TheUfo(lit.UFO) was the firstacid houseclub inBerlin.It is considered a pioneering place for thetechnoscene during thereunification of Germany.[1][2][3]Residents and guestDJsat the club included, among others,Tanith,Jonzon,Rok,Dr. Motte,Mike van Dijk[4]and the then 13-year-oldKid Paul.[5]
History
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editThe techno activistsAchim Kohlenberger,Dimitri Hegemannand the former history studentCarola Stoiber,[6]founded the Ufo club in 1988 inWest Berlin,in its first year it was located at the No. 6Köpenicker Straße,inKreuzberg,[7]nearSchlesisches Torin the basement of an old residential building,[8]that their electronic music label Interfisch had rented as headquarters.[9]Originally they opened the club with the nameFischbüro'.[10]
The basement room had a ladder for access and an improvised kitchen on the side of the building,[8]it had a ceiling height of only about 6 ft 2.8in (1.90 meters) of space for up 100 people.[11]In 1989, it hosted the after party celebration of the firstLove Parade.
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editAs the authorities discovered the club's illegal operation of acid house parties,[3]the club moved and finally worked inside a former store building at theGroßgörschenstraßeinSchöneberg,just before the fall of the Wall in 1989.[12]In the meantime, Ufo parties were set up in different places and the locations were usually given in hidden clues in the Saturday showThe Big Beathosted by Monika Dietl, from theSFB- teen radio stationRadio 4U.[2][5]In January 1990 the DJTanithestablished, his Wednesday regular showCyberspace.[13]
After the club closed in 1990, the owners opened in the following year theTresorclub[14]which became one of the world's most famoustechnoclubs.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Techno-DJs gaben Berlin einen Endlos-RhythmusBerliner MorgenpostOctober 30, 2009(in German)
- ^abTechno - Entwicklungen und Erscheinungsformen einer JugendkulturArchived2011-08-23 at theWayback MachineWork for the Proseminar "Communication and Media Law: Youth and Media"(in German)
- ^abPlötzlich war jeden Tag PartyTagesspiegelNovember 8, 2009(in German)
- ^[1]Robb, David (2002)Techno in Germany: Its Musical Origins and Cultural Relevance
- ^abEin Geheimzirkel erobert die Welt - Die Pioniertage des TechnoFromZeitgeschichtenon Spiegel-Online(in German)
- ^Mit ignoranter CoolnessBerliner ZeitungNovember 7, 2009(in German)
- ^Sechs Jahre Tresor RecordsDe:Bug(in German)
- ^ab"Die ganze Stadt schreit »Party!«"Die ZeitMay 23, 2007(in German)
- ^Dimitri Hegemann - Past, Present, FutureRavelineOctober 28, 2009(in German)
- ^abTechno-Club Tresor: Die Stahltür fällt zuDer SpiegelApril 15, 2005(in German)
- ^Eine 20-jährige Ost-West-ReiseThe EuropeanNovember 18, 2009(in German)
- ^Chaosradio Express 136Interview withTanithabout Techno in Chaosradio(in German)
- ^Tanithin theIntro-Künsterbiografie(in German)
- ^Boom boom boom: Techno in Germany after the Wall
External links
edit- Sie feiern schon wieder 9. Geburtstag?Interview with Carola Stoiber,Berliner Zeitung,September 16, 2000(in German)