The American cable-television industry exploded in the 1980s, pushing broadcasts of diverse programming and emissions of low-laying cultures into homes. Community stations piggybacked on the digital developments of the time, extending their existence through telephony and broadcast affiliates. For those growing up in this time, in locations such as New York City, the localized communications beamed into their homes exposed them to an impressionable array of disparate sounds and visions. Move into the 1990s and New York was filled to the brim of emergent cultures drawing from this ebullition of communication. From Rammellzee’s shapeshifting to Frank and Karen Mendez’s Nu Groove imprint fusing reggae, poetry and house, nascent ideas emanated from the city walls, from within stores such as Sonic Groove store and on VHS releases such as Stakker’s The Evil Acid Baron Show, a legendary technicolor psychedelic trip along the wildest frontiers of acid house. As scenes expanded and identities developed, such individuals weather the events of the visceral now, expressing themselves right into an unpredictable future.

Function’s long career has seen him uncover a vast range of sonic identities, a mainstay through house, techno and industrial with collaborations with the likes of Regis, Damon Wild alongside his highly influential Infrastructure imprint. With influences deeply tied to pop art, rave and gay scenes, and early memories of block-parties emitting Kraftwerk and Strafe, he found himself seeking out the undercover illegal nights of the 90s on a quest of sexual unearthing, mixing the ever-yearning escapology mission of disco with the influential DJ sets of Jeff Mills. For his new album Existenz, he marks a clear step away from the corporeal techno of his recent releases. Pivoting around themes of religion, sexuality, trauma and healing, it is a work expansive and celebratory, a clear liberation from a deeply internalized past. Formed from a collection of recordings made in a period from late 2016 to mid 2019, Existenz takes the form of a creative outburst in reaction to a number of traumas - recent, childhood and throughout Function’s life.

Cosmic synths soar and swoop in ‘Pleasure Discipline’ through towering stacks of rhythm that stutter and creak to a halt before rebooting, a firm robotic response to human intervention. ‘Zahlensender’ reflects a spatial tetris of urban life, as digitalization set within an XYZ matrix confronts the sprawling city. Constant arpeggiated meditations echo synaptic transmissions, effecting a dissolution of boundaries. ’The Approach’ recalls the unification of the self, a state of delirium non-subjective and smooth, as all connections and functions give way to simple intensities of feeling, crossing the threshold into spirituality. ’Golden Dawn’, featuring Stefanie Parnow, marks a further elevation of dubbed-out euphoria, as once more positive rays emerge. Parnow assisted the production process in its entirety, providing inspiration and featuring vocal contributions. His ode to the effortless short-trip urban navigation 'Kurzstrecke' finds Function in motion, upfront and bold, snapshots of conversation and flickers of light. 'Ertrinken' finds metallic bass jabs swamping snipped synthetic voices, with hidden stores of emotion set as a nod to the history of vocoders as a tool for encrypted military communication. House icon Robert Owens features on 'Growth Cycle' and 'Be', entrenching a celebratory atmosphere over Function's clubwise leanings. Closing track 'Downtown 161' reflects the unmistakable filtered and squashed interjections of television, and sampled dance vocals - a sound for the curious, dreamers and dancers.

With Existenz, Function reveals an essential body of work, spread over 4LP/2CD - thought experiments on the role of identity and spirituality after a lifetime of upheaval and trauma.

Existenz

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Function - Growth Cycle (feat. Robert Owens)

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2025 resident of Diskota Forte.
Exploring psyche through electronic music as/with:
1/2 @Human-Machines
1/3 @2001SpaceOdyssey
@tecnicakollektiv
@sletbln
@pelenine
& building speakers with @SoundSourceSystems
2025 resident for Diskota Forte
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10.10.25 2001 Space Odyssey (live) @ Bright Festival Connect, Lepizig
18.10.25 Diskotaforte @ Sports, Berlin
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18.09.25 Friendscare @ Sports, Berlin
13.09.25 2001 Space Odyssey (live) @ Ouch x Ultra Light Plus @ Blue Velvet
03.09.25 Flare @ Aeden, Berlin.
22.08.25 2001 Space Odyssey (live) @ Técnica - Sports, Berlin
15.08.25 Human Machines (live) @ Urban Spree, Berlin
12.08.25 Dont Rush On a Wonk @ THF, Berlin
26.07.25 mc , Daycare @ Hoppetosse, Berlin
13.07.25 b2b with Vacarro @ venue, Berlin
15.06.25 2001 Space Odyssey (live) @ Royal Highness - Fitzroy, Berlin
06.06.25 Diskotaforte @ Sports, Berlin.
31.05.25 b2b w/ Retter: Parnassus @ Fitzroy, Berlin
22.05.25 @ Coppi, Berlin
16.05.25 Biscuit Break @ secret location, Berlin
10.05.25 Salo @ Hör, Berlin
08.05.25 b2b w/ nadia (npc) Open Floor @ Sports, Berlin
01.05.25 Sound Source Systems 1 year bday
26.04.25 Phase x Técnica @ Madrid, Spain
19.04.25 Human Machines (live) @ Daycare, Berlin.
21.03.25 Técnica @ venue, Berlin.
22.02.25 Diskota Forte @ Sports, Berlin
26.01.25 Biscuit Break @ zstrasse, Berlin
25.01.25 nanna, big leg, ibka (live) @ zstrasse
23.01.25 Biscuit Break @ Kashmir radio, Berlin.
27.12.24 Kraft 11 @ Neukolln, Berlin
07.12.24 Sound Source Systems @ Coppi, Berlin
15.11.24 Técnica @ Cube X, Dusseldorf
14.11.24 Astral VIP @ Refuge Worldwide, Berlin
07.11.24 2001 Space Odyssey (live) @ OHM, Berlin
01.11.24 Técnica @ Venue, Berlin
31.10.24 @ Coppi, Berlin
14.09 @ The Other Side, Berlin
11.09 Human Machines (live) @ Tresor, Berlin
07.09 @ Die Letzte Wiese, Germany.
02.09 @ CVI Parkas, Vilnius.
02.08 Abfahrt @ venue, Berlin
02.08 Solarium @ Berlin
16.05 Técnica Soundbath @ venue, Berlin
04.05.2024 Slet @ venue, Berlin
01.05.2024 Sound Source @ Open Air, Berlin
12.04.2024 Diskotaforte @ venue, Berlin.
29.03.2024 Tecnica @ venue, Berlin
10.02.2024 Slet @ venue, Berlin
26.01.2024 Molt x CTM, Berlin
19.01.2024 Diskotaforte @ Cake, Berlin
13.01.2024 Futurepast label night @ Cake, Berlin
29.12.2023 Caprae @ Cake, Berlin
15.12.2023 Greenbridge @ Baergarten, Berlin.
02.12.2023 SLET @ Cake, Berlin
28.10.2023 Club fundraiser Party @ Neukolln, Berlin
21.10.2023 Album Release Party @ Marbella, Berlin
30.09.2023 The BBB Festival @ Cork, Ireland
09.09.2023 Upstairs Basement @ Cake, Berlin
07.07.2023 Pyromania @ Damas, Lisboa
28.04.2023 Dry @ Re:mise, Berlin
03.31.2023 Tecnica @ Qs1, Berlin
02.24.2023 Livermori @ Urban Spree, Berlin
02.02.2023 @ Kwia, Berlin
1.27.2023 SLET @ Qs1, Berlin
1.20.2023 Diskotaforte @ Atelier, Berlin
1.14.2023 Berlin Strippers Collective @ AVA, Berlin
12.03.2022 Peleninė @ Opera Social House, Vilnius
10.29.2022 Plesen Collective @ Alte Giesserei, Berlin
10.02.2022 Berlin Strippers Collective @ AVA, Berlin
09.10.2022 @ Trueno Club, Madrid
07.30.2022 @ Classical Electro Potato Festival, Sweden
07.08.2022 Human Machines @ SLET, Berlin.
06.24.2022 @ Zuikio Daržas, Nida
06.17.2022 Peleninė @ Opera Social House, Vilnius
06.17.2022 Disco @ Paviljonas, Vilnius
04.30.2022 Plesen Collective @ Tiergarten, Berlin.
04.08.2022 Peleninė @ Paviljonas, Vilnius
03.21.2022 @ Badehaus, Berlin
08.13.2021 @ Kurpalis
08.21.2020 @ Pyramida 
08.08.2020 @ Yaga Gathering
07.03.2020 @ Pudra. Draugams
06.13.2020 @ No Concerns : Open Air
03.06.2020 No Concerns @ Peronas
02.10.2020 Minimal Mondays @ Kablys Club
12.07.2019 @ Godo Bar, Kaunas
09.26.2019 @ Pamella Bar
09.06.2019 @ Opium Club w/ Ae:ther & Sam Goku 
08.18.2019 Minimal Mondays @ Vasaros Terasa
08.09.2019 @ Godo Bar
08.02.2019 @ Jamaika Hostel
06.30.2019 @ Funikulierius 2019
06.14.2019 Bushman expedition @ Godo Bar
06.08.2019 @ Youngs' Club
05.24.2019 Bushman @ Madu
03.16.2019 Bushman @ Madu
02.01.2019 Delegatai @ Que pasa
12.17.2018 Zuikio Darzas @ Sv. Stotis
11.29.2018 Bushman @ Yucatan Bar
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I am sort of a music addict. My first love. I have always wanted to make mixes but never actually sat down and mixed. Hashmix.01 is the first try at mixing. 

Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions for tracks that you think would go with the mixes.

Rhythm + groove DJ , raised on a mix of Chicago House, Detroit Techno and Electro, UK Acid House and Belgian Rave, minimal Berlin Techno, with a good dose of Disco, Italo and everything in between. Equally at home upstairs and downstairs 🏢

At midnight, on March 13th 1991, a basement door opened at Leipziger Strasse 126, Berlin. Through this door, many passed, on their way to defining new terrains in electronic music. There they found a dance floor in the vaults of a closed-down department store, with a unique sound bound to dense fog, building night after night a history that was also a vision of the future. 

This history has seen in Jeff Mills’ first sets on three turntables, Underground Resistance's first live appearances in Europe, grandiose Tresor Park parties, to various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven Väth in the 90s and since then countless generation-spanning parties. These moments represent the highlights of infinite personal clubbing experiences. It is the manifestation of the Berlin spirit, emerging from its considerable strife. This history is not without its complications - from temporary closure by the authorities and several raids in the early years to closure and demolition of the old location in 2005. What followed was years of wandering in exile and, finally, resurrection in the new home in Kraftwerk Berlin.

These stories, conversations and shared experiences within our walls forge a resilience that drives towards a shared ideal, the Tresor sound: community, resistance, and the world to come. This was observed in the newly re-unified German youth, who danced and celebrated together from the club’s inception, and into the present day through ongoing community work in Detroit. 

Tresor Records was founded in the same year and began to serve as a platform for exporting the new sounds associated with Tresor all around the world. Emergent musicians from Michigan, such as Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance and Drexciya, were pivotal in shaping these early years. Their visits to Berlin would kick-start dialogue between the youth movement in Europe and these musicians. This story is one of friendship and community-building, inextricably linked with cities like Detroit, Birmingham or Edinburgh, where like-minded friends built something truly special, where revelatory rhythms soundtrack decaying industry in corrupted metropoles. 

Tresor Records has been the fertile soil for dozens upon dozens of creative minds, from the very luminaries of the scene who developed electronic music over the last three decades through to contemporary protagonists who are currently defining the sound of the future -  A more than 300 strong catalogue displays an unmistakable identity - the Tresor spirit.

To those that have danced before, and to those that will dance in the future: the light at the end of the long Tresor tunnel is a signal. A flicker amidst the fog. This is our future. This is our place.