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Johannes Auvinen is a travelling man. Though his name is Finnish, he was born and raised on the sunny West coast of the U.S. and, until recently, was living in Los Angeles, where felt a bit out of place, as the city has no acid house tradition, and Auvinen –who records under the moniker Tin Man– is a master of the 303 who’s right up there with heroes like Jesper Dählback. But his Californian episode has come to an end, Tin Man moved to Austria and has been living in Vienna for a while now. This month, he’ll return to the United States, because on 9th April he’ll be performing at Unsound Festival New York. If you would like to witness him squeeze his rhythm box and bass processor, go to Public Assembly in Brooklyn (70 North 6th St.) and enjoy the his gig alongside Octave One, Pulshar, Atom TM & Pink Ellin and Petar Dundov. In the meantime, Tin Man shares a secret with us: his favourite coffee houses in Vienna. In his own words: “Vienna is famous for cafes. However, the coffee is usually overpriced and not too good. Also, the waiters are notoriously grumpy. People go to cafes more to socialize and read from the free papers and magazines provided there or to just kill a few hours. Café culture rose in the time before central heating. Apparently, there were laws made giving people the right to sit as long as they would want to.” These are his favourite spots. 1. Café Hawelka Famous charming small family run café with famous sweet Buchteln after 10pm. Also, just across the street from the mini-sandwich haven Trzesniewski. And yes, this is the Vienna Café that Kraftwerk was talking about in the song “Trans Europe Express”! Dorotheergasse, 6 2. Café Bräunerhof The famous longwinded Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard hung out here. It is located halfway between Hawelka and Central should you be making a café tour. Stallburggasse, 2 3. Café Central Looks more like a cathedral than Café. The cakes and food are excellent. They have piano music later in the day. I recommend the Crème Schnitte or Strüdel. Herrengasse, 14 4. Café Korb Yet another classic first district Café. It is located near my favourite ice cream shop. There is also a mini-bowling alley downstairs. Brandstätte, 9 5. Café Sperl This lands on my regular route. It is next to the art academy that denied Hitler. They denied me too, twice! Gumpendorferstraße, 11 6. Café Westend Just across from Wesbahnhof. A nice destination if you are arriving by early morning train. You can step directly into a classic café. Mariahilfer Straße, 128 7. Café Aida Aida is a local, mostly pink, chain Café. The original idea was for a take-away coffee shop. But, people here insist on sitting for hours in cafes. Aida is always full with little old ladies in big hats getting their sugar fix. Schönthalergasse, 1 8. Café Volksgarten On Tuesdays in the summer Volksgarten is “Techno Café” with tunes and pretty people. They have a lovely garden for summer evenings. Also, I am always reminded of some scenes from the film “Models” by Ulrich Seidel there. Burgring, 1 9. Café Gloriette If you visit the Palace Shönbrunn and hike up the hill in the gardens behind you may as well stop at the Gloriette. I jog by there, and when people visit from out of town, I usually stop there. Schlosspark Schönbrun 10. Café Donou More a bar than a café, but the mood is chill like a café. I’m there Sunday nights for Detroit and Leftfield techno. And I also DJ there too. Handelskai, 26 Runners up Alt Wien – Eiles - Hümmel

PlayGround is a media Partner of Unsound Tin Man knows how to squeeze the best acid house sounds of these times out of his machines, as he were preparing fresh orange juice. But it’s not OJ he’s interested, it’s coffee. So here goes this list of his ten favourite coffee houses in Vienna.. Unsound Festival New York takes place from 1 to 10 April, at various locations in New York. Tickets are on sale here. Unsound Festival New York is presented by Fundacja Tone, the Polish Cultural Institute in New York and the Goethe-Institut New York, in Cooperation With The Trust For Mutual Understanding, The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, City of Krakow, Krakow Festival Office and others. "Acid Test 01"