Highly Addictive
Golden Gate, Berlin
This night happened — Sat 11 Apr
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Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
3 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Gunnar Stiller and Slurm McKenzie — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 11 Dec 2025.
- Gunnar Stiller and July (1) — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 11 Dec 2025.
- July (1) and Slurm McKenzie — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 11 Dec 2025.
Who they are
“Whether playing in clubs around the world such as Berghain/Panorama Bar and Watergate or Sisyphos and Ritter Butzke in Berlin, Hive Club Zurich, Baum in Bogotá and Glow Bangkok or producing his own tracks for respected labels like Upon.You Records, Smiley Fingers, Voltage Musique and Ballroom Records, Stiller’s technique is deep in character, an outward-reaching combination of techno and techhouse with his trademark funk-tinged basslines.”
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Whether playing in clubs around the world such as Berghain/Panorama Bar and Watergate or Sisyphos and Ritter Butzke in Berlin, Hive Club Zurich, Baum in Bogotá and Glow Bangkok or producing his own tracks for respected labels like Upon.You Records, Smiley Fingers, Voltage Musique and Ballroom Records, Stiller’s technique is deep in character, an outward-reaching combination of techno and techhouse with his trademark funk-tinged basslines. Born in the sunny seaside town of Rostock, Germany, Gunnar Stiller found a change of scenery when his family moved to Berlin in the early 80s. Moving to such a beautifully chaotic, adventurous city was a key factor in shaping his musical perspective, and with the purchase of his well loved (and now worn out) turntables in the late 90s, he took his first step into a professional artistic career as DJ and producer. In 2003 while working as manager for Berlin-based event agency No Ufos, Gunnar found himself in the heart of a perfect playground to gain insight and develop his own style, which at the time was focused on deep house, breaks and electro. Inspired by those around him such as Steve Bug, Matthias Tanzmann and Martin Landsky, Stiller quickly began to carve out his own sound that impressed not just the dancers filling the floor but also any promoter and organizer who was paying attention. Pushing himself toward further success, he founded the artist alliance Edelmut in 2004 along with a few of his friends, an endeavor which quickly gained them notoriety as they played in the city’s top clubs like Watergate, Bar25 and later the infamous KaterHolzig , the latter of which invited Gunnar to become a resident DJ, a position he gladly accepted. On top of this, he became a regular player at the legendary HomeSweetHome sessions. His frequent and often lengthy sets (sometimes in excess of 10 hours) allowed him to explore the boundaries between (and beyond) techno and techhouse, creating a dramatic musical landscape that sets him apart from countless other DJs. By 2009 Stiller had formed a solid intuition for exactly what moved listeners’ bodies (and spirits) and began his foray into production. His debut release, the Heideberg EP, and its followup the Manaus Madness EP – both on Voltage Musique – landed directly within the Top 5 German club charts, and Marek Hemmann’s remix of “Manaus Madness” was voted the #10 best remix by dance music authority Groove Magazine’s 2010 readers’ poll. It was around this time that Gunnar joined Upon.You Records as part of their label and booking roster, releasing a lot more EPs and contributing to the acclaimed label compilation Upon.You Diary, which was compiled by himself in 2014. These where followed by collaborations and remix projects with artists like Solomun, AndHim, Layo & Bushwacka!, Alex Niggemann, Danny Serrano, Ray Okpara, Nikola Gala, Larry Cadge, Odd People, Samuel Dan, Nakadia, Dj Le Roi or Loko and more released tracks on labels like Clap Your Hands, Smiley Fingers and Time Has Changed. Meanwhile, Gunnar Stiller’s DJ career picked up exponentially as he established a name for himself outside his native Berlin borders. In the last few years, he has been booked to play at top festivals such as Sonar Festival, Amsterdam Dance Event, Melt! Festival, Fusion Festival and Sonnemondsterne, in clubs throughout Eastern and Western Europe as well as South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, sharing the booth with the likes of Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier and Luciano. If you want to know where the global electronic dance scene is headed next, keep your eyes and ears on Gunnar Stiller…Their RA profile lists Upon.You, Time Has Changed Records, Voltage Musique Records, Clarisse Records and 6 more.Recently at Süss War Gestern, KitKatClub, Weekend · often with Wiebe Roose, Phonique, Sven Weisemann, none of them here that night
“HAITO GÖPFRICH Haito – the man of innumerable faces and the Doctor Mabuse of German dance-floors.”
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HAITO GÖPFRICH Haito – the man of innumerable faces and the Doctor Mabuse of German dance-floors. He got hooked by the eclectic early DJ-work of Hans Nieswandt and Eric D. Clark, well-trained on Berlin’s Loveparade vehicles, pressed into vinyl by most different labels such as Boxer, get Physical, Kickboxer, Malatoid, Spagat, Low Spirit or Acker Record to name a few... Well, this is our hero, up to every trick, well-versed producer and Vinyl-DJ. And that’s why Haito keeps his lines open all the time, gathers input like other people stamps and nonchalantly combines seemingly incoherent sounds. Yet as a gifted acoustic juggler, he always manages to land on all fours like a cat. This guy is definitely not afraid of heights because he’s got the best protection pad ever: skills. Which he obviously used to produce “Fiat Lux!” – the multiplex among the debut albums. In a colourful, thrilling and pictorial way, Haito tells us his stories from the club and turns out to be a real master of dramaturgy. “Es werde Licht (Let there be light)” represents not only the light that projects celluloid onto the screen, but also the start for a more than diversified round dance of styles, genres, ideas, sounds and beats. All at full-length and in a highly entertaining format.Their RA profile lists Get Physical Music, Boxer Recordings, Kickboxer, KarateKlub and 6 more.Last at ORWO Haus in Feb · often with Rene Bourgeois, Thomas Schumacher, Denise Schneider, none of them here that night
Last at Golden Gate in Dec 2025
“Although born in former Czechoslovakia in the mid 80s, Slurm grew up in the south of Germany.”
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Although born in former Czechoslovakia in the mid 80s, Slurm grew up in the south of Germany. Through an early classical music education he discovered a deep passion for all kinds of music such as Hip Hop, Rock, Pop and Psytrance. As an active member of the psytrance scene he faced many problems organizing parties in the region and therefore fled to berlin at the age of 18 in search of like-minded spirits. But the psytrance scene had nothing exciting to offer anymore and so he found his way into techno and house music. By supporting his friends who dj and organize events, he fell into the spiral of djing and finally bought his own decks. Since 2009 Slurm has been expressing his love for dance music in almost all clubs in berlin and became an important member of the berlin-based "Tanzmichmal" crew and also a resident at the "Golden Gate". His style can be considered colourful and diverse between the genres of techno, house and disco with charming surprises.Their RA profile lists symbiont-music play and Golden Gate Club Records.Last at Golden Gate in Mar · often with Meggy, Ruede Hagelstein, Cotumo, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- say_julz2 with Slurm McKenzie and 1 with Gunnar Stiller
- Cotumo3 with Slurm McKenzie
- Denise Schneider3 with Haito
- Meggy3 with Slurm McKenzie
- Rene Bourgeois3 with Haito
- Ruede Hagelstein3 with Slurm McKenzie
- Thomas Schumacher3 with Haito
- ⫸ Stations2 with Gunnar Stiller
11 said they were going — about like a usual Saturday at Golden Gate.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Golden Gate10
- Middle half finished between7 and 13
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted54
The room
Golden Gate — 187 events and 620 distinct artists since Aug 2025.