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Criminal offences directly related to the party scene – statistics show that they are by no means rare. The German Police Union (GdP) warns in particular against the consumption of intoxicating party drugs and designer drugs with unknown active ingredient content.
Hiltrup near Münster, mid-December 1991: Armed with glow sticks and whistles, busloads of party-loving followers of the new techno subculture set off from their Westphalian home towards Berlin-Weißensee, where the first Mayday is to take place.
From the gym to the sex club: diverse venues for the public display of body worship readily make use of the stimulating rhythms of contemporary electronic body music.
Paris, Milan, Rome: new fashion trends are set on the catwalks of Europe. Stylish passers-by in the streets of these cities add their influences to the melting pot that determines the aesthetics of our time.
Self-proclaimed drug gurus are the scourge of ecstatic events that break down boundaries. Unsolicited, these obtrusive psychonauts perpetuate their essentialist hot takes on eternal enlightenment, achieveable only through the abuse of entactogenic drugs.
Hedonistic techno temples such as Berlin's long-established Berghain club are the pilgrimage sites of international rave tourism. Even if, after waiting for hours in front of the toughest door in the world, many night owls end up hearing: ‘Not today, sorry.’
In the post-Soviet underground, ravaged by international conflicts and political repression, tensions are simmering: more and more people are longing for escapist experiences of ecstasy.
Where nowadays an American fast food chain derails the cholesterol levels of its customers, the Mata Hari Passage used to be located in Düsseldorf's old town. Members of the electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, who were based in the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, were often seen at the trendy Cabaret club, which was located there until 1984.
Sega Blue Skies: Pixelated cars drift smoothly and cinematically around a bend, while a breathtaking sunset with a single-digit polygon count plays out in the sky above.
Early evening, the day after a spontaneous outdoor rave in a city park: apart from a pair of conspicuously small roller skates, only a few sprinkles of neon-coloured glitter dust in the trampled grass bear witness to the night-time escapades of the revellers.
