BERLIN BEYOND
GARBICZ, KATER BLAU, SISYPHOS, Rampue, Mira
Industry City220 36th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 · Map
This night happened — Sat 5 Oct 2024
City of Gods, Garbicz Festival, House of Yes and 2 more
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Who was billed13 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- Sisyphos
- Britta Arnold
- Chris Schwarzwälder
- next: Kater in Berlin, Fri 30 OctFranca
- Juli N. More
- next: Kater in Berlin, Fri 30 OctMila Stern
- next: Refuge, Sun 1 NovMira
- next: Beate Uwe in Berlin, Sun 15 NovRampue
- Robert Owens
- next: Jonny Knüppel in Berlin, Fri 23 OctTobi Dei
- next: Elsewhere, Sat 24 OctA-Z
- Kater Blau
- Fritz Windish
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
55 of the 78 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Britta Arnold and Chris Schwarzwälder — 9 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 7 Oct 2023.
- Britta Arnold and Franca — 8 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 7 Oct 2023.
- Chris Schwarzwälder and Mira — 9 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 7 Oct 2023.
- Britta Arnold and Mira — 8 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 7 Oct 2023.
- Franca and Mira — 8 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 7 Oct 2023.
- Chris Schwarzwälder and Franca — 7 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 7 Oct 2023.
- Franca and Mila Stern — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Chris Schwarzwälder and Rampue — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Britta Arnold and Rampue — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Britta Arnold and Mila Stern — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Mila Stern and Mira — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Chris Schwarzwälder and Mila Stern — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Mira and Rampue — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Britta Arnold and Robert Owens — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Mira and Tobi Dei — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Franca and Rampue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Mila Stern and Rampue — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Chris Schwarzwälder and Robert Owens — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Rampue and Robert Owens — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Mira and Robert Owens — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 5 Oct 2024.
- Sisyphos and Tobi Dei — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 18 May 2024.
- Sisyphos and Juli N. More — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 18 May 2024.
- Juli N. More and Tobi Dei — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 18 May 2024.
Who they are
Recently at 70 Scott Avenue
“When you hear creeping high hats, hypnotic beats and a pop of acid, chances are you‘re hearing Britta Arnold from the console of her musical spaceship.”
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When you hear creeping high hats, hypnotic beats and a pop of acid, chances are you‘re hearing Britta Arnold from the console of her musical spaceship. Straightforward and distinctively poised, her unique blend of beats makes for a milkshake of cosmic potency. For this elegant fire red, her pledge to break norms and find the hottest music on the block has gained her quite the following and opened up a fantastic world of people, places and special moments. Since co-founding the Bar25 label in 2006, her nights are spent playing gigs anywhere between Asia, America and Europe, while many of her days are spent in the studio where she dreams up new music. She has released on Katermukke and Heinz, remixed tracks by ‘It boys’ Satori and Stavroz, and been remixed by the likes of Claude VonStroke and Ruede Hagelstein. Aside from this, her new musical project ‘Britta Unders’ with Amsterdam based Unders, is adding even more magic to her minutes. They are playing sets from sundown to sunrise together all over the world but also started a new label Happy Camper, this will be launched November 2017 with artists as Mira, Be Svendsen, dOP and Noraj Cue. When not doing these things, she’s probably planning her GRRR Mit BRRR party — a celebrated event at the Berlin club, Kater Blau. A born and bred Berliner who never had to learn how to be one, Britta reflects the city in which she still calls home: a little edgy, a little down to earth and always filled with artistic ambition. Having once lived in a caravan with her cat ‘katuscha’ on the grounds of the Bar25, she takes this Happy Camper vibe with her into every space she enters, whether the club, the festival, the studio or a walk through her home town. With the support from her global electronic family pushing her in the right direction and a naughty box of tunes on her back, the future of this lady from outer space only goes from strength to strength. So get your space suit on and go intergalactic roaming with your best friends and lovers. Do it to the hypnotic and wired sound of Britta Arnold.Their RA profile lists Lebensfreude Records, BAR25, Dantze, Katermukke and 5 more.Recently at Gaia Nomaya, House of Yes, The 1896 · often with HOPPER, ACID BOGEN, Steve Challier, none of them here that night
“As a producer, musician, DJ and serial collaborator, Chris Schwarzwälders distinctive style of deep, restrained house is hard to pin down, but you’ll always know it’s him when you hear it.”
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As a producer, musician, DJ and serial collaborator, Chris Schwarzwälders distinctive style of deep, restrained house is hard to pin down, but you’ll always know it’s him when you hear it. Born in Frankfurt am Main in the 80s, he started playing hiphop in the 90s. While making beats on his MPC2000, he dropped into Offenbach’s Robert Johnson club and fell in love with techno. In 2009, Chris moved to Berlin and started DJing at KaterHolzig, where he found a group of people who thought about music in the same way he did. In contrast to the trends of the late 00s, the sounds being made from this little paradise on Berlin’s river Spree were slower, softer, and more soulful than a lot of what was being played in clubs at the time. It was here that Chris began to cement his reputation as both a solo producer and collaborator, who was capable of bringing his trademark sounds to a whole number of side-projects - many of which have gone on to play to crowds around the globe. He joined the Feathered Sun collective in 2013, together with a group of friends including Acid Pauli, Nu, Jo.Ke and Raz O’Hara. Dreamy, groovy and often improvised, the collective represented a special kind of musical freedom in which a group of producers came together to create something new in a singular, live moment. At the same time, Chris’ friend Mira was making moves of her own, and they started to play back-to-back sets, soundtracking the legendary Monday mornings of KaterHolzig, and now, Kater Blau. The two, who are both residents at Kater Blau, have now been playing together internationally for almost a decade, and have formed a common musical understanding that translates throughout every one of their sets - deep, clubby and melancholic. This partnership has also carried on into the studio, where they have collaborated on numerous hits. His most light-hearted side comes out in collaboration with Iannis Ritter, where the two musicians take on a weirder, more melodic & electro approach than Chris’ other proejcts. If you were to ask him, Chris would describe himself as reserved, logical, rational, melancholic and humorous. Which is why you’d never hear him telling you about the hundreds of nightclubs and festivals he’s played around the globe, or the number of hits he’s had with his productions. If you’re lucky though, Chris might tell you about his favourite synthesizers, and get lost in a conversation all about electronics and sound. Which is exactly where Chris wants to be - lost in electronics and sound.Their RA profile lists Circus Company, Kindisch Records, Stil vor Talent, Fenou and 6 more.Recently at Circle Line Cruises, Brooklyn Mirage, House of Yes · often with HOPPER, ACID BOGEN, Steve Challier, none of them here that night
“It was Franca’s school bus driver who brought her in touch with electronic music and made her buy her first vinyl’s.”
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It was Franca’s school bus driver who brought her in touch with electronic music and made her buy her first vinyl’s. That was in 1996, at the age of ten. Many years and records later, Franca is loved around the globe for her energetic, creative and groove-driven dj-sets. She knows how to conquer the dancefloor, moving with her audience, listening carefully and always staying three records ahead of the crowd. She maintains a constant level of energy, playing on the fringes of house and techno. It’s no wonder why Franca’s fans give her their undivided attention at each and every show, and with one thrust of her arm to the air, you will remember why you love music and why you love to dance all over again. Franca was born in Munich, musically-raised in Cologne and now lives in Amsterdam. She is part of the Feines Tier agency, based in Cologne. She has just recently become a resident Dj at the famous Kater Blau club in Berlin. Also she holds residencies at the Feines Tier and WIR Schwestern parties in Cologne, as well as being part of the Confetteria collective in Amsterdam- The very same collective that was responsible for the legendary Shoeless Festivals and Alter Ego parties.Their RA profile lists Get Physical Music, URSL, With Compliments and Feines Tier.Recently at House of Yes, Ideal Glass Studios, The 1896 · often with HOPPER, ACID BOGEN, Caleesi, none of them here that night
often with Ujin, Marc Brauner, Jeremy Reinhard, none of them here that night
“Her calm, commanding skill as a selector rapidly led to appearances at premier festivals like Fusion, Nation of Gondwana, and Garbicz, and residencies at Berlin's legendary Kater club and the former Station Endlos in Halle.”
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Her calm, commanding skill as a selector rapidly led to appearances at premier festivals like Fusion, Nation of Gondwana, and Garbicz, and residencies at Berlin's legendary Kater club and the former Station Endlos in Halle. Since then, she has transcended the boundaries of the Berlin underground, bringing her standout style to the international circuit from Mexico to Kazakhstan. What sets Mila's high-intensity brand of Techno apart is a willingness to embrace unorthodox sounds and explore the beauty in harshness and dissonance. Sharpening her vision and increasing the intensity over the years, she has since gravitated toward more hypnotic, percussion-heavy forms. Channeling raw and restless momentum that holds space without demanding it, her otherworldly soundscapes and unrelenting kinetic energy merge deliberate bluntness with a beautifully refined and eclectic array of sounds. As a DJ, she transports the same directness: from high-energy peak-time appearances to the mesmeric extended closings she became known for, Mila's sets deliver purist energy arcs that encapsulate the non-judgmental freedom and expressiveness of the rave circuit free of nebulous superstructures. From the early days, Mila's sound has been informed by a sense of counterculture and breaking normative boundaries. She draws on risqué sounds, has boldly carved out her niche, and relentlessly pursues her vision despite the antagonism female DJs and producers faced in the late 2000s and still do today. As a DJ, producer, event organizer, former radio host, and stage curator, she pushes the envelope, rejects the status quo, and is driven to take her aesthetic to the limit. Few artists move on the fringe so comfortably, make avant-garde so accessible, or pursue their vision with the same bright-eyed conviction. Mila Stern brings her groove-driven eclecticism to sound systems across the world, challenging paradigms in dance music, and forging a genre of her own.Their RA profile lists Acker Records, Feines Tier, SPRINGSTOFF, Kiosk I.D. and 1 more.often with HOPPER, ACID BOGEN, EXTRA, none of them here that night
“Born in East Germany to a renowned photographer and a classical musician, she began DJing in 1996 and quickly rose to prominence as part of the growing underground techno scene around Leipzig and Halle/Saale.”
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Born in East Germany to a renowned photographer and a classical musician, she began DJing in 1996 and quickly rose to prominence as part of the growing underground techno scene around Leipzig and Halle/Saale. Her dedication to her craft and natural talent swiftly paid off, leading her to substantially shape the electronic music scene of Eastern Germany from that point on. In 2006, Mira moved to Berlin, Europe’s capital of electronic music, where she found her musical home at the legendary Bar25 and, later, Kater Blau. It was here that Mira rose to fame throughout Europe and the world, becoming a defining representative of a distinctive sound that was going global. Deep and soulful while always maintaining a continuous, sensual groove, Mira’s sprawling, hypnotic sets became the soundtrack for many an endless night. The centerpiece of Mira’s residencies at these clubs has been her yearly birthday event, ‘Katzen Tanzen auf’m Tisch,’ which runs for three days straight every December in Berlin. Curated by Mira from a selection of old friends and new faces, the series has hosted a multitude of then-unknown artists who have since gone on to tour the globe. Alongside these legendary parties, she also hosts the regular ‘Mira invites’ events, where she invites a refined selection of artists to provide the soundtrack to those long Berlin nights. Recently, Mira has been using her careful ear for talent as label curator for the Kiosk I.D. imprint, a relatively new project that perfectly complements her already-established reputation as a vital progenitor of the scene. Sifting through hundreds of demos by new and unknown artists every month, the label has become a central part of her creative practice in recent years as she seeks to push and encourage the upcoming generation of producers. In the studio, Mira often collaborates with her partner-in-crime Christopher Schwarzwälder, and the two have released a host of chart-topping singles. This partnership has since carried over to dancefloors globally, where their legendary back-to-back sets create a perfect musical dialogue between two artists who share a deep understanding and love of sound. Mira has been at the height of her game for the past twenty years, continuously shaping the sounds around her and never ceasing to push and inspire new artists. As happy playing in a small underground club in East Germany in the ’90s as she is playing to thousands of festival-goers at some of today’s biggest festivals, Mira is truly one of those artists who can be said to do it for the love of the music. Every time a new track by an undiscovered producer falls into her lap, it’s a new moment for her to fall in love with her craft all over again—and to share that love with the tens of thousands who hear her play.Their RA profile lists Fenou, Einmusika, URSL, Katermukke and 6 more.Recently at The 1896, Avant Gardner, House of Yes · often with HOPPER, ACID BOGEN, EXTRAEXTRA, none of them here that night
“"Ach, krass.”
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"Ach, krass. So'n Sound macht der jetzt?" - das ist so ziemlich die erste Reaktion, wenn jemand Rampues "Sonne, Park und Sterni" hört - ein Hit. Und ehrlich gesagt, ja, Audiolith, Rampue, das war alles mal anders. Der Junge hat vieles durch, weil er gesucht hat. Und man muss ihn nicht fragen, man hört es, er hat jetzt seinen Stil gefunden. Rampues Sound - so der erste Eindruck - ist dort gelandet, wo er auch wohnt. Das klingt nach Berlinsound im verkuschelten Sommer 2011. Aber wenn man dann noch mal hinhört, wenn man zu seinen Livesets tanzt, dann passiert genau das, was man auf einer Tanzfläche will: Man muss die Augen schließen, ein leises Stöhnen entweicht und dann kann man entweder tanzen oder hinhören was Rampue zwischen Soul-Vocals, bassigstem Bass und zielgenauer High Hat da feinfühlig kreiert und hinschachtelt. Man könnte jetzt noch Referenzen nennen, um eine Genrebezeichnung zu vermeiden, aber ganz ehrlich, Rampue ist noch mehr als Keta-Disko und Disko-House, der wird weiterhin suchen. Und man möchte keinen Schritt dieser Suche mehr verpassen.Their RA profile lists groove on, Audiolith Records, Dantze, URSL and 5 more.often with Daniel Cowel, Lotte Ahoi, Mimi Love, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Subliminal, Perfecto Records, Ninja Tune, TCR and 6 more.
often with Frankie Flowerz, Ricardo Rodriguez, Steve Challier, none of them here that night
often with Apolonia, Atric, AP Solis, none of them here that night
Recently at H0L0, Hearsay, Apollo Studio · often with JIALING, Swami Sound, Auphoria, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Mimi Love8 with Franca, 7 with Chris Schwarzwälder, 7 with Mira, 6 with Britta Arnold, 3 with Mila Stern and 2 with Rampue
- Steve Challier7 with Britta Arnold, 7 with Mira, 6 with Chris Schwarzwälder, 5 with Franca, 3 with Robert Owens and 2 with Rampue
- ACID BOGEN10 with Franca, 9 with Mila Stern, 9 with Mira, 8 with Britta Arnold and 8 with Chris Schwarzwälder
- HOPPER10 with Franca, 9 with Mila Stern, 9 with Mira, 8 with Britta Arnold and 8 with Chris Schwarzwälder
- EXTRA7 with Franca, 7 with Mila Stern, 7 with Mira, 6 with Chris Schwarzwälder and 5 with Britta Arnold
- EXTRAEXTRA7 with Franca, 7 with Mira, 6 with Britta Arnold and 6 with Chris Schwarzwälder
- Caleesi9 with Franca, 8 with Mira and 7 with Britta Arnold
- Sarah Kreis8 with Franca, 8 with Mira and 7 with Britta Arnold
702 said they were going — much busier than a usual Saturday at Industry City.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Industry City107
- Middle half finished between18 and 386
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted25
The room
Industry City — 50 events and 266 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Most-tagged here: Techno (7) and House (3). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
City of Gods — 5 events and 15 artists since Oct 2024.
Garbicz Festival — 2 events and 20 artists since Oct 2024.
House of Yes — 420 events and 762 artists since Aug 2023.
Kater — 5 events and 35 artists since Oct 2023.
Zero — 49 events and 132 artists since Sep 2023.