Techno and house are alive and throbbing. Tresor has a longstanding connection to Detroit, importing DJs such as George Morel, Juan Atkins and Derrick May on a semi-regular basis. Decidedly East Berlin techno reverberations can be experienced at Prenzlauer Berg's Icon , albeit mixed with delicate touches of hip hop and rare groove. Cookies preserves the playfully retro approach to warehouse decoration that began in the early 1990s, with an attitude that manages to be housey, unpretentious and current all at the same time. Newer clubs appearing in Mitte such as Kurvenstar , Oxymoron and Lore.
Berlin are more concerned with design and profile than actual atmosphere.
The result of predictions about the future of clublife in a city taking its new role as capital seriously, they stand without shaking. Neglecting the dogged eccentricities and stylistic traditions of Berlin's turbulent nightlife history, they look to other cities for clues as to how to attract money and position in the 'European Capital'. This often results in over- designed interiors, graceless vacillations between worn styles, and altogether too many crap cocktails. All Rights Reserved. If you see anything that you know to be incorrect please visit our feedback page so that we can correct it.