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Tesla Berlin factory opens a “rave cave” as Musk embraces far-right
Talk about “business techno”: corporate techno appropriation continues, as Elon Musk has evidently opened an employee-only club space at the Gigafactory Berlin. And it’s emblematic of some political storm clouds gathering over the German capital.
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Lost in a queer party, in Local Suicide x The Hidden Cameras music video
Here’s a music video treat: Canadian legend Joel Gibb aka The Hidden Cameras joins up with Berlin’s Local Suicide and music video dream team. It’s a murky trip into the queer party underworld with a lone dancer searching for the unanswerable. Plus we get a look inside the studio for some of the vintage synths producing those EBM sounds.
Berghain is open again as a cute, cartoony animated AR app
Techno palace Berghain has never been so adorable as in the work of illustrator Virginie Kypriotis. And now you can load it on your iOS device – perfect for anyone deep in third-wave pandemic techno withdrawal.
Here’s what you should read about the closing of London’s fabric
Peter Kirn - September 7, 2016
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Let’s talk about laptops in the DJ booth
Peter Kirn - June 6, 2016
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Now you can practice getting into Berghain in your browser
Peter Kirn - May 30, 2016
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A photo series documents clubs after the party
Peter Kirn - May 27, 2016
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