Raphael Kosmos

Taking up DJing and record digging early on, and grinding away to every booth in the city, Raphael Kosmos has seen it all.

His practice started taking shape during the massively spread freetek movement. Being affiliated with local sound systems, illegally occupying various fields and warehouses, his way of thinking was nudged away from mainstream culture. Progressing with his taste, he later co-founded Endless Illusion, a seminal local label which brought releases and appearances of international guests, creating one of the first connections of our city with the outside world, while inspiring younger generations a decade later.

His fascination with music of all kinds knows little limits and it is rare to hear him having a conversation on the bar about anything else than the music itself. Owning a vast collection of records and always with some fresh digs at hand, he can be spotted at a wide range of parties and clubs, from Disco feasts to industrial shindigs. 

In 2021 he founded a new publishing outlet of his own, a white label called Späti Records, which aims to put out music Kosmos thinks deserves to be outed, and under which he now irregularly organises parties in several like-minded spots. Under his own or the Späti brand he regularly contributes mixes to various online stations (Mutant, Laude, Punctum). On a daily basis you can meet him behind the counter of Graffneck, the street art store with a considerable record section which Kosmos maintains fresh and juicy.