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In Resident Adviser's section The Art of DJing , we found very attached with their article with Ellen Allien. Ellen Allien, the veteran Berlin techno DJ, reveals her enduring excitement for DJing after three decades in the industry.  Her long career, her energy and passion for music remain undiminished, evident in her recent gig in Los Angeles.  Her unique approach to DJing extends beyond music selection; she considers factors like club lighting, which can significantly impact her mood and performance.  More info about this article, find HERE !  Enjoy! 

New short documentary covers its past, present and future Berlin's Tresor is one of the oldest and most popular techno institutions that celebrates its 32nd birthday in 2023.  On the occasion of the birthday, Resident Advisor prepared a new short documentary film "Tresor: A Story of Survival".  The documentary explores the club's influence on Berlin's cultural landscape, and the founder of Tresor, Dimitri Hegemann, reveals more about it.    Tresor 2013. Photograph: Camille Blake  Through about 15 minutes of documentary film, Resident Advisor touches on the big problem of Berlin, increasing gentrification, rising real estate prices and insecure rental contracts.  Given that Berlin's real estate market continues to boom, the current circumstances prompted Dimitri Hegemann to found the Tresor Foundation with the goal of protecting cultural and creative spaces in the city center.  "Tresor: A Story of Survival" was directed by Josiah McGarvie and produc

The countdown has begun for PATCH Festival , set to take place at Napoleon Komplex  in Berlin , Germany on May 26-27, 2023. Prepare to be engulfed by non-stop beats and unparalleled energy that only techno music can deliver. Part 1 - Melodic Techno / Techno:  The festival launches on Friday, May 26th, with a stellar lineup of exceptional melodic techno and techno DJs. As the night unfolds, the crowd will groove to the electrifying sounds of Alex Stein, AM.I, Crusy, Darin Epsilon, Denise Schneider, Jengi, Lovra, Miss Monique, and VONDA7. Doors open at 8:00 PM, igniting a dance marathon that will last until 8:00 AM the next morning.  Part 2 - Open Air:  On Saturday, May 27th, PATCH Festival moves outdoors for an enchanting open-air experience, featuring some of the most exciting techno artists of the moment. From 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, the audience will be captivated by the masterful performances of Thomas Schumacher, Jil Tanner, Pascal Voltaire, VABU B2B Davide, and Vlad Yaki Part

With a focus on education and inspiration, Berlin Dance Music Event 2023 provides a platform for new artists and professionals to develop their skills and connect with established players in the industry.  From techno and house to trance and progressive , there's something for everyone's musical taste. But the excitement doesn't stop there.  The event will also showcase renowned brands and speakers from the electronic music industry, offering valuable insights and the latest trends in music production.  It's an opportunity to learn from industry experts and connect with like-minded individuals from around the world. Berlin Dance Music Event is proud to announce the release of Touring and Mental Health – The Music Industry Manual. Edited by psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton and published by Omnibus Press , this manual provides essential guidance for musicians and those working in live music. Covering topics such as emotional intelligence, stress management, addicti

 Around 200,000 people hit the streets of Berlin on Saturday, July 9th, for Rave The Planet, the first event of its kind in the city in more than 15 years. Photo: Gm Hammond This was a very free parade , which featured over 100 DJs and a variety of floats from d ifferent crews and collectives.  Dr. Motte, the man responsible for Berlin’s first acid house parties in the late-1980s, and the Love Parade , co-founded Rave The Planet in 2020 to bring the massive street party back to Berlin for the first time since 2010.  "What a day. Unbelievable. We brought the spirit of the Love Parade back to Berlin. We did it, and with the best intentions. We, as the non-profit Rave the Planet organisation, worked long and hard on it. We all felt the rhythm and the bass in the streets of Berlin and the music brought us together." - said Motte to DJMAG. The last official L ove Parade in Berlin was in 2006. The events stopped worldwide several years later, after 21 people died in a crush

 The last Love Parade in Berlin was held in 2006 with 1.2 million visitors , and the last Love Parade in general was held in 2010 in Duisburg with tragic consequences. Love Parade was a big, colorful celebration of electronic music and techno culture . Millions of people from all over the world gathered to dance on the streets of Berlin. Get involved and help with a donation to hold the Rave The Planet Parade on July 9, 2022. What remains, what will change? What remains the same is that the organizers are calling for demonstrations. Demonstrations are for the same values that brought the participants of the Love Parade to the streets: love, peace, friendship, solidarity, diversity, respect and of course music, music, music. There will be a parade through Berlin that presents a diverse variety of electronic music. What is changing is, for example, the name. The new parade is called "Rave The Planet Parade" . This takes over the original vision of the Love Parade, that one da

 A new book 'Coming To Berlin' that explores various elements of the Berlin nightlife scene should be published in May 2022.  ‘Coming To Berlin: Global Journeys Into An Electronic Music And Club Culture’ told through Paul Hanford’s novelistic narrative mixes imagination and interview, psychogeography and narrative, humor and horror. Each chapter follows encounters with the people who made the city their own. Due for May, the new book explores the German capital over the decades following “intimate encounters with migrants, settlers and newcomers who have made the city their own." Coming to Berlin also aims to step away from the boilerplate of Berlin as a “techno city”, and hopes to shed light on more intimate club culture through interviews, stories, and encounters with musicians. Among those interviewed are Mark Reeder, Monica Kruse and Love Parade founder Danelle DePicciotto, who talk about how their lives were connected by urban punk and 1980s art movement Genialle D

Ellen Allien will headline a 300-capacity pilot rave in Berlin on Sunday, June 13th , the first legal dance party to be held in the capital this year. Entry is free. This one will be the first ever legal party in Berlin since the pandemic started. It is being organised by the Hygiene Concepts and Infection Protection In The Event Industry (Hygieia) and it is backed by the local German government.  The show that will be running from 2pm until 10pm at night, granted tickets through a random raffle. There are certain rules to comply with in order to access the venue in Revier Südost.  All attendants either must have been fully vaccinated (with all doses) 14 days before the event date or have passed the coronavirus in the past 6 months or present a negative PCR or antigen test. In case of having passed the virus, attendants will have to provide evidence with a proper medical certificate.  Find out more about the pilot event HERE . Let's rave safe ;) 

  Exactly one year ago, Berlin’s Rave The Planet gGmbH (non-profit) was launched and is therefore celebrating its first small anniversary of existence.  Not a matter of course after a year like 2020.  Rave The Planet has already successfully received over 390,000.00 Euros in donations from over 24,000 people from all over the world. Among other goals, to realise a new parade in Berlin in the spirit of the original Love Parade. The non-profit organisation, which includes techno legend Dr. Motte, focuses on three major goals:  1. To protect, promote and develop the culture of electronic dance music in all its forms. And to develop it further. To promote its own as well as other charitable projects in the long term.  2. To classify the culture of electronic dance music as an Immaterial Cultural Heritage under the UNESCO.  3. To establish an official celebration of electronic dance music culture, with an annual event: A new parade, in the spirit of the Berlin Loveparade, based on its ori

Berghain club will host a techno party on Saturday and Sunday - but it will look different than in pre-pandemic times. Let's say we started to create new world ;)  “Club won’t be opening its oft-dubbed “hardest door in the world” - named for its notoriously picky bouncer - but holding the event outside, and with face masks.” says thelocal.de. Starting from 4 pm on Saturday , clubbers will be welcome in Berghain’s summer garden.  “After a long break, we will dare to start the summer slowly,” organisers wrote on the club’s homepage.  Like the entire Berlin club scene, Berghain has been closed since March 14th, and a reopening of the clubs themselves is not in sight due to the pandemic.  Berghain , however, has found other ways to stay in business, such as hosting an unusual acoustic sound exhibition which stretches through the end of this weekend.  For the garden party - which will take place with a limited number of guests and only in good weather - the Berghain has planned hygi

Coronavirus is keeping Berlin's techno clubs closed but Berghain has found a way to throw its doors back open, luring visitors with an unusual sound exhibition.  Visitors listen to the sound installation 'eleven songs – halle am berghain' at Berghain club in Berlin on July 24, 2020. (AFP/Stefanie Loos) Just 50 people are let in at a time to allow for physical distancing, but without the venue's notoriously picky doormen standing guard, no one has to worry about being denied entry.  The sound of techno will not fill the space during this first installation. Instead, visitors to the former power plant are enveloped by an eery, almost surreal soundscape of rhythmic throbbing, soft city noises, murmurings and even the whirling of helicopter blades.  "You listen, you experience, you can close your eyes or leave them open and follow the sound across the room," said Carsten Seiffarth, co-curator of the Singuhr projects, a platform that organises sound art install

Several Berlin clubs have already opened their doors after the German government relaxed the measures Sisyphos, Birgit & Bier, Rummels Bay, Taipei club Pawnshop can work on their terraces, but only to serve drinks and food, while for example the club management : // about blank is still considering how to open with safety precautions. Music can be played, but dancing is forbidden! Clubs can operate from early afternoon to evening at 10pm. The Berlin scene has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.  Numerous incentive measures by the German government and the Berlin Senate have been implemented to save jobs and keep clubs from going bankrupt.  [ source ]

The fund of 30 milions euros is the first of four aid phases aimed at protecting museums, nightclubs, orchestras, cabarets as compensation for the time they were unable to sell tickets. The UnitedWeStream initiative has so far raised € 370,000 for club industry donations to help save clubs and employees who are not part of government support. So far, 33 live shows have been broadcast from various Berlin clubs. Life in Berlin gradually tried to return to normal after co19. Music stores of up to 800 square meters have been opened, respecting measures of social distance and limited hours. [source]

Once again German senate is surprising and supporting us 😇  The club culture in Berlin was already at risk at the beginning of the year, but the impact of COVID-19 only threatens to deepen the crisis.   Small businesses like clubs and other creative institutions can apply for up to €15,000 for a 3-month grant to help them through the shutdown and quarantine. Berlin federal government is also offering aid to artists, creative spaces in Berlin, and platforms like United We Stream. [ source ] 

Earlier in the year, Luke Slater offered up one of the most full-throttle and mind-altering Planetary Assault Systems releases of recent times, " Straight Shooting ". He opts for a similarly mind-altering, forthright fusion of sci-fi sounds and jacking techno rhythms on this fine double EP, which marks the British veteran's return to Ostgut Ton after a three-year break. It was apparently inspired by his experiences in Berghain and on tracks like " Red " - all looped bleeps, computerized rhythms and hazy vocal samples - and the thrusting, acid-fired tribal stomp of " Whip It Good" you can definitely hear the influence of the Berlin club space. It's there, too, in the wonky broken techno/electro fusion of " Kamani " and the feverish " Peru Drift ", which sounds like a 21st century take on Jaydee's " Plastic Dreams ". [source]