Oliver Koletzki (born in

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on 5 October 1974) is a German

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and DJ. He is currently based in Berlin, Germany. Koletzki rose to international fame with his track "Der Mückenschwarm" (meaning "the mosquito swarm"), which appeared on the

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label. Many DJs played his track and thus introduced Koletzki to the charts. "Der Mückenschwarm" was remixed and covered by artists such as

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and Dominik Eulberg, which led to worldwide bookings and further releases, notably on

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's ''Kling Klong''. Koletzki founded his own label, Stil vor Talent (Style over Talent) in September 2005. His debut album, ''Get Wasted'', was released in 2007, followed by ''Großstadtmärchen'' in 2009, the most successful ''Lovestoned'' in 2010 with

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Awards

Koletzki was chosen as the ''Best Newcomer 2005'' in the reader's poll of ''

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'', and "Der Mückenschwarm" was chosen as the Track of the Year 2005 by reader's polls in ''Groove'' and in Raveline'' magazine.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

* ''Blackout'' (2005), Stil vor Talent 12" * ''Der Mückenschwarm'' (2005), Cocoon Recordings 12" * ''Da bleibt er ganz cool'' (2006), Kling Klong 12" * ''Eferding Berlin'' (2006), Flash Recordings 12", with

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* ''Follow Up'' (2006), Stil vor Talent 12" * ''Granulum / Nimbus'' (2006), Kickboxer 12", with

* ''Yes I Can Fly'' (2006), Yesionova Recordings 12" * ''Don't Forget to Go Home'' (2007), Stil vor Talent 12" * ''Kolibri'' (2007), Flash Recordings 12", with Florian Meindl * ''Music from the Heart'' (2007), Hell Yeah Recordings 12" * ''Pulse Your Hands'' (2007), Kling Klong 12", with Martin Eyerer * ''Hypnotized'' (2009), Stil vor Talent 12", with Fran * ''Arrow and Bow'' (2010), Stil vor Talent 12", with Fran * ''Echoes'' (2010), Stil vor Talent 12", with Fran * ''Iyéwayé'' / ''Ipuza'' (2015), Stil vor Talent 12" * ''Zuckerwatte'' (2015), with Juli Holz × 50 Ways to love your liver * Copal (2021)

Mix-CDs

* ''The Process'' (2006), Resopal Schallware * ''Clubload'' (2006), Polystar Records * ''Cocorico Session 01'' (2007), Mantra Vibes

Remixes

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– ''Feedback'' (2006) * Kai Kurve – ''Mir ist schlecht'' (2008) * Tobias Lützenkirchen – ''Drei Tage wach'' (2008) *

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– ''Die Wespe'' (2010) * Stay - ''Hurts'' (2010)

References

External links

*
Discogs: Oliver Koletzki pageMySpaceStil vor Talent
on

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