Songpot · Amsterdam Dance Event 2026

Punchy, emotional techno built for live performance: sharp drums, clipped synth hooks, and long melodic lines that sit above the kick. His ADE set is likely to be machine-driven and song-shaped, closer to a live concert than a DJ mix.

More about Paul Kalkbrenner

He came up in reunified Berlin’s post-wall techno culture and made his name by refusing the standard DJ format. His early releases landed on BPitch Control, the Ellen Allien label that helped define Berlin’s 2000s techno identity.

A story

He worked as a TV editor in the mid-90s to pay for his first gear. In their own words

Playing

• 2026-10-22 19:00 · Paul Kalkbrenner LIVE x Loveland · Theater Amsterdam

Labels

Start here

• Friedrichshain EP (1999) · BPitch Control
  Where the recorded story starts.
• Back to the Future (2018)
  Late-period live-techno statement.

Read

• Paul Kalkbrenner: The world is calling Resident Advisor, 2011
• Rewind: Paul & Fritz Kalkbrenner ‎- Sky And Sand Resident Advisor, 2019
• Paul Kalkbrenner - No Goodbye Resident Advisor, 2019
• Caprices Festival 2018: Five key performances Resident Advisor, 2018
• Festival Forte 2015 Resident Advisor, 2015

For fans of

Moderat, Röyksopp, Apparat

Official links

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Written by Songpot from public sources, not affiliated with the festival. Check the official artist page for times and changes.

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