n spite of the recent Fabric closure, it’s time for some happy club news. Berlin’s own, Tresor, is a living example that the spirit of the Rave is not as easy to crush as it might look like. Without any doubt, its recent 25th anniversary confirms just that.
With the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, nightclubs were popping up like mushrooms after the rain. Techno was the perfect music to describe post-war Germany and the atmosphere around was revolutionary. The era was an outbreak, a protest against violence, a mix of confusion and euphoria, and celebration of freedom. At the time, the country was way too busy with politics and thus there was little to no control around illegal parties. Then something happened. Something that united East and West Germany into one and made a heart melting breakthrough for unity.
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