Berlin (Germany)

Berlin Discoveries: Greatness Emerges at the Year's First Major Film Festival

Ellen Allien on BPitch Control, Her New LP and Women in EDM

If it's true that the electronic dance music industry is a male-dominated one, with women facing special challenges in getting ahead, then aspiring female artists couldn't do with a greater role model than Ellen Allien.As a DJ-producer, Allien has been at the forefront of the Berlin techno scene pre ... More >>

Acid Pauli on His Top Five Jams and New Crosstown Rebels Get Lost V Compilation

Damian Lazarus' Crosstown Rebels is a world-class dance music institution by now -- a regular shoo-in for best international label on yearly polls like Resident Advisor's, and a permanent presence on the global scene through its myriad transatlantic artist bookings and formidable Get Lost and Rebel ... More >>

Till Von Sein Talks Deep House, Globetrotting, and New Album on Suol Label

There's a veritable tsunami of electronic dance music coming out of Berlin. After all, it's the techno capital of the world. But amid this overwhelming wave of white noise, one of the artists currently standing out on the international charts and club bills is Till Von Sein. It helps that he count ... More >>

Ewan Pearson on Current EDM: "I Am More Than a Little Tired of '90s House Revivalism! I Was There the First Time!"

It might not be such a stretch to describe Ewan Pearson as the Brian Eno of electronic dance music. Like Eno, Pearson is an out-of-the-box musical visionary capable of taking artists to new levels. And his studio wizardry has made him one of the UK's most in-demand remixers and producers, having w ... More >>

Alex Niggemann Talks Poker Flat, Soulfooled and Paranoid Funk

It's quite appropriate that Berlin DJ-producer Alex Niggemann titled his debut long player Paranoid Funk. It's a clever description of his sound, which can be dark and moody. Or anxious like a bout of drug-induced paranoia. But a Niggemann track is never lacking in proper floor-ready funk goodness ... More >>

Martin Landsky Talks Perfect DJ Sets, Morning Caffeine, and Sweaty Walls

With the imminent demise of the summer season, LINK's Summer Sunday Sessions at Treehouse will also see its finale on September 11. (Note: For those of you who loved the thought of rolling into work on Monday morning after a hardcore night of techno and whiskey, Sunday Sessions will still be going d ... More >>

Berlin EDM Sensation Steffi Talks Her Klakson and Dolly Labels

​DJ-producer Steffi's ascent through the international EDM ranks this year has been nothing short of meteoric. And it's thanks in no small part to Yours and Mine, her mega-charted debut long-player on Berlin's Ostgut Ton label. It's a sonic tour de force harking back to the vocal soul and euphoric ... More >>

Blond:ish at Arkadia June 24

Ten Female DJ-Producers Putting the Boys to Shame in 2011

Maya Jane Coles​The electronic dance music community has always been a major sausage fest. But why? The ladies like to get down on the dance floor just as much as the gents. And they certainly have plenty to contribute behind the decks and in the studio. Nevertheless, for decades, the superstar DJ ... More >>

Cityfox Label's Lee Jones Talks New Projects, Mozart, and Rockin' The Floor

​DJ-producer Lee Jones is a trendsetter in many ways. He was one of the first Brits of his generation to migrate to Berlin and join that city's burgeoning EDM community in early 2000s. He was also playing deep melodic cuts long before deep house became the international standard. In fact, he was p ... More >>

Benoit & Sergio Talk Sunday School and Melancholy Dance Jams

​Benoit & Sergio's rep on the international EDM scene rised slowly and surreptitiously, thanks in part to word-of-mouth praise from inner-circle luminaries like Seth Troxler and Bruno Pronsato. The release in question was a two-track gem of an EP called Full Grown Man which Pronsato put out ... More >>

Tech House Sensation Shonky Talks Math, Mind Expansion, and His New Label

Shonky​DJ-producer Olivier Ducreux (AKA Shonky) might have been the next great mathematical genius and invented the time machine or something. But instead, he followed his musical passion. Since landing on the EDM scene with a big bang in the late '00s, the Parisian prodigy has been blowing mind ... More >>

Gravity Matters

Minus Label's Magda Talks Movie Soundtracks, Detroit Techno, and Her Debut Album

​It's impossible to talk about minimal techno without mentioning Minus label darling Magda. The Polish-born, Detroit-bred DJ-producer is one of the most highly respected women in the male-dominated EDM game. For over a decade, she's earned cred through hectic touring and an unwavering commitm ... More >>

Art Basel's best bands and DJs

Broken Hearts Club Berlin Brings Sleazy Disco and Burlesque to Art Basel's Oceanfront Pavilion

via thebrokenheartsclubberlin.blogspot.com​If we could live in any other city in the world besides Miami, it'd probably be Berlin. But while we wait on that work visa, we'll have to settle for a popular German dance party. Broken Hearts Club Berlin started as a monthly event where "DJs, musician ... More >>

Get Physical's Siopis Talks Grandmaster Flash, Newfound Success, and Future Plans

​Perhaps you haven't heard of German DJ-producer Jannis Siopis yet. But if you're a genuine EDM lover, then you already know Berlin's Get Physical label, and Siopis has recently emerged as one of their most promising new artists. A classically-trained musician who dropped the clarinet lessons in ... More >>

Glitzy House Kittens

Glitzy House Kittens

Troy Pierce Talks Soundtracks for Substance Use and His Square One Side Project

​Indiana-born, Berlin-based DJ/producer Troy Pierce is one of the great dark horses of contemporary techno. "Dark horse" meaning his rise through the international ranks in the last decade has been surreptitious, but also "dark" in the sense that he boasts one of the gloomiest and murkiest sou ... More >>

Dinky Drops a DJ Mix, Playing Electric Pickle This Friday

​Chileans have certainly made their mark on the international EDM scene -- Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano, Alexi Delano and Nicolas Jaar were all born and/or raised in Chile, just to name a few. So was Alejandra Iglesias, AKA Dinky, a Berlin-based DJ and producer who's been in the game for a good dec ... More >>

Ryan Crosson Talks His Out-of-the-Ordinary Musical Influences and Playing Electric Pickle on Saturday

​Like homeboys and Visionquest partners Seth Troxler and Lee Curtiss, DJ/producer Ryan Crosson is part of a new breed of Detroit-bred artists who have staked their place in Berlin's underground EDM scene since the late '00s. Born and raised in Metro Detroit, Crosson absorbed the native sounds of s ... More >>

Q&A with Berlin EDM Legend Steve Bug, Playing Electric Pickle Tonight

​For nearly two decades, German DJ, producer, and label magnate Steve Bug (born Stefan Brügesch) has stood as one of electronic dance music's prime movers and most influential tastemakers. A veteran of the early-'90s Berlin techno scene, Bug's first label, Raw Elements, would prove instrumental i ... More >>

Bloody Mary Plays Space on Saturday

​Marjorie Migliaccio, a.k.a. Bloody Mary, is one of Berlin techno's most darkly seductive new artists. The French-born DJ/producer first signed to Sender Records in 2006, and after three years of hard work, staking her place in Europe's underground EDM scene, she released 2009's critically-acclaim ... More >>

Sascha Funke Plays Electric Pickle on Friday

​With the countless expatriate artists that have flocked to the EDM capital of Berlin in the last decade, it's actually rare to find a real Berliner among them. But acclaimed DJ/producer Sascha Funke was indeed born and raised in East Berlin when electronic music was a just a faint rumor on th ... More >>

Soft Spot for Softies

Q&A with @R_co: the Man Behind the Sound Cloud

The famous "R_co" SoundCloud profile image ​Since first launching in the summer of 2007, SoundCloud has emerged as one of the most innovative and popular online audio distribution platforms in the world, giving the MySpace artist network a run for its money. By allowing sound files to be distribut ... More >>

Radio Slave

Q&A with Mark Henning, Playing Electric Pickle with Heron on Friday

​In just a few years, DJ/producer Mark Henning has managed to rise from mere hobbyist -- juggling his fledgling musical pursuits and a full-time corporate job -- to internationally acclaimed touring artist. And it's all been by sheer virtue of his talent and uncompromising work ethic.Henning's mus ... More >>

Random Album Review: Wolf Lamb - Love Someone

​Wolf LambLove Someone (Wolf Lamb)Few artists have generated as much buzz in the EDM underground this last year as Brooklyn-based DJ/production duo and eponymous label Wolf Lamb. Along with like-minded label consorts Lee Foss, Nicolas Jaar, and No Regular Play, Zev Eisenberg and Gadi Mizrahi ... More >>

WMC 2010: Q&A with Seth Troxler, Playing Electric Pickle, Ice Palace and More

​DJ/producer Seth Troxler has to be one of the most archetypal characters in contemporary EDM. Born and bred in the Detroit techno scene, schooled by the scene veterans and absorbing all the sounds he could get his hands on at the record shop/DJ hub where he worked as a teen, then cutting his teet ... More >>

Q&A with Barem, Playing at Electric Pickle Tonight

​DJ/producer Mauricio Barembuem a.k.a. Barem has been Argentina's number one techno export since alighting on the international scene in the mid 2000s. Having caught the ear of minimal techno magnate Richie Hawtin in 2006, Barem signed to his prestigious Minus label and remains one of its most cel ... More >>

Easter Seals

Electric Pickle One-Year Anniversary Block Party

Q&A with Marc Romboy, Playing the One Year Anniversary Block Party at Electric Pickle on Friday

​For going on two decades, German DJ/producer Marc Romboy has established himself as one of the preeminent figures of electronic dance music through a rare combination of innovative vision and heartfelt reverence for the classic forms. A childhood fascination with synthesized sounds, via the likes ... More >>

Martin Landsky Plays Electric Pickle on Friday

​DJ/producer Martin Landsky is the quintessential Berlin techno artist, his work embodying that Teutonic icy minimalism infused with warm Afro-soul that has made German-bred electronic dance music the sound of the international zeitgeist. A veteran of the '80s breakdance scene in Hamburg with an e ... More >>

Rising techno star Troy Pierce plays Club Space's loft Saturday

Loco Dice and Anja Schneider

Jesse Rose headlines a Made to Play showcase at Rokbar in Miami Beach Sunday

DJ T

Spin For Us

Warm Up With Some Double D's

Magda and Troy Pierce

Format: B Play

Phonique

Konrad Black

Angels and Demons

Only Time Will Tell

Colombian Gold