Set it off!

Centrally located, BAW Garten is an ideal place to end the day with a drink and good music, or even to dance a bit. The series ›Set it off!‹ hosted by nearby HAU Hebbel am Ufer, will feature various Berlin DJs performing at the location—all are welcome to participate in the dancing.

WED 11 SEP, 8—10pm
Çaykh

Nicolas Sheikholeslami aka Çaykh is a Hamburg-born and Berlin-based DJ and producer. He is active as drummer & percussionist for the projects Spiritczualic Enhancement Center and Circuit Diagram. For his curation of the compilation “Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa (Ostinato Records)” he even earned a nomination for a Grammy Award.

“Honestly, there are few selectors that dig quite this deep”- Boomkat

“Deploying a fascinating selection of sounds to create a mix that genuinely resembles nothing else” – Pitchfork

THU 12 SEP, 8—10pm
DJ Allynx aka Lilah Amar

DJ Allynx, aka Lilah Amar, is a Berlin-based DJ and dancer with a deep love for polyrhythms, Afro House, Afrobeat, Nu Jazz, and Nu Soul. Her sets allow listeners to connect with their inner selves and the rhythm of the music. Through the art of sound and movement, her goal is to take the listener on a journey, fostering a deep connection to the self, the body, and the music.

FRI 13 SEP, 8—10pm
Captain of None

Captain of None aka Sophie Funke explores ambient an ethereal sounds of the heartfelt kind, creating a sonic shroud behind which the notions of time and place shift and realign.

SAT 14 SEP, 8—10pm
DJ Helio Pelosi

Helio Pelosi is a Brazilian DJ based in Berlin Germany since 2009. His passion for Brazilian records is an ongoing project, always digging gems awaking a sound from a forgotten era. Helio Pelosi plays eclectic sounds from his own culture which these days are becoming difficult to hear and sometimes unknown even to Brazilian people. For the last 20 years he has been researching and collecting Brazilian music from the 50's to 80's as well as contemporary sounds exclusively with a vinyl set. He has been performing with artists like Marcos Valle, Azymuth, Ed Motta, Karina Buhr, Fumaça Preta, DJ Mako, Gala Drop, Infinite Livez, Gordao Chefe, Dree Beatmaker, Naçao Zumbi, DJ Tahira, Céu, Gustavo Veiga.

SUN 15 SEP, 8—10pm
Alicia Carrera & Fog Puma

Originally from Galicia, Alicia Carrera is a DJ and visual artist based in Berlin. Her vision has been cultivated in smoky bars, second-hand boutiques and underground publications. She's the founder of the label LÍO press and resident of the infamous Sameheads club in Berlin with the Horrorscope events, aiming to broaden connections with like-minded musicians and to connect a local and international music scene. Her sets always escape from a common place, leading every music selection into a storytelling, guided by the seed of freedom. Whether in her video work, cover artworks, recording radio mixes or energizing a dancefloor, Alicia applies a curatorial mindset and profound love to every endeavor, making her distinctive style instantly recognizable. In her DJ bag meets the charm of the early house and the effervescence of cyberdelic techno, the rhythmic primitivism of the new beat and the sophistication of the new wave, with a special penchant for uncommon melodies. Featured on stations including NTS, Noods, or LYL, her radio mixes are known for being psychedelic soundscapes that unveil hidden gems. Because if it is about emancipating oneself, the first thing is to get carried away by unusual sounds.

DJ Fog Puma was infected by the post-punk, 2-tone and reggae virus at the age of 14, and soon acquired a solid collection of copied cassettes and mixtapes by trading with friends. A few years and some tangled cassette tapes later - initiated by the discovery of New Order's ‘Technique’ album - came the second epiphany in the form of Chicago house, Detroit techno, and communal euphoric dance experiences. Both spheres eventually merged into a preference for hypnotic, rhythmic, dubby, minimalist sounds with a counter-cultural and leftfield attitude. The affinity for this is still reflected in Fog Puma's DJ sets, which move along atmospheres rather than clearly defined genre boundaries. In addition to his dance sets, he also likes to play calmer music, which he presents monthly in the show Abendlandung on Cashmere Radio. He is co-owner of the ecology & counterculture bookshop Zabriskie in Berlin-Kreuzberg.