Klubnacht

Belgian producer Robin De Wulf aka Phara combines a keen sense of techno history with an uncompromisingly modern approach. Influenced by Detroit, Berlin and UK techno as well as post-punk, wave, EBM and electro, he crafts energetic, idiosyncratic tracks full of groove and tension. In recent years, he has released most of these on his own imprint, Phaar, and on the label of Brussels' Fuse Club, where he is also a resident DJ. In 2022, he brought his first live set to the stage – a raw, concentrated performance with the Korg EMX-1. Phara is playing live at Berghain tonight. Hardly any other band has explored the tension between machine and body as precisely as Factory Floor. Having emerged from London's warehouse underground scene in the late 00s, the act developed a sound that broke down the boundaries between post-punk and hypnotic techno. Their early releases on DFA and their self-titled debut album were pure steel and sweat: metallic percussion, cutting synths and vocals reduced to mantra-like fragments. After 25, 25 (2016) and a long period of silence, Factory Floor is now back with new singles on Erol Alkan's label Phantasy Sound. Live, the band remains a visceral experience, which you can feel this Sunday evening at Säule.