Playing the space of Kraftwerk: Rabon Aibo’s sound art at Atonal

In fragmented materials and process-based performance interventions, this year’s Atonal exhibition seems to breathe life into debris, a deconstruction of ruined objects. But most striking of all is the work of sound artist Rabon Aibo. With mechanical constructions, he makes the cavernous Kraftwerk power plant into an instrument – and makes use of gas canisters that resonate with dark moments in Kurdish and European histories.

Tour the Berlin-style Hölle techno club in Hitman 3

Crowds of people, bright lights piercing the darkness, techno bouncing against cavernous industrial concrete – oddly the game Hitman 3 is a refuge for people who miss clubbing. Heh, even the early morning open-air birdsong is familiar. Daniel D has made a loving tour of the place. It’s uncanny valley clubbing therapy for anyone experiencing […]

Peter Kirn - February 3, 2021

Watch enchanting experimental live acts from Atonal’s control room

Berlin Atonal Festival wrapped up last week, and for all of the breathtaking impact of the power plant’s cavernous main room, as per usual, the sleeper hits came from the more intimate control room tucked next to the mainstage.

Peter Kirn - August 30, 2018

Radical electronics on a grand scale: Berlin Atonal in its fifth reboot year

Peter Kirn - August 10, 2017

Watch a breathtaking fusion of laser light and sound in the Deep Web

Peter Kirn - September 21, 2016

Tresor at 25 set to prove it’s anything but a museum

Peter Kirn - July 14, 2016

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