It is said that the love for football (soccer) knows no limits. In fact growing up in Italy, there was a saying I learned while just a kid and still hold true to this day, “In life, there’s only two things that never ever change: your mamma and your football team!”
But what about techno, or one’s passion for DJing and electronic music?
Photo by Michael Lange
It could have been like any other regular club, a shooting star that blinks across the sky of nightlife like a burning diamond, only to dissipate shortly after into a black hole of nothingness. It could have joined the countless others who fall victim of the short lifespan plague that permeates the nightclub scene across the globe. It could have, but it wasn’t.
Tresor Berlin made history, but no one would have expected that back on March 13th 1991 when the club first opened. Today, the techno institution is in the midst of blowing 25 candles to celebrate its life at the forefront of the electronic music movement, and is throwing a series of large parties to commemorate the special occasion. The celebrations began March 12th at the Berlin club and continued on to Milan, Denmark, Amsterdam, London and Spain before their upcoming US stop in Detroit during Movement weekend and a final flurry of dates in Australia and back in Europe.
Inside Tresor in the 90s
Back in 1991, Tresor opened shop in a shack on Potsdamer Platz, located atop the the vault of the Wertheim department store. The Berlin wall had just fallen less than two years earlier, leaving the city’s youth in search for a connection and a sense of freedom many could only find through music. They found that connection at Tresor.
Armed with an art gallery license and a three-month lease, the venue owners woke up every day expecting authorities to barge in and shut operations down. Instead, things continued and the venue carried on to make history by connecting the music and artists coming out of Detroit with the rise of Berlin’s love and burning passion for techno. As the club itself proudly recalls, it went on to be the home of Jeff Millsâ first sets on three turntables, the brain behind the grandiose Tresor Park parties, and the mastermind of the various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven VĂ€th in the 90s.
Jeff Mills, original club founder Dimitri Hegemann, and Laurent Garnier at Tresor
Despite complications, temporary closures and raids, the techno persisted and persists still to this day. Its location may have changed in 2005, but the club and its religious attachment to techno haven’t. Tresor is very much alive and well, and with it is the message of music and freedom it has been carrying for twenty-five years.
Inside the current Tresor nightclub
In 2008, a documentary directed by Tilmann KĂŒnze entitled “SubBerlin” was released. It highlighted the history of Tresor from its beginning in 1991 until the closure of its original location. The one-and-a-half hour video includes interviews with many of the artists that played at the venue, from Atkins to Sven VĂ€th, as well as the people that made the club happen, such as original founder Dimitri Hegemann. The original documentary was released on TV, and later made available on DVD by the club in 2012.
Enjoy it in its entirety below.
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Solomun and Pacha Ibiza are teaming up again this summer for a potent residency that sees the German giant bring an impressive roster of guests to the club for his “Solomun +1” series.
The Diynamic Music head-honcho will start things off on May 22nd alongside Butch, and will continue through to October 9th when he will close things off with a solo open-to-close set. This summer’s long residency will be peppered with a list of impressive guests, including debuts by Richie Hawtin, Black Coffee and Damian Lazarus, and returns by the top-roster names such as Dixon, DJ Koze, Ăme, Mano le Tough and Sven VĂ€th.
With Diynamic turning 10 years old this year, it is no surprise that label-mates H.O.S.H. and Adriatique will both be joining Solomun at key points of the season. Other illustrious names set to play the prestigious room include the influential Pete Tong, Life & Death label head DJ Tennis, Rumors boss Guy Gerber and a penultimate night set by Joseph Capriati.
Full dates are below:
OPENING PARTY: May 22 – Solomun +Butch
May 29 – Solomun + Adam Port
June 5 – Solomun + Dubfire
June 12 – Solomun + H.O.S.H.
June 19 – Solomun + Andhim
June 26 – Solomun + Adriatique
July 3 – Solomun + DJ Koze
July 10 – Solomun + Dixon
July 17 – Solomun + Damian Lazarus
July 24 – Solomun + Pete Tong
July 31 – Solomun + DJ Tennis
August 7 – Solomun + Black Coffee
August 14 – Solomun + Guy Gerber
August 21 – Solomun + ANNA
August 28 – Solomun + Richie Hawtin
September 4 – Solomun + Ăme
September 11 – Solomun + Mano le Tough
September 18 – Solomun + Michael Mayer
September 25 – Solomun + Sven VĂ€th
October 2 – Solomun + Joseph Capriati
CLOSING PARTY: October 9 – Solomun all night long
Movement is expanding to the promised land of Croatia, dubbed by many as the new Ibiza following recent years of festival and party expansion.
Movement Croatia is set to debut this coming July with a large roster of techno and house talent that includes the likes of Sven VÀth, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, Derrick May, Octave One, Steve Rachmad, Robert Hood, Nina Kraviz, Dave Clarke and Margaret Dygas.
The Movement name has been expanding over the years, taking over the Detroit festivities in 2006 and establishing an Italian version in the northern city of Turin just over nine years ago. 2015 saw the Detroit festival touch down in Puerto Rico for a special Caribbean getaway, with the Italian version of the brand visiting Croatia for a smaller club edition last summer that now turns out was the stepping stone for the festival set to launch this July.
Tisno, 2013
In the last few years, Croatia’s new-found status as a hot spot for electronic music festivities has seen the country benefit from thousands making the pilgrimage over the summer months. Movement Croatia will occur at The Garden Tisno, a 2,500 capacity outdoor venue that has also been home to Sunwave Croatia, Electric Elephant and Love International Festival.
Movement Croatia will offer three stages of indoor and outdoor beachside programming, as well as boat parties, with  a variety of accommodation options that range from air-conditioned apartments to camping and airstream trailers. Individual stages will be hosted by:
Movement Torino Music Festival
Circoloco
Lola ED vs Half Baked
ĐŻeturn powered by Solid-AM
Sunday Breakfast Zurich
For more information and tickets visit Movement Croatia’s Official Website, the Official FB Event and the RA Event.
Cocoon is set to release a two-track EP on April 15th containing remixes of timeless Sven VÀth tracks by none other than KiNK and Kölsch.
KiNK, top-notch Bulgarian producer listed as #1 on Resident Advisor’s poll for Best Live Acts of 2015, is poised to put his signature on 1992’s “Accident in Paradise,” while Kölsch is remixing “Robot” from the 1994 LP The Harlequin, The Robot And The Ballet-Dancer. Both tracks saw plenty of dance floor play at Omen, the Frankfurt club VĂ€th was part-owner of until its closure in 1998 and were originally released on Eye Q Records, the imprint he started together with Matthias Hoffmann and Heinz Roth.
Whereas KiNK’s influence turns “Accident in Paradise” into a true acid-influenced re-work, Kölsch’s product has a bigger more energetic sound. Both remixes clock in at well over 9 minutes without feeling drawn out.
You can listen to both clips on Wordandsound.
Source: Resident Advisor
Located in the majestic grounds of Temple Newsam House on the outskirts of Leeds, the 8th successive edition of Cocoon in the Park is poised to continue its strong tradition as a diverse one-day affair with focus on music and production.
Surrounded by typically lush British countryside and armed with a massive sound system, this year’s Cocoon will take place on July 9th and will begin with three back-to-back sets starting with emerging label artists Annie Erez and Bobby O’Donnel. Next up, it will be the turn of Fuse London’s Enzo Siragusa to get on the decks accompanied by Rossko, followed by the combination of Eats Everything and Patrick Topping. The line-up continues with Chicago’s Green Velvet making his first Cocoon in the Park visit as a special guest before handing the booth to New York City duo The Martinez Brothers. Unsurprisingly, the night’s closing duties will be given to none other than the imprint’s leader, Sven VĂ€th.
For those who haven’t been the venue before before, expect a natural green amphitheater with amazing acoustics and the perfect backdrop of the surrounding nature. Ensure you RSVP on Facebook for updated event information.
Tickets are on sale through several outlets:
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Richie Hawtin & Dubfire playing at WOMB
Tokyo’s WOMB is set to re-open this coming weekend following an entire remodeling process that saw the mega-club closed for approximately a month.
The 1,000 capacity venue occupies four floors and is equipped with a state-of-the-art digital sound system and high-quality production value that sets it apart not only as one of the most sought-after party destinations of Japan, but of the entire Asian continent.
WOMB is known world over for hosting top-tier international names in techno, house and EDM while also giving space to emerging artists from Japan’s own vibrant dance music scene. Opened in the centre of Shibuya in 2000, WOMB has also hosted WOMB ADVENTURE since 2008, an indoor festival that attracts 10,000 attendees each edition. In the past few years WOMB has hosted esteemed names the caliber of Jamie Jones, Dixon, Loco Dice, Dubfire, Joseph Capriati and Nina Kraviz just to name a few. The club has also hosted its own stage at Guam’s Electric Island Festival in 2015 with a Japanese techno roster made up of Ken Ishii, Sugiurumn, Ko Kimura, Takkyu Ishino, and TECHRiDERS.
In true WOMB style, their grand re-opening celebration will take place over two separate nights. First, the return of their regular party “THE YES,” headlined by performances from both resident Shinichi Osawa and Tanaka Tomoyuki. Night two will see Cocoon master Sven VĂ€th play an open-to-close set as part of his 2016 World Tour, with a selection of locals in the smaller rooms.
WOMB has released a video highlighting the renovations that have taken place at the club:
Day 1Â – Fri 2/26
Day 2 – Sat 2/27
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Sven VĂ€th made history in Frankfurt today, being the first DJ ever to receive the prestigious Goetheplakette Medal. The Goethplakette (Badge of Goethe) is an award presented by the city of Frankfurt to recognize those whose individual achievements have helped to spread awareness of Frankfurt and its rich cultural history throughout the world. Presented by Mayor Peter Feldman, the award is truly deserved by Sven VĂ€th, one of Germany’s greatest techno pioneers.
Check out Sven Vath’s special Cocoon Recordings Essential Mix for more insight on his musical talents
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âWhen I was asked to do this Essential Mix I thought it might be something special to compile a selection of tracks from my label Cocoon Recordings. You’ll hear old stuff, current releases and some unreleased music which will be out soon.” â Sven Vath
Essential mixes for BBC are a milestone achievement in this industry, and are treated with the upmost respect. This past Fourth of July weekend, Sven Vath took to the BBC Radio 1 airwaves to deliver an essential mix encompassing the vast catalog of his label, Cocoon Recordings.
For the Cocoon edition of his Essential Mix, Papa Sven broke out tracks from artists such as Sascha Dive, Uner, Luca Ballerini, Daniel Stefanik, and even Boys Noize. The two hour essential mix is a complete testament to both Sven Vath and his beloved Cocoon Recordings, and needless to say is a musical journey that is well worth your complete and undivided attention. Techno and house at it’s absolute finest from one of the legends.
Various uploads of Sven Vathâs Essential Mix have started to surface, and can also be heard directly on the BBC Website until early August.
Minilouge – Atoms with Curiosity That Looks At Itself And Wonder Why It Wonders
Guido Schneider & AndrĂ© Galluzzi â Mario
Uner â Monamen
Dana Ruh â If You Donât Know a Name
Sascha Dive â Werewolf
Traumer â Kiraf
Boys Noize â Adonis
Ilario Alicante â Thera (Steve Rachmad Remix)
Markus Suckut & Heil â Souls
Tom Demac â Axel Foley
Phil Kieran â Wasps Under My Toyboat (Planetary Assault System Remix)
Alex Bau â On Synth
Daniel Stefanik â Acid Track
Dast â Paranormal Effect
Alan Fitzpatrick â Truant
Gregor Tresher â About a Good Place
Sven Vath â Ritual of Life (Adam Port 108 Mix)
Luca Ballerini â Impressions of a Dawn (Alba in 4/4)
Tim Green – Eclipse
