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HAUS#1: Half Life Chornobyl von Volker Kreidler
HAUS#1 präsentiert „Half Life Chornobyl“ von Volker Kreidler am 26. April 2026 – 40 Jahre nach Tschernobyl. Ausstellung & Buchvorstellung in Berlin.
Das HAUS#1 lädt Sie herzlich ein zur Buchpräsentation und Ausstellung Half Life Chornobyl von Volker Kreidler am 26. April 2026 – dem vierzigsten Jahrestag des Reaktorunglücks von Tschornobyl – um 16:00 Uhr ein. Die Ausstellung ist am 26. April. und am 1. – 3. Mai jeweils von 14:00 bis 20:00 Uhr geöffnet.
Das AKW Tschornobyl
Am 26. April 1986 um 01:23 Uhr Ortszeit ereignete sich im Reaktorblock 4 des AKW Tschornobyl der bis dato größte anzunehmende Unfall der zivilen Nuklearnutzung. Knapp 10 Jahre später, 1995, beauftragte das Deutsche Hygienemuseum Dresden den Fotografen Volker Kreidler die Folgen der Katastrophe für Menschen, die Orte und die Natur zu dokumentieren.
Dieser Auftrag entwickelte sich über eine Naturstudie im Jahr 2015 und erneuten Reisen nach Kiew im letzten Jahr zu einem hochaktuellen Zeugnis der politischen Gegenwart in der Ukraine. Im Zentrum der Arbeiten von 2025 steht die Resilienz der Menschen in Kyjiw und der Sperrzone auch im Kontext der Bedingungen während des russischen Angriffskrieges.
»Das Projekt schließt einen Kreis«, so der Fotograf. »Wir kehren zu den Menschen zurück, denen wir bereits 1995 eine Stimme gaben. Heute dokumentieren wir eine Gesellschaft, die zwischen Zerstörung und dem unbedingten Willen zum europäischen Aufbruch steht.«
Mit diesem Projekt präsentiert Volker Kreidler eine außergewöhnliche fotografische Dokumentation, die den Wandel der Ukraine von der post-sowjetischen Aufbruchstimmung bis zum aktuellen Verteidigungskrieg gegen Russland nachzeichnet.
Termine:
26.04. 16:00 Uhr Buchvorstellung mit Reiner Geulen, Ingo Taubhorn und Volker Kreidler
03.05. 16.00 Uhr Artist Talk mit Michael Biedowicz und Volker Kreidler
Volker Kreidler widmet sich seit dem Fall der Berliner Mauer 1989 der fotografischen Erkundung Osteuropas. Seine Arbeit bewegt sich im Spannungsfeld der Annäherung an den Westen und den damit verbundenen Herausforderungen in Fragen von Demokratie, Bildung, Menschenrechten sowie zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen.
HAUS#1
Öffnungszeiten: Freitag bis Sonntag 14:00 – 19:00 Uhr
Waterloo-Ufer o. Nr.
(Nähe U1/U3/U6, Hallesches Tor)
10961 BerlinIG: _haus1_
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Nicole L’Huillier: Klangräume zwischen Traum & Wirklichkeit
In Rehearsal Room verwandelt Nicole L’Huillier Klang, KI und Stimme in ein immersives Schlaflabor, das Besucher*innen zum Träumen und Horchen einlädt.
Ein Experimenteller Klangraum in Berlin
Am 23. April 2026 zeigt die Schering Stiftung die Ausstellung „Rehearsal Room“ der chilenischen, in Berlin lebenden Künstlerin Nicole L’Huillier. Der Titel verweist sowohl auf den Probenraum als auch auf eine besondere Klangumgebung. L’Huillier verwandelt den Ausstellungsraum mithilfe von Komposition, künstlich erzeugten Klängen und Vokalstimmen in einen Ort des Experimentierens, der die Besucher*innen auf die Welt des Träumens einstimmt.
Poträt Nicole L’Huillier Klang als körperliche Erfahrung
Die Klänge sind sorgfältig ausgewählt und arrangiert, sodass sie die Besucher*innen direkt beeinflussen: Gehirnaktivität und Herzrhythmus passen sich den beruhigenden Frequenzen an. So entsteht ein Synchronisationsraum, der Ruhe und Rückzug bietet, zugleich aber zur bewussten Auseinandersetzung mit ungewohnten körperlichen und kognitiven Erfahrungen einlädt. L’Huillier kombiniert dabei digitale Sounds mit Stimme, Gesang und Naturaufnahmen, um eine vielschichtige Soundscape zu schaffen.
Zusammenarbeit und Sounddesign
DE: Installationsansicht der Ausstellung „Rehearsal Room“ im Projektraum der Schering Stiftung, Berlin, 2026, Foto. EN: Installation view of the exhibition “Rehearsal Room” in the Schering Stiftung Project Space, Berlin, 2026. Der Klangraum ist das Ergebnis von L’Huilliers langjähriger Arbeit mit Frequenzen, die den Zugang zu veränderten Bewusstseinszuständen ermöglichen.
Foto: Nyksan Unterstützt wurde sie dabei vom kolumbianischen Produzenten und Klangkünstler Nyksan, der über das Berliner Künstler*Programm des DAAD eingeladen wurde. Gemeinsam entwickelten sie vor Ort den Soundtrack der Ausstellung.
Drei immersive Zonen
Ruhezone: Kissen und Akustikschaummatten mit beruhigenden Geräuschen – etwa Katzen-Schnurren, Herzrhythmen oder Meeresrauschen – lassen die Besucher*innen in eine wirkungsvolle Klangwelt eintauchen.
Traumchor: Ein digital-analoger Hybridchor erzeugt Flüsterlaute und wispernde Geräusche, die aus Traumberichten einer Onlinedatenbank generiert wurden. Nur wer aufmerksam horcht, kann die Geschichten erkennen.
Forschungszone: Expert*innen der Schlafforschung, darunter Prof. Dr. Björn Rasch (Université de Fribourg) und Dr. Karen Konkoly (Northwestern University), erläutern die gesundheitlichen Vorteile von Schlaf, die Wirkung von Frequenzen auf die geistige Aktivität und das Potenzial luziden Träumens. Künstlerische Beiträge zu kollektivem Träumen ergänzen die Ausstellung, etwa von Nomasmetaforas oder Precious Okoyomon.
Traumforschung trifft Kunst
Installationsansicht von „Rehearsal Room“, Nicole L’Huillier, 36. Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts, 2025
Foto: Gregor Gobec. MGLC ArchiveDie Ausstellung entstand in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Traum- und Schlafforscher Dr. Adam Haar Horowitz, der sich auf hypnagogische Bilder beim Einschlafen spezialisiert. Er sensibilisiert sowohl durch seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit als auch durch Projekte mit Künstler*innen für die Bedeutung von Träumen, Tagträumen und mentalem Abdriften.
Immersiver Erfahrungsraum
„Rehearsal Room“ ist zugleich Schlaflabor und immersive Erfahrung. Der Fokus liegt auf Akustik, Technologie und Resonanz, auf körperlichem Hören und der bewussten Auseinandersetzung mit unbewussten Prozessen. Die Ausstellung lädt dazu ein, in Klang und Traum einzutauchen und den eigenen Wahrnehmungshorizont zu erweitern.
Rehearsal Room – Nicole L’Huillier
Eröffnung: 23. April 2026 18 bis 21 Uhr
Laufzeit: 24. April bis 05. Juli 2026
Projektraum der Schering Stiftung,
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Cosey Mueller – Embodiment of Denial LP / Bretford Records
Cosey Mueller blends punk and experimental electronics into a bold, danceable sound—“Embodiment of Denial” channels voice, hooks, and self-determined power.
Like someone pulling signal from static, Cosey Mueller continues to find innovative permutations on Punk and Experimental Electronic, developing them into a distinctive style in her impressive discography – of which “Embodiment of Denial” serves as a new highpoint.
An increasingly driving danceability is the backdrop for a heightened focus on Mueller’s commanding voice. Ear-catching hook after hook is loaded across the album’s eight tracks. Far from the empty sloganeering parodied on “Der Politiker”, she reclaims the declarative statement for the forces of good.
„Embodiment of denial“
– it’s the denial to embody anything forced upon us by the outside and by others. The body will eventually become what it lives through and what it’s told before it dies. It’s very important to define life and filter influence. It’s a call for embodiment of self-determination.My vision as a musician and artist is to motivate people (including myself) through my music to be themselves and do something worthwhile within the short time that they are on this planet.
Love,
CoseyCosey Mueller is raising questions about love, power, equality, honesty and the media – which has become such a big part of everyday life. At the same time, humour serves as a lubricant. It eases the tension between the sheer pleasure of listening to music and the subject matter. This subject might seem uncomfortable and dark at first.
Details:
All songs written, recorded and mixed by Cosey Mueller
Mastering by Tobias Lill
Artwork by Cosey MuellerSingle Release Dates:
Der Politiker: 20.3.26
Contraddict: 24.4.26Tourdates (tbc)
04/05 DE München – Kranhalle
04/30 PL Warschau – Voodoo
05/29 DE Berlin, SO36 – Record Release
07/14 UK Leeds – OSEES Support
07/17 UK London – OSEES SupportAbout Cosey Mueller:
Cosey Mueller is a Berlin-based musician and visual artist emerging from the city’s underground electronic and post-punk scenes. She is known for combining raw punk energy with analog synth experimentation, creating a sound that is both physical and emotionally direct. Her music often merges repetitive electronic structures, coldwave textures, and expressive vocals into a danceable but confrontational style.
Before her solo work, she participated in collaborative projects in Berlin’s DIY circuit. These included synth-punk and electronic groups. These experiences helped shape her hybrid approach to songwriting and performance. Her solo debut Interior Escapes (2021) introduced a lo-fi, intimate version of her aesthetic. It was followed by Irrational Habits (2023) and Softcore (2024). These later works expanded into sharper club-driven rhythms. They also featured a more assertive vocal delivery.
Throughout her work, Mueller is known for balancing minimal electronic production. She pairs this with emotionally charged voice work. She often uses repetition, distortion, and lyrical directness to explore themes of identity. Additionally, she delves into media saturation, power structures, and personal autonomy.
Her 2026 album Embodiment of Denial marks a conceptual peak in her discography. It frames “denial” not as avoidance, but as resistance—rejecting imposed identities and advocating for self-determination. The record continues her evolution toward more driving, club-oriented energy while maintaining critical, socially aware lyrics that question authority, truth, and everyday ideological pressure.
In performance, she is known for intense, kinetic live sets. These translate her studio minimalism into a more physical, immersive experience. This reinforces her reputation as a key figure in Berlin’s contemporary experimental electronic scene.
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Die Berliner Clubcommission unterstützt „Berlin ist RAW“
Das RAW-Gelände steht für Berlins kulturelle Vielfalt: Über 80 Projekte machen es zum unverzichtbaren Freiraum für Kiez und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt.
Die Clubcommission Berlin unterstützt die Kampagne für den Erhalt der Clubs und Kulturorte auf dem RAW-Gelände. Das RAW steht stellvertretend für das, worum täglich gekämpft wird: der Erhalt von Clubkultur als unverzichtbarem Teil des urbanen Lebens. Die Clubs und Kulturorte auf dem Areal sind mehr als kurzlebige Erscheinungen. Sie leisten kontinuierliche, verantwortungsvolle kulturelle Arbeit und prägen das Gesicht des Kiezes und Berlins.
Die Stadt profitiert von ihnen kulturell, ökonomisch, touristisch und gesellschaftlich. Das verdient nach Ansicht der Clubcommission Planungssicherheit und eine langfristige Perspektive. Die Clubcommission appeliert an Bezirk und Eigentümerin, gemeinsam Verantwortung zu übernehmen und langfristige, verbindliche Lösungen zu schaffen.
Kunst, Kiez, Gemeinschaft
Von Ateliers über einen Zirkus bis hin zu Skatehallen, Boulderkletterwänden und Live-Clubs: Das RAW-Gelände vereint eine einzigartige Mischung aus Kunst, Sport, Jugendsozialarbeit und Nachtleben. Hier arbeiten Künstlerinnen und Künstler, trainieren Kinder im Kinderzirkus Zack oder im offenen Jugendclub Drop in e.V., spielen Bands und tanzen Menschen bis zum Morgengrauen in Institutionen wie dem Cassiopeia.
Das RAW ist weit mehr als nur ein Partyort. Es ist ein Raum, der Menschen verbindet, die sich im digitalen Raum niemals begegnen würden. Hier steht das gemeinsame Erlebnis im Vordergrund und überwindet persönliche und gesellschaftliche Differenzen. Im Kampagnen-Manifest heißt es dazu treffend: „Wir sind kein Konzept. Wir sind gewachsen. Aus dem Kiez, aus der Stadt, aus dem Bedürfnis nach einem Ort, der nicht alles dem Markt überlässt. In einer Zeit, die spaltet, sind wir ein Ort, der verbindet.
Breite Unterstützung für die Sichtbarkeit des Areals
Die aktuelle Kampagne zielt darauf ab, genau diese Vielfalt zu zeigen und das Bewusstsein für die Einzigartigkeit dieses Ortes zu schärfen. Dieser Ort lässt sich nicht einfach nachbauen oder ersetzen.
Florian Falkenhagen, Vorstandsmitglied der RAW Kultur L e.G. und Betreiber des Cassiopeia sowie Mitglied des erweiterten Vorstands der Clubcommission, erklärt zum heutigen Kampagnenstart:
„Wir wollen mit der Kampagne sichtbar machen, wie vielfältig und gesellschaftlich relevant die Angebote auf dem RAW-Gelände sind. Das RAW-Gelände ist für mich einzigartig, weil hier mitten in Berlin nicht nur kulturelle und soziale Angebote stattfinden, sondern ein Ort existiert, an dem Stadtentwicklung noch mitgestaltet werden kann.“
Das RAW-Gelände spiegelt die bunte Vielfalt und Offenheit Berlins wider. Die Kampagne lädt alle Berlinerinnen und Berliner sowie die Medienlandschaft dazu ein, das Gelände in seiner gesamten Bandbreite – am Tag und in der Nacht – neu zu entdecken und wertzuschätzen.
Über die Clubcommission:
Die Clubcommission ist das Netzwerk der Berliner Clubkultur. Sie wurde im Jahr 2001 gegründet und ist mit über 350 Mitglieder die weltweit größte Vereinigung von Clubbetreiber:innen und Veranstalter:innen. Sie unterstützt die Arbeit der Kulturunternehmer:innen durch die Optimierung der Rahmenbedingungen und die Verbesserung der Infrastruktur.
Neben vielen verschiedenen Aktivitäten wie nachhaltiger Stadtentwicklung, Schallschutz und der Vermittlung zwischen Clubs, Bauherren und der Nachbarschaft. Es gibt auch die Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen in der Nachtökonomie und die Entwicklung von Antidiskriminierungs- und Sensibilisierungsmaßnahmen in Clubs. Außerdem ist die Erforschung der verschiedenen Dimensionen der Clubkultur seit jeher ein wichtiger Bestandteil ihrer Arbeit.
Über die RAW Kultur L e.G.:
Die Genossenschaft RAW Kultur L existiert seit 2018 und macht sich für soziale und kulturelle Angebote auf dem Gelände stark. Abseits von kommerziellem Druck. Sie vertritt das „Soziokulturelle L“ auf dem Areal und engagiert sich für ein offenes, buntes Miteinander im Kiez und darüber hinaus.
Copyright © 2026 Clubcommission Berlin e.V., All rights reserved.
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Alte Münze: Next week we go ambient, noisy, & experimental
Ambient, noisy, experimental: AVERS Ed. 3 on April 25 unites sound, visuals, and space in raw dialogue—unpredictable, immersive, and alive.
Dear Community,
Next week (April 25), things get ambient, noisy, and experimental, all at once.
revers:avers is a multimedia event series that brings together artists from the fields of media and digital art, experimental sound, and related genres right here in our Prägehalle. Each edition creates new artistic symbioses, treating audiovisual performance as a dialogue between sound, image, and space. The series is structured around two distinct poles. Each pulls in a different direction. This creates a tension that makes every event a unique and unpredictable experience.
This time we present the AVERS Edition 3, featuring the following artists:
20:30 | Pablo Ulises Lienhard x Yun Kuo present foghorn
@femmeboyant_xoxo (any pronouns) is a performer and composer based in Berlin. They are typically found playing as an improvising saxophonist and electronic noise musician in a variety of settings, selecting music for radio shows or for people to dance to (as ulises4000), and organizing or curating diverse event formats.
Their main projects include the accordion and electronics duo Zimmermann / Lienhard. They are also involved in the fake industrial folklore band Schrödinger or Boom Boom God. They co-host the Berlin-based club series Brutal Honesty with missteikk. Additionally, the Zürich-based @workoutjazz collective organizes the madness festival series. Their work explores topics such as instrument interfaces, the physicality of sound, interdisciplinarity, performance, and mise en scène.
@yunkuo__ is a Berlin-based visual artist and designer who focuses on storytelling, the translation of emotions, and cultural identity. In her VJ sets, she merges design precision with improvisation, drawing on her dedicated practice in graphic design.
21:25 | bungalovv Live AV
bungalovv is the electronic music project of Pablo Betas, an Argentinian producer, experimental guitarist, and DJ based in Berlin since 2019. His music spans alternative and experimental club music, ambient, and percussive polyrhythms. It weaves in trance-inspired synthesizers, foley loops, acoustic instruments, and Latin American influences to create a nocturnal and mechanical world of its own. A core member of the internationally respected Infinite Machine label, he has released two records and recently completed a 20-date tour across Asia.
22:20 | Veronika (Special Performance)
Veronika Tikhonova‘s practice explores the poetics of eroticism, post-internet culture, and the expansions and restrictions of bodily and sensory experience.
22:45 | PΞB Live
PΞB is the Berlin-based duo of Ilia Gorovitz and Asja Skrinik, a relentless fusion of industrial, punk, noise rock, and metal. Gorovitz’s drumming anchors Skrinik’s aggressive vocals as they move between fierce outbreaks and eerie atmospheric build-ups, conjuring a journey through industrial wastelands with the unsettling beauty of a rusty oil sheen. Their live performances draw on Grand Guignol horror, spoken word, and theatrical intensity, with feedback loops and cryptic field recordings that hypnotise and unsettle in equal measure.
22:45 | Alexandra Macià & CINEMA AV (Visuals for PΞB)
Alexandra Macià works at the fringes of media art, using video as a tool for critique. Her raw, punk-inflected practice deconstructs media manipulation and questions the fragility of the multimedia field. Rejecting conservative frameworks, she pursues a DIY filmmaking language rooted in lust and artistic process, bending established models into subliminal psychovisual landscapes that accelerate and destabilize the viewer’s perception.
Evan Henry (CINEMA AV) is an audiovisual artist who collaborates with live bands and synthesizer musicians to create immersive live performances. Rooted in a fascination with CRT televisions and found video tape, his practice blends analog visual culture with live electronic performance.
“Das Display schaut in den Raum” by Leon Klaßen
Leon Klaßen studied architecture and works as a designer, programmer, and artist in Berlin. His installations explore the intersection of sculpture, technology, and space, with all elements kept raw and temporarily assembled from individual parts. “Das Display schaut in den Raum” (The display gazes into the room) shifts the perspective of the viewer. The display takes on a gaze of its own. It illuminates its surroundings. Built around the simplicity of the 7-segment display, a form of information display developed in the 1960s, the work poses a quiet and open question: I’m looking at all of this here. Are you showing me something, too?
AVERS Ed. 3
25 April | 19:30 – 0:00
Alte Münze | Molkenmarkt 31, 10179 Berlin
Curated by co:evolve
PARTNERS:
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Tuan Vu: Annam at the Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
Two women play sitar by a lily pond as a golden spirit hovers—Tuan Vu’s dreamlike worlds weave memory, identity, and imagined homelands.
Two women sit on the edge of a pond dotted with lily pads, playing the sitar. Behind them floats an ethereal figure, bathed in golden light – perhaps the guardian of the garden in which they sit, or a manifestation of the music itself? Annam, a solo exhibition by the Vietnamese artist Tuan Vu, casts us into ornate scenes, lush with colour, plant life and rich fabrics. They are part paradisal visions, part homage to the culture that the artist left behind when he immigrated to Quebec.
A Usual Day, 2026, Oil and oil sticks on linen, 185 x 155 cm, 72 7/8 x 61 in 
Dan Ty Ba, 2026, Tempera and oil on linen, 60 x 50 cm, 23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in The show’s title refers to the name used for Vietnam during the Chinese and French colonial periods. Loaded with a complex and painful history. Despite this, for the artist, it also carries ‘a sense of memory and distance’. This speaks to the complicated act of remembering itself.
Tranquil South
The painting Tranquil South is titled after the translation of Annam, though the literal translation is ‘pacified south’, and depicts a woman sitting on the river bank, shading herself from the sun with a decorative umbrella. The title, half ironic, points to Vu’s awareness of his own inability to relate to the struggles of that period, but it also refers to his continual search for harmony and beauty through the making of art.
While the landscapes and figures in his work are inspired by his home country, the emotive, non-naturalistic use of colour is influenced by the Parisian artist group Les Nabis. Here, as in other works, the warm tones of yellow and pink, along with touches of luminescence, transport us into a magical realm that exists outside of reality.
A Usual Day
Tranquil South, 2026, Oil and oil stick on linen, 90 x 75 cm, 35 3/8 x 29 1/2 in A Usual Day playfully points to this disconnect, reminding us that we are entering into an imaginary space where, in fact, nothing is usual or ordinary. In this scene, we are positioned within an internal space, glimpsing behind a draped curtain into a garden beyond where a woman is watering a pot of flowers.
The composition here has been carefully constructed to gradually draw our eye through the space. It mimics the sense of walking in wonder, past the painted vases and the black panther—a symbol of freedom for Vu. We move into the garden and up to the sky. Here, we notice the faint trace of a domed glass roof and begin to imagine the heat and fragrant scents around us.
A Trembling Sky
A Trembling Sky, 2026, Tempera and oil on linen, 60 x 50 cm, 23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in Marking a shift from Vu’s typical focus on landscape, there are also a number of portraits in this exhibition where the surreal backdrops point to layered narratives and a sense of unfolding time. The Official Portrait, for instance, depicts a queen seated in elaborate áo dài, the national dress of Vietnam. Behind her, we see various apparitions. These include the figure of a western queen holding a sceptre, the Buddha, and the odalisque. The odalisque is a direct reference to the Vietnamese painter Mai Trung Thu, who in turn was inspired by Ingres.
The Official Portrait, 2026, Oil and oil sticks on linen, 185 x 155 cm, 72 7/8 x 61 in This interweaving of references reflects the complex cultural inheritances that shape Vu’s work, where Vietnamese and European artistic traditions coexist within the same pictorial space. Vu does not try to resolve these histories. Instead, he allows them to overlap and drift through his compositions like memories. This approach suggests that identity, like the landscapes he paints, is something continually reimagined from afar. In this way, the exhibition becomes less a reconstruction of a time or place than a meditation on the fragile, imaginative process of remembering it.
ANNAM – Tuan Vu
2 – 30 May
Private View:
Friday, 1st of May 2026Vernissage:
Friday, May 1st 2026 | 6-9pmDuring Gallery Weekend:
Saturday, May 2nd | 11am-6pm
Sunday, May 3rd | 11am-6pmKristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
Mercator Hoefe
Potsdamer Str. 77-87
10785 Berlin, GermanyGet in Touch About the Exhibition
Copyright © Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, All rights reserved.
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Marc Collin, Tritha Sinha – Raga Dhani via Kwaidan Records
Raga Dhani blends Indian raga tradition with analog acid textures, channeling Charanjit Singh’s vision into a hypnotic, meditative and rhythmic trance.
Raga Dhani is the first track from the Acid Raga Experience project, a collaboration between Marc Collin and Trita Singh. The project draws inspiration from the pioneering work of Indian musician Charanjit Singh. In the early 1980s in Bombay, he envisioned a unique fusion of Indian classical music and early Roland analog electronic instruments.
With his now-classic album Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982), Charanjit Singh created an unexpected form of electronic raga, often considered a precursor to the acid house that would emerge a few years later in Chicago.
Acid Raga Experience extends this visionary intuition by exploring the interplay between the structure of traditional ragas and the hypnotic textures of analog synthesis. In Raga Dhani, melodic motifs inspired by Indian tradition blend with repetitive electronic sequences. This fusion gives rise to a contemporary electronic raga.
The Track is both meditative and rhythmic. This project thus proposes a connection. It bridges the spiritual depth of Indian music and the aesthetics of 80s analog machines. The exploration is situated between tradition, electronics, and hypnotic trance.
Artist Bio:
Acid Raga Experience brings together Indian singer Tritha Sinha and French producer Marc Collin, co-founder of Nouvelle Vague. The project blends the tradition of ragas with analog electronic textures in a direct, repetitive, and immersive language. Inspired by Charanjit Singh and his album Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, often considered a precursor to acid house, the duo doesn’t simply pay homage: they reactivate this intuition with today’s tools.
Tritha Sinha brings a profound mastery of raga and a vocal approach that blends improvisation and trance. Marc Collin constructs electronic structures from analog instruments, using a minimalist and cyclical logic. Together, they create a tension between tradition and machine, discipline and repetition, meditation and rhythmic energy. The album explores ten ragas reinterpreted through analog synthesis and hypnotic sequences.
The first single, “Raga Dhani,” scheduled for release on April 10th, introduces this point of convergence: music both rooted in ancient tradition and oriented towards a form of contemporary trance.
Details:
Release Date : April 10th, 2026
House, Acid House, Indian Electronic Fusion
Catalog Number KW242S1
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Paradoxical Implants EP – The Ultimate Dreamers & Implants
A dark fusion of post-punk and EBM: The Ultimate Dreamers reborn through Len Lemeire’s bold remixes of Paradoxical Sleep.
Following the acclaimed album Paradoxical Sleep, Belgian post-punk outfit The Ultimate Dreamers return with a special 6-track remix EP created in close collaboration with their long-time producer Len Lemeire – also known for his work with Implant.
What began as a simple remix request quickly evolved into something far more ambitious. Caught in the creative momentum, Len Lemeire ended up deconstructing and rebuilding 6 songs from “Paradoxical Sleep” – tracks he had already shaped in the studio during months of production. The result is more than just a remix EP. It is a genuine fusion between two sonic identities. The melancholic post-punk of The Ultimate Dreamers collides with the sharp electronic edge of Implant.
Each track is reborn from a new angle. “Digging” dives into harsher, noisy territories of broken beats and dense electronics, while “Kids Alone” leans into a more classic EBM pulse. “Spiritchaser” shines with an irresistible synth-driven glow, blending old-school electronics with the song’s original spirit, while “Far Away” expands its emotional depth through richer synthetic textures.
The haunting “Into The Fog” takes a more spectral turn. It amplifies its dreamlike atmosphere. “Envoler” is stripped down and reshaped with a subtle cold-wave aura. It is inspired by the timeless melancholy of TRISOMIE 21. More than a remix project, this EP stands as a true artistic dialogue between two projects sharing a long creative history.
A Brief description
Post-punk shadows meet electronic body music, introspection meets rhythm, nostalgia meets the dancefloor. A bold reinterpretation of Paradoxical Sleep, and a fascinating bridge between the worlds of The Ultimate Dreamers and Implant.
Here is a well-researched “About the Artists” text suitable for press kits, Bandcamp, or promo use:
About the Artists
The Ultimate Dreamers are a Belgian post-punk and cold wave outfit originally formed in the mid-1980s in Lessines, the hometown of surrealist painter René Magritte. After an extended hiatus, the band re-emerged in 2021, breathing new life into their early recordings and quickly establishing themselves as a compelling force in the contemporary darkwave scene.
Their sound merges melancholic post-punk textures with cold wave atmospheres, combining organic instrumentation—guitar, bass, and cello—with subtle electronic elements. Lyrically, their work explores themes of dreams, emotional disquiet, love, and social disillusionment, often wrapped in introspective and surreal narratives.
Following their comeback compilation Live Happily While Waiting For Death (2021), the band gained international attention with Echoing Reverie (2023), a critically acclaimed album that led to extensive live performances across Europe. They continued this momentum with Paradoxical Sleep (2025), further refining their signature blend of nostalgic cold wave and modern production.
Central to their recent evolution is their long-standing collaboration with Len Lemeire, a key figure in the European electronic scene. Known as a founding member of Implant and for his work with artists such as Anne Clark and 32Crash, Lemeire brings a sharp electronic edge to the band’s sound. As producer, remixer, and creative partner, he plays a crucial role in shaping the hybrid sonic identity that bridges post-punk melancholy with EBM-driven precision.
The Ultimate Dreamers and Len Lemeire create a unique artistic dialogue together. It is grounded in shared history yet constantly evolving. Analog emotion meets electronic intensity in their work. Past influences collide with forward-thinking production.
Taged as/in; Alfa Matrix, Cold wave, electro rock, Implant, Len Lemeire, Paradoxical Sleep, post-punk, Spleen Plus, The Ultimate Dreamers#writtenby:
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EAT CAKE: Feed or Be Fed at Prince Peach Berlin
An interactive cinema night in Berlin blending queer erotic short films, vegan desserts, and playful games—exploring intimacy, consent, and connection now!!
A Collective Adult Cinema Experience
The time has come to indulge in two of life’s sweetest pleasures. No shame, no judgment, just pure vibe. We’re launching a bold new interactive, gastro–sex-positive experience, one of a kind in Berlin: a community screening of some of the city’s most iconic queer erotic films, paired with a dessert menu crafted exclusively for the event.
Three short films, three sweet treats, three playful games. Each screening invites the audience into a flirty, interactive moment. Participation is always voluntary and consensual. It creates a shared space to connect, play, and reflect on power dynamics and consent in our relationships. This event will be guided by XO’s school, a platform that fosters open and taboo-free conversations about sx culture.
At our first sensual tea time, we’ll be screening films by director Juan Saez, who explores intimacy between men through a surreal, cinematic, and often playful lens. Juan Saez is a Berlin-based Chilean filmmaker and the founder of Heavy Load Studio. His work blends chroma and collage techniques. This creates dreamlike worlds where intimacy, imagination, and visual experimentation converge.
Save the date:
Saturday, April 18, from 6 to 8 pm. €30, including 3 vegan desserts.
Tickets available through the booking system on Prince Peach‘s Instagram profile.
Come for the cakes 🍰, stay for the peach 🍑.
About Prince Peach
Prince Peach is a queer community space and vegan brunch café in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg). It blends food, culture, and community into one inclusive experience. It was created as an alternative to traditional nightlife-centered queer spaces, focusing instead on warmth, creativity, and connection across different identities and lifestyles.
The venue hosts a wide range of events such as film screenings, drag brunches, workshops, reading groups, game nights, and community meetups. Many of these events are interactive and participatory, encouraging dialogue, creativity, and shared experiences rather than passive consumption.
A core part of Prince Peach is its vegan food concept, which treats cuisine as an emotional and cultural bridge—offering comfort food inspired by global home cooking, reimagined in plant-based form. This ties into its broader mission of building a “home away from home” for queer and questioning communities in Berlin.
Overall, Prince Peach positions itself not just as a venue, but as a living community platform—where art, food, and social exchange merge to create safer, more inclusive cultural spaces.
Taged as/in; art, berlin, berlin events, community, consent, Film, interactive, intimacy, Juan Saez, Prince Peach, queer cinema, vegan desserts, XO’s school#writtenby:
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