be released on a 12-inch on Ostgut Ton and the other three exclusives are taken from a forthcoming EP on my Dolly label. It was important for me to feature the artists that inspire me now, rather than including a lot of "old skool" tracks. From the whole selection there is only one track from 1992—the rest is all recent music. In the end it is about this period in time after all. Where and how did you mix it? At home with two turntables and a mixer. What have you got coming up next? There is quite a lot of stuff lined up for 2013. Apart from my DJ gigs, I'm doing a few live sets with the Third Side project (a collaboration with The Analogue Cops). I find that really exciting because we play without a computer, so there is a lot of room for freestyling and every live set is completely different. I have new releases planned for Dolly, both from new artists and some people who already have released on the label. I will continue the Dollydubs series, my collaborative 12-inch with Dexter is finally ready to see the light of day, and I am writing new material for my second album.