Tresor meets Surgeon
Tresor / Globus, Berlin
This night happened — Sat 13 Sep 2025
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Who was billed7 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- DJ Bus Replacement Service
- quest?onmarq
- Olin
- next: Tresor / Globus, Mon 23 NovKeepsakes
- next: Tresor / Globus, Mon 2 NovSept
- next: Berghain, Fri 30 OctSurgeon
- next: Tresor / Globus, Sat 24 OctTONI BA
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
19 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- quest?onmarq and Olin — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 13 Sep 2025.
- Olin and Surgeon — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 13 Sep 2025.
Who they are
often with Paty Vapor, OKO DJ, Eric D. Clark, none of them here that night
“quest?onmarq has built a reputation as one of the undergrounds most fearless and wide-ranging selectors, with her keen, connective ear and sharp turntabilism based technical abilities she connects various eras, lineages as a purist or even genres - pairing seemingly disparate ideas with flair.”
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quest?onmarq has built a reputation as one of the undergrounds most fearless and wide-ranging selectors, with her keen, connective ear and sharp turntabilism based technical abilities she connects various eras, lineages as a purist or even genres - pairing seemingly disparate ideas with flair. In production, she keeps the target moving, always seeking expansion over stagnancy. quest?onmarq’s cornerstone experience is in New York’s ballroom scene, tracing her roots to the direct observed connection between dancers and the DJ, which would later prove a formative advantage in connecting with crowds – her selections and tastes even then, always sought to educate and expand – through open format association. Through lore building in the dance and via radio residencies she shares her passion for many global dancefloor sounds to ecstatic and engaged reception.often with Charlton, VCO, Nadia Struiwigh, none of them here that night
Last at Zur Klappe in Aug · often with Bill Santoro, Camilla Rae, Zeynep, none of them here that night
“Keepsakes, the alias of British-New Zealand producer and DJ James Barrett, has been a strong and distinctive voice in techno since rising to fame through his Stygian Concrete Works and Weapons Grade Manic EPs back in 2014.”
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Keepsakes, the alias of British-New Zealand producer and DJ James Barrett, has been a strong and distinctive voice in techno since rising to fame through his Stygian Concrete Works and Weapons Grade Manic EPs back in 2014. Since then he has showcased his powerful and menacing, yet often cheeky and playful, productions on influential labels including Boys Noize Records, Turbo Recordings, KAOS/OAKS, Perc Trax, South London Analogue Material, MORD, and Earwiggle. Furthermore, he founded the Haven club night alongside Jaded Nineties Raver in Tāmaki Maraukau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand) in 2015 - aiming to introduce clubbers to the experimental and harder side of techno in a city completely devoid of this music. In 2018 Haven also expanded into a vinyl-focused record label - going on to release many leading international artists including VTSS, Tommy Holohan, New Frames, Peder Mannerfelt, Ayarcana, Ansome, and Ryan James Ford, as well as becoming the main home for Barrett’s own productions. Now located in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa (Christchurch, New Zealand) - following several years living in Berlin hitting the European club circuit - he is focused on bringing his tough and eclectic sound to dance floors worldwide, with regular appearances at international techno institutions providing a platform for his formidable DJ sets.Their RA profile lists Turbo Recordings, Perc Trax, Boysnoize Records, Earwiggle and 6 more.often with Inverse Element, Milena Adamis, Majdolen, none of them here that night
“His DJ Sets are a musical trip and his sound has continuously evolved, always staying true to his Techno roots.”
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His DJ Sets are a musical trip and his sound has continuously evolved, always staying true to his Techno roots. In addition, Sept is showing a wide delicate mixture of darkness and light, creating a sonic musical journey that took him to play regularly in the most respected clubs around Asia, Europe, North and South America. Beyond his artistic activity, Sept is a driving force in shaping the Polish electronic music landscape. From his earliest days, he has been deeply involved in event organisation and artistic direction, leaving a lasting imprint on the scene. In 2024, he took his vision a step further with the launch of OPUS, a multidisciplinary project uniting music and visual arts through a record label and event series. Sept’s music has found homes on esteemed labels such as CLERGY, Bpitch, Flash Recordings, KYSH, and his own OPUS. His mixes have been featured in some of the world’s most renowned podcast series, including Boiler Room, Mixmag, HÖR, Vault Sessions, Slam Radio, and HATE. With a sound that continues to challenge and inspire, Sept remains an enigmatic force, inviting audiences into a world where every sound tells a story.Their RA profile lists BPitch, Flash Recordings, Clergy, Sacred Court and 1 more.Last at RSO.BERLIN in Aug · often with Danté, ÜBERKIKZ, Laure Croft, none of them here that night
“His debut EP is regarded by many as seminal, launching his career along with several early Downwards releases, causing a ripple of excitement through the techno cognoscenti of the time.”
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His debut EP is regarded by many as seminal, launching his career along with several early Downwards releases, causing a ripple of excitement through the techno cognoscenti of the time. Surgeon has been prolific since, with three albums on Tresor and numerous Counterbalance and Dynamic Tension EPs as well as his 'Breaking The Frame’, ‘From Farthest Known Objects’ and ‘Luminosity Device’ LPs “Over the course of his career, the Birmingham resident has perfected a unique and uncommonly effective production style. His is a tough techno sound with an industrial murk about it but also plenty of funk, swing and a sophisticated sense of dub-space learned in part from his Chain Reaction contemporaries in Berlin. Proving that hard can also be smart, sensuous and danceable, the influence of Surgeon on the 2010-ruling Ostgut/Berghain sound – DJs/producers like Marcel Dettmann, Shed et al – is substantial”. (Fact Magazine) Further evidence of these multi-functional production skills can be seen on Surgeon's impressive remix CV, working with the biggest names in techno (Dave Clarke, Luke Slater/PAS, Green Velvet, Hardfloor, the Black Dog etc), Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Glasgow post-rock outfit Mogwai, old masters Faust and Coil, as well as artists such Moderat, Shed, Traversable Wormhole and Scuba. Over the years Surgeon has shown his versatility as a musician with releases under his own name on FatCat, NNA Tapes and Editions Mego which break all the usual boundaries of electronic dance music. Recently dubbed by Fact magazine as “arguably the finest techno DJ in the world”, Surgeon is also naturally one of the most in-demand, with DJ mixes for Warp and Fabric and a schedule spread across Europe and Japan. He has played every key club/event/festival going; helped pioneer Birmingham’s House of God; and, held a 3 year residency at Tresor (Berlin) during its all powerful 1990s peak. He is also one half of the much loved BMB (British Murder Boys) with Regis as well as performing improvised live sets solo and with Lady Starlight, with Speedy J as ‘Multiples’ and alongside Daniel Bean as ‘The Transcendence Orchestra’ Contemporary Surgeon sets are notable for experimentation with new DJ technologies embracing cutting edge hardware and software solutions, increasingly blurring the line between a DJ set and a live performance. Surgeon is a selector of some skill and one of the most inventive, intuitive DJs out there. Using techno as a vehicle to carry his artistic message, he also mixes up everything from contemporary bass music/dubstep to Rephlex-esque electronica to create a coherent, intense and righteously banging whole. More recently live improvisation has become a more important part of all of his performances.Their RA profile lists Tresor, Dynamic Tension, Token, Ilian Tape and 6 more.often with Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Any Mello, Phalcon, none of them here that night
“Techno DJ from Berlin”
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Last at Komplex Berlin in Aug · often with VINVAR, Connor Wall, Coco Cobra, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Inverse Element3 with Keepsakes and 2 with Sept
- VINVAR2 with TONI BA and 1 with Keepsakes
- Charlton3 with quest?onmarq
- Danté3 with Sept
- Laure Croft3 with Sept
- Mislaw3 with Sept
- ÜBERKIKZ3 with Sept
- Amanda Mussi2 with Sept
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Tresor / Globus239
- Middle half finished between153 and 311
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted49
The room
Tresor / Globus — 286 events and 1,149 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Who put it on
Tresor Club — 282 events and 1,140 artists since Aug 2025.