DISSIDENT
Berghain | Panorama Bar | Säule, Berlin
This night happened — Thu 5 Mar
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Who was billed6 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Renate, Fri 13 NovCarly Zeng
- Cora
- next: RSO.BERLIN, Sat 24 OctCryptofauna
- next: Fri 23 Octolesia
- next: Renate, Thu 31 DecRachel Noon
- next: C115, Fri 23 OctTHC
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
10 of the 15 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Carly Zeng and Cryptofauna — 6 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 12 Jul 2025.
- Carly Zeng and Cora — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 25 Oct 2025.
- Carly Zeng and Rachel Noon — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 4 Sep 2025.
- Cora and Rachel Noon — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 5 Mar 2026.
- Carly Zeng and THC — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 5 Mar 2026.
Who they are
“When Carly Zeng DJs, it’s highly unlikely she’ll do the same thing twice.”
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When Carly Zeng DJs, it’s highly unlikely she’ll do the same thing twice. Chinese-born and now Berlin-based, she has formed quite the community in her chosen city through her party, Dissident, which fosters a nurturing approach to music discovery. Her long love affair with vinyl-focused digging is no secret. And the ripple effects of such veracious collecting can be heard in the way she weaves together the many genres that she likes–be it a trippy tribal or prog track with a weird structure or an off-kilter sound effect in a punchy house tune – she’s forever on the lookout for tracks with that little extra spice. Carly’s entry point into dance music in NYC, led her into smaller parties, DIY spaces and warehouse raves and the community spirit she found there is something she still carries with her today. A known name within Berlin’s queer music scene, she is regularly billed at parties such as Cocktail D’Amore and Body Language. Whether as a DJ, community organizer or dancer on the floor, Carly is staunchly attentive to her role within the dance music ecosystem and how to best curate a warming experience for everyone involved. Words by Sophie Mcnulty Headshot by Vincent TiberiusRecently at Renate, KREUZWERK, RSO.BERLIN · often with Byron Yeates, Ariel Zetina, Jen Cardini, none of them here that night
“Cora moves with astral intuition—alchemizing her indie acting roots into cinematic sets that radiate with celestial energy, and sear with Sichuan spice.”
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Cora moves with astral intuition—alchemizing her indie acting roots into cinematic sets that radiate with celestial energy, and sear with Sichuan spice. Driven by rolling drums, percussive passages, punchy vocals and transcendent breakdowns, the Chengdu-born DJ weaves between old school trance, progressive house and techno grooves—superimposing dramatic subplots and emotional undertows onto rhythmic narratives, attuned to the kinetic desires of the dancefloor. From her hometown residency at .TAG, Chengdu, to her newfound base in Berlin, Cora's path has been one of perpetual transformation, evolving into an accomplished DJ and producer amid an awakened and accelerating scene. Her debut release, ‘Mountain High’, marked a propulsive blend of progressive trance and her own take on traditional mountain singing, drawing on seven years of classical Italian operatic training. Her latest release, sees a meditative rendition of Buddhist mantra, ‘The Heart Sutra’. Across each of her personal productions, Cora’s confident and ethereal vocal experimentation makes every track distinctly her own. Through her performance, productions, and party series 6G+, Cora blends primal rhythm with otherworldly experience, continuing to embrace a more uplifting and sensual incarnation of her ever-mystical sound——where trance meets transcendence, and fantasy meets physical release.Their RA profile lists Proxima.Recently at OXI, RSO.BERLIN, Else · often with Kim Ann Foxman, Ron Like Hell, ROBUS, none of them here that night
“Cryptofauna's style embraces forward pushing Techno, complemented by gritty soundscapes and a sonic aesthetic that carries warmth, dust and eccentricity.”
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Cryptofauna's style embraces forward pushing Techno, complemented by gritty soundscapes and a sonic aesthetic that carries warmth, dust and eccentricity. She's a resident of Berlin based collectives Dissident and TILT. Her work envisions the dance floor as a common ground of light and dark, always holding space for the freaks, hoes, gays, thems and dolls. For Crypto, the club is a refuge that breaks barriers – between abstract and functional, moon and sun, right and wrong. A place that brings people together through frequencies and movement. One nation under a groove.* Spending 10+ years of finessing her abilities in selection, mixing techniques and crowd control, Crypto’s power lies in the way she leads the dance floor from collective immersion to euphoric peaks and back to tunnel zone. Expect a candid dance floor and sultry madness while she's zoning out in the booth, pouring her heart right in front of you. Still a dedicated club kid, joining her community on nights free of duty... Crypto’s connection to club culture keeps staying strong and growing deeper, weekend after weekend. On her journey through club culture, Crypto used to be a promotor, worked at digital and vinyl distribution Word And Sound and wrote music reviews. Combined with handling the books herself for more than 10 years, she unlocked deep insight into what makes the industry tick. Across Europe, Cryptofauna made appearances at various venues, including Panorama Bar and Säule as well as Tresor, OHM and RSO in Berlin; POING in Rotterdam; Macadam in Nantes; FVTVR in Paris; and Club RAUM, Radion and Lo-Fi in Amsterdam. In 2025, she landed her first intercontinental bookings spanning from New York (Nowadays, The Lot Radio, Lettone Dance) to South/East Asia with debuts in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea. Returning with fresh inspiration from meeting with the local communities, that tour was a perfect way to tap into new sonic adventures in 2026. * The line „one nation under a groove” refers to one of the pioneering tracks of house music called „House Nation Under A Groove" by DA Rebels (a duo formed by Curtis Alan Jones aka Cajmere/Green Velvet and Liddell Townsell)Their RA profile lists Lehult and TILT.Recently at Kwia, KREUZWERK, RSO.BERLIN · often with Red Rooms, Ignez, Sub Sahara, none of them here that night
“An advocate for diversity and queer representation across all aspects of their creative work and day-to-life, olesia rejects rigid ideas around gender, sexuality and archaic notions within the music industry.”
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An advocate for diversity and queer representation across all aspects of their creative work and day-to-life, olesia rejects rigid ideas around gender, sexuality and archaic notions within the music industry. As a DJ, Olesia excels in the realm of electronic music, effortlessly navigating through a diverse range of styles combining high-tempo, trance-inspired melodies with powerful kickdrums and trippy soundscapes, all brought together with vibrant energy and seamless mixing.Recently at Zur Klappe · often with Krohm, CUNT REMEMBER, PAX, none of them here that night
“Defined by a technically-deft skill set (Resident Advisor recently proclaimed: “Now this is how you mix techno”) Rachel Noon is a fearless and uncompromising presence both behind the decks and on the dancefloor.”
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Defined by a technically-deft skill set (Resident Advisor recently proclaimed: “Now this is how you mix techno”) Rachel Noon is a fearless and uncompromising presence both behind the decks and on the dancefloor. Despite her rising European acclaim and recent appointment as resident DJ of Pornceptual, Noon attributes her significant career strides to her hometown of NYC and to Brooklyn's inspiring underground queer scene. Active as both artist and raver there, she successfully fostered a vibrant community of friends and like-minded peers. This community gave rise to her roaming event series LARGE MARGE which has since expanded internationally, with exciting plans ahead. Now from her home-turf Berlin, Noon has co-founded the intimate queer party series mp3, which has rapidly gained popularity in just two short years. If you ask Noon, her most exciting artistic initiative is currently going down inside the studio; she and her friend Steffen Dix have teamed up to form Self Care Starter Pack (or simply, SCSP), a production and live performance duo. Together they have cultivated a process-driven practice whose work takes a nose-dive towards hardware-only experimentation and the integration of optics into performance. Their first single was already released on the mighty Mala Junta x Amniote Editions compilation, and the duo debuted their live set in the fall of 2023 in Berlin. Rachel Noon, a true dancefloor devotee, has been hailed "equal parts DJ and rave spirit."Their RA profile lists Fast Forward Productions.Recently at RSO.BERLIN, MaHalla, Fitzroy · often with Mike Servito, CRYME, Ne/Re/A, none of them here that night
“THC’s sets are kinetic, propulsive in this way.”
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THC’s sets are kinetic, propulsive in this way. High-energy without a loss of soul, hard-hitting and still very playful and very gay. We are reminded that techno need not be a gloomy, rumbling march, and that house has a whole range of attitudes at the same time ruthless and smiling. She blazes, to put it simply. Having heated Berlin dancefloors and airwaves for a few years, THC is one of the founders and resident at La Noche. She has her own show HOT BOX on Rinse FM, and has released mixes via Crack Magazine, DJ Mag, Fact Mag and NTS. The last year has also seen her playing alongside her sibling DHC as the duo unit S-candalo. Regardless of format, there are always those THC-signatures: punch; euphoria; and streaks of vocal samples intoning the classic dancefloor theme of unity, be it political, sexual, spiritual or some sweaty mixture of it all.Recently at OHM, RSO.BERLIN, Haus der Visionäre · often with Disk Cartel, Byron Yeates, S-candalo, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- ROBUS3 with Cora, 2 with Rachel Noon and 1 with Cryptofauna
- Byron Yeates5 with THC and 4 with Carly Zeng
- Roza Terenzi3 with Rachel Noon and 3 with THC
- Sub Sahara3 with Carly Zeng and 2 with Cryptofauna
- SUMME3 with Cora and 1 with Cryptofauna
- Yonti2 with Cora and 2 with Rachel Noon
- Disk Cartel7 with THC
- Ariel Zetina5 with Carly Zeng
134 said they were going — busier than a usual Thursday at Berghain.
how this compares
- Median final count, Thursdays at Berghain93
- Middle half finished between71 and 114
- Past Thursdays at this venue counted46
The room
Berghain | Panorama Bar | Säule — 210 events and 1,019 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Who put it on
OstGut GmbH — 202 events and 979 artists since Aug 2025.