Chapter 05 of 5
Berlin and Beyond
A falling wall, a parade of a million ravers and techno's journey around the world.
- The Parade
Love Parade, 1989
In July 1989, a few months before the Berlin Wall fell, about 150 people danced behind a van through West Berlin.
- The Founder
Dr. Motte
Organiser Matthias Roeingh, known as Dr. Motte, registered it as a political demonstration for peace and understanding.
- The Wall
November 1989
That November the Berlin Wall fell. East and West Berliners could suddenly meet, and dance, together.
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Could you answer this?
Where did Berlin's famous club Tresor open in 1991?
🎛️ The Birth of Techno
- 01Machines That SingA German band that dressed as robots and the disco record that sounded like the future.
- 02The Belleville ThreeThree friends, a radio DJ and a struggling city give birth to techno.
- 03House Music, ChicagoA club called the Warehouse, a DJ called Frankie Knuckles and a failed bass machine.
- 04The Second Summer of LoveAcid house sweeps Britain, raves fill fields, and the government tries to ban the beat.
- 05Berlin and BeyondA falling wall, a parade of a million ravers and techno's journey around the world.