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...

By Sean Levisman

August 3, 2010

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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 the radio waves

emanating from the other side of the wall.

Schooled in the '90s techno

scene that proliferated amid Berlin's underground warehouse parties,

Funke cut his teeth DJing at various local hostpots. Eventually, he joined fledgling forces in the studio with another future star, Paul

Kalkbrenner of Berlin Calling fame.

The '00s saw Funke develop a close association with Ellen Allien's

Bpitch Control imprint, which has released a substantial amount of his

original output over the years.

Funk's sound boasts a quintessentially German aesthetic, equal parts emotive lyricism and stark minimalist functionality. Today, he's cemented his reputation as one of Berlin's foremost exponents of cutting-edge contemporary techno.

His appearance in Miami comes, again courtesy of the PL0T crew, who never fail to delight and surprise Miami's small but fanatical community of techno lovers. They host Sascha Funke for a special Friday night performance at the Electric Pickle, along with residents Alejandro Sab and Basti.

Sascha Funke, with Alejandro Sab and Basti. 11 p.m.-5 a.m. Friday, August 6. Electric Pickle, 2826 N. Miami Ave., Miami. Ages 21 and up. 305-456-5613; electricpicklemiami.com

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Sean Levisman has been a contributing writer for Miami New Times since 2008. He has a bachelor's of fine arts from Suffolk University. When he's not rambling about music or arts and culture in Miami, you can find him color-splattered in the studio, advancing his practice as a figurative expressionist painter.

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