Else x Mano Le Tough presents Passion Beat
Else, Berlin
This night happened — Sat 16 Aug 2025
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Who was billed7 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Berghain, Sat 14 NovAlinka
- Butch
- Lil'Dave
- Manfredas
- next: 99 Scott Ave in NYC, Fri 18 DecMano Le Tough
- next: YSY, Sat 7 NovSara Miller
- Shubostar
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
19 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Alinka and Sara Miller — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 16 Aug 2025.
- Mano Le Tough and Shubostar — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 1 Dec 2023.
Who they are
“Alinka is the kind of DJ other DJ’s will tell you about.”
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Alinka is the kind of DJ other DJ’s will tell you about. She has a unique power on the decks that comes from lifelong passion and time served, with a focused devotion to her first love – house music. Raised on Chicago’s vibrant house sound with toes dipped into Detroit techno, Europe’s more robust approaches to bass music and the myriad of genre’s coming from cities like Berlin, London and Paris. Born in Kyiv, Ukraine, her early childhood included reluctantly learning the piano, her mother is a pianist, while trying to convince her parents to let her play guitar. Her exposure to Western music was limited, living in a communist country where censorship was common practice. Her family eventually immigrated to Chicago as Jewish refugees in the late ‘80s as the USSR crumbled. This was her first experience of pop music and she fell head over heels for the chart sounds of Madonna and Janet Jackson. Then came house music from local radio shows where you could frequently hear tracks by Chicago legends like Cajmere and DJ Funk, and shows like Sonic Boom helped expose underground music to the masses. By the late ‘90s, music had taken over her life. Teenage Alinka immersed herself in the dance music scene spending her summer pulling double shifts at a local pool and moonlighting for rave promoters to build up enough cash to buy decks. After a year of skipping class to relentlessly practice her mixing skills, she began her full-time musical pursuit. Working for various club promoters, doing odd jobs passing out flyers and helping with party logistics - anything just to get into clubs underage to see her favourite DJs - all while spending hours digging for tracks at Chicago’s legendary record shop Gramaphone. In 2001 Justin Long recruited her to be the opening resident for his .Dotbleep party at Smartbar where she honed her skills for the best part of a decade. In 2012, an impromptu meeting with former Hercules and Love Affair vocalist, Shaun J. Wright, changed her life forever. Their evolving friendship resulted in what would be the first of many musical collaborations. The pair launched their Twirl parties and label, continually strived to inspire each other both musically and spiritually, the result has been an impressive catalogue of material for both of them collaboratively and individually on the likes of The Classic Music Company, Jackathon Jams, Crosstown Rebels, Leftroom, and of course Twirl, where as well as their own material the duo have welcomed renowned artists like Spencer Parker, Virginia, LA-4A, Kim Ann Foxman, and Jason Kendig onto the label. Recent years have seen Alinka really hit her stride as a producer with successful releases on world renown labels like !K7, Rekids, Correspondant, DGTL Records, Permanent Vacation, and Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records. She also turned out a standout collection of remixes for labels Me Me Me, Live At Robert Johnson, Get Physical, and Massimiliano Pagliara’s Funnuvojere Records. Now living in Berlin, Alinka has well and truly found her feet and inspiration. Alinka has used this base to throw down at parties across Europe from Berghain/Panorama Bar to Robert Johnson, with regular visits back to the US to play standout clubs like Smart Bar and Basement, and Ukraine's famous ∄ club in Kyiv, where she stands as club’s first international resident. Her evolution continues with the recent re-launch of her Twirl imprint, highlighted by the ‘Day Dreamer’, ‘Sorry For Not Trending’ and ‘Edgewater’ EP’s, and her latest single ‘Touch The Flame’ that finely balance Alinka’s future-focused ethos, with a unmistakable, proud passion for her Chicago heritage.Their RA profile lists Classic, Crosstown Rebels, Get Physical Music, !K7 and 6 more.often with Berghain, Cinthie, Efdemin, none of them here that night
often with gabby cocco, James Juke, KRONOS, none of them here that night
“Manfredas.”
their own biography
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Manfredas. The name packs a hefty punch. After years spent amassing knowledge as a radio DJ, he took his talents to the club, where he’s been convincing the unconvinced ever since. This man has a serious gift for throwing his every physical move hammering home the strength of his musical convictions. From the unique way he palms the jog wheel, to the ardent torque of his dancing, music feels a little more impactful in his midst. Manfredas’ ascent has been aided by musical cult leaders enthusiastically co-signing on his taste and talent. Ivan Smagghe championed his tracks on the LDDM label, aligning with his love of cold-wave-chug, electro-chug, and neo-trance-chug. Realizing which way the chug was blowing, Red Axes inducted him as the only non-Israeli in the Garzen crew, resonating with his uncanny sense of the bizarre and the beautiful. Meanwhile, global groove gurus Multi Culti harnessed his affinity for wild, off-kilter ethno-charms, encouraging the big guy to cool it with the booze, go healthy and maximize productivity. All have invited him on tour, and audiences around the world have been blown away by the epic b2bs, breathtaking b2b2bs, and miraculous b2b2b2bs. As one of the key residents and programmers at Opium Club in Vilnius, where he runs his clubnight "Smala", Manfredas has been instrumental in creating a culture that has led some mega-respected DJs to call it their favourite club in the world. The space feels like a feedback loop of love, dramatic intensity, and open-minded passion that draws everyone deeper into the music. Fact: the best DJs are always residents. Fact: Opium just might be the best club in existence. Logic dictates our man is a champ.Their RA profile lists Relish Recordings, Multi Culti, XXX and Snap Crackle & Pop.often with Phauna, JDH, HOPPER, none of them here that night
“Mano Le Tough is a globally renowned electronic music producer and dj.”
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Mano Le Tough is a globally renowned electronic music producer and dj. A native Irishman and former resident of Berlin and Zürich, the international in spirit Mano has become a unique and important voice in today’s vibrant electronic music landscape. After a handful of well received E.P's on labels such as Buzzing Fly and Internasjonal, Mano's debut album, 'Changing Days' was released in 2013 on Permanent Vacation and was followed up with 2015's "Trails". His third album "At the moment" came out on Dj Koze's influential Pampa in 2021. Mano started the record label “Maeve” in 2012 alongside The Drifter and Baikal and continues this journey with his fresh imprint "Passion Beat" which started in 2024. Mano strongly believes in DJing as an art form. His eclecticism, versatility and commitment to challenging himself as a selector have seen him become a regular at clubs like Berghain / Panorama Bar, Trouw (r.i.p.), Fabric, Robert Johnson, Warung and Circoloco Ibiza. In 2014 the readers of Resident Advisor voted Mano number 8 in the Resident Advisor top 100 DJs poll.Their RA profile lists Permanent Vacation, Pampa, Maeve and CircoLoco Records.often with AMORAL, abs8lute, SOMMA, none of them here that night
“Sara Miller is an Irish-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and sound engineer.”
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Sara Miller is an Irish-born, Berlin-based DJ, producer and sound engineer. Drawing from the timeless pulse of 90s progressive and deep house, alongside the Balearic, Italo and acid sounds that helped shape it, her sets are high energy, groove-driven and euphoric. Astral melodies, rubbery basslines and soaring breaks form her palette, shaping fluid journeys that blur the line between reflection and abandon. Over more than a decade, she has become a trusted presence on Europe's most respected dance floors, from Panorama Bar, Robert Johnson and Tresor to Phonox, Badaboum, Macadam and Nitsa. Her natural ease behind the decks mirrors her skill in the studio, where she translates club energy into finely detailed, melodic productions. Her relationship with Munich label Permanent Vacation began with Orange Sea (2021) and has grown through her acclaimed Lunar Theory EP (2023), vinyl debut Cervo on Cracki Records (2024), and remixes for Permanent Vacation and Live at Robert Johnson. Oceanic Dream (2025), her second EP for Permanent Vacation, moves between dreamlike introspection and open-hearted euphoria. DJ Mag described her as "one of the rare alchemists who can push a tune to its emotional breaking point while also keeping it on the right side of cheesy." Resident Advisor called Lunar Theory "filled with melodies as complex as honeycomb" noting its low-end heft and idiosyncratic touch and "a reminder that just because you're going big doesn't mean you can't stay weird." In 2024, she was selected for the Detroit-Berlin Residency, spending two months at Submerge, headquarters of Underground Resistance. Collaborating with Detroit artist Shawescape Renegade on a hardware live show, she was immersed in a city built on resilience, innovation, and community, an experience that continues to shape how she thinks about music as a shared, sustaining force.Their RA profile lists Permanent Vacation, Live At Robert Johnson and Cracki Records.Last at Tresor / Globus in Aug · often with Sparkling Water Dreams, ACID BOGEN, HOPPER, none of them here that night
“Hailing from South Korea, Shubostar has been immersing herself in the ever evolving underground scene.”
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Hailing from South Korea, Shubostar has been immersing herself in the ever evolving underground scene. Her electric music taste spans various style but her music has a common theme of ' Cosmic'. It could be defined her music style as Cosmic disco - A base of disco but with more techno elements, often referred to as Dark Disco. 2018, She decided to launch her own label 'uju Records' with Korean painter Daryung kim, inviting her favorite artists in the genre.Their RA profile lists Eskimo Recordings, Permanent Vacation, Internasjonal, Silhouette Music and 6 more.often with HOPPER, ACID BOGEN, Mira, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Berghain6 with Alinka, 2 with Sara Miller and 1 with Mano Le Tough
- HOPPER2 with Sara Miller, 2 with Shubostar and 1 with Manfredas
- ACID BOGEN2 with Sara Miller and 2 with Shubostar
- Budino3 with Alinka
- Cinthie3 with Alinka
- Efdemin3 with Alinka
- Gabrielle Kwarteng3 with Alinka
- Säule3 with Alinka
772 said they were going — quieter than a usual Saturday at Else.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Else972
- Middle half finished between456 and 1,802
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted22
The room
Else — 89 events and 643 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Most-tagged here: Techno (8) and House (6). genre tags on this room’s listings