The youth from east to west came together for the first time in Tresor’s walls, shaping the global techno movement. Located in an abandoned power plant in the Mitte district, the venue has an atmosphere like no other, with its raw, concrete-heavy aesthetic reflecting the gritty essence of Berlin’s underground.
You’ll always find darker, harder sounds in the basement, while upstairs in Globus, the palette is typically brighter and more soulful. – Katie Thomas, Senior Editor Set on the banks of the Spree near Jannowitzbrücke, Kater is one of
The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance music scene when DJs played at illegal events in musical styles dominated by electronic dance music from a wide range of sub-genres, including acid house, techno, [ 1 ] house, [ 1 ] jungle, breakbeat, hardcore, happy hardcore, trance, trap and alternative dance.
Occasionally live musicians have been known to perform at raves, in addition to other types of performance artists such as go-go dancers and fire dancers. The music is amplified with a large, powerful sound reinforcement system, typically with large subwoofers to produce a deep bass sound.
The music is often accompanied by laser light shows, projected coloured images, visual effects and fog machines. Fuelled by the emerging dance scene, and spearheaded by acid house music and underground bands such as The Prodigy, many of the “acid house” parties were held in squats during the late 1980s.
Well known locations such as the “Dole House” ( Peckham ), the abandoned bus station and the squatted children’s home in Camberwell known as Groove Park had crowds of over a thousand. Full Moon parties were organised at Groove Park by Pete Marland (who went on to start the dance scene in W
When the Rave Hits the Big Screen: Iconic Club Scenes in Film 2026-08-15 2026-08-15 https://junglistnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/junglist-network-white-logo.png Junglist Network https://junglistnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/human-traffic-rave-film.webp 200px 200px For a generation raised on Jungle, Drum and Bass, Rave, Techno, House, Hardcore and the culture that surrounded them, seeing a rave represented on the big screen could feel strangely powerful, or deeply disappointing, depending on if the filmmakers got it right.