SAALFEST

We’re teaming up with Festsaal Kreuzberg, the former Turkish wedding hall that’s now a vibrant venue, for their new concert/party series SAALFEST. On Friday, June 8, expect a transgenre musical experience with local and internationally recognized bands and DJs from our extended family…

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kool thing:

After wrapping up their spring tour of Australia, kool thing return for their first Berlin show of 2012. Last year, Domino Records released the synthgaze duo’s remix for Austra’s “Beat and the Pulse”, raising their profile as they won over new fans playing with the likes of Maria Minerva and JD Samson + MEN. Earlier this year kool thing self-released the Light Games EP (a free download with a corresponding video, premiered by Dazed Digital) and are now following up with the brand new Plan.Life.Go EP, the first 12” from Dublin-based label Laser Guided Melodies. Reflecting their evolution in the studio, Julie Chance and Jon Dark have bolstered their live set with the addition of drummer Valentin Plessy, providing a primal beat for the textured washes of guitar, shadowy synthesizers and layered vocals.

GODMOTHER:

Since forming last summer, GODMOTHER have brought their sci-fi S&M cabaresque pop to stages throughout Berlin with anti-hits like the gangsta ballad “Murder She Wrote” and infectious tune “A Very Special Episode (Remember the AIDIES?)”, earning comparisons to Lou Reed, Marc Almond and the Faint. Their tranny anthem “MTFTM” can be heard streaming online, along with “Gay til I Met U”.

TYLER POPE:

As bass player of !!!, an outfit that both predates and has outlived the “punk-funk” tag, Tyler Pope eventually won the attention of DFA’s James Murphy who recruited him to co-write, record and tour as bass player with LCD Soundsystem. Aside from this, he’s also played with Hercules & Love Affair, Pantha du Prince, and of course the dubby !!!-offshoot Out Hud. Meanwhile, !!! (one of the first proper “bands” signed to the electronic-minded Warp Records) are currently recording their fifth full-length album. Pope’s nimble fingers are adept not just at plucking strings, but also overlapping the grooves from his snap-crackle-poppin’ vinyl collection, as you’ll hear for yourself.

DANIEL WANG:

Establishing himself within NYC’s gay club scene of the 90s as he launched his own label Balihu, Daniel Wang went on to work with other labels like Environ, Ghostly and Playhouse. Over the years he has become one of the most respected figures of today’s disco revivalists, thanks to his quality-over-quantity release schedule and infectious positivity from behind the decks, DJing throughout Europe, America or Asia. Rush Hours Recordings released the Daniel Wang presents Balihu collection a few years back, and most recently he teamed up with Balihu protégé Massimiliano Pagliara to remix Wolfram and Hi-NRG OG Paul Parker, released by Permanent Vacation.

ALLAN WILSON:

Just visiting from Portland, Oregon, Allan Wilson is also a core member of !!!, both in the studio and on the road, tooting the sax and banging the percussion and keys. In addition to being a talented multi-instrumentalist, he is the band’s official afterparty DJ, showing his love for pristine techno, dusty diva house and even kwaito and other leftfield shit.

JOEY HANSOM:

Dexterously blending together disco, electro, house and pop from the last several decades, Joey Hansom disregards the mythical binary of underground versus mainstream. Aside from playing at some of Berlin’s best-attended parties (Horse Meat Disco, Gegen, Blitz), he’s done remixes for Light Asylum and SSION and produced the brand new 7” single from Alexander Geist.

Expatriarch, BLN.FM and Festsaal Kreuzberg present
SAALFEST
Friday 8 June 2012, 22:00
Festsaal Kreuzberg, Skalitzer Str. 130, Berlin-Kreuzberg, U Kotbusser Tor

Live:
Kool Thing (Laser Guided Melodies)
Godmother (Expatriarch)

DJs:
Tyler Pope (LCD Soundsystem / !!!)
Daniel Wang (Balihu / Rush Hour)
Allan Wilson (!!! – Portland)
Joey Hansom (Expatriarch)

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