Electric Lights /AV Live - Nadia Struiwigh (Live Modular) IKIGAI album release, Katja Ruge (DJ)
Zeiss Grossplanetarium, Berlin
This night happened — Tue 24 Feb
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Who was billed2 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
Who they are
“From deep pools of ambience to the brain-feeding mechanisms of electro and techno, Nadia Struiwigh’s gift is in expressing herself with conviction through her machines.”
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From deep pools of ambience to the brain-feeding mechanisms of electro and techno, Nadia Struiwigh’s gift is in expressing herself with conviction through her machines. As an accomplished live artist and producer, her affinity for synthesis and sequencing results in a spellbinding strain of electronica drawn from a richly personal sonic space she has marked out for herself. Struiwigh’s recorded output has appeared on labels like Central Processing Unit, Nous’klaer Audio and Dekmantel - albums and EPs which reach from crunchy sequenced beats to vast swathes of pure, melodic tones. Her roots in Rotterdam and current location in Berlin equally speak to her affinity for techno - propulsive, dynamic machinations which manifest in DJ sets as well as live hardware performances. As a teenager enthralled with the Warp school of electronica and leftfield downtempo, Struiwigh was set on a path of discovery where the intricacy of production met with her impassioned, intuitive approach to composition. Her exacting approach to the technical aspects of the craft has earned her the knowledge to extract her own voice from any medium, but more importantly her music emerges from a very human need to communicate and connect. That connection is best manifested outside the studio. Struiwigh’s live sets range from patient, beatless immersions to kinetic peak-time rushes, sometimes straddling the divide in line with her omnivorous passion for ambient and techno alike. At times she’ll present her released works in a more patient, listening setting, while for the sensory overload of the dancefloor she tends towards a more improvised, open-ended approach to techno and electro. The exact make up of her live rig changes from gig to gig, keeping her inspired and ensuring no two performances are the same. High-profile shows in concert halls sit alongside strobe lit club sessions - she’s since become a resident DJ for Tresor to indulge her love of driving, psychedelically-charged techno, while warm-up sets give her the chance to indulge the deeper dimensions of the music she loves. The range of her tastes can be heard across leading platforms such as RA, Phantasy, Bleep and Red Light Radio, who have all invited her to their esteemed mix series’. Plugged into the moment and constantly exploring new dimensions of her sound, Struiwigh champions electronic music as a springboard for possibilities. With an exquisite clarity which comes from both technical skill and clear-eyed intention, her music thrives on heart and experimentation, powered by machines with as much character as the human at the controls.Their RA profile lists DFA Records, InFine Music, Dekmantel, Central Processing Unit and 4 more.Recently at RSO.BERLIN, Tresor / Globus · often with GLOBUS, TRESOR, DJ MELL G, none of them here that night
“We are CAN LOVE BE SYNTH band, synth music lovers , dj`s (synthpop, dark disco, spacepop, new wave, Italo, disco, ebm, 80s & electronics) Hailing from Hamburg Katja Ruge & Frank Husemann are better known as Can Love Be Synth.”
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We are CAN LOVE BE SYNTH band, synth music lovers , dj`s (synthpop, dark disco, spacepop, new wave, Italo, disco, ebm, 80s & electronics) Hailing from Hamburg Katja Ruge & Frank Husemann are better known as Can Love Be Synth. They are in love with old analogue machines and define their specific sound in the legendary Synthesizer Studio Hamburg. A synth collectors paradise owned by Frank & Sunny and hidden behind the big grey walls of the Bunker and the club Uebel & Gefährlich between the Reeperbahn and Schanzenviertel district. Katja runs her party series „Kann Denn Liebe Synthie Sein?“ for almost 10 years where she plays the music that she loves from Italo, New Wave and Cosmic Sounds to Dark Disco. She invited Essaie Pas, Cosmetics, Josh Cheon (Dark Entries), Wolfram, Italo Brutalo, Curses, Neil Landstrumm, The Emperor Machine, Perel, Local Suicide and many more. Many people also know Katja ́s portrait photography mainly in the fields of Electronic Music. Frank played in several bands and was running a store where he sold analogue gear. He also works as a sound technician in clubs as well as for big and important projects like The Fridays For Future Movement. The two got together to enjoy the machines and sounds in the Synthesizer Studio but started quickly doing remixes for artists such as Cerrone, Ruede Hagelstein or Polly Scattergood. In 2017 they had their first own release with ‘Megapulser‘ on Bordello A Parigi and continued in 2020 with own releases on Ombra INT. and TAU. 2021 they released their track Bunker with remixes by Richard Fearless, Terr & quadratsachulz on A Clean Cut and made a Remix for Erasure.Their RA profile lists Mute Records, Watergate Records, Bordello A Parigi, Ombra International and 1 more.Last at Zeiss Grossplanetarium in Oct 2025 · often with Lady Starlight, Cinthie, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- GLOBUS5 with Nadia Struiwigh
- TRESOR4 with Nadia Struiwigh
- DJ MELL G2 with Nadia Struiwigh
- MAEDON2 with Nadia Struiwigh
- Z.I.P.P.O2 with Nadia Struiwigh
- Cinthie1 with Katja Ruge
- IAMBIENT1 with Nadia Struiwigh
- Lady Starlight1 with Katja Ruge
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The room
Zeiss Grossplanetarium — 5 events and 9 distinct artists since Sep 2025.
Who put it on
Katja Ruge — 3 events and 4 artists since Oct 2025.