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In a city where nearly everyone claims to
be a DJ, you have to make quite a mark
to stand out. And Paul Rose, aka Scuba,
does just that. Founder of Hotflush
Recordings, one of the most cutting-
edge electronic labels in the world, Rose
relocated from London to Berlin in
2007 and he’s never looked back. “What
the clubs reminded me of immediately
is how London was in the mid-1990s,"
he says. "They’ve got that combination
of being really laid-back but intensely
hedonistic, which is completely different
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BERLIN
A-TRANE
One of the best places to catch
live jazz in Berlin (
above)
. It’s also
a good excuse to check out the
west of the city, which has a very
different vibe from the east.
(105
Pestalozzistrasse; a-trane.de)
BECKETT'S KOPF
This hidden bar (look for the picture
of author Samuel Beckett and ring
the doorbell to get in) has a seasonal
drinks menu, but the barman knows
his way round an Old Fashioned too
(64 Pappelallee; becketts-kopf.de).
CLUB DER VISIONAERE
A nice spot by the river with great
DJs (usually techno) and surprise
guests. Perfect for summer evenings
or after-hours clubbing
(1 Am
Flutgraben; clubdervisionaere.com).
HORST
They put on some really interesting
nights at Horst, fromhip hop to
dubstep and beyond, pushing
the musical boundaries in a way
that’s not so common in Berlin
(1 Tempelhofer Ufer; horst-krzbrg.de).
BERGHAIN/PANORAMA BAR
The obvious choice, but still the
best club in the world. If you can’t
make it for a SUB:STANCE night,
which are on occasional Fridays,
the best time to go is on a Sunday
morning
(AmWriezener Bahnhof;
berghain.de).
to how London is now. Clubs here can
run as long as they want, which means
people go out a lot later and stay out a
lot later.”
In 2008, Scuba started what has
become one of Berlin’s most famous club
nights, SUB:STANCE, at legendary
nightclub Berghain. And despite being
busy with gigs, running his label and
remixing, he recently found time to
release his third album,
Personality
, a
genre-spanning journey across dance
music. It's all in a day's (or night's) work.
“What the clubs
remindedme
of immediately
is howLondon
was in the
mid-1990s”
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