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Music-historian Liam Cagney reflects on what got lost amid the rise and rise of Berlin's most famous nightclub

Jako Jako’s opening really had a tale to tell. She started at comparatively low volume, condensing the dancefloor into the sweet spot, slowly luring the people in and providing a lot of variety, ranging from smooth ambient chords to dubby techno and darkening the atmosphere gradually.

Some really noteworthy longer drops, where the four on the ground dissolved into broken up basses to then drive the groove back into full force. Felt really experimental and refreshing.

Dhæür began with resonant, broken kicks with abundant overdrive that soon verged into round synths and 4/4 bass, creating an ever mutating hypnotic soundscape, exploring to the fullest the concept of rhythmic density and providing an extremely vast variety of funky upper range. My only remark is the lack of emptiness. A moment where the density is gone. Yet this is taste.

This slot is a pain in the ass. And Dhæür managed to do something I have rarely heard in this context: telling his story while respecting the fact that the night is young and the KN is long. Never intrusive, never too dark, but dreamy, dense and complex. And also: never too fast. I really value him for not putting his ego in the foreground and going full force, despite knowing that many will leave. It takes Consciousness.
Si fatt bun arret, brá.

Left. Rested.

Klock was actually dope! He was playing slower than usually, quieter than usually and with a variety in the track selection I didn’t necessarily associate him with. The final half hour had some psychedelic bangers, yet mixed with his usual monumental approach. Taught me that everyone may be up to surprise me. Chapeau.

Quiet.
Dark.
Silence that begins to chime. A sound so low that you do not know if it’s the music or if it’s human, it blends into the room so well that it may be the crowd. Yet it’s not. It’s fucking Fadi Mohem. The prince of Berghain starts… Quietly.

And the bass that flows into the room is smooth and round and soft is every edge, I’m in heaven under red and blue as Berghain sounds exactly like I want it to.
Ou how I have missed the volume being lowered as the closing starts, lights turning dark and every soul standing in spot for reasons that they know.

Red and Blue do what they do, no one does it like Pareka. This room becomes something else with you on lights. Nothing but love.

It gets dark, at 138, you don’t need it faster to drive home the point. Fadi knows, throwing at us every single tom roll in his arsenal, percussion becomes palpable. And He knows how to fluctuate, how to relieve the tension every now and then, throwing in a breather when it’s needed.

Denser, darker blocks follow the brief light moments, the descent is usually gradual and sudden mood switches are rare. Longer drops feel so intentional. The synths and soundscapes quieting down before the fall. Silence.
Doom.

After the midpoint, the darkness serves more as a highlight rather than prolonged phases. More of a hypnotic carpet approach from this point on, with dark and bright points keeping a broad range of mood fluctuation without feeling jumpy.

Progressively lowering the drive, the end doesn’t need to come as a surprise. Bounciness in the brighter parts increases, as Pareka reverts the room to a glistening disco under purple and white. Where is my balloon. Ja Mann.
When I grow up, I wanna be Fadi Mohem.
Danke.

Thank you L. It’s just something else with you. Thank you S and O for a toilet session for the plot. Thank you A for the help in a pinch with a pinch. Thank you M for the list and the chat in the re-entry q, we woulda been phucked otherwise. Thank you everyone that made this an exceptional crowd.
See you soon, in the dark 🫀

Hi guys

It was my first time last weekend! Felt incredibly grateful to be there and thinking about all you lucky people starting Klubnacht this weekend.

I also was wondering if anybody else heard Cascade (Part 1) by Future Sound Of London during I think Colin Benders set? I want to make sure I'm not tripping out or if this song was genuinely played haha.

Anyway. Very grateful to get let in, it's a beautiful space and I had one of the best weekends of my whole life.

sorry, only been once, I know its somewhere around a month before or so. i know the timetables only come later, was just curious who's gonna be playing 😭✨️💃