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Most of the time we bring you the most popular traxxs making tracks in the German airwaves – by musicians in and from Germany. This half hour is different: we’ll spin the requests of Germany’s artists themselves along with their own creations.

When asked about his favorite group, Laith Al-Deen has a surprising answer: iconic heavy metal rockers Iron Maiden! Demba Nabé, of Seeed and Boundzound fame, is nothing if not versatile. So what does he like? The cool sound of US hip hopper Busta Rhymes. But what makes the girls of Debbie rockt! rock? RX Queen by the California band Deftones has a drone that drummer Tan couldn’t get out of her head until she got it right. And we have our own vote for favorite song du jour.

This week’s selections:

• Boutsen: Kleine Helden with Laith Al-Deen on 00199 Epic SAMPCM93642
• Dickinson: Powerslave with Iron Maiden on 00542 Emi 5211430
• Nabé/Conen/Schlippenbach/Berger: Stay Alive with Boundzound on 00407 Island Records 4332502
• Smith/Spivey: Gimme Some More with Busta Rhymes on 00192 Elektra 9637822
• Hoff/Stark/Stecher/Wilson: Ich rocke with Debbie rockt! on 00162 COLUMBIA
• Deftones: RX Queen with Deftones on 01485 MAVERICK 2476672
• Kruspe/Lindemann/Landers/Lorenz/Schneider/Riedel: Mutter with Rammstein on 04909 MOTOR