Fusion + 20 years Bachstelzen <3

Michi and I were set and ready to take over from Mimi Love @spreedelay, but during our third track, our mixer unexpectedly dropped out. It was a bumpy start, but once we switched over to the backup mixer, everything took off and what a ride it turned into! We decided to keep the recording as it was: raw, real, and true to the live experience. Sometimes these little curveballs are just part of the journey.

The photo perfectly captures how we prep our sets—and also explains why our backs and shoulders are always in recovery mode! 😂 (Thank you, Em, for the snap!)

A heartfelt thank you to the entire @bachstelzen crew and Fusion for having us, to the producers behind the tracks, the sound techs, our amazing friends who held space for us, and every dancer and twerker who shared the moment on the floor.

@madmotormiquel, thank you for your constant support, and for being the best samba dancer and twerker a Brazilian could dream of!

P.S. This year marked Fusion’s 26th anniversary and Bachstelzen’s 20th. These collectives have shaped and inspired generations of ravers, myself included. I truly wouldn’t be who I am today without them. Happy birthday, and here’s to many more years of magic!

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Kotoe & Madmotormiquel - Fusion Festival 2025 @ Panne Eichel

A Kartoffel-sushi-samba.

Booking WW: isabel@stilvortalent.de
Booking NA: contact@zeroagency.com

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2025:

29.04 - Planetarium Berlin 
01.05 - 05.05 - Afrika Burn 
09.05 - After Dust CPT
10.05 - Habitat CPT
16.05 - SVT + Sonicjungle NYC / USA
17.05 - Maraña + Haize - Lisbon PT
24.05 - Rumu - Lisbon PT
30.05 - Lulu Malina Bday - PL 

07.06 - Distortion Cph
14.06 - Südpol + Pastanaga - Hamburg DE
18.06 - SVT @ Fi-  Köln DE
28.06 - Fusion Festival - DE

05.07 - Zero + KaterBlau - Berlin DE
18.07 - Nektar Festival DE
19.07 - Sysiphos DE
20.07 - Gartn - Berlin DE
26.07 - Cala Uma - Sardignia IT

02.08 - VogelBall - Hamburg DE
03.08 - Garbicz PL
08.08 - Summer Contrast PL
09.08 - Züri Street Parade - CH
14.08-18.08 - Bucht der Träumer DE
24.08-31.08 - Burning Man USA

September 2025 

06.09 - HOY NYC 
13.09 - ATCK - Berlin 
18.09 - Studio Berlin 
25 and 26.09 - Sol de Janeiro - Düsseldorf 
27.09 - Banwärter thiel - Munich 

October 2025 

02.10 - 12 years rebellion Renate 
04.10 - Chill Opposite festival Egypt dahab 
17.10 - per anhalter 10 years 
19.10 - Werki Leipzig 
22.10 - ADE - SVT - the other side - AMS
24.10 - ADE - Wolvenroedel - AMS
25.10 - children of panacea - Zürich

November 2025

01.11 - Rock the mountain - Petropolis - BR
08.11 - Rock the mountain - Petropolis - BR 
15.11 - Ritter Butzke - SVT 20 years - Berlin DE
30.11 - Re.set Festival - Tunisia 
01.12 - Kater Blau DE




Kotoe makes you want to move — think disco, feel acid, breathe tropicali. These genres and tempos reflect her beginnings playing booty-body shake with VoodooHop to where she is right now: at the centre of the European dance riot with its clubs of deep beats, mood-encrusted vibes, and nooks and crannies where you can play with anything from lovers to politics between moments inside the music. In this world, Kotoe forged a career of being unafraid to challenge what many came to expect from the Berlin club scene, making her synonymous with dancers looking for more surprise, more genre-bending, and more movement. The latter comes especially naturally for this Japanese Brazilian gypsy: From the Machi's of Tokyo, the Rua's of Rio, and the Strasse's of Berlin, you can hear her footsteps carved into her sound — blooming with life, stories, and emotion.
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Releases: @heshethey @stilvortalent @hugrecords @earthlymeasures @tropicaltwistarecords

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