33 ⅓ rpm (cancelled)
arkaoda Berlin, Berlin
This night happened — Thu 28 May
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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
5 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Carly Zeng and Cryptofauna — 6 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 12 Jul 2025.
Who they are
“When Carly Zeng DJs, it’s highly unlikely she’ll do the same thing twice.”
their own biography
the whole biography
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 Else, Phantom Bar Berlin, RSO.BERLIN · often with Byron Yeates, Ariel Zetina, Jen Cardini, 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.”
their own biography
the whole biography
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 DSTRKT Club Berlin, Else, OXI · often with Red Rooms, Ignez, Sub Sahara, none of them here that night
Recently at Berghain · often with Ciel, Trickpony, emkay (FI), none of them here that night
Recently at OXI, RSO.BERLIN, Renate · often with Thalo Santana, Thabo, Butterhands, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Disguised3 with hawi and 2 with Cryptofauna
- Sub Sahara3 with Carly Zeng and 2 with Cryptofauna
- HAMY2 with Cryptofauna and 2 with hawi
- Rachel Noon3 with Carly Zeng and 1 with Merve
- Thalo Santana6 with hawi
- Ariel Zetina5 with Carly Zeng
- Butterhands5 with hawi
- Thabo5 with hawi
24 said they were going — about like a usual Thursday at arkaoda Berlin.
how this compares
- Median final count, Thursdays at arkaoda Berlin25
- Middle half finished between15 and 55
- Past Thursdays at this venue counted41
The room
arkaoda Berlin — 199 events and 842 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Most-tagged here: House (4), Bass (3) and Experimental (3). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
Carly Zeng — 1 event and 4 artists since May 2026.