Berlin

‘I almost got vocal lessons, Björk said “Don’t do it!”’
Culture

‘I almost got vocal lessons, Björk said “Don’t do it!”’

Tricky in conversation — Ahead of the release of his new EP, Fall to Pieces, trip-hop pioneer Tricky chats to Huck about living in Berlin and why his sound has always defied expectation.

Written by: Paul Hanford

Higher planes: when rave culture and spiritualism collide
Music

Higher planes: when rave culture and spiritualism collide

Soul power — Some ardent ravers view the practice as a vessel to connect with something larger than themselves. But can a night at Berghain ever result in genuine transcendence – or are efforts to link modern raving with ancient ritualism way off the mark?

Written by: Miriam Malek

How Germany’s rap scene is uniting a divided country
Magazine

How Germany’s rap scene is uniting a divided country

Change of tune — Grappling with societal fractures and a far-right surge, young Germans have discovered a new way of building bridges in the face of disunity: hip hop.

Written by: Alice Austin

How Görlitzer Park became a battleground for Berlin
Reportage

How Görlitzer Park became a battleground for Berlin

Tale of two cities — Known colloquially as Görli, the public space operates as a microcosm of tensions in the capital between liberal and conservative factions. The fight for its future remains ongoing – but the conclusion will have an impact that stretches way beyond the park’s walls.

Written by: Alice Finney

Holly Herndon: Mind-bending music for a digital apocalypse
Magazine

Holly Herndon: Mind-bending music for a digital apocalypse

Beyond human — As a leading light in experimental music, Holly Herndon is reimagining how we use technology – from crypto-raves to collaborations with artificial intelligence – at what's starting to feel like a pivotal moment in history.

Written by: Maya-Roisin Slater

Berlin’s clubbers get political for anti-Nazi protest
Reportage

Berlin’s clubbers get political for anti-Nazi protest

Dancing in the street — On Sunday, an estimated 70,000 people from the city’s clubbing community took to the streets to counter-demonstrate against the far-right AfD (Alternativ für Deutschland) party: ‘We are progressive, queer, feminist, anti-racist, inclusive, colourful and we have unicorns.’

Written by: Alexander Durie

Portraits of Berlin’s queer punks and skinheads
Photography

Portraits of Berlin’s queer punks and skinheads

The ’90s archives — Throughout the ’90s, photographer Christian Vagt lived in the city’s squats, where he shot the everyday lives of his friends and lovers. ‘We were long-haired, didn’t give a fuck and definitely hated capitalism,’ he remembers.

Written by: Simon Doherty

A personal tour through Berlin’s hedonistic heartland
Photography

A personal tour through Berlin’s hedonistic heartland

Stories from the city — In Vagabondage Diary, artist Ed Broner offers an intimate depiction of sex, drugs, art and music, taking his camera deep into the city’s underground as part of a pledge to immortalise absolutely everything.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Facing up to the anxieties of adulthood, in pictures
Photography

Facing up to the anxieties of adulthood, in pictures

Showing Face — In a new exhibition, the work of photographers David Neman, Tom Palluch and Christian Kage comes together to investigate the idea that growing up isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Documenting the ‘afterparty’ culture of young Europeans
Photography

Documenting the ‘afterparty’ culture of young Europeans

Weekend warriors — In her latest book, photographer Gioia de Bruijn gets to grips with the hedonism and sexual freedom of underground Amsterdam, Berlin, and London.

Written by: HUCK HQ

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