Daniel James - Beyond Berghain / RTK - Nov 2022

Firstly, I’ve clearly struck a nerve!

whatever I don’t know if you imagined that there was some sort of vetting process whereby I was asked to supply my Berghain credentials, perhaps number of visits to said club

Not really - it seemed pretty clear there wasn’t one.

whatever Someone came up with the name as a bit of fun using a known name to evoke a broad genre of music or idea and they wanted people who might bring interpretations of it (because, you know, they’re not anally retentive about it) and that it needn’t fit the exact category.

It’s not really just “a bit of fun” though - it’s misleading and a cheap marketing ploy.

It’s like someone advertising a “Beyond Napoli - homage to Neapolitan pizza” night or restaurant, and then bringing in a caterer/chef who’s never even eaten a Neapolitan-style pizza, let alone been to Naples, and usually cooks at a late-night takeaway serving Chicago-style deep dish pizzas, and then asking them to serve their “interpretations” of Neapolitan pizza.

The more knowledgable guests might feel a bit miffed, while some of the less knowledgable guests might end up thinking - what the heck is this? I’ll never bother going to Naples to eat pizza if this is what it’s like".

It’s probably a similar grievance which Dave has when he sees some of the menus of Vietnamese run “Cantonese restaurants” in the UK that get posted on here.

whatever I have recorded mixes that have been themed around well known clubs that I went to over the years.

Well bully for you - but I don’t see what that has to do with recording a mix themed around a club that you’ve never been to?!

mono-stereo Plenty of people base stuff on a theme that they have no first hand experience of.

Well quite, but it doesn’t mean that it makes sense for them to do so - plenty of people are also charlatans and thickets.

mono-stereo Your “point” doesn’t stand up anyway. Plenty of people base stuff on a theme that they have no first hand experience of.

Here is my reportage detailing the joyous experience of holidaying on the island of East Falkland:

Lounging on a delightful deckchair, overlooking a gentle pristine beach and the lapping turqoise waters of the Indian Ocean, you’d never guess that this tiny island of just 1million people could provide such luxury and relaxation. The tanned locals with their joie de vivre and open-hearted welcoming are pleasant hosts at the 5* ‘Perky Penguin’ Hotel Resort - one of many such resorts on the island’s calmer south coast.

Local delicacies such as ‘Squalo con Erba’ e ‘Scimmia alla puttanesca’ are served round the clock to wherever you’re at rest courtesy of the in-house kitchen. Giraffes grazing on coconuts and natives playing an afternoon game of the national sport badminton provide an entertaining additional backdrop as you lounge in pleasant autumn temperatures of around 28 degrees C. It is a place I imagine many would enjoy taking an extended holiday.

mono-stereo Plenty of people base stuff on a theme that they have no first hand experience of. The cultural impact of any given object is more than the sum of it’s physical parts.

whatever Exactly right.

Yeah sure.

Meanwhile, here’s Ed’s “interpretation” of the classic American dish of ‘macaroni cheese’:

hugopal https://www.berghain.berlin/de/program/

I think you will find a few of these DJs rarely reach 129, as you would know as a regular, full-on techno is not the only music played at Berghain.

I’m sure you are aware that you are a huge waste of oxygen, but I’m gonna waste a few seconds of my life calling you a cunt, because you’re a cunt, you cunt.